January

*since January is the first "official" post we summarized what we have done in the last couple of months and included what we have been working on in January.


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We cut the front end out of 1x1 square tubing at a width of 40", and 45" with the tires. We cut the end of the frame rails at 12 degrees to create 12 degrees positive caster. The king pin inclination is set to 13 degrees with 1/2 inch tubing for the king pin sleeve. The bolts for the axle are 13mm. The total length of the car is 105 1/2", the width is 19 3/4". The height of the side rails is 4 1/2" at the front and 6" where the roll cage ends. The whole car is made of 1x1 square tubing. The motor mount was made with two pieces of 5 1/4", 1x1 square tubing and two other pieces cut at 3 1/2" to make a box. It is mounted on the bottom, on the rear from the frame rails. The rear axle is 5 1/2" so we made the support bars for the wheel at a 5" gap. The wheel mounting brackets are made from 1/8" thick steel and we had to use a 1/2" end mill to mill the slots in the brackets. We have to measure the front ride height before we weld on the wheel brackets so the car sits level.










S66-During the month of January our main focus was the rear tire mount and the motor mount. Josh worked on the motor mount. He used a half inch steel plate to create the mount. After figuring the angle and the center of the motor he used a template that he had made to make the holes for the mounting screws and center hole for the gear to go through. He then cut the angles and cut out the center hole with the plasma cutter. He then used the drill press to drill the 5/8 hole for the motor to bolt to the bracket. Joel and Scott designed and made the read tire mounting brackets with leftover steel plate that josh used for the motor mount. We cut the angle we needed to line up with the rear tire mounting rails. We then used the end mill to mill out a 1/2 inch slot for our rear axle. Now we are working on the alignment between the motor mount and the rear axle for the chain.