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J. Robinson Electrathon - A Different... 03-23-2009, 08:11 AM
jyardgirl great looking cars and a... 03-23-2009, 09:10 AM
RestoRod Sounds like a great project... 03-23-2009, 09:57 AM
J. Robinson Thank you both. The cars are... 03-23-2009, 11:36 AM
hotroddaddy Those are really cool!!! i... 03-23-2009, 12:31 PM
mopar34 Damn I really like those... 03-23-2009, 01:01 PM
J. Robinson HRD - Build one! Then you can... 03-23-2009, 02:16 PM
RestoRod Sounds like a blast! It would... 03-23-2009, 02:51 PM
J. Robinson I think that's exactly it. At... 03-23-2009, 06:00 PM
J. Robinson OK, this is supposed to be a... 03-23-2009, 07:21 PM
J. Robinson When we designed the car... 03-23-2009, 08:11 PM
OFT This looks very interesting... 03-23-2009, 11:26 PM
J. Robinson I did some poking around in... 03-24-2009, 07:10 AM
stovens Neat thread Jim. During... 03-24-2009, 07:54 AM
mopar34 Jim wrote: So were the... 03-24-2009, 09:04 AM
lucky94msuk you ask about Electrathon - A... 04-16-2021, 02:30 AM
34_40 Huh? Who are you directing... 04-16-2021, 03:52 PM
J. Robinson Stovens - EMT is electrical... 03-24-2009, 09:20 AM
hotroddaddy I would have never considered... 03-24-2009, 09:43 AM
J. Robinson I would never use galvanized... 03-24-2009, 10:26 AM
The Bat Yup,EMT is up to the load if... 03-24-2009, 09:05 PM
J. Robinson Hello Bat! Welcome to Club... 03-25-2009, 03:42 AM
hotroddaddy Keep it up Jim, this is real... 03-25-2009, 07:10 AM
J. Robinson Thanks HRD. Hey, maybe you... 03-25-2009, 09:41 AM
J. Robinson In the first picture below... 03-25-2009, 10:36 AM
stovens Jim very nice shots of the... 03-25-2009, 10:58 AM
hotroddaddy I would love to build along... 03-25-2009, 01:19 PM
J. Robinson Stovens - Yes, welding... 03-25-2009, 04:54 PM
J. Robinson After tack-welding the top... 03-25-2009, 05:57 PM
Gastrick This is really cool Jim. You... 03-25-2009, 06:13 PM
J. Robinson Thanks, Bill. Yeah, the... 03-25-2009, 06:31 PM
OFT Very nice details. I may have... 03-25-2009, 06:59 PM
J. Robinson Thanks Earl. All you need is... 03-26-2009, 03:40 AM
The Bat It's Ez to say cut to... 03-26-2009, 12:17 PM
J. Robinson Thanks Bat. I have used a... 03-27-2009, 09:15 AM
J. Robinson The following pictures... 03-31-2009, 03:42 AM
J. Robinson In order to put those... 03-31-2009, 06:02 AM
hotroddaddy Looking good Jim, keep em... 03-31-2009, 09:48 AM
stovens Very cool Jim! Keep photo's... 03-31-2009, 11:51 AM
Stovebolter I've never had it before! Gee... 03-31-2009, 04:41 PM
J. Robinson Thank you all for the... 04-01-2009, 10:34 AM
J. Robinson Next on the agenda is to... 04-01-2009, 07:23 PM
J. Robinson In the last pic... 04-02-2009, 03:39 AM
J. Robinson The next part of the build is... 04-03-2009, 09:36 AM
J. Robinson To finish the axle, it needed... 04-03-2009, 09:48 AM
stovens Jim this is cool! I'm... 04-03-2009, 03:24 PM
RestoRod Frame is looking good. My... 04-06-2009, 02:04 AM
J. Robinson Thanks, Resto. And that's a... 04-06-2009, 03:55 AM
RestoRod Reasoning understood. Just... 04-06-2009, 07:41 AM
The Bat Your build is going great!... 04-09-2009, 02:05 PM
J. Robinson OK, I was gone for a week on... 04-15-2009, 09:02 AM
ted dehaan jr I was wondering if... 04-15-2009, 05:56 PM
J. Robinson Yes, Ted, the Ackerman... 04-15-2009, 07:27 PM
The Bat Hay we're all big shots:LOL:... 04-19-2009, 09:57 AM
J. Robinson Cool! We need all the... 04-19-2009, 06:10 PM
J. Robinson The wheels I am using on the... 04-19-2009, 08:08 PM
J. Robinson Steering is next!:3dSMILE: A... 04-20-2009, 03:55 AM
The Bat Awsome looking front wheels... 04-20-2009, 04:57 AM
J. Robinson With the major components all... 04-21-2009, 04:51 PM
J. Robinson Brakes are next!:eek::LOL:... 04-21-2009, 05:53 PM
J. Robinson Well, it's finally on its own... 04-21-2009, 06:00 PM
J. Robinson OK, first step to mounting... 04-23-2009, 08:07 PM
RestoRod I would be interested in... 04-23-2009, 08:40 PM
J. Robinson In order to use an electric... 04-23-2009, 08:37 PM
hotroddaddy Where did you get the motor,... 04-23-2009, 08:41 PM
The Bat OK,I'll tade Jim,HA Ha,mine... 04-23-2009, 11:29 PM
signshop [[In order to use an electric... 04-24-2009, 04:59 AM
J. Robinson Motors are as many and varied... 04-24-2009, 08:00 AM
The Bat Very cool aero body 04-24-2009, 10:22 AM
stovens Very cool speed car. Reminds... 04-24-2009, 10:41 AM
J. Robinson RestoRod - I'm sure some of... 04-24-2009, 10:21 AM
signshop The starter we used on the... 04-24-2009, 11:30 AM
J. Robinson Stovens - Since you mentioned... 04-24-2009, 09:50 PM
stovens Jim cool Bonneville car. Jim... 04-25-2009, 12:42 AM
J. Robinson Running a car at Bonneville... 04-25-2009, 04:40 AM
stovens Jim, I went back and watched... 04-25-2009, 10:10 AM
J. Robinson Heh, heh, yeah Steve, the... 04-26-2009, 06:55 AM
stovens I wish I had a cutie like... 04-26-2009, 09:55 AM
The Bat Never been to the... 04-28-2009, 08:43 AM
J. Robinson Hi Bat. I don't know about... 04-28-2009, 10:30 AM
J. Robinson On the silver car and orange... 04-28-2009, 11:47 AM
J. Robinson Becase of the weight of the... 04-30-2009, 06:45 PM
