1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

@Wulf we made it most of the way up Yankee Boy but I turned back since Courtney was getting nervous, and I didn’t quite feel comfortable going up the last part without a locker.

 

Good bot

 

Hmm...anyone know where I can buy some aluminum rods, but small enough to run a long bolt through?

I could go delrin but would like to maintain an industrial sort of look.

I've found a lot but all are pre-cut or outrageously priced.

Minimum length of 4" but prefer 5"; goal is to run a long bolt through as I want to build a little pedestal for my joystick and throttle.

The "legs" will be 2 flat panels I bolt in together with the use of the spacers.

 

Should've given her the beans







































































and given the truck some throttle too

 

McMaster ?

 

Tried already; they have a ton and I just wanted unthreaded.

Their non-threaded stuff comes in short lengths and the only thing that's "cut yourself" is polypropylene.

I'm wanting to stick with metal.

I'd think that black side panels with chrome hardware (or aluminum spacer) would look good for a subtle contrast.

 

2pcs 6063 T5 Round Aluminum Tube, 15mm/0.59" OD x 13mm/0.51" ID,300mm (11.81") Length Metals Tubing Seamless Aluminum Straight Pipe Tubing

$11 2pcs 6063 T5 Round Aluminum Tube, 15mm/0.59" OD x 13mm/0.51" ID,300mm (11.81") Length Metals Tubing Seamless Aluminum Straight Pipe Tubing

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NSDB8DH


like that?

 

There we go! Wonder if they have shorter lengths otherwise I could chop those up in half.

Appreciate it sir; google-fu was weak today.

 

Started packing a mini run-n-gun kit to go record in NC when the outer bands of the storm came but she looks like she'll behave herself up here. A scenario I much prefer.

 

She could have committed a bunch of crimes and blamed it on the worm.

 

Nice

 

Alright; ordered!

Will be running M8 bolts which, paired with the aluminum spacers now should be plenty strong.

 

Any of you use a FF fork? LibreWolf, PaleMoon?

 

All of my foxes are unforked.

 

haha my fox is unforked too, but been curious, more on wolf than moon

 

CoNcEpT

(rough draft, more to do still)

 

shit

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ap4BrNqW6c0

 

Ew, dct! I guess it depends on the gen of mini, I know our R56 was very raw and analog feeling and being a manual helped. Its what made it such a fun car, you felt the road through your ass, the engine throw your feet and the steering wheel had amazing weight when loaded up in the corners so you had a good feel for when it would want to push. I still think my brz had better steering feels but it's hard to say which one is a better drivers car. The rwd probably wins by a slim margin, but I think most car people who look down on the mini, if they drove one on a curvy road, would smile ear to ear and change their tune.

 

These are going to be a challenge.