Eircooled Soapbox Derby

[Alan B.]

There's a berg style kart here but my young lad would kill me if I hacked it up. Also, I noticed when I took it apart.....
For research purposes, the two front wheels and only one of the rear wheels have round bores with bearings, one has a square bore to accept a 20mm square tube and that tube slots onto the axle. Weird set up. Heads up for anyone using a kart for parts

 

[twisted-bug]

Add the vat next time Trev

 

[trev]

There's a berg style kart here but my young lad would kill me if I hacked it up. Also, I noticed when I took it apart.....
For research purposes, the two front wheels and only one of the rear wheels have round bores with bearings, one has a square bore to accept a 20mm square tube and that tube slots onto the axle. Weird set up. Heads up for anyone using a kart for parts

yeah, the smaller version of a berg cart that I sold to Deckie was one-wheel-drive. Presume from your description that Bergs are too?

 

[Alan B.]

Mine wasn't a berg, its an incar or something like that.
Yeah, one wheel drive.

 

[Alan B.]

these are the DIY spindles i was talking about,
stumbled across them last week and thought it was a nice idea.

thats the best i can do with the pics as im not registered to view the images full size.
bt basically its a female threaded t pipe fitting,
and a couple of threaded brass nipples to pass a bolt through for the steering pin.
then on the last opening, a length of threaded rod with some nuts to lock it in place.
a piece of angle or strap can then be used on that section to attach steering rods.

 

[Willow]

when are ye planning on having the first race so I can have my tyres pumped and ready to "roll"?

 

[Guest]

streamlined ready made soapbox racer http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/4498839

the single front wheel might be it`s downfall though

 

[Alan B.]

think the buggy im working on at the min was built by that lad.
has loads of stuff around the place. old bug shells and that.

i did spot an old iron bath on there and couldnt help but think of cutting a 6 inch strip out of the middle and welding it back together.
up end it and ya have an instant streamlined racer body ha ha.

 

[Kevin O'Brien]

March seems to be filling up fast what with the rescheduled agm, paddy's weekend, the volksworld show, and did I read somewhere about another swap meet at Ruairi's?

Should we run this on a date in April instead? Weather might be finer too.

 

[trev]

no argument here. Except for the first weekend in April: Dubshed in Belfast

 

[Kevin O'Brien]

Any racers have any objections to the morning of the 21st April then?

 

[Alan B.]

Thought I'd throw up my scaled down cocept of what I want to build, no prizes for guessing my inspiration...
Still waiting on steel as I've no roof bars and the fuckers wouldn't deliver

 

[Alan B.]

sorry, fucked up the link and didn't realize it didn't post the pic.

 

[loadsabuses]

get ready to race

get ready to race

cool

 

[trev]

this isn't going to happen, is it?

anyone want to buy a racing gokart with no engine? Stick a Hayabusa into it and you have something to chase the kids around the garden with...

 

[EvilMonkley]

Pick a day and a hill and see who turns up.

 

[darragh]

Trev your winner by default

 

[johnnyg]

Congratulations Trev, you drove a fine race

:nr1:

 

[Kevin O'Brien]

this isn't going to happen, is it?

Well I suggested the 21st of this month and got zero responses, positive or negative!

Ours is half there but if there was a solid date/time/location to work towards it might light a fire under us. Won't be ready for the 21st at this stage though.

 

[trev]

doesn't matter, I appear to have won...