J. Robinson To enclose the batteries... 04-30-2009, 07:23 PM
J. Robinson I made the seat pan out of a... 04-30-2009, 07:46 PM
J. Robinson One last comment - Just... 04-30-2009, 07:53 PM
stovens wow that's lighter than some... 04-30-2009, 09:18 PM
J. Robinson Well, I think that's a... 05-01-2009, 03:36 AM
hotroddaddy Boy is that thing looking... 05-01-2009, 11:28 AM
J. Robinson HRD - In my other cars I used... 05-02-2009, 06:10 AM
J. Robinson More pics...:3dSMILE: 05-02-2009, 06:11 AM
J. Robinson The nose is the next part I... 05-05-2009, 03:09 PM
J. Robinson The cowl piece was next. This... 05-05-2009, 03:47 PM
J. Robinson Front end alignment is... 05-07-2009, 08:13 PM
J. Robinson Now very close to being able... 05-08-2009, 03:55 AM
J. Robinson If you remember from back... 05-08-2009, 04:24 AM
J. Robinson In an Electrathon race,... 05-08-2009, 04:22 PM
J. Robinson OK, all major components are... 05-08-2009, 04:40 PM
MikeB Been following your build,... 05-08-2009, 05:50 PM
RestoRod Jim, you slipped those brake... 05-08-2009, 07:12 PM
The Bat Go get'm 05-08-2009, 08:22 PM
J. Robinson MikeB - Electrathon is BIG in... 05-08-2009, 08:08 PM
J. Robinson Bat - Sorry you guys won't be... 05-09-2009, 02:40 AM
The Bat Levers for brakes 05-10-2009, 02:29 PM
RestoRod Those look like they would be... 05-10-2009, 08:30 PM
J. Robinson I'm sorry to say... I should... 05-10-2009, 08:36 PM
stovens Jim what a frustrating wheel... 05-10-2009, 09:12 PM
RestoRod Did you find out what was... 05-10-2009, 09:23 PM
vara4 Well guys I didn't want to... 05-11-2009, 12:53 AM
J. Robinson Kurt - Thank you for the kind... 05-11-2009, 05:40 PM
stovens ok Jim I'll bite...what's the... 05-12-2009, 01:02 AM
J. Robinson It's just what I said above,... 05-12-2009, 03:16 AM
stovens Jim I must be losing it! I... 05-12-2009, 10:06 AM
J. Robinson Steve - I bought a new... 05-18-2009, 03:54 AM
J. Robinson Here are a couple of shots... 05-12-2009, 02:42 PM
The Bat It looks like a great fit,way... 05-17-2009, 05:55 PM
J. Robinson Herer's a pic I missed... 05-18-2009, 05:58 AM
J. Robinson For the race last week, I... 05-18-2009, 06:27 AM
The Bat Neat-O mirror aero,I like... 05-18-2009, 08:29 AM
J. Robinson I was just saying that I like... 05-18-2009, 09:19 AM
Roc8Ray Hey Jim, I live in T-ville... 05-19-2009, 05:40 PM
J. Robinson Sure, Wil, I'll send you a... 05-20-2009, 03:32 AM
The Bat Wil, "gear ratios resulting... 05-20-2009, 12:04 PM
RestoRod If I correctly understand,... 05-20-2009, 05:45 PM
J. Robinson That is essentially... 05-20-2009, 08:09 PM
The Bat As for 5 or 6 speed... 05-21-2009, 12:11 PM
Roc8Ray Thanks BAT for your reply. I... 05-20-2009, 08:15 PM
Roc8Ray I stopped by Jim's place... 05-21-2009, 12:29 PM
J. Robinson Roc8Ray - Dana (The Bat) can... 05-22-2009, 10:54 AM
The Bat I been thinking about... 06-05-2009, 09:05 AM
stovens Bat, I bet you could find a... 06-05-2009, 10:03 AM
stovens Hey bat I don't know if you... 09-10-2009, 10:17 AM
The Bat race trailer 09-26-2009, 10:06 AM
J. Robinson I, too, have looked at the... 06-07-2009, 07:31 PM
J. Robinson Hi Bat, I'm planning on... 09-26-2009, 04:55 PM
The Bat Nuts,my new to me as of less... 10-27-2009, 05:36 AM
J. Robinson Man, that sucks! Your luck... 10-27-2009, 10:58 AM
dmorgan Jim, This series is exactly... 12-09-2009, 06:48 AM
J. Robinson Sure, Don. Send 'em to me.... 12-10-2009, 03:45 AM
J. Robinson Don, I just looked up... 12-10-2009, 04:00 AM
J. Robinson OK, I just got word from the... 12-10-2009, 12:54 PM
dmorgan Georgia Electrathon 12-11-2009, 03:14 PM
J. Robinson Don, If you take a look at... 12-11-2009, 07:48 PM
dmorgan I bought a bench mount tubing... 12-12-2009, 07:30 PM
J. Robinson Up to now I haven't posted... 12-19-2009, 05:51 AM
The Bat Nice in black,Battery... 12-21-2009, 09:46 AM
J. Robinson Hi Bat, Yes, Electrathon... 12-21-2009, 09:33 PM
J. Robinson Don - Somehow I missed your... 12-22-2009, 05:57 AM
dmorgan Jim, Actually the kits I... 12-23-2009, 05:26 PM
The Bat It is atrue bolt together... 12-26-2009, 09:29 AM
stovens dmorgan is this the one your... 12-26-2009, 10:36 AM
dmorgan http://www.evmaster.com/... 12-29-2009, 06:48 PM
dmorgan The one I have seen is... 01-14-2010, 02:07 PM
J. Robinson I finally got the chance to... 01-17-2010, 06:58 AM
J. Robinson After removing the spacers... 01-17-2010, 07:26 AM
J. Robinson Well, I finally finished the... 01-22-2010, 02:29 PM
stovens Wow! I like the custom paint... 01-22-2010, 10:46 PM
J. Robinson Thanks, Steve. There really... 01-25-2010, 06:52 AM
MrWizard455 during the latter part of... 01-29-2010, 05:18 PM
J. Robinson Not sure about that one.... 01-29-2010, 08:40 PM
MrWizard455 hey, thats the exact same car... 01-31-2010, 03:42 PM
electrathon Jim, I like the write-up... 02-17-2010, 11:05 PM
J. Robinson Thanks, Aaron. If this... 02-18-2010, 04:04 AM
electrathon Jim, I totally agree that... 02-18-2010, 12:28 PM
J. Robinson The Bat and dmorgan - are... 04-12-2010, 09:39 AM
J. Robinson OK. I went to Pensacola, but... 04-20-2010, 04:55 PM
MrWizard455 simple but nicely done and... 04-20-2010, 05:42 PM
J. Robinson OK, now, about Pensacola...... 04-20-2010, 06:08 PM
