Double Pane Window Glass
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BeanAnimal
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miatawnt2b
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8136730#post8136730 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BeanAnimal
I dunno... a friend had is 900CC GSXR run over by a car. the engine was fine and free. We welded it to a cheap go-cart frame and equiped the steering wheel with a clutch and the seat with a lever shifter. 900CC go cart with 5 speeds and and 1/5 the weight of the bike that the engine used to propel to 180 MPH.
5 people who live for speed and danger and 10 minutes in the parking lot with the beast, we ALL realized that though it was free, it was a VERY BAD idea. 2 hours after that the torches were back out and the beast was reduced to scrap and the "free" engine given to the local bike shop.
Just because something is free, does not mean that you MUST find a way to use it
Bean, was this in the Bellevue area? Sounds very very very familiar to me.
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Carman34L
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boy bean that sound right up my ally, We took a single seat sand rail that had a VW w-4 motor put a supercharged Chevy LT1 w/ a 2 speed power glide. with street tires it would almost flip over. It didnt weigh more then 1000 lbs wet. That was alot of fun till we cracked the tube frame 
RichConley
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8136730#post8136730 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BeanAnimal
I dunno... a friend had is 900CC GSXR run over by a car. the engine was fine and free. We welded it to a cheap go-cart frame and equiped the steering wheel with a clutch and the seat with a lever shifter. 900CC go cart with 5 speeds and and 1/5 the weight of the bike that the engine used to propel to 180 MPH.
5 people who live for speed and danger and 10 minutes in the parking lot with the beast, we ALL realized that though it was free, it was a VERY BAD idea. 2 hours after that the torches were back out and the beast was reduced to scrap and the "free" engine given to the local bike shop.
Just because something is free, does not mean that you MUST find a way to use it
Sounds kind of like the Trebuchet I built in the back yard. Materials were free, but it certainly wasnt a good idea.
BeanAnimal
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Even the stupidest members our go-cart project were smart enough (scared enough) of the machine that they wanted nothing to do with it. After they saw me and 2 others attempt to control the beast... they realized that death was a certainty if we continued to play with the toy. It got very little traction due to the HUGE amount of torque. The back wheels did a lot of spinning and the front wheels did little for steering. It did out of control donuts and was terrifying to drive at high speed. I have been on racing carts (not amusment park crap, but real racers before.... they had real suspensions, balanced wheels with lots of surface area, and nowhere near that kind of power.. and they did 80 MPH easily... just not 0-80 like this contraption did. It was more like a dragster and handle in the corners about as well as one.
Trebuchet.. Yeah, I have thought about building one a few times. Thats another good way to get into trouble.
maitawn, no it was in Myrtle Beach SC. The test track was the parking lot of our condo complex... parked cars, grass islands and all. I honestly had the shakes after my second ride. Something in my core begged to keep going... I thought I was being a wus until the rest of the gang who is as fearless, had the same reaction. Were talkin guys who drive 9 second drag cars, race F1 superbikes (they guys on TV) and guys who were Abrams tank gunners and drivers. Not a sinlge one of us wanted anything to do with the death machine.
Sorry to get so OT.... it's kinda funny though, it's been years since I even thought about that insane afternoon. The story about how the bike got run over is just as funny
A friend was out of gas pushing the bike to the gas station up the street from the condo. Redneck in big truck with big tires and big rebel flag swerved at him and threw an empty bottle, bouncing it off of said freinds head. Said friend instantly flew the universal sign of discontent and verbalized his feelings to said redneck as the truck sped away. Said redneck (seeing the universal sign of discontent in his rearview mirror, slammed on the brakes, threw bigfoot in reverse reaching a speed of at least 30 miles an hour and backed over the bike as said friend dove out of the way. Mr redneck then slammed bigfoot into drive and ran over the bike again for good measure while flying the bird and yelleing something in redneckese as he sped away, glass packs vibrating, V8 roaring and tires sqeeling.
It had to be one of the funniest, most surreal things I think I have ever seen. Even the police officer and insurance adjuster could not contain their laughter.
Anyway back to glass.
Trebuchet.. Yeah, I have thought about building one a few times. Thats another good way to get into trouble.
maitawn, no it was in Myrtle Beach SC. The test track was the parking lot of our condo complex... parked cars, grass islands and all. I honestly had the shakes after my second ride. Something in my core begged to keep going... I thought I was being a wus until the rest of the gang who is as fearless, had the same reaction. Were talkin guys who drive 9 second drag cars, race F1 superbikes (they guys on TV) and guys who were Abrams tank gunners and drivers. Not a sinlge one of us wanted anything to do with the death machine.
Sorry to get so OT.... it's kinda funny though, it's been years since I even thought about that insane afternoon. The story about how the bike got run over is just as funny
A friend was out of gas pushing the bike to the gas station up the street from the condo. Redneck in big truck with big tires and big rebel flag swerved at him and threw an empty bottle, bouncing it off of said freinds head. Said friend instantly flew the universal sign of discontent and verbalized his feelings to said redneck as the truck sped away. Said redneck (seeing the universal sign of discontent in his rearview mirror, slammed on the brakes, threw bigfoot in reverse reaching a speed of at least 30 miles an hour and backed over the bike as said friend dove out of the way. Mr redneck then slammed bigfoot into drive and ran over the bike again for good measure while flying the bird and yelleing something in redneckese as he sped away, glass packs vibrating, V8 roaring and tires sqeeling.
It had to be one of the funniest, most surreal things I think I have ever seen. Even the police officer and insurance adjuster could not contain their laughter.
Anyway back to glass.
30mini
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So, you might be a Redneck if you like running over bikes b/c you threw a bottle at someone and they didnt shoot you? That is one funny story, if I do say so myself! And, like Bean said, back to glass.
I asked the person here that is in charge of the glass here, and he has used it in his greenhouse, and even cut it a few times to fit. Anyways, I don't think that it is tempered, so I'm gonna give it a shot and see what I can do!
