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UPDATE Been a busy week but I have been able to run the engine quite a bit and the TC seems to be holding up. I refurbished the tires and seats. Added inner-tubes, de-burred and removed as much rust from the rims and they turned out a lot better than I expected. You can see the difference...

Ha! A perfectly good airplane is only a rumor!!! And I've seen some of the most hotshot pilots in the world and I'm glad I'm not a passenger when they're landing the plane. :lolgoku:

Can you provide a link? That would be great! I like the idea of the need to build another kart.

I suppose I could be like Poboy and say, "Thank you Captain Obvious" :cornut: but as I said in my previous post: "If I burn up another belt then I will get a new Comet belt as opposed to the one that came with the TC kit. If I continue to burn up belts then I will pull the TC and get a 40...

Picked up some 1" ID flat washers from Ace and the alignment of Driver and Driven is perfect. Threw on the new belt and ran the buggy and it seems OK up to this point. The TC seems to be engaging and turning properly with no wobbles and not burning up. As for the engine, you are correct as...

Buggy had to be ignored over the weekend as I was summoned to jump out of airplanes. I had a thought as I was waiting to get on the plane. The pilot was doing pre-flight and I was looking at the horizontal stabilizer and ailerons and I realized one of my primary flaws on the torque converter...

Yep it's a 1" shaft with a 1/4 key.

And if you add a little bit of float during operation, that would be more than enough to cook the belt. I examined the Driver and I may not need to replace it. It appears functional so it's time to find some spacer material and re-configure the alignment. Fortunately the TC kit came with two...

I live and learn and I'm definitely learning on the fly here. Since the Driven appears to be unharmed, would a 40 Series Driver found here http://www.gokartsupply.com/4044seri.htm work with the current set-up or do I also need an upgrade for the Driven as well? I thank everyone that has been...

I also thought the TC might not be robust enough for the engine so I asked the seller and they said, "Some of our customers have successfully installed this on Predator 420CC. So, with knowledge about set-up and correct gearing ratio, it can handle bigger hp."

Update During the course of sanding, primer and paint I named the buggy "The Tin Man". Childish but whatever. Anyway, I took him out for a spin and he ran very fast; much faster than I was expecting from an unmodified Predator 346cc pushing a 500 lb buggy. Unfortunately the belt burned up...

Engine in place but not mounted: Rough-in of the alignment: Current Sprocket - Torque Converter Sprocket Alignment: Hoping someone with far better mechanical engineering and geometry skills than me can tell me whether my current Sprocket-Torque Converter Sprocket alignment above is...

A little bit of work but the TC is installed.

Sprocket is loose and the TC has been ordered so I finished with the primer and metallic silver paint. Helps the psyche when working on this thing. A picture of the TC: If I can get comfortable with the gear ratio and the axle spinning, I will order new rims and tires. 3 of the 4 tires...

Thank you mckutzy! That's where I was going next but I was hoping that if I sat in my recliner long enough, it would loosen itself. :D