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    VW panel van replica kart build

    The VW bus is a T2. The Bug and Ghia are Type 1. What an awesome build! Wish I had the metal fab skills the OP does.
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    kart bodies

    A swap meet vendor at the Sac Bugorama had one of the Manx bodies for sale so I got to inspect it. Very well made, smooth glass!
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    kart bodies

    Some VW bodies made in southern CA. Bug body http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=640925 Manx buggy body http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1484554
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    Predator gas tank hitting seat

    I had the same problem. I needed to slide the engine tward the seat to tighten the chain but it hit the seat. I ended up making shims to move the engine up instead of back to gain clearance.
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    Can't remove Driven pulley - no cleareance, Please Help

    Holly huge pictures, Batman!!
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    Chain tension issue

    Yes, that bolt size but I used a 1" length. Seemed to work.
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    Success! Thanks guys!

    Thanks to all the help from this forum, I got it going this afternoon. Daughter is having a blast already. I even took it around the block once. A few adjustments needed, but pretty solid ride. I have another kart similar to this one to do now. Will be much easier I'm sure.
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    Chain tension issue

    Nowhere to get a half link around here (which would have been perfect, btw) so I made spacers out of 3/16" flat steel. Worked fine, chain is tight. My daughter drove the kart for the first time tonight in a parking lot. Never been on one before and was a little afraid of it at first, but she...
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    Clutch/shaft spacing

    No set screws in it at all. I actually got the kart going today and after a 1/2 hr of use it hadn't moved, so I guess it's fine as is.
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    Shop-n-Go kart

    Was at the Redding, CA drag strip last night and saw this parked behind the bleachers. Anyone here ever build anything like it. It was pretty crude but functional. I saw it cruising around later on but didn't get a chance to talk to the guy because I was busy in the pits. Pretty cool, though.
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    Chain tension issue

    I have a brand new chain that I haven't made the on length yet. Exactly how does a half link work, anyway. Never heard that term.
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    Need help w/ throttle cable assembly

    Will do. Thanks.
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    Chain tension issue

    Look at the pic. Guess which way the engine needs to slide to tighten a chain. Now what, move the seat frame? Sorry for my noobness.
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    Need help w/ throttle cable assembly

    Pic 2
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    Need help w/ throttle cable assembly

    This is what I came up with. I'll zip tie the sheath the the kart frame.
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