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Hey, so the seat is advertised as alligator skin, so it's an alligator pattern for sure, but don't smell like leather (Not sure what reptilian hide would smell like). My guess is its some kind of pleather. (plastic leather) Anyways you get the point. Should be a wild ride, like sitting on the...

Happy Independence Day everyone. Last night I worked on the gas tank and instrument cluster. I started with a review of my bucket of scraps to determine the type of material I wanted to use, and decided to go with flat bar stock. I had a couple of short pieces of 1"×2"×1/8 like I used for the...

Bumping the thread with an engine update. I have been building a "testing jig" to run the motor and practice working with tubing. The side journey will give me some seat time on a reverse trike while I continue development on the buggy suspension. The thread is here on the build off forum...

Thanks @landuse . The right side muffler is totally missing and the left side muffler has the fiberglass stuffing blowing out of it, so it seems like the baffle may be missing. It's a lot quieter on the video for sure with the camera in the front instead of at the noisy end. The short term...

Here's a video showing the various interlock switches with it starting and running. The clutch has to be in (starts in neutral or any gear), Run/Stop switch to Run and main power switch to On. https://youtu.be/pKViVNyrotA Sent from my SM-J700T using Tapatalk

Nice work on drilling the holes ! Same goes for the Rover.... lots of nicely done holes. Drilling is my least favorite task, but I got a set of step bits that help reduce my frustration quite a bit LOL Sent from my SM-J700T using Tapatalk

<joking> I think top fuelers prefer nitromethane. PS don't do this, but it seems to be a flathead motor on nitromethane. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e_jrAoJp8XE </joking> Sent from my SM-J700T using Tapatalk

Ever once in a while I get a gentle nudge to do something a better way. It may look like a setback, but there's a reason when things don't work out to our expectation sometimes. The wait for the solenoid gives me the opportunity to properly mount the gas tank and get some kind of seat on order...

I think it could be done without welding. I assume you have stretched out some string from the center line of the rear wheels through the front wheel pivot to show the angle for the steering arm hole. That would show you how much material to add on each side. You may be able to make a pair of...

Hi, There is an Edge products section out on MBN forum. I am learning to buggy up, and want to build something like Rick's AR51. His site has free downloads showing dimensions and part sources,(50 bucks for complete plans) but TBH it takes thousands of dollars to pull off a nice buggy build...

Wow, nice kart. I visited the Don Garltiz museum in Ocala Florida in 2000 and became a Big Daddy fan. I saw several models of his dragster, the Swamp Rat. I do not know the trivia behind Swamp Rat xxx, but I would guess it could be a tribute car. Yep, that's it...

Not cranking over. No sounds from any components in the starting system. I traced the circuit with a burnt fuse and it goes through the start button, the on/off switch and ends as the +12v pick line for the starter solenoid. With the new fuse, I'm seeing the 12v at the solenoid, so it appears...

OK, I made some good progress Saturday afternoon but ran into an issue in the start circuit and have not got it going yet... Here's the pod filters. Got a good pump on the front brakes. Note to all DIYers: be sure you put the bleeder valve at the top or the brakes will not bleed out properly...

Things are coming together for a test run this weekend if things go as planned. Lots of busy work to get small necessary parts like the fuel line splitter (it was missing) and some new air filter pods since I found out the air box that came with the bike is for a 96 and not compatable with the...

I cannot tell the position the throttle is in the picture, but by your description, would have to agree something's not right. Could be as simple as the linkage on the gold butterfly flipper may be in the wrong hole (180* out) Make sure the throttle is closed all the way and follow the linkage...

Thanks @landuse. Your comment brought up a memory of the first build activity in the shop during the dirt floor days in Dec/Jan. >> http://www.diygokarts.com/vb/showthread.php?p=539289 No progress on the "Spare Parts Kart" since I started on concrete for the shop floor (you can see the...

Sync tool is in. Wow Amazon is so much faster than the slow boat from China. I made a deal with one of my neighbors for some help to go through the carbs in exchange for the sync tool. My neighbor works on bikes all the time and spent a couple of hours going through the float bowls and the...

Plumbing and sheetrock. I borrowed a PEX flare tool and that made it possible to save some bucks on labor. Getting close to having a bathroom with custom tile shower, and an office with kitchenette in the shop. Sent from my SM-J700T using Tapatalk

Got some parts in today. New upper and lower ball joints and some threaded tubing ends to match. I spent about 5 minutes evaluating the new parts and the construction and geometery of the stock a-arms, and its certainly not the type of extra work I want to take on at this point. I really...

About to spend some of that change on new front calipers, pads and the lower ball joints. I replaced the worn out wheel bearings on one side, and in the process, I discovered the lower ball joints are worn as well. Should be OK once I get all the slop out. Everything else seems to be good...