Fabrication opinions (Page 1/2)
MidEngineManiac JAN 08, 08:08 PM
Last season i had a couple of problems on wet roads with the motor controller getting wet and shutting down (yeh, I got to wait until it dried out). Soooo, I want to move it up higher, something like this.



Current configuration is like this



Printing up a couple of brackets and installing the support tube for the "tank" controller box itself is no problem, but I have 2 options for the box itself, I can design and print one which is a YUGE pita and will have to be done in about 8 pieces and glued/screwed together BUT is 100% plastic (PETg probably) so there will never be any short/grounding issues.

#2 is to pick up a used motorcycle gas tank, do a little cutting and printing some trim pieces and using that, but that re-introduces possible moisture issues.

My temporary solution last year was to zip-tie some plastic bags around the unit to waterproof it, and that worked short-term but really isnt a permanent fix.....and besides, with the skull headlight and tail-light, and skeleton hand mirrors, I want a nice rib-cage controller box !!

Both options are about the same work and cost, so which one seems better to you guys ?
maryjane JAN 08, 09:21 PM
Look at the way Honda has always done their 4 wheelers. I have one, ride it in mud and deep water frequently (at least weekly) , as well as in rain and have never had a problem with any of it. (I did relocate the battery away from behind and above the left rear wheel just because i went with a battery from a Fiero instead of the high priced ATV battery that usually lasted only 1 year and the car battery wouldn't fit under there anyway)
Water proof connections are the key. That 4 wheeler was under my house during the 2017 flood and got water up to the seat for 36 hours and nothing was harmed and I didn't even attempt to start it until about 4 months after the flood. The only thing I had to go into was the carb.

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williegoat JAN 08, 09:44 PM

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Originally posted by maryjane:

Water proof connections are the key.



Yep.

This is what you need:
Jake_Dragon JAN 08, 10:38 PM
You want to modify your scooter just do it, you don't need a reason other that you want to.
randye JAN 08, 10:41 PM

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Originally posted by Jake_Dragon:

You want to modify your scooter just do it, you don't need a reason other that you want to.



I'm pretty sure that has "that new car smell"......
MidEngineManiac JAN 09, 12:32 AM
If THAT smell like a new car, a visist to the doc may be in order.
williegoat JAN 09, 05:23 AM

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Originally posted by MidEngineManiac:

If THAT smell like a new car, a visist to the doc may be in order.
MidEngineManiac JAN 09, 12:10 PM
Besides, when has ANY of us ever been able to leave a machine alone the way it rolled out of the factory !
2.5 JAN 10, 12:49 PM

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Charger too

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82-T/A [At Work] JAN 10, 03:38 PM

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Is this real? I've never seen a Charger that looks like this before! Was this a limited run / body style? Or someone did this as custom?