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We are here to build cars, ride bikes, and drive trucks, in any form that we can!
RZR 900s Tire Mount
Yet another distraction from the Locost! We set out to build a better version of an existing design and end up with a carbon copy with poor fit up, so all in all a raging success.
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Ep 195: Re- Welding the Aluminum Brake Reservoir Mount
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I'd rather find the problems now rather than after its on the car, but this thing is a PAIN IN THE @$$ to weld!
Ep 194: Brake Reservoir Mount
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That slab of aluminum is way too thick to weld, but lets give it a shot!
Update on the new fiberglass hood.
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A quick update on how the hood turned out, and it did not turn out great.
Ep 193: Floppy fiberglass hood gets fixed
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We needed to address that floppy hood and add some strength. Using some foam backer rod we add strength without adding much weight.
Smart KART Seat Install
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How do you get a road legal golf cart?? You get a smart car and bolt a seat to the tailgate, turning it into... a smart KART!!!
Making a new hood, with new problems
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WE ARE BACK, back to building and rebuilding parts. Using the original mold we cast a new fiberglass mold for the hood and nosecone of the locost.
Ep 191: Front Fiberglass Fender Molds
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In the long awaited episode we are back to the hell that is fiberglass mold making. I took a shot at a negative mold, that didn't work, so we are shifting gears, again!
Ep 190: Fiberglass Hood Reinforcement
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We take a crack at strenghthening the fiberglass hood on the Locost, and it does not go to plan! Brandons build pages: howisthatstreetlegal ruclips.net/channel/UCLyWBPv1LELNW3g6FQkgl4A
Ep 189: Formed Aluminum Body Panels
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With the car looking more like a car everyday we take a crack at forming the side panels for the passenger area. We also discuss the new ECU plans and the version 2.0 hood concept. The Tinker Dash can be seen at TinkerElec/
Ep 188: Rear Shock Mounts
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Sorry for the last post, but better late than never! We needed to modify the rear shock mounts to fit the new QA1 shocks that are quite a bit larger than anticipated but rather than rebuilding them in the same way as the old ones we take a two part approach. This week we get the axle mounts welded up and template for the new mounts.
Ep 187: Front QA1 Shocks
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We finally have enough parts to get the shocks mounted, unfortunately this is not the final iteration it appears.
Ep 186: ECU and Suspension update.
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The Locost is starting to take shape as a car with the side panels getting done off camera, and suspension parts coming in the mail.
Ep 185: Home Built Sheet Metal Brake
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In order to build a car sometimes you need to build your own tools as well. We build a Colin Furze style sheet metal break, and it works... well enough
Ep 184: Brake Fluid Reservoir
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One of the many areas that we cut corners was the brake fluid reservoirs, so we are taking a shot at building our own custom aluminum one.
Ep 183: First Drive of the Locost!!!!
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Ep 183: First Drive of the Locost!!!!
Ep 179: Locost Build Brakes are Done!
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Ep 179: Locost Build Brakes are Done!
Ep 177: We Start Stopping, RX8 Front Brakes for the Locost
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Ep 177: We Start Stopping, RX8 Front Brakes for the Locost
Ep 174: New Water Necks for the Aluminum Rad
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Ep 174: New Water Necks for the Aluminum Rad
Ep 172: Switch Panel and Sunny Weekends
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Ep 172: Switch Panel and Sunny Weekends
After all that. Just make jack more agrresive and jill a little deeper. Buying these bead rollers are to pricey.
love your bodywork fab and fiberglass vids!
Only 2 layers? Is it 1.5oz?
Are therre any tips or tricks you know about to get the bends/ corners in the nose cone right? Or do you recommend just trail and error lol
Oh I have lots of tips! - use small peices. I used about 2-3 wide strips and folded them into the bends so that the overlap was always on a flat section - chop strand mat. This is way easier to work into the corners, but if you get fibers folded over just pull it out and trash that section. Folded fibers never lay flat - weave mat. Use one layer of overlapping section of this to give a uniform surface that your roller won't snag all the time. - Roll, Roll, Roll! Get a small roller that fits into all the nooks. You should have all you fiber down and fully wetted out by about halfway through your working time, then really start rolling and compressing the fibers together. As you Roll some of the resin will squeeze out, mop that up with a brush and dump it in the garbage cup. You want to squeeze as much resin out as possible while keeping the fibers wet so this is the most important part. You should be rolling until the resin is getting really goopy and you can't Roll any more. Let me know if you have questions.
Bro, whatever happened to the KTM motor build?
I finished it a long time ago, rode the machine a bit, then sold it and bought a 150sx
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Wear a mask!! That shit will kill you,!
Uhh, should have used biaxial or better triaxial cloth. Cut to size and roll it up, wet the mold and just roll it out.
Thanks
Thanks man, 3193 ktms fixed and good music for all of us concussed brains. Yup I bought two master links and a chain tool from amazon lol it happens to the best
How do you ventilate your garage I am trying g to figure it out I live in cold climate and have heat In garage but no windows or doors except the garage door?
