Some Assembly Required

Some pictures of the assembly of the dune buggy.  Just getting a feel of where everything goes and how close the fit up is.

What I think about Calc

Bored one day and I decided to turn on the dremel and give the bike program a whirl on my calculus book.  

Day at the Beach

Building some sand creators at Lake Calhoun. 

Bargain

Hunting for parts on the internet, I found out the frame I bought on craigslist is worth 3,000 bucks! What a steal.

300zx

300ZX, that I've owned for years and slowly picking at it to get done.  Truly an epic project.  Someday...

How I like to spend my Sunday mornings!

Osama, I found him.

Found this hot tub at a B&B in Alexandria, MN that looks like Osama Bin Laden... you decide

My Girlfriend

DJ Action

This picture is unedited, but I just thought it was cool with the crazy glow sticks looking like someone used MS Paint, on paint brush and made a couple of marks

I hate you, weather

 Minnesota weather.  Flash floods in the morning then 102 degrees in the afternoon.  Only in MN.

My Nephew

Baby Leon, being baby Leon!

Making another trip

This is my 4th trip to this place getting all the steel I need for my projects.  Just giving you a picture of this awesome Land of Steel!

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I just my parts from Hyperracing.com. They mainly build mini sprint cars out of motocycle engines so that was exactly what I looking for this project.  Plus the price is right from this place and had very high quility parts.

Swaged Rod 21" x 7/16" (X4) $50

45 Tooth Sprocket 520 $45

GSX-R600 Splined Shifter Arm $45

6 Bolt Axle Brake Rotor $34

Rotator thing

Wire plus Arc = Weld

Miller Mig Hand Welder

Fanuc Robotic Mig Welder

Welding,  I'm assembling the laser cut parts and using tacks from the MIG welder to hold it together.  Then I'm taking to the robotic welder to lay on some flawless beads.  I have a lot more work ahead of me so say tuned!

Laaaayyyy-ser Parts

Amada Laser

After I finished up the design, I sent all my .25" parts to get cut out and here it is.  For all your viewing pleasure.  I ended up paying full price for everything at my work (Bermo, located in Circle Pines, MN), which I don't mine because the laser guys rock.

Bermo Inc (Material and Labor) $181

+ $171

Parts Galore

Ebay or Craigslist:

Mazda Miata CV Joint $30

Mazda Miata Wheel Bearing (x2) $40

Mazda Miata Rear Hub (x2) $45

Raptor 660 Aarm, Spindle, Brake Rotor $100

Raptor 660 Brake Caliper and Lines $50

Suzuki Gsx-R Rear Brake Caliper $40

Universal  Master Cylinder (x2) $70

Suzuki Gsx-R Gauge Cluster $80

Steering Wheel $20

Suzuki Gsx-R Gas Tank and Fuel Pump $175

Ordering Up Tons of Parts



 

Designed with a person who is 5'6"



As Parts comes in, I am modeling it up so I know what to order next.  Most of the parts are going to be laser cut, I have to wait until I design is completely done before I send it out to get cut.  So for this post,  I'll show what I have so far for parts and design.