Building a Cyclekart with my Son for one of this school projects. It's loosely based on an Austin 7.
After deliberating about building a cyclekart for almost 3 years its time to get cracking and start a build.
The original plan and early design drawings were to be based on an Austin 7 Ulster Special, but I'm having second thoughts and could possible do an ERA or even a replica of a family member's Hudson Terraplane Special he raced at the 1938 and 1939 Australian Grand Prix's.
Always loved the Morgans! Quirky good looks and lightweight, glorious motorcycle type engines and such great performance.
With my retirement looming and the cost of participating in the "Classic Motorsports" getting progressively further out of reach, the idea of "spirited demonstrations" in a home-built Cyclekart has a lot of appeal.
I have been watching the development of the 'sport' since the early Stevenson days in the USA and I am looking forward to applying some of a lifetime of knowledge and basic skills to this project.
If past performance is any guide....this may not be a fast process, but I will document it here, to the end.
Cheers, Daryl.
Build page for a 1930s Amilcar inspired Cyclekart. First time builder so the learning curve is steep.
Just finished exhaust made from plumbing pipes cut off the joining pieces and melted together with a soldering iron a little bit of builders bog coat of paint
Sharing details and photos from my cyclekart build. Inspiration is the Austin Seven 'White Rabbit', a special which was rebuilt from the wreck of a prior racer in the mid 1930's and went on to (believe it or not) race at LeMans in 1937 or so.
Hi all.
Been a long time coming, and a couple of years collecting parts, but I'm finally ready to start on my first Cyclekart. I have enough parts to make 2, but I'm hoping to make 4 so we call enjoy them. I may start a YouTube channel for this build, I'll see how I go. Just pics for now.
I'm in Sth East Victoria. Anyone local wanting to get together and give each other a chop out here and there, and talk shop, drop me a line.
My second Cyclekart build and another Brooklands era boat-tailed car. There's just something about those sleek lines.
I have built a cyclekart. I would like to meet or at least have contact with other members. I have a paddock which may suit while the group is small. Cheers Swifty
working with Inscape FreeCad and LibreCad trying to work out size and wheel base very generic nothing set in stone my main issue will be width and length it trial & error time
Well you’ve piqued my interest.. Heading down the rabbit hole of research and resources..
Have some images.. And a few ideas..
Cheer’s Tim
My Cyclekart is nearing completion. Pretty well only need paint and upholstery . I will start uploading build photos to show what I've been up to.since June 2023.
I'm interested in meeting with any NSW enthusiasts. It would be good to get a few of these Karts together
The fist thing I noticed about the Alpha Romeo P2, apart from its classical stance, was the way that the chassis rails follow the aerofoiled body while remaining flush with the outer skin, even as chassis bows up and over the rear axle.
I decided to include the original car's chassis design into my Cyclekart design. which may or may not be a wise decision for a first time builder. Not that I don't have any fabrication experience. My shed is full of half finished project that my family would love to take you for a tour of if you tell them I'm starting a new one.
The CKP2 will be construct of an original steel chassis which will hopefully be rigid enough to pass a torsion and beaming test (a 100+kg man jumping up and down). If strength needs to be added I will add some space frame elements hidden within the body.
The wheel at this stage will be 17-1.60 Chinese pit bike rims with 17-2.50 trail type tyres. I will upgrade these later if they don't cut the Mustard (or if they don't corner and run straight through someone's picnic lunch and accidently do cut the mustard).
The seat will be dropped slightly through the chassis rails and I have enough space between the chassis rails to achieve this.
At this stage I'm thinking a live rear axle driving both rear wheels with no diff, which is a a deviation from the original Alpha Romeo P2 but this is not set in concrete. (so only part Italian then??).
The body skins will be formed aluminium unless it gets too hard. In this case some sections may be fibreglass formed over a shaped foam form.
Anyway better get to work on it. I'll keep this page updated as I go.
Cheers
