Cameronc said...

what this is all so confusing why dont you just have a plate on welded onto the frame and bolt the fibreglass seat onto that....

Hi Cameron, if you go back to the beginning, you will see that a number of people suggested that you should do what you think is right. There are absolutely no right answers in this sport, lots of people have tried things and learned, you should do this too.
In regard your question, no reason at all, it's a good solution, just maybe others did not have that material lying around, or because they copied others without thinking.
Now here is what I find close on exciting, you are thinking for yourself, rrather than copying others without thinking. This is potentially progress. Well done, keep stretching your mind.

For what it's worth Cameron, I made a front fork on Saturday in just over 25 minutes and the guts of the frame in 45 minutes, I am using an old seat I had lying round from an old lotus race car = 0 time.
Stubs all done in 15, so 2 months should be mountains of time.

All the above except the stubs was hand tools, ie NO power tools.

Great progress!! Got any pics??

probably too late now, but do you have or use a roller for working your glass and resin?.
please use gloves , even for sanding, a glass splinter can take years to come out of your skin

Just bought the metal all i need now to buy is pedal assembly and axels ( have to get bearings and bushes for wheels and bushes for steering head yet ) just buying rope and pulleys what length of rope will i need and what thickness i have seen some 4.5mm rope and with pulleys and recommendations?

Hi Cameron,
I hope this helps-

rope needs to be about 10mm, locally (in W.A) Bunnings are selling reasonable 30m rolls of suitable rope for around $10.00, which is more than enough for your sheeting rope, you will need a few meters of 5mm to tie your sail to the mast step, the mast and the boom.

The rope from bunnings is sold under the name of -
"GRUNT" multi-purpose rope, 9mm x 30meters.
part/ item number GROOO3 made in china (of course)
distributed by Homewares PTY LTD
P.O. Box 8113, Northland Preston,
VIC, 3072
www.useGRUNT.com

my pulleys were either old ones scrounged from my shed, or taken from an old rowing machine- not ideal, but they were free...
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DIFFERENT TYPES OF STEERING BUSHES
Bushes for your steering will depend on what size steering shaft you are using.

bushes can be bought from the following company (they might have a branch in your area)
This is where you buy FALLSHAW wheels, bushes and wheel bearing adaptors from in W.A.

"EASYROLL MATERIALS HANDLING"
Unit 4 18 Kewdale road, Welshpool, W.A. 6106
PH- 08 6462 9300
FAX-08 6462 9399
EMAIL- [email protected]

Bush part numbers are-SPBSH10-20, and SPBH10-34, at a cost of $2.85 each (you need 2 bushes.
unfortunatly I dont know which number is for which bush.
Bush sizes are as follows
(NOTE- these 2 bushes have a "step" on the outside which gives them 2 usable outside diameters)

grey bush- inside diameter-19.1mm
outside dia.- 31.25mm and 35mm
length- 24.5mm

black bush- inside dia.-20.5mm
outside dia.-31.5 and 35.25mm
length-24.5mm

both these bushes are a "tap-in" fit to common exhaust tube with the following dimensions- inside dia.-35mm approx.
outside dia-38.2mm approx.
wall thickness 1.6mm approx. (you need about 130mm of this tube)

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If you expect to be going over rough ground you might be better off using the following bushes and steel tube as they are lots stronger and the urethane bushes will soak up some of the vibration.

These bushes are probably available from your local 4wd accessories shop, or car parts shop like AUTO ONE, REPCO etc
dont forget that you will need 2 bushes of the appropriate size to suit your steering shaft.

"TERRAIN TAMER" landcruiser leaf spring bush, part number 90389-14056P

inside dia.-20.1mm
outside dia.-40.22mm
length- 43mm

"TERRAIN TAMER" landcruiser leaf spring bush, part number-90385-18021P

inside dia-18.4mm
outside dia-40.1mm
length-43mm

steel tube- (you need about 130mm)
inside dia-40mm approx
outside dia-48mm approx
wall thickness- 4mm approx.

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steel for your pedal assembly will depend on the outside diameter of your steering shaft,
you will need a piece of either round or square tube which slides over the steering shaft, and it is secured to the shaft with a bolt which passes through both the pedal assembly tube and steering shaft (which passes through the 2 nylon or plastic bushes.)

if you look at the photos of our landyacht you can get a pretty good idea of how it all goes together.

I will try and post a copy of a template which you can wrap around the mast tube to show you where to cut and grind to get the 80 degree angle you need.
If you use the template, you will probably need to do some minor grinding or filing to make the mast step fit the chassis tube.

axle extension materials and sizes are on page 6 of this topic thread

thanks everyone


so that template?

What is that tool in previous pics for measuring angles?Never seen one before.

put it on photo bucket or image shack or email me
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dont worry iv done it now anyway thanks anyway

its fine i drew my own template and cut it yesterday on the grinder and it fitted perfect @ 80 degrees now today im just putting mast step brace , finishing flow coat on seat and try and make a start on the front steering

going to cut sail soon ( well mask where to cut and get someone to sew it back up for me) ummm just wondering is it 6 pulleys i need?

you wont need the pulley in the middle of the boom, so that makes 5

could someone please draw on that picture above on where i should cut or ill just cut where i have drawn in photoshop project is due in about a week and a bit and will take about a week to get cut and have back at my house thankyou .