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Put a spring in the base so that it moves slightly. Then wire in a switch so that as soon as it starts to move it sets off a large air horn. Just hope they don't have a heart attack!!!

Thanks for the advice guys. I will give it a shot. It's for a formula car that's getting a ZX-10R transplant. The bike engine already has a very nice Ti exhaust, but I need to re-route it for use in the car.

For reverse, mount a ring gear between the driveshaft and diff yolk. Then use a starter to drive it backwards. You can even get real lightweight starters to keep things light. Looks like a cool project. I really like the look of that RC car. Like a modern George Barris.

Anyone here have experience doing this? I have a couple parts I may want to make, as well as modify some Exhaust tubing that's made of Ti. I'm guessing I will have to make a chamber for welding it? Think about using an small benchtop sand blasting cabinet, but looking for other ideas before I go...

Understandable, just didn't want to see you get frustrated thinking it was you when it may be the equipment. The little 140 and 180 Lincoln's that canadian tire sells are awesome little welders.

It's very hard to get straight good looking beads on flat steel. Start putting some pieces together, and the edge your welding will help guide you straight. Also, I know it's a little late, and better than nothing, but those mastercraft welders are know to be junk. After you get the hang of it...

Not long enough. Hence why I'm going to the bigger bottles My helmet won't be staying there. I'm hoping to pick up a little tig in th next year or so and it will go down below.

Erat, that there is funny. I count 23 without the ones on the bench!!!

Thanks, Got the mig mounted tonight. I don't have the big bottles yet so I just strapped the little ones on half assed. Going to make a propper mount for the big bottles. Still have to make a reel for the cables. And I'm not sure what to put beside the welder on top. Any ideas?

I had a really small welding cart for my mig to slide under the bench on with the bottle tilted over. Well I'm going through too much gas for the small bottles, so I'm switching to bigger ones and thus needed a new cart. I wanted something a little different looking so went with this

Router would be the easiest for a few pieces. You could make that with a custom ground cutting tool and a 4 jaw chuck on a lathe (depending on size of the part) on a mill with the boring bar, fly cutter, rotary table, or cnc mill or cnc lathe it. Many ways to skin a cat. But again I would say...

I'm pretty sure the only advantage is aero. If you look on the aircraft spruce website they have aero tubing similar to what nastyzen built and they list the equivalent tubing diameter for strength comparison and it is always quite a bit smaller. And it makes sense because you will loose...

Anyone ever done this? I've got the opportunity to get a solid brake and have an idea how to convert it over, but wondering if anyone here has seen this done before?

Ordered from them a little while back. Decent quality stuff

You could easily mount the springs inside the frame so there is nothing on the top rail. I don't have an issue with the bolts sticking up so I went the easiest route. Just need to pick up some proper length bolts now