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For me a gokart is freedom. It's the ability to go out and do whatever stupid stuff you want (drifts, hard cornering, 360s, etc.), and not have to worry about damaging a $200 body panel, or destroying any other parts on a car. I mean, I built an extremely fun gokart, off a bare frame, for $700...

Yes, an engine output shaft does need a keyway to run a clutch, but most engines come with them. Unless the engine is from a generator (they have tapered shafts). There aren't any clutches out there that can work with a tapered shaft, so if your engine does have a tapered shaft, you'll need a...

Some people only use the set screws, but I've had too many of them fall out on me, so I use a spacer behind the clutch to get the chain alignment correct (washers work quite well, though it isn't always necessary) then use a bolt and washer to hold the clutch on the shaft, and I'll install the...

I know that the stock heads suck, I'd have them ported a lot before I'd run them. I have been thinking of a set of dart or trick flow heads. Also, I'm not going all out (not enough room in the budget). I'd like something that makes enough power (I'm looking for around 450-500), but in a way that...

I've looked for a sprocket for one of these. I still haven't found anything other than the originals for a 3/4 axle and 420 chain. At least you have the sprockets, mine came missing the jackshaft entirely (someone tried to run it with 2.7:1 and a centrifugal clutch). I ended up going with a...

That or a cowl. But I was thinking of something where the bottom of the air filter sits at the top of the stock hood, with a custom bolt on scoop (something that's taller than most) that'll give it a ram air effect. And for the engine I'm thinking 408 stroker kit, stock heads but with reworked...

The brakes shouldn't be too hard. They're bicycle calipers as far as I can tell (I've got one similar to yours).

Well, I finally got it last Friday. It did cost me $90 for the towing, but the truck itself was free. And here it is. Now, the truck has somewhere north of around 800k on it, and it was used for hauling shrimp, and driven through a few floods. So I'm not putting much into the truck itself. What...

I finally got the truck. I'll put some specifics in the more builds section.

I was wondering how long a 224cc Champion dual fuel generator (honda clone type) would run on a 20 pound tank of propane? It's rated at 4000 starting and 3150 running watts. It'd be used to run a well, an RV fridge, and maybe a light or two in an RV.

I like my manco's and my ken-Bar. My manco dominator is a fun kart that is easy to work on. And it handles pretty well, and it doesn't torque steer as much as you'd expect from a 1wp two seater. And my ken bar Streaker DD9 is built like a tank, and thanks to the differential, it turns well on...

What you have to do is get one of the throttle cable housing clamps from something like a predator (the thing that looks a bit like a C, and has a screw going through it). Install it in the threaded hole with the notch above it (not the one the spring's hooked to, the other one). Use that clamp...

I'm not one to laugh, I've run over plenty of other things, for example, my foot, several logs, pot holes, rear fenders, and puddles on a limerock road. The last was on my minibike which had an accidental rear fender delete, so my back was covered.

I just found this video on youtube, while looking at how to rebuild an autolite 2100. This guy's smart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydxNh7sFi9s

I don't know how it would compare to a bigger kart, but my Carter Bros. drifter (about 5.5 maybe 6 foot long and less than 200 lbs) goes very well with 11x6-6 slicks on the back and 4.10x3.50-6 stud tires up front (pretty much small knobbies with a different name). It gets enough traction to go...

That's another nice thing about the baja's. They come with a little stamped piece of sheet metal that directs the exhaust down, and even if that falls off, the exhaust goes straight back. And I have one stock predator that'll throw you back in the seat, hard, with 4.8:1 gearing and 11x6-6...

JT hit it right on the head, that's a Honda GC engine. They are set up for pressure washers and things that don't have to be operated remotely. I've spent hours looking, and it doesn't appear that they make a remote operation throttle. So if you're going to put one on a kart, you'll have to make...

Yeah, you've never used a twist throttle before. The trick is to start with your wrist all the way up, so that while you're at WOT, your wrist is almost level (maybe a slight bit down). And see if your friend can get that Baja going. Those handle pretty well (or at least mine does). And I'm not...

I think he meant they're 5" diameter rims, with 3.50-5 tires, which are around 12" tall overall.

I half way belive it's possible. app.kartcalc.net thinks my drifter would be capable of 54mph with a TC, governor removal, 11t tc sptocket, and a 38t 1" bore sprocket I found in a junk pile a few years ago (it's for 420). And that's letting it assume a stock 212 (other than the governor). Though...