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    Iron Man off road lawn kart

    I was most proud of my mud flaps. They were super easy to attach/weld on. The fronts then with the wheels, and the rears have a “nerf/antihooking” tree bar to protect the rear wheel and axle from bending if ya get too close to a tree on a turn.
  2. J

    Iron Man off road lawn kart

    The engine is a Predator 212cc. I did a mild cam upgrade, 22# valve springs, thin head gasket, oil sensor/governer delete, some head porting, and a CVL flywheel. I did attach a 3/8” thick 12”x17” aluminum firewall right behind the seat. I don’t trust my backside/mortality to a high revving...
  3. J

    Iron Man off road lawn kart

    Here’s some photos: More to come. I think I spent 2 months on the build, probably 12 hours a week on average. The part I disliked the most was grinding down the welds. It makes a huge mess, is loud, and takes forever. I liked using a zirconium grit flap disk on an angle grinder but they...
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    Iron Man off road lawn kart

    Hello all. Love this forum and have gleaned a lot of great ideas on building a kart. So hear it goes. I just finished yesterday and took it for a spin. I’m 5’10” around 180lbs. It moved out nicely, could get wheel spin in the dirt and gravel taking off. Not sure of top speed yet. It’s...
  5. J

    swing arm front suspension ideas?

    Hello all, I am trying for a simple rear swing arm yard kart buggy for woods trails. I haven't had much luck with bump steer on other A arm karts I've done. So I was thinking of a swing arm front suspension (similar to the rears that are used frequently on builds). Then I the only thing that...
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