"K" series buggy

Radar

Radar

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awsome build baloo you have talent ..it looks the dogs nuts and well thought out
keep up the good work


Radar
 
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Baloo

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Radar":2wt7s6ns said:
awsome build baloo you have talent ..it looks the dogs nuts and well thought out
keep up the good work


Radar
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hello chaps,
                  thanks Radar, l havent given up on the buggy despite the apparent lack of progress,  l have no heating in the garage and motivation seems to be lacking on these cold dark nights  :eek:
when faced with the choice of working in the garage or going indoors and doing something in the warm well l'm getting old and soft these days  ::)
one of my other intrests is playing with the video camera, bolting it on the buggy etc, l made a new camera mount the other night from some bits off an old radio controlled car,  l should be able to pan/tilt and zoom using radio while its bolted on a buggy  :eek:  should get some good shots of buggys racing, maybe,
here's the mount

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and despite not wanting to work in the cold garage l dont find any problem in getting my self out in the cold with my mates buggy

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and heres a little vid with the camera bolted on the roll cage               

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM1lF1Vrfao

Andy
 
Mini Mad Max

Mini Mad Max

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Camera mount obviously ;D It does sound like you have some bad vibrations though... could do with some rubber mounts etc for anti vibration purposes ;)
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Phaeton

Phaeton

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No vibration noise when I watched the video, but than I don;t have sound on my PC maybe that was the reason  ???

Alan...
 
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Baloo

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Phaeton":2ip6vvtt said:
No vibration noise when I watched the video, but than I don;t have sound on my PC maybe that was the reason  ???

Alan...
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no noise for me either, l have never had sound on the computer, l must be missing out on lots of noise problems then, thank god l at least have pictures  ;)
 
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Lime&Orange

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Dont suppose you have the measurements of engine/box bare and with bits added? (starter motor etc)

Might of been asked before (only read page 1 & page 5 haha) but why the k series over the toyota?
 
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Baloo

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Lime&Orange":381hg14s said:
Dont suppose you have the measurements of engine/box bare and with bits added? (starter motor etc)

Might of been asked before (only read page 1 & page 5 haha) but why the k series over the toyota?
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hi
l can give you any measurement you want as the buggy is sat in the garage only 10 feet from the computer, let me  know what measurement you want,

l dident set off thinking of using the rover engine it sort of just happened, but it all makes sense when you look  at it, the mr2 engine is so heavy you need an hgv licence to drive anything with one in it,  :) l sold the one l had to Lee as he was having trouble with the 2 he already had for his buggy, whilst it is more powerfull than the K series its is severly disadvantaged by its own wieght, it only lasted one event before it stripped the clutch bare,
the k series seems to have much more going for it, its light enough that l can pick it up and walk with it, it comes in a varity of capacities from 1100cc to 1800cc, it very easy to find one there are thousands of mgf's coming to the end of thier useful lives let alone the millions of rovers that you can buy for tuppence, there are tuning bits around for the lotus boys who use the same engine in the elise if you think 150 bhp  from the vvc version is not enough, but probally what swung it for me is the cvt gear box that comes in the metro and the steptronic gearbox in the mgf that allows you to change gear using paddles mounted on the steering wheel, cool on a buggy or what, lol
plus by using the mgf/metro subframe you save an awful lot of fabricating since all the suspension geromerty is already worked out for you, no need to make any suspension just join the front and rear subframes with a bit of box section, be a lot more work trying to use the mr2 engine and box but who knows it might be neally as quick  ;)
 
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biddleboy

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well said andy ime on it allready no pictures yet but ive cut the steel and once again thanks for lending me those sub frames
 
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jason_l

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Trust me the K series engine sounds alot easier than a Toyota engine  :D

As you have said Baloo as the K series engine was mounted into the mgf you already have the rear subframe setup exactly how you want it. I did look at the mr2 mk1 engine but didn't go down that route. The starlet GT engine im using is very similar but only 1.3 and its Turbo charged. From what i understand though it shares almost the same gearbox as the mr2. In fact the clutch's are the same, its just a few other things that differ.

Like you say the hardpart is taking a front mounted engine and adapting it to fit in the rear subframe of a buggy. This has been where the majority of my problems have been, and continue to be. The suspension has been a pain in the arse and i have had to redesign the back of the buggy! There are three reasons why i went down the Toyota Route though. 1: Im really into my Toyota's, and although i know only a little about engines i know more about Toyota engines. 2: The K series conversion was underway by a few members so wanted to do aomething different. and 3: the guy helping my is a toyota specialist.

Anyway, enough blabering from me, How is the buggy coming along? we want more updates  ;D

Jason :D
 
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Baloo

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hi Jason
 
l dont really think there is anything wrong with the toyota engine other than its weight,  Lee needed one for his long travel buggy so l sold him mine and while l was looking for a replacement l fell over an mgf with body damage and that was it,  but it does have some plus points using the front and rear subframes means you only have to mak ethe cockpit out of some 40x40 box and its job done, l dont see why it should cost more than £750 finished 

will be some more progress soon, l have no heating in the workshop and the wind howles through like an express train so l gave up about november time but its getting warm enough to get back out there, will be back on it soon

edit: was getting warm now its bloody freezing again
Andy
 
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offroad 68

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Baloo":32158336 said:
hi Jason
 
l dont really think there is anything wrong with the toyota engine other than its weight,  Lee needed one for his long travel buggy so l sold him mine and while l was looking for a replacement l fell over an mgf with body damage and that was it,  but it does have some plus points using the front and rear subframes means you only have to mak ethe cockpit out of some 40x40 box and its job done, l dont see why it should cost more than £750 finished 

will be some more progress soon, l have no heating in the workshop and the wind howles through like an express train so l gave up about november time but its getting warm enough to get back out there, will be back on it soon

edit: was getting warm now its bloody freezing again
Andy
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Buy a heater and get it finished ;D
I feel I must stand up for the mr2 engine, Especially as it was baloos idea in the first place ;D Yes it is a bit on the heavy side but its cheap £120 for damaged car, good power, if a pain to wire up, the clutch was due to Dave pressing the clutch pedal instead of the fiddle brake. Don't forget the k series does have a good appetite for head gaskets but then again the mr2 has a bit of an appetite for big ends ;)
Come on Andy get yur finger out and get it up and running, might inspire me to get ny mr2 buggy going as well ;D
 
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Baloo

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lol yes the k series does have a reputation for needing a head gasket every 50,000 mile, but if you fit one when you biuld the buggy  it will be more than see the life of the buggy out,
l need more than a heater though, the track is water logged, have you seen the state of the ground out there,  l need under track heating  and land drains installed lol
 
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