Author Archives: ChaosTheEngineer

Last Monday, our uncle took me, my brother, and our cousin on a roadtrip. We went from eastern Idaho, through western Wyoming and Montana, and then back into northern Idaho. Before we left Idaho, we saw the Devil’s Washbowl gorge and Lemon Falls, then spent the night in a small campground near Swan Valley. Tuesday,Continue reading “Tent Camping”

Last Friday, two of our friends and I went to a demo derby near us. Two of my brothers were supposed to go with us but neither of them ended up going. The first few rounds were barrel racing. One race with a horse, a few with UTVs, and some with dirt bikes. The lastContinue reading “Demo Derby”

About three weeks ago, I got all the stuff to almost completely finish my tank. The new motors work very well so far for moving it, even though they are a little loud. The battery I put in the tank should also last at least three hours with the tank continually driving. The tank withContinue reading “Der Panzer 2.0”

For the last month, I’ve been trying to find a speed controller to control the motors on my tank. All of the speed controllers with the format I need, are for brushed motors and I need a controller for brushless motors. The speed controller controls the motor speed, and some have a switch to controlContinue reading “Speed Controllers”

Yesterday, I started reassembling the front end of the Beep. The bolts that are on both sides of the radiator went in much easier than they came out because all the threads had been heated and the rust removed as I took them out the first time. Now neither fenders line up correctly, because whenContinue reading “Reassembling The Beep”

Since we don’t have room inside the garage for painting the parts properly with a spray gun in a paint booth, I’m just painting it with spray paint outside. When I first started priming the parts, I was next to the pond behind some trees so there was very little wind and sun all day.Continue reading “Painting The Beep”

Two weeks ago, my dad and I went to two junkyards to look for parts for the Beep. The first one we went to mostly had newer military trucks like Humvees, a few Willys jeeps, and larger trucks like the Deuce and a half. The guy that owns the place told us about a differentContinue reading “Junkyards”

A while ago, my friend came over to practice welding on the Beep. We mainly focused on the smaller rust and cut holes. We also tried doing some patches, but they didn’t really turn out too well. Since then, I’ve been watching some people on YouTube that my uncle suggested I watch for automotive weldingContinue reading “Metal Working On The Beep”

This year for Christmas, I got a sandblasting cabinet for the smaller parts on the Beep. My dad got it for me because it’s really hard to clean all the smaller parts with the sanding or wire wheels. So far, I’ve cleaned one of the front tow hooks and two brackets, as well as theContinue reading “Sand Blasting”

Yesterday, our friends from church came over to do gingerbread houses. When they got here, the two older of them and the older three of us went out to the trampoline for a bit while the icing on the houses dried. When we came in we found that they still hadn’t dried enough, and foundContinue reading “Minibikes”