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UPDATE We bought a NOS Comet TAV on evil bay and did a bit of frame modififcaion. The cart goes quite well and Gordon has run through a few tanks of fuel so far. The harness was in Kitty O'Neils Rocket powered dragster when she set a record at the Salt Flats. When I was building chassis in...

Hi All, One last question for this thread. Where is a good source for the gear ratio calculations? All the way from engine crank RPM to tire diameter. And, what is a good low gear ratio for a cart with 22" tires? Thanks again, Mike and Gordon

Thanks for the reply toystory. We are off to the TAV store. I like your avatar. Here is my other toy, a 1940 "B" before a complete repaint this month. Best Regards, Mike and Gordon

Hi All, This style of clutch works both ways as replied above. Our engine crank center is behind the axle center so will the TAV work? We can modify the frame (it's only in primer) so the TAV will fit horizontaly. The TAV output center will be further behind the axle, does this cause...

We are going to try the TAV and have a couple more questions. - Which model would be the best for our set-up (tall tires)? - I see how they bolt to the engine but how would the output of the TAV get to the axle sprocket? Photos would be great. - Could we still use the 72T axle sprocket? Thanks!

Hi Jason, My Son and I just finished our first live axle cart (although the gearing sucks, but that is another story). The inner race of the axle bearing has set screws that you tighten into the axle shaft to prevent side to side movement. As for parts keep checking evil bay. Good luck on...

Thanks, great info!!

Hi Blake, The new paint will make the wire wheel marks stand out (don't ask me how I know). Prime the areas that you have wire wheeled, let the primer stand for a day in a heated area, then sand. Prime again, let dry and sand. Repeat untill the marks are filled with primer. I know this...

Thanks for the great info. The cart buy was a bit of an impulse buy but for $200.00 I thought "what could go wrong, it has a newer engine"!! So, we ended up with a real nice seat and a pair of aluminum pedals out of the deal. Gordon is not to concerened about going real fast, just crusin'...

Thanks for the replys, We started with a craigslist gocart and ended up using only the engine, clutch and seat. The clutch is a bit blue so I gussing the springs are toast. The engine idles O.K with the govener but hunts a bit. The carb is clean but doesn't have any fuel/air adjusting...

Hi All, Helped my Son build a Cart frame, this is a first attempt for both of us. As you can guess the engine (6.5 HP Tecumseh) will not RPM up and poor power. Using a 12T Comet clutch with a 72T sproket and the tires are 21" tall. 1. We bypassed the govener and the engine idles poorly...