J. Robinson Dallas - It gets better every... 04-20-2010, 06:17 PM
MrWizard455 Way cool Jim, thanx for the... 04-20-2010, 07:13 PM
The Bat Would be good to know what... 05-02-2010, 02:15 PM
MrWizard455 exact same questions and... 05-02-2010, 03:17 PM
J. Robinson Hi Bat! Sure wish you had... 05-02-2010, 06:58 PM
The Bat A fast research showed up... 05-02-2010, 09:50 PM
J. Robinson The new rules (eff. Jan 1st)... 05-03-2010, 04:09 AM
The Bat Rex is the motor man:D,he may... 05-05-2010, 10:27 AM
electrathon Jim, The Pentad motor is a... 06-06-2010, 07:08 AM
MrWizard455 May seem like an ignorant... 06-07-2010, 08:47 AM
The Bat Well time is just not there... 12-13-2010, 06:45 AM
J. Robinson Darn, Bat. I'm sorry to hear... 12-13-2010, 08:51 AM
J. Robinson MrWizzard455 - Sorry nobody... 12-13-2010, 09:40 AM
J. Robinson Went to Tampa to a race at... 12-13-2010, 10:02 AM
The Bat Happy new year all,sounds... 01-01-2011, 12:39 PM
J. Robinson Happy New year back at ya,... 01-01-2011, 02:43 PM
stovens Cool car Jim. 01-02-2011, 10:44 AM
J. Robinson That's the car that Dana "the... 01-02-2011, 05:19 PM
The Bat Yup,like any good hot... 01-04-2011, 08:51 PM
J. Robinson I have finished replacing the... 01-10-2011, 01:04 PM
J. Robinson OK, ever since my first race... 01-11-2011, 07:14 PM
J. Robinson Next step is grinding and... 01-11-2011, 07:37 PM
ted dehaan hay j.r. can't help but... 01-11-2011, 10:56 PM
J. Robinson Hi Ted. You are probably at... 01-12-2011, 03:48 AM
nissan what about using ultra... 01-13-2011, 04:37 PM
J. Robinson Nissan - Let me know what you... 01-13-2011, 05:45 PM
The Bat Yes on some ackerman,and no... 01-16-2011, 08:24 AM
J. Robinson I went through the rulebook... 01-16-2011, 09:40 PM
J. Robinson I'm a little slow in getting... 02-06-2011, 05:40 PM
J. Robinson Oh, I forgot to mention, the... 02-06-2011, 05:46 PM
stovens Way to go Jims! Congrats on... 02-07-2011, 12:18 AM
crankenstein OK Pop, First off you do... 02-18-2011, 07:45 AM
jyardgirl that is a great finish. ... 02-18-2011, 07:56 AM
The Bat Seem's to make sents **),make... 03-22-2011, 03:36 PM
J. Robinson Thanks, Barb. I hope you're... 02-20-2011, 06:51 PM
J. Robinson Hi Bat. Rodney is at all the... 03-22-2011, 06:08 PM
J. Robinson Well, I'm a bit remiss in my... 04-24-2011, 07:15 PM
J. Robinson Well, I've been remiss in my... 06-21-2011, 06:52 PM
J. Robinson The final race of the season... 06-21-2011, 07:38 PM
stovens Way to go Jim. Dealing with... 06-22-2011, 08:03 AM
J. Robinson Thanks, Steve; glad you... 06-22-2011, 07:04 PM
The Bat Hi Jim, Good going there. I... 07-14-2011, 08:50 PM
J. Robinson Hi Bat, Long time, no see.... 07-15-2011, 10:58 AM
J. Robinson I have been negligent in my... 11-06-2011, 06:33 PM
J. Robinson I missed the October race... 11-06-2011, 06:47 PM
Dave Severson I like the electrics Jim, but... 11-07-2011, 06:41 AM
J. Robinson It would definitely be... 11-07-2011, 04:39 PM
Dave Severson hmmmm.... Some Maremont... 11-07-2011, 05:18 PM
stovens Now your talking scary speed... 11-08-2011, 10:09 AM
pro70z28 I find this whole thing... 11-08-2011, 10:22 AM
J. Robinson All good suggestions, guys,... 11-09-2011, 03:35 AM
Dave Severson I suppose the new Yamaha... 11-09-2011, 05:36 PM
J. Robinson I guess so. Even if I could... 11-10-2011, 03:02 AM
The Bat Sure sounds like your new car... 12-01-2011, 06:44 AM
J. Robinson We ran our December event at... 12-10-2011, 07:48 PM
stovens Wish I could of seen it,... 12-10-2011, 08:23 PM
J. Robinson Yeah, it was a good... 12-11-2011, 04:32 AM
Dave Severson Congrats Jim! Old age and... 12-11-2011, 06:07 AM
stovens You guys sure did well. Nice... 12-11-2011, 11:01 AM
J. Robinson Steve, On the previous page... 12-11-2011, 07:50 PM
stovens Jim I must have missed the... 12-11-2011, 08:55 PM
Dave Severson Now can we put that scooter... 12-12-2011, 05:47 AM
J. Robinson Nah! That's just an 88 cubic... 12-12-2011, 06:50 AM
Dave Severson Yamaha has a really nice,... 12-12-2011, 01:00 PM
J. Robinson I didn't relate this part...... 12-15-2011, 06:19 AM
stovens Jim these things are money... 12-15-2011, 09:58 AM
J. Robinson Ha, ha! Seems that way at the... 12-15-2011, 01:45 PM
J. Robinson We had another race this past... 01-23-2012, 04:44 PM
J. Robinson Well, I haven't updated in a... 03-28-2012, 06:28 AM
J. Robinson Well, it may seem I've been... 05-19-2012, 06:15 AM
J. Robinson On May 12 we went to Quitman,... 05-19-2012, 07:08 AM
Dave Severson Lucky it didn't break during... 05-19-2012, 11:30 AM
34_40 How long before everyone is... 05-19-2012, 02:11 PM
stovens Nice sets of races. Good... 05-19-2012, 03:23 PM
J. Robinson Dave - Thanks. Yes, it could... 05-21-2012, 04:51 AM
J. Robinson I haven't checked in here in... 08-26-2012, 02:00 PM
Dave Severson Looks good Jim, always fun to... 08-26-2012, 02:36 PM
J. Robinson Hi Dave. I'm not sure when,... 08-26-2012, 02:44 PM
Dave Severson Yup, sure do, that's why I've... 08-26-2012, 02:52 PM
stovens Always enjoyed this thread Jim 08-26-2012, 03:00 PM
34_40 X2! Missed your posts and... 08-26-2012, 04:03 PM
J. Robinson We ran our first race of the... 11-05-2012, 05:31 AM
