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actually you both are correct it all depends on if your pitman arm faces forward or back wards......Trust me i am the one that learned from my own mistake!! :roflol: also sorry guys for not being on here fore a while but my business is thriveing and problably wont have much time untill late...

Post some Pics and it will help us all out in trying to figure out how to best help you! From what i read from the above i do not see a reason for a dual flange hub especially with those rims! I could be wrong but pics will help alot! :useless:

The Color ? :roflol: :thumbsup:

Kibble yes the engine is still governed ! i wanted to give my 10yr old a chance to get used to it before i removed it.. ill give him a few weeks before i tear into the engine to remove it Ill keep ya posted on what happens!! :bannana:

I wish i could find a motorcycle engine!!! any how it seams to be getting better maybe just a brake in period!!! :idea2: I have pics for you all!! first one is of the proper ackerman, next the disc brake set up! and the easy emergency kill switch, and a couple of the kid poseing on his new...

It would be much easier to give you help in the right direction if you posted some pics......:toetap05: :useless:

OK i got the Ackerman correct now :thumbsup: and it turns ok i just have one Question regarding the Hillard extreme duty cent. clutch..... it works fine on the flats and down hill but when i try to go up my drive way which is not all that steep i make it just about to the top and it gives out...

OK I TOOK THE GO KART FOR ITS MADEN VOYAGE AND I "CRASHED"... LOL :furious2: I hit hard enough that i had to rebuild the front end! (split tubeing see pic):oops: Ok now i got it rebuilt and it looks great only one issue it sucks to turn!!!! I cannot figure out what i am doing wrong so i will...

How many degree of castor & camber ?? With what "Theo" said what would you guys recomend for a castor angle???? and what is the correct range for camber angle also??? I'd like to get these farily good so i can finnish the cart today!

A Few Questions I got the steering all done yesterday and took it for a ride down the drive way, lol it was ok but the thing did not steer well! is this because of the live axil and both wheels wanting to rotate at the same rate? Is there a easy solution to making it turn better? like a...

Tyler i am using a HOBART Handerler 140 MIG weilder with 75%argon 25% CO2 and .35 solid wire... hope that answers your questions........... Sorry I did not get a chance to take pics of the progress today as my memory card was full and i did not get it emptyied before Dark..but there is always...

Well its been a while, i have been waiting for parts like the clutch and such! but i am going to get back at it tomorrow and ill post pics of my progress! hope this weather holds up!! :cheers2: :bannana:

LOOKS GOOD! are you going to use round or square tubeing ? :bannana:

Thanks GUYs! but I think it will be my son and myself that will be testing it here! actually we cannot wait till the snow is off the roads to give it a run, that is if we complete it by then... there is not much left to do but money is getting tight as the winter has been longer than expected...

Thanks guys thats the kind of info i was looking for and i found out i need to mod my frame which id already dont look for my other thread on the complete build! :thumbsup:

todays update!! I got something that resembles a go-kart now! :bannana: All that is left to do is get the correct steering geometry and finnish the steering colum! foot controls, and mount the motor and drive sprockets! My kid is finnaly as excited about it as i am we cannot wait to tare up...

Dose any one here know the diameter of a 70t sprocket for a 40/41 chain?

Up Date!! Here is what i got done today! The Frame is welded...Hubs completed...and spindals almost done!!!! All in all I am well into it now here are a few pics to show you the progress my son could not visualize it so we placed the engine and seat aproximately in posotion. Now all i need...

I am still having no luck! and i am just dead tired from trying! lol I Have a buddy that has a tire mounting machine in his garage ill try contacting him for some help! These tires are a ***** :mad2:

Help Needed I Could use some pointers on how to put the tires (the ones above) on the rims!! lol i been fighting for 1 hr on the first one and only got one side on the rim.... is there a trick i am useing dish soap as lube but cannot get second beed over rim. HELP! :mad2: