Recent content by Peter16

im building an off road kart. Im using a dirt bike engine (we quad engine) I am about to figure out how to weld the front end of a quad onto it, I will use the quad steering and suspension. Ill show you some pics of our progress.

well the "full trike except engine" turned out to be a quad with jack all. we are thinking of getting rid of our steering and using the quads steering. we cut the front half of the chasis off and intend to use that. it has front hubs with brakes, and suspension. do you think it will be...

Run into a problem Most fuel tanks are positioned above the carbie so grafity can feed the fuel downwards, how ever, it is impossible to mount our tank above the carbie. so we have decided to put it next to the engine in some spare space, how ever this is well below the carburetter. So my...

dont worry as soon as we start it up for the first time ill have the camera rolling. Thanks for the suggestions about re welding. my friend assures me its strong enough, but i will try and convince him to add a little more to them. which parts should i focus on? where the bolt is welded on? as...

yeah we are contemplating susepnsion, but we it will be semi off road, and it isnt to bumpy where i live. The engine is a Jianshe quad engine, so im pretty sure it has 4 gears and maybe reverse if we are lucky, we will work the gears like a handbrake leaver. (your handbrake leavers might be...

Well as you may know from my other thread, this is my first time building a kart from scratch and completely home made. If you have any suggestions or comments, would love to hear them. so here are a few pictures. Frame: Spindle holders and engine in position: Spindles: tie rods threaded...

i think the pump will be okay, as long as the needle and float work well. and in most carbies, when over filled they usually have a pipe witch will let the over flow leak out. (they have this in motor bike carbies, so if left on their side, the fuel in the bowl will drain out, so i assume your...

okay, i got my front tyres today, and on the weekend, i will be welding up my spindles, just 2 questions. how tight should the wheel sit on the bolt/axle? a snug fit? and how loose is too lose? 2ndly, how tight should the vertical pipe sit on the bolt that goes through the "C" bracket ? i am...

Commando style!! looks heaps good. well done

thats good, what is the most common stud pattern in go kart tyres?

sounds good, i drew a picture of my understanding how you assemble live axle, from left to right pillow bearings bolted to frame>>>hub screws onto threaded tip of the axle(usually has a nut to hold it on? forgot to draw it)>>>then th rim bolts onto the hub, and different rims have different...

Thanks for the replys. I doubt my 110cc quad engine will go over 100km ?

Pillow Bearings, any good ? / Few new questions. Im new here, so i will try and search through some old threads before asking the same noob questions that have been answered 50 times. well ill start off by describing my situation. i spent a week researching kart designs, and this website was...