rspears A neat deal, Jim! I see at... 11-05-2012, 07:02 AM
Dave Severson Great results again, Jim!!! ... 11-05-2012, 01:28 PM
J. Robinson rspears - Here is a link to... 11-09-2012, 09:15 AM
rspears Jim, I had pulled up that... 11-09-2012, 11:52 AM
J. Robinson We ran our second race of the... 12-09-2012, 06:05 AM
Dave Severson Great results again Jim other... 12-09-2012, 06:30 AM
stovens Congrats on placing! 12-09-2012, 10:43 AM
J. Robinson I've been remiss in my... 02-14-2013, 05:37 AM
J. Robinson The race at USF Tampa (Feb... 02-26-2013, 06:58 AM
34_40 Wow, that's great! Congrat's... 02-26-2013, 07:17 AM
Dave Severson Congrats to all Jim, a very... 02-26-2013, 02:27 PM
stovens Jim way to go. Love reading... 02-27-2013, 12:39 AM
J. Robinson Thanks, guys. Yep, my son and... 03-02-2013, 07:44 PM
J. Robinson I didn't get to go to the... 05-06-2013, 06:19 AM
Dave Severson Congrats Jim, another great... 05-06-2013, 07:08 AM
J. Robinson The trip to Quitman was a... 05-12-2013, 10:42 AM
stovens Way to go Jim. Hopefully the... 05-12-2013, 11:48 AM
34_40 Congrats Jim! Awesome... 05-12-2013, 03:46 PM
Dave Severson What a great season Jim, very... 05-12-2013, 04:36 PM
J. Robinson I had hoped to have some... 11-17-2013, 06:03 AM
Dave Severson Nice looking car Jim! Hope... 11-17-2013, 06:45 AM
rspears Looks like a productive three... 11-17-2013, 07:14 AM
stovens Cool looks like you have a... 11-17-2013, 10:19 AM
J. Robinson Yes, Steve, I (and others)... 11-17-2013, 11:19 AM
J. Robinson Well, the new car finally... 12-10-2013, 06:13 PM
The Bat Jim,did the guy that got... 12-10-2013, 06:28 PM
Dave Severson Tough luck Jim!!!! Hope you... 12-10-2013, 07:38 PM
johnboy . . . and the really really... 12-10-2013, 08:14 PM
J. Robinson You are so right, Johnboy. If... 12-11-2013, 04:52 AM
techinspector1 Clevis pin with a flat washer... 01-12-2014, 12:40 PM
J. Robinson Hi Bat. Rodney still has the... 12-11-2013, 05:04 AM
rspears Rotten luck on the crash,... 12-11-2013, 05:23 AM
J. Robinson Nope, no video has surfaced... 12-11-2013, 05:34 AM
J. Robinson Well, about a week ago I... 01-12-2014, 08:46 AM
stovens Congrats Jim, :) Post some... 01-12-2014, 08:53 AM
J. Robinson Steve - The only discernable... 01-12-2014, 01:24 PM
J. Robinson I've been very remiss in my... 03-30-2014, 09:29 AM
J. Robinson The next race on the schedule... 03-30-2014, 10:12 AM
stovens Not bad Jim, You guys are... 03-30-2014, 10:47 AM
Dave Severson Good results Jim, thanks for... 03-30-2014, 11:44 AM
J. Robinson Thanks, guys. I should have... 03-30-2014, 12:56 PM
The Bat Jim,did Rodney ever tell ya... 04-23-2014, 07:03 PM
J. Robinson Hi Bat. Sorry it took me so... 05-01-2014, 08:13 AM
J. Robinson Final update for this... 05-27-2014, 05:52 AM
rspears Very cool! Thanks for... 05-27-2014, 05:58 AM
stovens good job Jim. Now you can... 05-27-2014, 08:55 AM
34_40 Congrats on the effort Jim!... 05-27-2014, 10:08 AM
The Bat Thats a super job and great... 05-27-2014, 11:29 AM
J. Robinson Thank you all for the... 05-27-2014, 05:52 PM
J. Robinson I don't know if anyone has... 08-09-2014, 02:35 PM
rspears Jim, you apparently missed... 08-09-2014, 02:52 PM
dfarning Not only is a least one... 10-22-2014, 06:53 AM
J. Robinson Hi David, and welcome to... 10-22-2014, 08:36 AM
J. Robinson David - Here is a link to the... 10-22-2014, 08:51 AM
dfarning Just ordered 5 rims, 3 front... 10-22-2014, 09:35 PM
J. Robinson There are a bunch of brake... 10-23-2014, 06:20 AM
dfarning Thanks Jim, Sorry it looks... 10-23-2014, 09:01 PM
J. Robinson Sounds like you're on the... 10-24-2014, 06:01 PM
dfarning Just a quick update. Most... 10-31-2014, 12:24 PM
J. Robinson If you have looked at the... 10-31-2014, 03:18 PM
dfarning I am reverse engineering your... 11-01-2014, 07:23 AM
J. Robinson Yeah, I like to keep things... 11-01-2014, 02:28 PM
dfarning I was thinking about bearings... 11-02-2014, 06:30 AM
dfarning I finally started building... 11-03-2014, 06:39 AM
J. Robinson Sounds like you're off to a... 11-03-2014, 07:48 AM
dfarning What I found works pretty... 11-03-2014, 09:05 AM
J. Robinson That's fairly similar to what... 11-03-2014, 03:39 PM
dfarning Sorry for the steering... 11-05-2014, 12:02 PM
J. Robinson No apology necessary. The Bat... 11-06-2014, 05:56 AM
dfarning Another update for the... 11-07-2014, 01:20 PM
J. Robinson I build my frames from 1/2"... 11-07-2014, 03:01 PM
stovens I have to chime in that this... 11-08-2014, 09:59 AM
J. Robinson Go for it, Steve. Playing... 11-08-2014, 04:29 PM
stovens Jim I might just do that.... 11-09-2014, 11:58 AM
dfarning Excellent advice on the... 11-10-2014, 10:39 AM
J. Robinson That's a good price for the... 11-11-2014, 07:41 AM
dfarning Excellent inspiration! ... 11-12-2014, 06:16 PM
J. Robinson Just a quick word of... 11-13-2014, 02:55 PM
dfarning Agreed, I am trying to be... 11-14-2014, 01:42 PM
J. Robinson There may be teams in your... 11-14-2014, 03:43 PM
dfarning It is great to hear the this... 11-27-2014, 06:12 AM
J. Robinson I will be interested to see... 11-29-2014, 07:38 AM
dfarning I hope the battery... 11-29-2014, 09:46 AM
