Gar Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Last year's build got a lot of viewer interest so I thought I'd share the galley link for the new car. Hope you enjoy. Gar http://kelmarkgt.freeforums.org/gar-s-2012-kinetic-sculpture-t190.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rac74 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Looks cool. I had a friend that did that a while back. He said it was pretty fun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gar Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 You'll hurt from laughin lookin at these crazy machines and their pilots. Made progress today mounting the front end and completed one of the siamese sprockets. Gar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gar Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 Work is progressing, although barn construction is slowin me down. Keep checking back to follow the build. Gar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spridget Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 You sure build 'em stout! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gar Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 There's always the chance of putting a motor on it (like last year's model) and our riders are beefy boys. Gar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gar Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 Use the link back up at the top in the first post to check my progress. Made parts and stuck em on since last post. Gar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gar Posted April 20, 2012 Author Share Posted April 20, 2012 Race day is closing fast.... see how far I've come. I actually feel like a contender. http://kelmarkgt.freeforums.org/gar-s-2012-kinetic-sculpture-t190.html Gar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spridget Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Have you measured the dry weight? Looks beefy, but should carry some good momentum :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gar Posted April 21, 2012 Author Share Posted April 21, 2012 The pix from Thursday include one of the car in front of something large and white. That object is 6 four foot cubed chunks of foam used to float 1200 pounds each..... My only concern about weight is the hillclimb part of the race where my sprag bearing drive component into the trans will get loaded close to its spec limit of 106 foot-pounds. Well, that and a teeny fear of losing the brakes in a crowd. I'm not worried any more about floating it. I'll prolly be the second or third heaviest in the event at an estmated 2300. If finished in time, we may roll over the feed scale with the trailer. Gar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gar Posted May 3, 2012 Author Share Posted May 3, 2012 Race day is this Saturday. Gar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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