I don't vent it, there is enough air leakage around the door for most days, if I am doing mig welding or running an engine I crack a door. You could put in a port in the garage door like muffler shops, or a through wall pipe, then stuff it with insulation when you don't need it and it's cold.
Nice bike 😍 You are crazy 😎
Keep going 💪🏻
Duuude!!! Im back from 4 years. Very hard to find You channel 😞 sorry for My English but I'm from Poland 😅
Thanks man! The channel is hard to find because RUclips doesn't promote small channels, but I'm glad you found it from all the way over in Poland!
@@leftfootfirst9847 4 years ago it's easy to find You. Interesting 🤔 I hope to finish Your project 🥰 Good luck Sir!😊
Really need some kind of mask rasping and sanding. Styrene particles in air are no Bueno if you try this 2 part super glue as well for gluing. If you don't want your mold to take a month.
Good to see you back
You are back!! What happened to your saw? That is very complicated and heavy looking manifold. Mini lathes do not like wide grooving/parting tools. You can make a narrow one, and cut multiple cuts next to each other, overlapping a bit. I believe that I have a 5/8 and 3/4 cylinders.
I never left! Haha. I'm just slowing down on videos. The manifold is heavy but I really want to get rid of some of the rubber hose. My saw motor piled up and I haven't bought a new one yet.
Thank you for numbering your videos 😊
Sucks! I'm back on mine (finally!) going the BEC route, watching yours closely because I want to go full composite body so I'm letting you show me how to do it! Great job so far Buddy, great explanations, thanks.
Give the aluminum option some more thought. It’s easy to work especially with the relatively simple shape you need to make. It also doesn’t stink and no fibreglass dust. And very light weight. Or go with the carbon option. Light and strong. Plus epoxy doesn’t stink as much as polyester resin. That’s my two cents anyhoo.
I'm not looking forward dealing with the cowl and hood, and I never worked with aluminum(fiberglass either) either, but I will attempt it. I already have the nose from Kinetic though. Why not just cut it at the center all the way to the nose, and jig it with some wood, to hold the width and re fiberglass it?
Recently moved to a farm in a valley and suddenly have trails to ride everywhere. Dusted off my 06 500 IRS outlaw that I've had since 2010 and finally started using it. Proceeded to break it almost immediately but decided it would be a waste to not get back into it to enjoy the property properly. Figured I should just learn how to work on these myself and have since converted an old shed to a mini moto garage & picked up a parts bike (to fix my 500), an 07 outlaw 525 IRS, 08 honda 700xx and have eyes on a ktm 525 xc. Appreciate your videos on this! Trying to work out my way around the ktm rfs engines. Did you ever do a video on finishing the rebuild? I've heard that you can reuse the timing chain btw, you just need to reinstall it in the same orientation as it wears into the gears.
Hey, you are back!!! I will need to do some fiberglass work myself, joining two halves of a nose cone(From Kinetic), since I have the 442E chassis. Never worked with fiberglass before.
It's pretty easy on small stuff like your nosecone. Just use a few blocks of wood on the back to space it and hold the two parts, then glue some playing cards over the gap, then glass over them. Don't worry if you need to drill extra holes to brace the parts, filling those with some resin later is pretty simple
@@leftfootfirst9847 The scuttle/hood I will make it out of aluminum, though I'm not looking forward to the body work. Never done anything like that before. Got some Miata ND RF cloth seats installed, finishing the front suspension, brackets and arms. Next is the steering, I need to depower and shorten the NC rack. Fuel cell needs to be installed. Got an aluminum 15 gallon Rhode from Summit. Also shortened and welded the prop shaft(I'm a beginner welder). Managed to be off by only .010".
Dude I used to watch your videos forever ago. This project has turned into something amazing. Great work, you deserve more recognition.
The Smart car looks huge compared to the Seven in the background. Love the kart modification to the Smart car though. Keep up the great work.
Six inches of snow, yikes it's coming. Nothing in lower Michigan as of Halloween eve.
Hi, what does “God sucks” mean?
What do you mean? I don't understand
Did you ever get it back together? How did it run! Thanks for the videos! Got my old 08 outlaw back and fixing the little things here and there!
Got it back together and it ran great, it is sold now and I've upgraded to running a Yamaha RMax
Try heating the bar up then compress it. Saw another channel where the guy heated up guitar string to cut it like butter
Exactly the information I was searching for to build a custom seat for my cycle kart project. Thanks!
Good to see you back! I've been thinking of starting a car but don't know if I'm willing to give up the garage space for it. I already have a couple of Miata's and a Goldwing motor without a home, we'll see.
Well one of those Miatas would make a great starting point!
Never thought you were dead! But I was wondering if you had lost interest in the project. It seems like a lot of builders tap out at around this point in the project. Glad to see you’re back. And making progress. I’m almost done the chassis on mine. FINALLY!!! It’s a roller! But I’m still undecided on paint or powder for coating the chassis. I bought a kinetic nose a long time ago. And I was never really happy with it. So now I’ve cut it back up and am redesigning it to look more like the current 620R from Caterham. And I’ve discovered that I really like sculpting foam. Fast and satisfying to shape. Looking forward to seeing this new project you’re doing. 👍
That's great to hear yours is coming along. I am going to go with paint on my chassis rather than powder, just to allow for some future mods if needed. Powdercoat is a pain to remove every time you need a new tab or something.