J. Robinson Actually, if you study the... 11-29-2014, 09:47 PM
dfarning Nice, The current frame... 11-30-2014, 06:10 AM
RestoRod X2 on the congrats. When can... 01-21-2015, 12:27 PM
J. Robinson Yes, it has been improved... 12-01-2014, 08:24 AM
The Bat I do enjoy looking in from... 12-02-2014, 08:13 AM
dfarning Finally started the frame... 12-05-2014, 10:43 AM
dfarning The first week of December... 12-11-2014, 02:36 AM
J. Robinson On Saturday the 6th we raced... 12-15-2014, 06:49 AM
J. Robinson David, I assume you are... 12-15-2014, 07:14 AM
The Bat Thanks for race report,fun... 12-15-2014, 03:12 PM
rspears Thanks for posting the race... 12-15-2014, 03:31 PM
34_40 X's 3, thanks for the updates... 12-15-2014, 04:23 PM
dfarning Congratulation on your good... 01-04-2015, 04:23 PM
J. Robinson Thanks for all the... 01-05-2015, 02:35 PM
J. Robinson Good news, folks. The January... 01-21-2015, 06:56 AM
johnboy I've been following this... 01-21-2015, 10:18 AM
stovens Way to Go Jim. Congrats on... 01-21-2015, 11:06 AM
34_40 Times 10 on the congrats! A... 01-21-2015, 03:26 PM
J. Robinson Thank you all for the... 01-26-2015, 03:39 PM
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34_40 Just couldn't leave it... 05-04-2016, 06:53 PM
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firebird77clone Ever thought about making it... 05-04-2016, 08:22 PM
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stovens Jim I like the new car and... 05-05-2016, 09:40 AM
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34_40 Take it easy Jim. We've... 09-26-2017, 06:52 PM
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rspears Jim, I'm no doctor, and I'm... 09-27-2017, 05:13 AM
shine x2 on the table. my doc made... 09-27-2017, 05:35 AM
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shine 5 min a night on the table... 09-27-2017, 08:41 AM
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34_40 WOW, that's great success!... 05-05-2018, 03:08 AM
oldrodder43 Great deeds Jim. Glad to... 05-05-2018, 03:28 AM
stovens we need some more photos... 05-06-2018, 07:23 PM
40FordDeluxe That's awesome! The new car... 05-07-2018, 12:04 PM
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stovens way to go Jim! I say keep on... 05-14-2018, 10:14 AM
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34_40 Times 3! It'll help keep you... 05-14-2018, 05:22 PM
53 Chevy5 This is a neat thread to... 05-14-2018, 07:57 PM
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40FordDeluxe And they wonder why they... 05-18-2018, 06:03 PM
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J. Robinson Well, it's been a while, but... 02-21-2019, 01:51 PM
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J. Robinson Well, Ryan, I doubt I could... 03-12-2019, 08:23 AM
ted dehaan Is there a reason all these... 03-12-2019, 11:25 AM
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J. Robinson Another outing and another... 04-08-2019, 08:32 AM
NTFDAY Maybe a licensing exam should... 04-08-2019, 08:41 AM
stovens Do you have to let them use... 04-08-2019, 10:32 AM
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stovens Good to hear the second part... 04-08-2019, 11:08 AM
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53 Chevy5 Do any of the drivers own a... 04-08-2019, 07:57 PM
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stovens the two names almost sound... 04-12-2019, 11:48 AM
stovens There new one is the Bolt... 04-12-2019, 11:43 AM
53 Chevy5 Maybe electric ass kicker... 04-12-2019, 12:47 PM
NTFDAY Fugly works for me. 04-12-2019, 12:53 PM
J. Robinson The Bolt is all electric and... 04-15-2019, 07:15 AM
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34_40 Now you're just showing off! ... 04-16-2019, 04:57 PM
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34_40 We have a different... 05-07-2019, 02:57 PM
Archer321 ...and I built the other one!... 06-21-2019, 10:37 AM
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johnboy What he said. 09-25-2019, 08:58 PM
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stovens Congrats Jim! Always fun to... 12-23-2019, 12:31 PM
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34_40 A lot of topics to be proud... 03-20-2020, 04:36 PM
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Dana Barlow So ya did great !!! High... 09-21-2020, 05:25 PM
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Dana Barlow 9 car race is pretty good... 03-21-2021, 04:55 AM
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34_40 I consider us friends, even... 03-24-2021, 04:01 PM
rspears 73537 Another echo!... 03-25-2021, 07:08 AM
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34_40 Interesting design. Does it... 04-12-2021, 01:30 PM
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    dmorgan is this the one your talking about?
    http://www.electrifyingtimes.com/kango.html
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    http://www.evmaster.com/
    This is the one I was talking about. Not much difference from what you found,is it?

