[project] The Ultimate Track 205

[GLPoomobile 958]

Check out our company logo, Brumster

 

http://www.computacenter.com

[kyepan 291]

that took me a while... filthy.

[brumster 135 1 Cars]

Oh My Lord. Reminds me of the joke "What's the similarity between an Audi and a clitoris".....

[Cameron 16]

Haha feel free to design me a logo, probably difficult to be subtle with a name like Mufftech though.

[kyepan 291]

Probably difficult to be subtle with a name like Mufftech though.

 

Not that hard.

 

cheers

J

Edited August 31, 2012 by kyepan

[Cameron 16]

I quite like that, but you left out the dots..!

[Cameron 16]

So.. you'll have to forgive me if this update seems slightly trivial, but it's been nearly a month since I've been down to the unit so this is kind of a big deal for me! I've been down there for an hour or every other evening this week as that's pretty much all I can manage at the moment, and today I finished up getting the main hoop backstays in. These are some of the most hassly joints on the frame as they join to the main hoop half way round a bend, so it's nigh-on impossible to get the CAD roll-out perfect.. I opted to profile them manually (and very carefully) instead and they came out real nice.

 

Anyway, without further ado.. pics.

 

 

 

 

 

For some reason it feels like much more progress than just 2 measly tubes! I guess it's because they tie the parts together so it's more visually striking. Anyway.. who cares. I'm pretty happy with it.

Edited September 7, 2012 by Cameron

[camgti 56]

Looks great Cam,

 

Its importent to keep plugging away at these things to keep momentum. Its easy to become complacent and just wait about until big things happen. So hats off for keeping at it. Thanks for the update!

 

Cam

[dale205mills 39 7 Cars]

Very nice my friend, keep the up dates coming.

[Tesstuff 222]

Damn it!! I keep clicking on this thread thinking I will be seeing the latest news on Sandy's 205!!

 

Very misleading thread title Cameron, can you change it?

[Cameron 16]

Has Baz hacked your account or something?

[alexcrosse 124]

[Cameron 16]

MOAR!

 

So for anyone interested, this is how I've been making my tube profiles and is one of the huge benefits of using CAD.

 

First off, I've used some computer wizardry to extract the surfaces of each tube, then printed them out 100% scale..

 

 

This then gets wrapped around some tube of the appropriate size..

 

 

And I profile the ends to match. HOWEVER, it's not that simple! It would be wonderful if it was, but it isn't.

 

 

 

You can see that with the profile being cut to the tube surface it doesn't account for the thickness of the material, so every one needs to be manually finished so that it fits perfectly. Eventually it does..

 

 

So after spending a couple of hours down there either side of Quali / the GP this weekend, I have the lower rear load path finished.

 

Yesterday:

 

 

Today:

 

 

 

 

[B1ack_Mi16 67]

Really inspiring project! If it was posible to get these builds road-legal over here I almost would have started one myself

[cybernck 400 1 Cars]

Luckily for you - it isn't!

[johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars]

Luckily for you - it isn't!

*luckily for your wallet!

[Cameron 16]

It gives me great pleasure to say that after another 3 weeks of time off feeling sorry for myself I decided it was time to get back at it, and have spent a couple of hours working on the car this weekend. I can't tell you how good it is to get something done and get things moving forwards again .

 

I had to do a bit of fiddling to get this diagonal in as it was impossible to fit with both the backstays in place, so I had to remove one of them first - not a big deal as they were only tacked in. I've also had to do lots of welding to make sure the first lot of tubes are fully welded before the next lot go in, so that all the joints are fully welded and the frame is as strong as it should be. That's not a big deal either, I love welding.

 

 

With that diagonal in I could make a start on the upper load path and have got the most fiddly part done - it's really starting to take shape now!

 

 

Next I'll be finishing the X by adding the other diagonal, and once that's in and welded I can start on the upper load path for t'other side. The load paths are the most fiddly parts to make, as they need to be accurately placed and float in space; once they're done it's just a matter of adding in the triangulation so progress will increase quickly!

Edited September 30, 2012 by Cameron

[dave richards 26 1 Cars]

nice progress are you tig welding the entire frame?

[Cameron 16]

Sure am!

 

Anything that's new steel, anyway.. anything joining to the shell will be MIG welded.

[shalmaneser 26]

This is going to be one stiff futher mucker.

 

Looking good - but weld faster! Need more updates!

[dave richards 26 1 Cars]

using a foot pedal? i find tig easy but positional welding is an arse sometimes this was a git to weld (class 5 autograss car)

 

[Cameron 16]

Yeah I don't have a thumb switch on my torch at the moment but I pretty much exclusively use the foot pedal anyway as it makes everything much quicker, plus I have a variety of different thicknesses in some joints so it means I don't have to constantly adjust the machine.

 

This arrived today - NOM NOM NOM!

 

[dave richards 26 1 Cars]

nice bmx wheels in the background?

[welshpug 1,645]

24" jump bike by the looks of them, too big for BMX.

 

 

ever tempted to make your own bike Cam? my brother has just chopped up and old Townsend Reynolds 501 MTB frame to make a bicycle polo steed

[Cameron 16]

Yep they're BMX wheels, your eyes deceive you!

 

Putting that thing back together and going for a ride is down on my to-do list.. waaaay way down at the moment.

 

Yeah I've thought about it, my mate keeps hassling me to start making BMX frames, so it might be something I try at some point.