NACA 66 Special A/BGS

[jdeleon]

Rob,  I counted 168 teeth.

[jdeleon]

Rob,   
Can you send me a shipping address?

[robfrey]

PM sent.

[robfrey]

Here is a little video I made showing how the steering is going work.
Notice the bulkhead plates have tabs that extend down to the I-beam fixture. Those tabs will be trimmed once the chassis is done.
This is my first try at making screenshot video. I will work on improving quality.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3xvyaGFZy8&feature=youtu.be

BTW, I just love Solidworks. I really hated it until I got used to it but now I'm mad at myself for taking so long to convert over.

[Peter Jack]

Very nicely done Rob and thanks very much for the tour.

Pete

[SPARKY]

Thanks for the up date you have lots of folks following your build!

[Kiwi Paul]

Rob, That is very impressive. Look forward to seeing the finished product in the flesh....

[WOODY@DDLLC]

BTW, I just love Solidworks. I really hated it until I got used to it but now I'm mad at myself for taking so long to convert over.

Rob, It's a great tool but you will still come to know it as SolidQuirks! 

[robfrey]

Built the chassis jig yesterday. Got it as level as we could. Today we jigged the rearend. It's a start.

[robfrey]

BTW, I just love Solidworks. I really hated it until I got used to it but now I'm mad at myself for taking so long to convert over.

Rob, It's a great tool but you will still come to know it as SolidQuirks! 

Yeah but my old software (Ashlar) was 10x worse.

[Peter Jack]

Structural steel is never all that accurate for what we want but it has weight and strength. The trick to using it as a jig is to level everything you add to the base (shims rule!). If you approach it with that in mind I'm sure you'll be happy with the results.

Pete

[robfrey]

Installed midplate and top bars.
Oil and gas tanks fit like they're supposed to.



Then I took it back apart as I noticed that the midplate had about a 3/16" bow in it from right to left. I'm sure that the engine / trans sandwich would surely flatten them when tightened but now would be the time to adjust it and make it a bit better.

[robfrey]

Does anybody have a pair of worn out 9 x 30" Mickey Thompsons? We will need a mockup / transportation set of tires.

[robfrey]

I've been contemplating not running an alternator on this project. In order to keep voltage from dropping off, I would be using a large capacity 16v LiPo battery. LiPo is great because it discharges at a very steady voltage. The manufacturer promised me less than 0.2 volt variation throughout the run.

[SPARKY]

I have one that you would have to put a boot and tube in--you are welcome to it if you can use it