Recent content by u500771

well i think i have 2 options if k want to do it like this. 1. gear the rpm from the engine to the gearbox down and after the gearbox up again 2. leave it as is, run the gearbox 8 times as fast as i should and weld some plates around it in case it explodes

just looked it up, it seems like cars and cameras used the same gearbox

its rated for 12hp and 190ish N/m of torque sl probably yes. the only thing that concerns me is the max rpm of 540 xD

Yess but only because i‘ve found a pretty affordable 90 degree transmission:)

Since my last post I’ve ordered the right wrench but they didn’t have it in stock so i‘m still waiting that it arrive. In the mean time i started to visualize some ideas in my CAD program of how the go kart could look like. I really like the idea of putting the engine in the front (makes also...

Well, it’s a normal nut so counter clockwise i‘d say

Thats what i have done after 3 hours of just blindly trying to pry it of xD. Unfortunately he only has sockets to about 20mm or 4/5 of an inch.

So today I started to take out the crankshaft from the stationary version engine (I’m going to call that one engine 2 and the other one engine 1). It was a lot harder than i thought because you had to pull of the gear for the camshaft which was held on by a press fit ring. The press fit ring had...

Its a MAG 2055 ( MAG stands for motosacoche, an engine and motorcycle manufacturer in geneva, switzerland). They where mostly used in Einachsschlepper (basically looks like the front end of a tractor with some handlebars behind it. they are mostly used on small farms or in the mountains where...

I thought about building it myself. I really like the look of those vintage go karts but unfortunately I don’t have access to a pipe bending machine so i can’t build one with those beautifully curved pipes. I’ll probably have to build it from 1“x2“ box sect with no curves.

Because i have summer break and probably will be working on my go kart almost every da, I‘ve decide to start a little build log. Today was a pretty good day because i found the stationary engine version of the engine i already have (the main difference is the oil pan. On the stationary one it...

Probably asphalt and/or gravel roads

It’s Basically like two old briggs&stratton engines mounted together.

My name is Cyril and I live in Switzerland. At the start of 2023 me and my friend Gianni finally decided to start building a go kart (we fantasized the whole Covid-19 lockdown about it). We went on Ricardo (a website similar to ebay) and looked for an engine. We settled on a MAG 2055, a large...