Nice build, you are very smart young man. If I was a millionaire I'd build a machine shop and put you to work! Let you run wild and build what you wanted. Lol It's ashame that young people like you don't get people who recognize your potential!
You are 100% right Mike. Companies want engineers to be desk jockies now days with hardly any hands on experience. It's all about designing something into a computer then downloading it to a machine an let it build it for you.
you do amazing work young man, as a person who has built stuff my whole life and I'm 60 yrs old, I know the amount of work that goes into stuff and you never cease to amaze me, love your video's you've come a long way.keep going !!
I appreciate you doing in building the front brakes like me and so many other suggestion I'm not saying that to be an a****** and I understand that you said she wanted to focus more on the front suspension but I will have to say this I'm a 47 year old grown man and I've been in a machine shop for almost 26 years I have yet to see a young man your age do what you can do with your with your leg machines and your CNC machine that most people can't do things that you're able to do I'm fascinated and I like watching it when you actually to work with those particular machines because of the things that you can come up with most people ain't got that in them much respect much much respect
Do not worry about how long it takes you to finish a project. As with any project, it will be finished when it's finished. Your videos are inspirational, you don't explain (which is a good thing imo) how you came to your measurements etc but you show what is possible at home. I do at some point in my life, want to build some sort of buggy/go-kart and your video will contribute to my future ideas. These videos are inspirational. :D
Love to watch your videos, you create / fabricate / build / machine / weld on the fly, enjoyable and fun to watch you go from your vision with components to actually build something. I love to be creative too, but you have taken it to a new level!
Everytime I watch one of your machining montages im always astounded by the shear thought that was put into creating that piece. I see greatness in your near future. Keep it up!
You Sir,are Priceless.The knowledge you share,and use,is beyond anything on the internet,short of college courses on machining and welding. Thank you Chris.
I just looked at the list of parts in your description, it's a short list. You're making just about everything! LOL. OK, I got the rest of your list....... Brake rotors- sewer pipe from your house, flat plate steel from skid plate on your pickup. LOL. Love it man, love it! Reminds me of one of my builds.
1999 Polaris trail boss has a gear box that has pulley to chain drive that you need just put a sprocket where the pulley goes. Keep doing what u do, looking forward to see this unit finished.
youve gotta start junkyard shopping, you say you want it to be cheap but at one point youll realize your time is the ultimate currency! knuckles and front brake setup off a honda civic would get you your twin a arm setup, and ease of replacing parts cheaply when they wear.
Check out a Polaris Trail Boss transmission. They should be easily suitable for this project. Forward/reverse and chain drive output. Instead of using the secondary clutch on the input side, a simple adapter can be made to accept a sprocket.
I loved the music this vid. You're an excellent diy fabricator. I'm really enjoying this build so far. Can't wait to see what it becomes in the future.
Wanted to take a second and say I really enjoy your videos. You’re a very talented young man! I thought I had some skills but after watching most of your builds over the past year it’s clear I’m still an amateur lol. Keep it up! And I like that you don’t use your videos to hawk some bs products that are not related to what you are working on like some other channels.
Several years ago, I remember watching a channel where a kid with a welder took whatever junk small engines he could get his hands on and whatever wheeled toys were available, and through many questionable design decisions, produced numerous sketchy, marginally functional but interesting ridable things. Fast forward... the same kid is no longer a kid and is custom machining front brake discs in his own shop. Much respect for how far you've come. Can't wait to see this ambitious project complete. That was you, right?
Your ability to gauge by eye is astounding! I've watched you do this in the past, but in this episode it came through loud a clear. Good luck with the gearbox.
Mad props for making disc brake rotors out of just metal sheet and tubing lol I said to myself "is he really going to create his own drilled discs?!" and sure enough! lmao New sub right here! Wish I had half the equipment you do man!
Incredible. The only thing wrong is I haven't seen your channel until now. I have a ton of catching up to do! Thank you for putting all this content out there!
The 4wd hubs you are using for the front end usually need the CV stub in it and torqued to keep the bearing from coming apart at least on a 4wd vehicle. This buggy may be light enough but I would hate to see you ripping on this and the front wheel fall off and you get hurt and days of work ruined. The stuff you can build in this little shop is AMAZING I can only imagine what you could build in a fully set up fab shop. Great work.
Just like the other guys that have committed on your talent by watching you all the way from the riding push mower you have came a long way. You should be really proud of your accomplishments. Keep up the great content and I hope you find a way to enlarge your equipment and make it easier for you to show off the talent you have. Thumbs up my friend and I really enjoy your machining videos. I no they are very hard to make but it really shows your heart and soul are in all the projects that you do. I to really enjoyed this video and I hope someone sees what you are capable of doing and helps you enlarge your machine shop. Keep your eyes on the prize and you'll find the path you can go to fulfill your dream. ENJOYED IT KEEP IT UP.
hey fine work rather be welding if you don't have one you build one that puts you in a category, not just anyone can be in and that says it all great video as always good luck to you for sure have a good one i have a gearbox it's high low and reverse chain in and chain out get a hold of me if you need it
Trail and error, what real engineering is all about. Love the old school drilling the bigger disc to take the middle out, Very time consuming when you have a mill. Cant the hole enlarger be set downwards to cut the hole straight off without the multiple hole drilling then chiseling?
Very innovative way to add brakes to the front end of the buggy/cart/whatever. Now you can ensure your front end is not wider than the rear. This is certainly going to be your best build to date. Don’t fudge it up. 😉
Your building this right as im starting my buggy project, I'm using a Murray go kart frame and I stretched it by a foot and I'm using atv spindles and a arms for the front then gonna use a gsxr 750 or 1000 for the engine.
