PROJECT SIMPLEX

[WillH]

Engine positioned very close to final location. Mount holes drilled but plate not welded to frame just yet. About 1/2" clearance, valve cover to tank rail.

[Ricks]

That should hold up nice.  I did one with a store bought Kart mount that was 1/8" and it just tore from vibration.  I redid it with a homemade 1/4" bolt in and that was much better.

[WillH]

The original mount was two 1/8" plates riveted together to make 1/4". I ground the rivets off and took the top section off, leaving the two side pieces welded to the frame. I will weld the new plate to these two pieces. I have the Honda engine as low as it can sit and still be  level to the original engine which was my goal. I have just enough clearance between the valve cover and the tank rail to bolt on the top engine brace. I originally wanted to mount the engine the same distance from the crankshaft to the kickstart shaft as the original, so that I could use the original kickstart pieces without modification but that wasn't practical. It will still work but just a little more tinkering.

Will

[Ricks]

Looking forward to how you do the kick starter!  Keep us updated on the progress please.

[Ricks]

Will, any updates?

[Bruce]

Curious how things are coming along?

[Stevo]

Frame fixed with new down tubes and now in expoxy primer.

This is my Simplex #1.

[kartjockey]

Way to go Stevo.  They all start with ONE!

[Stevo]

My Simplex #1 is now in gloss black paint.

[kartjockey]

Nice Stevo!  That is looking nice!

[Scooter4]

Good morning,
I am glad I read this posting because I dug the corks out of my 49K thinking someone else did that maybe they lost the metal plugs and so I put metal plugs back in.
Better take them out and get some cork.
Scooter

[kartjockey]

yes, my '40 Serviglide has them by the seat. My '48 had them.

[pd]

Now I feel all left out .

My '57 just has the metal caps .

Pete .