Great to see you back working on the car. Hopefully, some of your motivation rubs off and I get back in my garage to work on mine. Keep up the great work, buddy!
Thanks man, get out in that garage and make some progress! And send me photos when you do lol
Yeah, you are back. Man you have patience for fiberglass. I couldn't do something like that. I have picked up the nose from Jack from Kinetic in two halves and That seems a big job, just to join those two parts w/the 4" strip between them. I'm mostly done with my chassis, MX5 RF Club seats, Mini emergency brake handle. Now I'm "designing" my front suspension, but I have no idea what I'm doing. Most likely I will make my own hood and cowl out of aluminum. Man the sheets are expensive these days.
For suspension intended for an MX5 donor google Vodou chassis. Or better yet, Locost USA.
Fiberglass is tedious, but I know I don't have the skill for an Aluminum hood the way I want it so I was forced to do glass. When will I see some pictures of your rig?! I love that others are out there building too
@@leftfootfirst9847 I'm on the forum, but I haven't opened a build thread yet.
Hi what fome do you use please 👍 great job
I use the cheapest rigid foam insulation from home depot. It is the EPS Styrofoam, the stuff that looks like white beads.
Mask up my boy 👌🏻
Haven't seen an update from you in awhile. Hope all is well with you and your family!
All is OK, just busy with the family and other projects. The car should be back in the shop soon for an update. Thanks for checking in
All is OK, just busy with the family and other projects. The car should be back in the shop soon for an update. Thanks for checking in
Nice video, I used M8 left hand tap with 6mm drill, correct me? worked well with wood, but missed a bit with T6061, I used manual tap and vice for a solid round T6061 bar, thanks and keep it up :)
Which ball joints are you using?
might have to somehow do this myself 1 hour stints in a normal seat just HURTS
What "normal" seats do you have in your 7?
@@leftfootfirst9847 not moulded i mean
What's is the material for use
XPS foam
You wasted 10 minutes of my time. Title should've read: How NOT to cast a Fiberglass mold from a Buck.
Wanna build a canopy for our truck?
Thx for an interesting demo. I’m in the buying process.. A humble hint - you don’t need to say “aah” so often. Not at all actually. It doesn’t add anything of information value! On the contrary it becomes disturbing and cannibalises on the messages you are conveying. Looking forward to seeing more content. ..and remember, silence (whilst thinking what to say) is not bad. Scary in the beginning but an audience won’t notice. Kind regards Anders Sweden
Nice how this guys welds in a nylon snowmobile jacket....
I gonna copy this design.. oficcial rebel welding car is basical.. but hold diferent bottle argon , and protect this accesories , i think is perfect.
Thank you sir, I'd add rod storage on the next one, and I'd like to add a torch cooler under the machine
I'm going to be very honest here. This entire series has taken way too long. Like WAY too long. This is why even after 4+ years, you don't have many subscribers. The production needs a lot of improvement. I think talking so much up front makes it very boring. By the time you get to what I came here for, I'm half asleep. Sorry this next one is going to be extra harsh. Most random viewers here dont care about what you have to say. We come here to learn this and that, and if the talking doesn't directly pertain to how to do xyz, then most don't care. Please watch successful build channels. Watch their pace, production, etc. The great channels know when to talk and when to show work. Perhaps you could try silent film and do a dub-over narration explaining the actual work. It cuts out all the agonizing talking in the beginning.
I appreciate the feedback and trust me, I wish more than anyone that progress was quicker and wasn't taking WAY too long. I do belive however that you have missed the ethos of this build, and this channel as a whole. While I would love to live the RUclips creator life, that is not what this is about, I started this channel to let people who are genuinely interested in the process ride shotgun to something few people will ever attempt, scratch building a car for themselves. I'm not after random viewers, I don't care about subscriber numbers, I'm not interested in Clash of Clans sponsorships, I just want to show people what it really takes to build a car. I will try to cut the talking down and maybe try the commentated silent film out, however that takes significantly more effort in post-production and as such will slow the progress even further. So long story short, I cannot give you cake and let you eat it too.
@@leftfootfirst9847 it's not really cake at the moment. But if you don't care about taking youtube, subscribers, views seriously as a monetary intention then I apologize for my comments. They were written under the assumption that you were trying to go the "RUclipsr career" route.
hi, what went wrong with the fiberglass version? i checked previous videos, and after ep. 36 (if i'm not wrong) no more videos about it. thanks!
I may revisit the fiberglass seats one day, I just found the ally to be easier to experiment with and change as I work through the build
I realy dont like what you did with that drill/lathe, but it WAS CLEVER! 👍
if you box-in the hinged portion it will become many, many times stiffer in torsion.