KaiserRolls Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 I pissed myself the first time I watched that. They have some serious balls for that. I laughed so hard! I piss myself for no reason sometimes. I usually don't laugh afterwards. it's quite embarrassing : / Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 That's cause the shit you see, isn't funny enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REKIII Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 You need to call TBS. They know funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 You need to call TBS. They know funny.this was perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Finally got our car to be a rolling(ish) chassis! We have a little bit more than a week to work before we leave.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Few more...And then we set the body on it for kicks, its not mounted on at all there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted March 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 That is awesome!!! This is great work, make sure to use this sort of stuff on your resume in the future, employers would be very impressed. Are those bronze bushings in the steering kingpin? What kind of top speed are you expecting from the vehicle? Does the driver wear a helmet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 It's a multi-piece assembly, the inner shaft is steel, the top retainer is steel, the spacer is aluminum, the bushings are brass, and the sleeve part that the kingpin got welded too was steel.Top speed at this point will probably be about 30, but the gearing is all modular so swapping it out is a breeze. Yes, helmets are worn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 What is making this thing move? Why are you making it? Can I barrow this thing when your done with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Powered by a 126cc moped motor, that I have fuel injected. Using the scooter transmission. It's for shell Ecomarathon, a competition in Texas, for school. Mmm no Sent from the future. Or my phone, who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Sounds cool take a video of it when it's running, what are you in school for looks fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Ha, I am still in highschool. Sent from the future. Or my phone, who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Really? We never did anything cool like that when I was in high school Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Yeah, we have some sweet teacher's and a nice shop setup. Worked on wiring up the motor for our urban concept. Sent from the future. Or my phone, who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 thats a pretty cool project! Needs more power!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 lol the smashing gallons. its so funny because he just chucks the gallons every which way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted March 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 I especially liked when that piece of trim fell off the refrigerated display case, lol that sort of thing just doesn't happen during a legit fall at the grocery store. Being an adult is cool, but sometimes I miss being a total jackass like that during middle school Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 That wasn't a trim piece, that was a light bulb. I'm amazed it didn't break! LOL. our school used to do the high mileage stuff, we set alot of records for that. I miss shop class... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Full fuel system and wiring, pegboard is temporary of course. Shell does not allow you to run an electric fuel pump so instead I pressurized the whole fuel system!Got most of the steering taken care of today as well.Uses a rack and pinion and works pretty damn well.Judging by the car would you be able to tell that we leave for texas for competition on tuesday?Getting tired of classmates, 4 of us have put in around 100 hours outside of school working on this thing, and some people barely have 10 in and never work on anything as is./rant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 And yes, that computer is connected to the ECU and fuel system. Also have a Bluetooth adapter for it and a program for andriod. Cool stuff that I get to make/ play with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted March 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Full fuel system and wiring, pegboard is temporary of course. Shell does not allow you to run an electric fuel pump so instead I pressurized the whole fuel system!Got most of the steering taken care of today as well. Uses a rack and pinion and works pretty damn well.Judging by the car would you be able to tell that we leave for texas for competition on tuesday?Getting tired of classmates, 4 of us have put in around 100 hours outside of school working on this thing, and some people barely have 10 in and never work on anything as is./rantAn all too familiar scenario for Senior Design Project groups in college. Look at it this way, the extra fab skills+experience, small lessons learned, and troubleshooting you have done are all things that you will draw from in your future design endeavors. Your classmates are missing out on this big time. Almost every new design I do involves some reflecting on "lessons learned" from previous designs.Also. what pressure are you pressurizing your fuel cell to and how long are you able to drive before re-pressurizing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 This is pretty sweet makes me wana build something now.You know what it's missing that you need to add? The BMW hood emblem YoungCR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 I guess the experience is good, but its still sucks some times lol.Pressurizing the pressure tank to 5 bar (Hawaiian punch bottle lol) and then running that into a pressure regulator that drops it down to 2-2.5 bar.Have ran it for a solid 10 minutes with the tank at only 40 psi and had no issues, so I imagine it will run quite a long time! And no you don't want to build one lol, these things are expensive!But we get all of our money from sponsors that we go out and contact, Miller (welding) is a big one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 I didn't know a Hawaiian punch bottle could hold that much pressure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Hawaiian punch, and 2liter bottles of soda can handle quite a bit of pressure.. It's quite amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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