Your game is tight man, real good idea's on the hubs and disc. Machining is getting pretty good, welding well that's always good. A cut above the rest on your builds and noticeably improving! Thanks for sharing.
Dude, you've got some interesting (but excellent) workarounds for working around the tools you don't have, Very clever! I would say however, that even a "cheap" amazon plasma cutter would make some of those internal circular cuts easier. If you can sneak that into your budget in future, i would suggest it. Awesome rotor build!
You need to get sponsored for a plasma cutter or just buy a cheap Chinese one. I got a cheap one two years ago still works great. Would save you so much time
Like mentioned previously , I would look at Polaris transmissions. I am in in the beginning stages of putting a 2000 yamaha r6 engine in a Polaris RZR 800 chassis. I will be using a RANGER 700 trans since the RZR trans was removed and the configuration is better for my project. For you, older 800 Polaris 800 RZR trans would work this modifications removing the secondary and making a sprocket work. Love your channel and your ingenuity!
I like seeing a fellow craftsman! One thing I would think about doing is maybe heat-treat the brake discs before I really used them only because I would worry about the heat they will have on them from stopping this badass breast you are building
I liked the rear suspension as it was. Let me explain why; Bump steer on a dirt buggy with those tires should range from a non-issue to a real advantage when it toes in under compression since toe-in is essential for straight line tracking stability and you'll need all the help you can get off road and each wheel will always be at a different height anyway, typically with only one raised significantly most of the time whilst riding over a rock or bump on that side only whilst the other tracks straight at near full extension providing the most drive and they'll all have randomly imbalanced forces acting on them from either side practically all of the time, making them fight each other constantly anyway, sliding in the direction of the path of least resistance, toe-in being the least of your worries. If you hit a bank, berm or start rubbing against a steep rock on one side it will naturally steer away the higher the wheel climbs. The back of the rear tire will have more stick out or tread width so will actually rub a steep obstacle first and pull the vehicle downwards rather than try to climb so it will actually become more difficult to roll as well. Combine that with a slight toe-out bias at full travel and the wheel remaining on the ground as the other climbs a bank will also steer away from it, since it will reach full extension at a higher banking angle as in fact, counterintuitively, gravity has less influence on suspension travel the more you tip the vehicle onto two wheels despite having more weight on them. Also with the tires being so knobbly, even on a relatively flat surface under heavy compression from a level landing or bottoming out at speed in a dip or dell, any excessive toe-in caused will be less likely to scrub the tread sideways and cause unwanted directional influence as with rotation, each tire stud leaves the ground and the next lands slightly to the left or right without skidding between the two as the contact patch isn't continuous like on a race car slick or road tire. The other advantage is that since the rear wheels will aim more toward the centerline of the vehicle when you drive through a mud bog or deep puddle, they'll sling more mud at you and make it look like you must have been going faster than everyone else! Obviously you'll never read this as you'll be too busy building another buggy. After watching this build, so am I. That's why I'm watching it again!
You should build a forward nd reverse gearbox, I need one for my reverse trike build but decided to just make an electric reverse using a starter motor from a Honda Goldwing or Renault Clio (2 I have in my hoard) I hope you get it sorted soon and your tools turn up quickly, looking forward to your next part, keep on with the great build !!!
Great job young man.we need more young guys like you not afraid to just try..great channel and i don't think anyone minds if you don't get 2 video's out some weeks.take your time
I just had an idea, you may be able to fabricate your own with sprockets. Further, By using the same meathod the Wright Brothers solved the problem of making one of the propellers, turn the opposite direction. And they did it with a chain and sprockets. So look up videos on the Wright Brothers, and how they did it, remember, they were bicycle mechanics....
if you go on auto trader, you can easily find a dirt cheap($500) car you can use for parts.For example, I live in Toronto and i found a 5 speed standard toyota that still runs great for $500. With your knowledge of cars, you can easily take out the gearbox and attach it to that engine. you can also probably use the breaks from the parts car. Keep up the good work!
Transmission - RPM gearbox's are generally the go to, there are some Quaifes around as well but not nearly as many. Both options are $$$$. Some of the newer high HP side x side transmissions might hold up as well but I don't think anyone really tried it behind a MC motor yet. Older honda's are one of the only FWD cars that have the trans on the right hand side, which puts the input shaft on the left side in line with the motorcycle engine. I used a Prelude one, they're allegedly a little stronger and the cable shift was easier to route with the way I used it. It's (mostly) survived thus far behind a CBR929 so it'll be fine behind a 600, and you get 30 forward gears which would really help you out since that little 600 is not going to want to get moving going up a hill lol. Just make sure the input is fully supported - pulling sideways on the input with the chain will break it. I welded my own VW pattern CV cups to the stock stub shafts. There's some more details in here if you're interested (post #7) www.minibuggy.net/forum/projects-progress/22323-re-assembly-929-buggy.html
I Like where you are going with the spindles there! looking forward to seeing more. those brakes is gonna work perfect. a sportsbike might be lighter than this.t but its supposed to brake from 200km/h or more without overheating so yeah, braking that stuff from 100km/h should not be a problem.
Nice job mate! You’ll need floating brake calliper I’d say. Sports bike use floating rotors to get rid of brake shudder. So if you have fixed rotors you’ll need floating callipers. Just a heads up! Great work though!
Some of the guys in oz use a starter motor on a sprocket for reverse gear on their off road carts. Just press a button and it engages the sprocket/gear. The other option is a planetary style gearbox, some guys make a simple setup while others purchase ready made and adapt.
I have to say I have been a fan and have been watching your videos for a few years now and I have to your a fine welder and excellent fabricator! Love the custom rotors and hubs. The sky is the limit with your creations all the very best to you! Make a custom three wheeled slingshot style but,on a budget. Can you couple a shaft and go right into a differential? Possibly independent rear?
