Recent content by Karte Diem

Update: Removed left and right axle nuts and ancient wheel hubs. Pulled off belt-drive sheave. Guess that means I'm in the market for hubs, wheels, and tires! Looks like I'm limited to the 12x4.00-5 tire size in the front due to space constraints, but could do something wider (but not...

Ok, so I figured out how to bust off the nuts from the axle. I used a vice clamping on the brake disc, PB blaster, heat gun, and liberal swearing. This is awesome because now I can yank the wheel hubs off and not have to sweat the WHEEL issue any more. I'll just get new hubs and wheels and...

Thanks, Anickode. I would love to install that F-N-R box. However, I'm not confident that I could adjust the position of the drive sheave/sprocket on the axle. Those axles are heavy duty and are rusted and painted together from 20 or 30 years of track duty! Also, the engine mount pad is...

Also, if anybody knows what make/model/year this kart is, that would be cool to know. It has a belt drive sprocket/sheave on the axle and the measurements seem to be a perfect fit for a GX270 with wet clutch. Hopefully that will be a good powertrain because this beast is going to weigh about...

Hey y'all, long time reader, first time poster. I just picked up a concession kart frame from a putt-putt golf place. It's great, but I'm unable to find new WHEELS for it anywhere. It uses old 2-piece wheels with 6 bolts (3-bolt pattern spaced 3.25 inches apart) and a 3-inch diameter inner...