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Cool! I used to live up in Lewisville. Neat area. Thanks for sharing!

Good advice, and I've heard mention that there's an active group on Facebook as well. Forum great for search / research (ex: gear ratios). I haven't checked out the Facebook side of it, but it might be good for you.

Honestly my dream would be to put in a 125cc shifter kart motor with a sequential gearbox. I don't think I'll be able to get funding to that level though. I would like to make sure the vehicle is structurally sound enough to be able to handle that kind of power. I'd have essentially a shifter...

I was offered a very nice vertical drive engine from a $1,000 mower for $100 and still didn't take the deal because of what I'd learned here. Lawn mower racing? Have you tried, well, a lawn mower racing forum by any chance? http://www.heymow.com/ Oh, looks like it after all. Tell us what you...

So here are the photos from this weekend - it's a little difficult to see the amount of space, but it's pretty significant I think. Well, regarding what I've seen about kart power and drive systems, it seems pretty good. Thanks for looking.

Thanks! It was sitting for a while and I wanted a reason to move it to the garage. I got my rotary tool kit out yesterday and got to work. I've got photos but they're at home, so will post them later. For the record I probably should have used just a full size drill with a cutting tool, but I...

Additional tear down Time for an update. Got the Lamborghini completely stripped down. The hardest part for me was prying off the pop washer nut things on the axles. They were on there ridiculously stiff. Prying alone wasn't enough - had to get some WD-40 involved to assist with working them...

Wish I could contribute more to the conversation but I will be watching this, as I'm hoping to do a similar bit of engineering and math. Thanks for posting and will watch to see how this plays out. Best to you!

So yeah here's something interesting: http://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/bik/4719506676.html

So yeah, this sale looks pretty interesting based on the pictures: Go Kart Estate Sale Located in North Texas. :popcorn:

To quote many a rally racer, if you're not breaking something, you're not trying!

Love the quick write up about your motor work, helpful for me to know about (stuff gets mentioned all over the place). Thanks!

Yeah I'm thinking a custom made frame, either from metal, carbon fiber, or a combination of things will need to be made to be able to upgrade the overall running gear. I doubt the steering unit will be usable, but at least I've got some of the physics mapped out. Also I'm really planning to...

As mentioned in the introduction I'm interested in modifying a kid's ride on car to be capable of holding an adult, running on a gas motor, and have decent street performance and speed. I finally picked up a vehicle, a Lamborghini Murcielago SV ride-on. 6V, pretty great shape overall, and at a...

Rain or shine will be coming by in the AM with my project Lamborghini in the back of my ride. Will look forward to taking a look at what might be available in the short and long term. Kudos for putting it together!

Don't forget a Lamborghini-inspired rear-wing for downforce when you're screaming down the road! That said, if you can design something cool, go wild. Also, if you can pick up cheap parts and size them properly, y'all might be able to whip up something like an electric supercharger to enhance...

Okay good info - that one with the drifting kid looks pretty cool I must say. That's kind of what I was looking toward - just an on-road type vehicle. I'd like to use racing kart tires, something like that. I just found a different, cheaper idea. Below is a picture of a Schwinn Roadster...

So I came across this ad for a Kettle Car that normally runs on pedal power. Do you think this might be a reasonable size unit to experiment with the Stihl 29cc / 1hp motor that I pulled from a trimmer? Looks like a reasonable enough start, but any past examples or thoughts will be welcome...

So as the title indicates I had an idea the other day in the garage. For reference, here's an image of a hand truck / dolly that got me thinking this way: Granted, it's not a perfect match and there's probably some cutting and welding to be done at minimum, but considering the structure /...

Here's a RedFox for sale in Dallas if it helps to see / compare: RedFox LXT