Red Rattler Revamp

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Bit slow this week, new rims turned up today so need to find some tyres tomorrow, and got a bit more done on the throttle brackets
Make it work first then make it neat -
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Mounted it all up and it works OK Image need to find an opposite handed retainer clip tomorrow then I need to make a mount for the cable and that’s another fiddly job done Image
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Nice one Blacky. If you wanted to make the pivot very precise you could weld the nut to the lever, or cut a thread in it, like a suspension pivot. I know it’s probably overkill.


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Errol62 wrote: Fri Feb 04, 2022 8:24 am Nice one Blacky. If you wanted to make the pivot very precise you could weld the nut to the lever, or cut a thread in it, like a suspension pivot. I know it’s probably overkill.


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Once its all sorted I am going to machine up a piece of round bar and make a new bracket , that will get rid of all the washers and make it more stable than it is now - need to know its getting full throttle and a straight pull on the cable etc. before making the new bell crank.
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Re: Red Rattler Revamp

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Nice creative thinking to get extra leverage on the cable mate, I think I’ll need to be doing similar.
I extended the shaft on the pedal but I don’t think it will be enough to achieve full throttle.
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You have had some really cool ideas…. I like watching this build… :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Didn’t get a chance on Friday to get some steel for making brackets so had a fiddle with the radiator and measured up for fans after chasing an elusive electrical problem with the VS
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Want to swap filler and top hose side to side and fit a divider in the drivers side tank - should work out OK , and mount a couple of fans on the front of the rad - only got 40mm of space on the backImage


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Gee that left handed upper thermo housing is pretty trick. Prolly make yer fortune selling them on e bay.


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Got the brake , clutch and fuel lines sorted today, after wasting some time working on a poxy EK Image
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Nice work blacky, must be putting plenty of coffee in those bourbons.
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Bump for Marko ......
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This may come as a shock , but I did some work on the rattler today ImageImageImage

Got the gearbox back from being beefed up so it was time to finish that part of things off , first thing was modify the base of the short shifter as the US extension housing has a different bolt pattern to the Aussie ones - of course ImageImageImage

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Mounting holes got a bit close to the base so had to blow the cobwebs off the mill and whizz a bit out
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It ain’t pretty but it fits Image
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Next step was cut a hole in the floor and brace it, hole saw sorted the first bit out , then used a bit of CAD to sort the brace out.
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Bit of seam sealer and a coat of underbody goo and it’s ready to go back in , except it seems to me I have the wrong throw out bearing, will have to ring the peckerheads at CRS on Monday to sort it out ImageImage

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