how does this sound?

[CAPTAINCAVEMAN]

thanks for the input I just bought a comet clone driver and driven from mysteryboy28 the same ones I showed earlier except the driven has a 5/8" bore instead of 7/8
hopefully they will be just as good as the true comet and they should work for the 16 hp engine I plan to get

 

[ArachnidBrosMN]

Nice!!!! The clones look great and work great for us so far! Exciting fun stuff... I remember getting them in the mail.... like a little kid I ran to the mailbox and saw the box underneath... pure bliss.

 

[CAPTAINCAVEMAN]

I have met the UPS man fore some of my other parts in the same fashion

 

[CAPTAINCAVEMAN]

I hope to have a rolling chassis by the end of this week pics will come with it

 

[CAPTAINCAVEMAN]

OK another triple post these are the bushings I made for the pivot points on the Aarms and my recent progress in the rear end with the bearings and brackets

 

[landuse]

OK another triple post these are the bushings I made for the pivot points on the Aarms and my recent progress in the rear end with the bearings and brackets

Please avoid double/triple posting by using the edit button

Progress is looking good

 

[ArachnidBrosMN]

Looking good! Nice work on the bushings and the rear bearings. Keep 'er coming!

 

[CAPTAINCAVEMAN]

rolling chassis

 

[soggycrashed]

I am just starting my first build and I have the frame cut and am about to weld it. my question is with the frame being about 180 lbs and my weight being around 170 lbs is a 16hp with 6:1 gear ratio on top of the 40 series tc, will I have the power to climb hills and also have a fair exelleration? keep in mind the cart ia a single seat small buggy not realy a "go kart" what do you think???


any responce is apreciated

I'm 190, and my kart is 200lb, 72 tooth to 13 tooth. Goes up hills fine, fast.

 

[soggycrashed]

rolling chassis

Your front tires are bigger than your rears.

Nice.

 

[ArachnidBrosMN]

rolling chassis

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nice work Caveman... keep on raging like a true caveman... Your kart looks very professional. It looks like the picture on the front of the plans! You may have posted this earlier... but are you planning on using the recommended 10hp or 6.5hp... or other???

 

[OzFab]

Your front tires are bigger than your rears.

I think that may be an optical illusion.

It's coming along nicely, good work

 

[Filipe]

is that a swing arm on it?

 

[Filipe]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nice work Caveman... keep on raging like a true caveman... Your kart looks very professional. It looks like the picture on the front of the plans! You may have posted this earlier... but are you planning on using the recommended 10hp or 6.5hp... or other???

16 hp!

 

[OzFab]

is that a swing arm on it?

Yep. just in case you're interested:
http://www.spidercarts.com/arachnid-go-kart-plans.html

 

[CAPTAINCAVEMAN]

yes there is a swing arm
no the tires are all the same size
I will be getting a 16hp duromax
I hope to be up and running by the end of the month or early August
thanks for all the encouragement Arachnidbros

EDIT: about to buy a 750cc suzuki inline 4 all it needs arecarbs as far as I can tell I am told 63hp it looks like it will fit with some tinkering but if anybody knows anything about this engine please do tell

 

[CAPTAINCAVEMAN]

OK here are some new pics of my engine anybody know how I can make the shifter use a cable or some kind of flexible linkage so it can cross to the main body of my frame? also in one of the pics it shows the drive shaft and such... how can I possibly divert the chain around some of this stuff like the shifter will small sprockets pushing it out of the way fix this? the other pics are just to show the engine and 4 exhaust straight pipes

 

[OzFab]

Do a google search for morse cable or push pull cable. Be warned, they can be expensive. Otherwise, you're looking at a dual cable setup

 

[ArachnidBrosMN]

Holy engine!!!!! Jealous!! Is that fully air-cooled?

 

[CAPTAINCAVEMAN]

yeah it is supposed to be air cooled but I may have to put in a fan because the air will be blocked by the seat and also I plan to install a fire wall to keep the seat and me from catching fire witch will restrict even more air flow but it may be OK how it is....sugjestions are welcome