Chitti Chitti Bang......Zap? (or a $2013 tale of two Citi-Cars)

petegossett wrote: I understand not having time to finish the controller, but I fail to see why could couldn't just install a big knife-switch as a throttle for now?

Lol-Believe me it has crossed my mind. I have the schematic for a slightly less dangerous than knife switch relay/resistor based controller in my head. I refer to it as my "death box" controller. If that was all it would take to make it go well I would do it. The problem is the car still needs pretty much everything done. I'm headed out to the garage now and I'm naively hoping it will only take me an hour or so to get the car capable of rolling onto the trailer.

I subscribed to this thread but didn't get any updates, so I am a little late. It looks like you have your brakes taken care of already. I can't find my brake pictures, I used Willwood PS-1 calipers, and rotors meant for a disc brake kit on a golf kart.

Ever have a nightmare that you left the house naked?

MrJoshua wrote:

Okay, now I'm starting to understand the appeal of this thing.

Turns out I didn't need the parts that weren't in my kit. They are no longer used.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gqQ99s4Ywnw&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DgqQ99s4Ywnw

i saw a pic of this at the challenge. did it run?

and i love adam sandler. thanks for that.

In reply to Dusterbd13: unfortunately no. We ran out of time. Should be drivable soon.

Wait a minute! I resent that!

It ran. It ran just fine!

Not too fast, but I was proud to be the single horsepower on it's maiden voyage while you drove it!

In reply to SVreX: you are indeed strong as a horse:

So strong this the two of us just carried it off of the trailer. (It might just be really light )

Thanks for bringing the car to The Show. I took several photos of the tires on it. Sweet.

Any updates?

Did you see on Counting Cars that Rollie just bought one of these.

Is anyone else thinking: Add a section behind the door, maybe a foot (Like the way they make limos longer). Then lower the frame work on the base. Mount the driver seat more on the floor, and the batteries behind him.

It would make the wheel base longer, make the car look less stubby (I.E. make it look sleeker), and lower the center of gravity. These seem like good things.

I'm a paint and body guy with a welder, so that's the way I think.

(Yesterday I just happened to be looking over the photos I took at "The Show", and I go thinking.)

My son pointed out the car in the magazine and I tried to explain to him what was going on. He seemed confused. I still think it's potentially awesome.

spin_out wrote: Is anyone else thinking: Add a section behind the door, maybe a foot (Like the way they make limos longer). Then lower the frame work on the base. Mount the driver seat more on the floor, and the batteries behind him. It would make the wheel base longer, make the car look less stubby (I.E. make it look sleeker), and lower the center of gravity. These seem like good things. I'm a paint and body guy with a welder, so that's the way I think. (Yesterday I just happened to be looking over the photos I took at "The Show", and I go thinking.)

That would all be good for performance but I like how stubby the car looks