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Old 11-02-2009, 08:08 AM
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what? accellerate like a pig
sorry that was another vid oops! yh, it would be fun!
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Old 11-02-2009, 12:47 PM
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would these work for suspension?
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They don't look like they have much travel, and are probably too lightly sprung for an off road kart.
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Old 11-02-2009, 03:13 PM
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i dont understand what you mean by "not much travel", and "lightly sprung"
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Old 11-02-2009, 03:40 PM
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Well, they came off a bike, so they probably aren't heavy duty enough.
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Old 11-02-2009, 03:54 PM
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oh right kk, so they will compress easily?
what about these lol! just a bit out of my price range!
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Yes, and bottom out too soon,
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Looks good I so wish I lived on a farm lol
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here are some headlights i made. they are 50w each, and run of a 12v 5ah battery. in the pics, the one of the actual headlight, it is a lot brighter than the camera shows, and the one of the power, it is a bit darker. btw, its of only 1 of 2 lights.
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thats pretty nice for night runs
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thx. they are made from aluminium sheet bent to shape, and plastic coated.
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nice job there on the lights i didnt know u were makin em from scratch.
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^ nice work!
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Old 11-07-2009, 02:42 PM
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cheers. i bent them using a pear shaped wooden mallet and a sandbag. they took a few weeks going in every other day to d.t for an hour. they are green, as you cant see from the pics. i will post more pics soon. btw, i ordered a 16t sprocket for the jackshaft, and it came today. my kart will be running hopefully by nxt sunday.
question. how do you hold the tq converter driven pulley in place, as there is no set screw.
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Old 11-07-2009, 05:18 PM
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driven is held by a threaded nut, usually
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Old 11-08-2009, 10:33 AM
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threaded nut? all nuts are threaded! have you got any pics?
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heheh good point! dont have a pic handy, the driven is normally squeezed onto a shaft with a nut on each end to hold everything in place.
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ok, are the nuts built in? could a locking clooarbe used?
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lock collars can be used, the bore of the driven is smooth

i think the shaft diameter is 5/8 keyed
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3/4. kk, i will see if i can ind some. would 20mm work, as that is what i have found.
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