SXOR single seater build

hokie_yj · Sep 30, 2024

No progress to update because today was day 39 in a row of 12+ hr shifts. But I did get with Lee from Partially Committed Racing today to spend some of that money before my pocket could even start to smolder. I ordered up some Branik 40 spline 300M party shafts for the rear axle and also the rest of the parts from Gearworks to build the 10" 3rd member for the front axle.

ridered3 · Oct 1, 2024

hokie_yj said:
No progress to update because today was day 39 in a row of 12+ hr shifts. But I did get with Lee from Partially Committed Racing today to spend some of that money before my pocket could even start to smolder. I ordered up some Branik 40 spline 300M party shafts for the rear axle and also the rest of the parts from Gearworks to build the 10" 3rd member for the front axle.

That's still progress!

hokie_yj · Oct 22, 2024

I've been slowly working on figuring out new mounts for the trans and Atlas. I had to do a good bit of trimming on the trans mount for it to work upside down and also had to do a lot of trimming on the Atlas shifter base and swap one of the socket head bolts for a button head, but it all clears now.

The Atlas mount will go to the tube right above it. I'll add a tube across where the trans mount is with a disconnect in it. The three tubes you can see in the picture all have disconnects on the end of them and that whole piece comes out of the chassis.

ridered3 · Oct 22, 2024

Looks super fun...

hokie_yj · Oct 28, 2024

Got in a little over an hour on it this morning before work. The trans mount is sorted out and tacked in. If I can get up in the morning I'll work on the Atlas mount. I'll probably add a fancy little dimpled plate between the tabs on both of them to strengthen them up. I'll also add a vertical tube down to the bottom of the chassis to help support it all.

ridered3 · Oct 28, 2024

Always good to see parts/pieces going back together!

hokie_yj · Oct 29, 2024

I couldn't sleep last night so I got up about 2:30 and went to the shop. I got the atlas mount finished up and the gusset plate for the trans mount is almost done.

There's only a few groups of people in life that you can tell that you woke up at 2:30 in the morning and mounted a tranny, and they won't blink an eye.

ridered3 · Oct 29, 2024

hokie_yj · Oct 30, 2024

Didn't have much time this morning, but I got the gusset plate for the trans mount done and tacked in. The vertical support tube is cut, notched, and ready to weld up.

TBItoy · Oct 31, 2024

fancy

hokie_yj · Nov 4, 2024

I had a few minutes in the shop this afternoon. I got everything welded up and painted. I need to pull the atlas back out and seal up the adapter and it can start going back together.

hokie_yj · Nov 11, 2024

The Atlas is in and buttoned up. Most of the interior will probably stay out until it closer to ready to wheel. It needs new batteries and it would have to come back out to put them in, and I'm not going to buy the batteries until it's ready. Still waiting on shafts from Branik and parts from Gearworks to get the rear axle buttoned up. I guess soon I'll throw the new front housing up on the table and start getting it laid out.