totm mechanical things - piston car

[klond]

 I wanted just a little more exposure than kerbalx alone, so I'm posting here for your viewing pleasure.

 Lots of things going on here - full steering rack with steering wheel, a rear axle with coupler, 2x gear stepdown.  Even found a spot to put a fuel tank.  No mods.

 The worst thing?  Steering wheel is on the wrong side of the car.  

video

 

piston car

 

 

 

[OrbitalBuzzsaw]

Damn.

[Bubbadevlin]

Dang..! those pistons are GENIUS! and I thought my walker was complex... this thing is AMAZING!

[Majorjim!]

Yup as far as stock mechanics go this thing is the most impressive machine I have ever seen! 

 Awesome work man, truly. 

[katateochi]

That is some brilliant engineering! I've added it to the Dev's Pick hangar on KerbalX

45 minutes ago, klond said:

 The worst thing?  Steering wheel is on the wrong side of the car.  

Looks perfectly fine from where I'm standing! *sips tea

[fourfa]

w...wat

[TwinKerbal]

actually some cars have steering wheels on the opposite sides

[Majorjim!]

I'm surprised @Azimech doesn't have anything to say about this.

first ever stock piston powered craft? 

 I think he's too stunned to reply. ;-) 

 you should post this to Reddit man!

[luizopiloto]

KrakenTech™ ChuckNorris LvL...

[esinohio]

This is just amazing.  I can only imagine the amount of design time in this one.

[Dman979]

inb4 ToTM.

Seriously, man, nice work here. I'd never have thought to use the antennas as teeth for the gears.

[Azimech]

Great job, Klond! I'll feature this one in the piston engine topic :-)

Maybe I can interest you in my mod Kerbal Piston Engines? I'm working on a first release, I hope later this week.

Edited September 5, 2016 by Azimech

[Frybert]

[Pena]

Thank you for sharing!

I tend to feel that the parts selection we have is not enough to be creative... you have pretty much proved that I just have to try harder :-)

Awesome contraption!

[klond]

 Thank you all for looking.  Your comments have really helped justify the time it took to complete.  Quite the ego boost.

 Alot of the parts ideas are borrowed.  Majorjim was using the antenna for stuff before I even got here.  Erasmusguy, I swear I saw him make gear teeth with them, so it really was a community effort in discovering what parts can do.

 Majorjim, I don't post on reddit, although I do read it.  Feel free to post on my behalf for that sweet karma.

[Azimech]

You can use my clutch if you like :-) But wait for 1.2, the wheels can't handle it right now.

[klond]

 

4 minutes ago, Azimech said:

You can use my clutch if you like :-) But wait for 1.2, the wheels can't handle it right now.

 A 2 speed gearbox would be hot.

 I tried to do 4wd, too complicated for me.  I tried to do a real differential - was too floppy and I abandoned it - the frame already flexes under it's own weight.  I had spent so much time with the current features I just had to close it up and call it good.  Still overjoyed with the result.  We can always do more later.

 I need a little break and I'll probably pause on car stuff and work on something else.  I haven't left the runway in so long.

 

[Majorjim!]

Just now, klond said:

 Thank you all for looking.  Your comments have really helped justify the time it took to complete.  Quite the ego boost.

 Alot of the parts ideas are borrowed.  Majorjim was using the antenna for stuff before I even got here.  Erasmusguy, I swear I saw him make gear teeth with them, so it really was a community effort in discovering what parts can do.

 Majorjim, I don't post on reddit, although I do read it.  Feel free to post on my behalf for that sweet karma.

I have only just started posting stuff there recently. I think I will only post videos as it is a massive boost having that many eyes to view my YT vids.

 I may post a link there of your craft soon though mate. It's worth a look. Start a profile there if you have time though. It will be worth it I think.

I really look forward to seeing what else you come up with.

[The_Rocketeer]

On 04/09/2016 at 6:57 PM, klond said:

The worst thing?  Steering wheel is on the wrong side of the car.

Ok, ok... nice job.

I think the worst thing is you built a car and put a 2-stroke in it. This is a glorified tuk-tuk.

[Azimech]

2 hours ago, The_Rocketeer said:

Ok, ok... nice job.

I think the worst thing is you built a car and put a 2-stroke in it. This is a glorified tuk-tuk.

Nothing wrong with a good two-stroke diesel

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Yes, this is KSP.

[The_Rocketeer]

1 minute ago, Azimech said:

Nothing wrong with a good two-stroke diesel

Just the noise

But credit where it's due, your KSP-fu is strong

[Majorjim!]

6 hours ago, Azimech said:

Yes, this is KSP.

Yup, just heavily modded.

[klond]

 I am honored (and slightly embarrassed) to be temporarily stickied.  There's a lot of good people on here.  'Really diggin' all the submarines and carriers lately.

 I wanna mention the awesomeness that is KerbalX.  Please support @katateochi here.

 Don't forget to buy KSP stuff so the updates keep coming.

 Piston engine thread is here.

Edited October 2, 2016 by klond

[Majorjim!]

3 hours ago, klond said:

temporarily stickied

Very well deserved!

[TheDestroyer111]

On 9/4/2016 at 7:57 PM, klond said:

 I wanted just a little more exposure than kerbalx alone, so I'm posting here for your viewing pleasure.

 Lots of things going on here - full steering rack with steering wheel, a rear axle with coupler, 2x gear stepdown.  Even found a spot to put a fuel tank.  No mods.

 The worst thing?  Steering wheel is on the wrong side of the car.  

video

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piston car

 

 

 

WOW, somebody finally found a use for piston engines in KSP! HOORAY

Edited October 2, 2016 by TheDestroyer111