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    The one I have seen is produced by evmaster.

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    I finally got the chance to take the car to another race. I missed the race in December, so was pretty determined to make this one. I didn't have any tire problems this time; front wheel bearings proved to be my undoing... I lasted 35 minutes into the first race. My ampmeter was registering 50+ amps in every corner and my front wheels were chattering and wobbling on corner exit. Weird! When the batteries began to fade, I parked the car and discovered the real problem.

    Actually, it wasn't the bearings, but the bearing spacers and my ignorance of modern bicycle components. When I got these mountain bike hubs, the factory-installed spacers felt like they were somehow attached to the bearings. I incorrectly assumed that they must be pressed into the wheel bearings. In fact, they were only held in place by aluminum retainer rings pressed into the hubs. The oilite bushings I am using to center the 20mm I.D. bearings on the 1/2" axle never reached the bearings, but were trying to support the wheel by holding only the spacers. Apparently, after just a few laps, the retainers let go and the spacers were no longer holding the bearings. The wheel hubs were riding directly on the outer surface of the spacers. That created considerable friction in itself, but also let the wheels wobble and caused the disc brakes to drag in the corners.
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    After removing the spacers and retainer rings I discovered that the bearings, which had never really carried any weight, were undamaged. By moving the bushings directly into the bearings, all I had to do is make different, smaller diameter spacers to fit behind the inside bushings, put some washers between the outer bushing & nut, and problem solved. I still need to drill new holes for the hitch pins. Now maybe I can finish the next event I go to...
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    Well, I finally finished the new car. It's almost identical to the white one that originated this thread except it's black. Here are a couple of pics of it and one of the two cars together. Because of a mistake I made early in the fabrication process, the black car actually turned out two inches longer. The only other difference is the black car has a different brand of front hubs. Next race is February 20 at University of South Florida in Tampa. Weather permitting, I should be there with both cars.
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    Wow! I like the custom paint jobs. Nice to see the family name on them. Goodluck at the track.
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    Thanks, Steve. There really isn't much "custom" about them; one car is just plain white and the other is all black. I have my own plotter/cutter, so I am able to do all my own lettering...

