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    Front Brakes Only?

    Working on an off-road kart and I'm at the stage where I want to finalize my plans for adding brakes. I'm using the front a-arms and spindles from a Honda ATV and I have the brake discs, calipers, and master from that, so front brakes will be a breeze. The rear is a Peerless 900 Transaxle from...
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    Widening Peerless 900 Transaxle

    I have a spare transaxle and was thinking of widening mine by using the longer axle from the spare in place of the short one. Aside from the need to mount the transaxle offset a few inches to center everything, is there any reason anyone can think of why this wouldn't be a simple and effective...
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    CL Find - 2 Stroke cart Binghampton NY

    Found this when searching today. Looks like a pretty nice project for $200. I'm actually rather temped to go up and buy it myself, but I promised my son we'd build a kart together. http://binghamton.craigslist.org/mcy/2938904510.html
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    Rear suspension thoughts wanted

    I'm working through some ideas for an off-road kart. I've got a 12hp vertical shaft mower engine along with its Peerless 5 speed transaxle. I'm planning to use a friction clutch setup similar to what's on the mower now. Since I'm old and don't really want to have my brains bounced around...
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    Lawn Tractor "Clutch"

    I've got an old Ariens mower that I'm planning to cannibalize for its engine and transaxle for a kart. The motor is a 12hp and the transaxle is a Peerless 5 speed. The current "clutch" setup just rotates an arm with an idler that loosens the drive belt and allows you to shift. I'm naturally...
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