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Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:46 am
by blind909
Ok, so i added some 8" rubber tires to the back, they are from the scooter i took the motor from. It now goes faster(bigger wheels, and now they are rubber not solid plastic) and now it is a LOT quieter. I will add a small trailer on the back, so i can move some boxes to my other house(just down the street).
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:11 pm
by frankrede
Ha sounds like fun, be careful man
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:38 pm
by blind909
Yeah, it is fun, i will take pics when i get back from the airport.
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:11 pm
by maggotman
what is the range like how long will the battery last ?
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:10 pm
by frankrede
maggotman wrote:what is the range like how long will the battery last ?
Did you even bother to read the rest of the topic?
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:42 pm
by blind909
ANOTHER upgrade, i got rid of the ugly rubbermaid tub on the back and just built a shelf and strapped it down. Oh, and in the pic I forgot to replace the screw in the silver board by the motor. I will get some better pics tommorow when i go to the desert area at floyd lamb park.
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:58 pm
by STHORNE
Looks good. at first i thought that was foam padding wrapped around the frame but its just a thick, tempered metal.
job well done!
Only thing that would make it better would be if you threw a spudgun on the side of it.
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:04 pm
by frankrede
STHORNE wrote:Looks good. at first i thought that was foam padding wrapped around the frame but its just a thick, tempered metal.
job well done!
Only thing that would make it better would be if you threw a spudgun on the side of it.
I believe that is foam....
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:20 pm
by blind909
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:18 am
by psycix
What a lovely funmobile.
Though you shoud look into MOAR power!
And add a braking system.
Having no brakes is not very safe.
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:30 am
by TurboSuper
At those speeds I reckon your foot makes for a good brake...the original shoe brake!
Buuut if you're going downhill or something, you can always wire a double-pole switch so it applies power in one direction and shorts the motor (while disconnecting power) in the other (or add a lamp and have a brake light!).
Or use a mechanical brake of some kind if you're feeling real fancy.
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:21 am
by blind909
Im thinking of using a brake like the ones on a normal push scooter, so i can just push down on it to stop, and i am going out for a good offroad ride i less than an hour.
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:29 pm
by blind909
When i went offroading on it 2day, i snapped teh rear axle, dislocated the roll cage, broke some wood, and the battery is now leaking acid. I have fixed everything except the battery. the battery still needs some epoxy, sinse its just a small hole. But until then, i fixed the leak temporarily. I am going to get the 2 batteries in a few days though.
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:32 am
by microman171
Wow
! You really need to beef up your welds, get a stronger rear axle, and make sure the epoxy is designed for acid...
What happened
?
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:47 am
by maggotman
frankrede wrote:maggotman wrote:what is the range like how long will the battery last ?
Did you even bother to read the rest of the topic?
it should of changed if hes changed the weheels to better ones
i was wondering if it had improved it