    OK, in case it wasn't clear what was happening at that last race, here are a couple of pics I was able to pirate from the Tampa website that illustrate the problem. In the first pic, we are getting ready to start the race. Notice that the front wheels look correct. The front end has 7 degrees of negative camber (wheels lean in at the tops) and 7 degrees of positive caster built into it. In the second pic I am making a hairpin turn a few laps into the race. Notice the inside wheel has increased its negative camber to about 12 - 13 degrees while the outside wheel has decreased to almost 0 degrees. If everything had been working correctly, the opposite would have happened - decreased negative camber on the inside wheel and increased negative camber on the outside wheel. Hopefully I have the problem fixed now.
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    during the latter part of last year i had a download of a fella up in washigton state, an ME who, out of his home garage has been building and developing an all electru=ic 4 dr Nissan Sentra as a dedicated drag car, clockin mid 11 sec ets in succession on a single charge. at last report he was moving to lighter even more powerful and efficient electric motors, he has on at each rear wheel, independantly sprung.
    If anyone knows of or has heard of this car or any further progress since last i knew of it, please reply... i was fascinated by it...the guy has a video on YOU TUBE z" electric drag car "
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    Not sure about that one. Here's an electric vintage Toyota that runs in the high 10's:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrHXdM9f13k
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    hey, thats the exact same car i was speaking of, wasn't really firm on exactly what it was outside of RWD and electric,(actually thought i recalled it being a sentra)at the time i 1st saw it it was still in the 11's...ended up runnin mid 11's, so thats a drop of essentually 2 secs since i 1st saw it....as i say, he was in the process of upgrading motors and batteries at that time....thanx...figured someone HAD to have at least heard of the car!!!!
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    Jim,

