Topic: Let's Build an F/X..!!!

[Squidd]

Yeah..yeah..it's been going slow with the holidays and all , but I have ordered up most all the parts.. just need to wait for them to show up to do the next big "push" in building...Got a few "small" details worked in, nothing real dramatic, so they'll show up in detail shots a little further down the line..

In the mean time I touched up a few things on the AP (left over from last year) and getting ready to do convert Sami's S/S to the new IMOW rules and do a direct steer conversion (she has the Ackerman and bell crank, but we want to pull the stock "gearbox" and go direct..) That, we'll do in her buildup thread..

Also got a G-Team "F.A.S.T" axle install...and new IMOW conversion to do on John Lyon's ride (my old IMOW) soon as he gets parts we'll do a writeup..

So while I haven't had a bunch of "new" stuff to show on the F/X lately, still got things in the works..(stay tuned)  

[Squidd]

Got the Rear Brakes installed, hooked up and tested...

I'm running a Willwood hand operated hydraulic master cylinder (L/H snowmobile type)... I like this setup as it allows me a finer braking action and more control on "feathering" the brakes as I throw the mowchine into a powerslide and throttle steer thru the corners..

Much easier (for me) to feather a hand grip than pump a bouncing foot control...

This is also matchs the layout on my A/P with the mechanical brakes so they have  the same feel as I jump from mowchine to mowchine...

[Squidd]

Rear caliper is a MCP unit with the dual line setup... Master is a single output unit...

As the Wilwood is a high volume/high pressure master, it pumps both sides up with just a slight squeeze of the grip...



Front brakes will be operated by the dual outlet MCP Master cylinder hooked to a foot control...allowing seperate brake controls for front and back (ala motorcycle)

[nic_hayes]

hey squidd, do you have a pic of it with your seat and steering wheel on, still trying to figue mine out, also how long is it axle to axle?, thanks

[Squidd]

Not at present, closest I got is on page 16 reply #234...

I'll get one tomorrow to show the layout and strech...

Wheelbase (axle to axle) is just below max at 41 3/4"...

Did get the throttle , start and kill button installed...



Has the same basic "feel"and layout as my A/P...but a little wider and further forward...

[nic_hayes]

yea i thought the rule was 42 inches so i made mine 41.5 but it looks really short

[money89tractors]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Squidd/SteeringWheel.jpg
^^theres the picture with the wheel and a seat on it.

i like how you setup your brakes, i think it will be much safer than just having the brakes on the foot.

all that work to get that wheel and you go cutting up the cover on it, shame on you Squidd 

-Phil

[Chris]

That's really cool!

I was thinking about doing something very very similar to El Toro, as bouncing down some trails requires you to be standing up. One time I was climbing a very very steep hill, I was leaning on the handlebars to keep the front down and one of the back tires broke loose and the other caught. It brought the front end up and spun the mower around - standing up and leaning slightly forward I couldn't push in the clutch or activate the brake. It was very scary!! I jumped off the mower and it fell on it's side. Ever since then I've wanted to put "backup" (so to speak) clutch and brake levers on the handlebars for situations like so.

[offroadwhatever8]

This mower is turning out really cool looking 

[Squidd]

yea i thought the rule was 42 inches so i made mine 41.5 but it looks really short

No...36" is short... Thats what My A/P is...

I'll set them on the floor side by side tomorrow so you can see the difference 6" makes...

All the difference in the world for a tall guy like me...Seat is 4" back from where the A/P sits and the axle is 2" further yet....Nice balance and very close to my "goal" C.o.G...

[nic_hayes]

thanks a lot squidd, this build up is alot of help

[offroadwhatever8]

Randy, your at 50 karma now 

[Squidd]

Randy, your at 50 karma now 

Cool....Pretty soon you can call me "Earl"...

[offroadwhatever8]

Blah hahahhahahahahahah!!!!

[Squidd]

OK put them side by side for comparison..



FX is sitting a little lower, the wood disc are the actual size of tires I'll be using...