A day at the races.

One more serious session should see the bottom chassis rail  finished off. I need to get another 5 meters of  2x2 " box section to finish the bulkheads and braces before we can swap to 1x1" box to finish the chassis off.

The next two items required are a go kart seat from a F1 Kart so I can  mock up the mounts for the seats and build a fuel tank that will fit under and behind the seats. The bulkhead between the cockpit and engine space will be a firewall and filled with fire retardant materiel and a heat shield.

The fuel tank will be made from aluminum or steel sheet depending on cost and the weight difference. I think a tank that holds about 30 liters should be good for about 150 miles between fill ups. The trike is being built to go around corners and comfort is probably going to be a passing consideration so 150 miles between breaks is about right.





If anyone has a line on cheap steel/ally sheet please give us a shout on grumpygaz@gmail.com
The budget currently stands at whatevers left in my build piggy bank since I last raided it so cheap is good, free if you have no use for it even better.

Tomorrow will see me attempting a template for a tank that should hold 30 litres of unleaded go juice.
The pictures will be as soon as i have something yhat doesn't make me look like a complete pillock!

Rock on folks and may your dreams be of winding roads and sunny days!

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