Problems with building a kart

[Burning Rubber]

I was going to build a go-kart but couldn't find a way to get the engines power to the wheel because the sprocket would sit on the outside of the wheel because i'm using the rear wheel off a scooter with the band brake on one side and the sprocket on the other. also i don't have any tools for putting the sprocket o the same side as the brake. Does anyone have any ideas??

[buggyman]

What's stopping you from simply removing the sproket or the break from one side and mounting it on the other? You can make a hub that will work if you have the machinery.

[robertdjung]

http://www.diygokarts.com/kart-plans/plans-rear-drive-system.html

Combine the sprocket and brake.

[Burning Rubber]

thanks i will have to get some welders or something.

[buggyman]

What do you have to weld? All you need is a hub. You can mount the drive sproket and the brake drum onto the hub. If you needed (assuming fixed axle) a mount for the brake band you could just tap and bolt something onto the axle wherever you needed it.

[mikeandike]

couldnt you just turn your existing wheel around?