    I like the write-up you did here. I am going to post a link from the EA forum to here. It is a good learning tool for anyone who has not built a car before.

    I do have a couple comments though. You can fix the axle/bushing issue and really strengthen up the car by using 20mm bolts as axles. I have seen a lot of 1/2" axles break (they are stressed where they are welded at the head). Have never seen a 20mm axle break.

    Read rule 13.5 on page 9 of the rule book. On your car you must reach outside the car to turn your car off, this is a rule violation. You need to install another switch inside the car or a lot of us add a pull wire to inside the cars. Not a big deal though unless the catch it durring inspection.

    I saw a comment about running split brakes. It really seems odd to someone who is used to working on cars, but splitting the brakes really helps on these cars. the braking effort is shared by both hands instead of all on one hand. It also can really help when turning to have the ability to just use one brake when cornering.

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    Thanks, Aaron. If this write-up helps get one person motivated to build a car and get involved in Electrathon, it has served its purpose. Electrathon is just pure fun.

    You have been at this longer than I have and you see a lot more racing up in your corner of the country, but I have yet to see anyone break a spindle shaft here. I use grade-8 bolts when making the spindles. We have had kids hit curbs and drain grates and break the centers out of wheels or bend front axles, but never broken a spindle. In fact, we've never even bent one! Having said that, if I had known the problem that using the bushings was going to cause, I would have used 20mm bolts just for convenience. Those suckers are heavy, though. The ideal thing would be to chuck the 20mm bolts in a lathe and bore a 3/8 or 7/16 inch hole through the center to lighten them by about 30%.

    I just plain missed and forgot that rule about reaching outside the car! My previous car (the orange one in the early part of this thread) was fully enclosed and had a pull rod inside the car to shut the switch off. Since this car is open and the switch is accessible, I completely overlooked the rule. I will put a rod or cable on it before I race it again and post the "how to" pictures here.

    Since I built the white car above, I have changed it from split brakes to a single lever. I also built the black car with a single lever. I have run brakes both ways in the past (our Blue Sky Aerocoupe still has split brakes) and I agree with you about cornering. You can really stuff a car into a corner hard and use the inside brake to make it "turn in". That's a great feature when doing slalom or gymkhana handling competitions. Unfortunately, some of my students complain that they don't like the split system and can't get used to it, so... single levers it is.
    Jim

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    Jim,

    I totally agree that boring out the center of the bolt would be the way to go. Welding the nut on the spindle and reversing the bolt is good too. That way when you have to pull the tire you do not have to mess with the brakes, the wheel just slides down and off.

    I have seen numerous broken axles. Our tracks around here can be very agressive. Between the rough tracks and agressive cornering it does take a toll. One race I remember (John Day, Oregon) had a downhill run crossing a drain "dip" in the road, then a hard turn to the left. I think I saw that course eat more than 10 front axles in one day! Many of them were grade 8 bolts too. I have yet to see a broken 20mm axle though.

    We definatly do have a lot more races around here. I think Mike Hodgert and I have the record for people who have attended the most races. I have lost the exact number but someplace around 150 races since getting involved. Our primary season is going to start in a couple weeks, we will have a race almost every weekend for a couple months.

    Aaron

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    The Bat and dmorgan - are either of you guys going to Pensacola this coming Saturday (April 17)?

    I didn't make it to this race last year - I'm looking forward to it. Running these cars on a half-mile banked track should feel like running on a superspeedway. Now I'm trying to figure out what gear ratio to run...
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