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    Honda odyssey snowmobile engine swap

    In this thread as you guessed! I will be showing how I swapped a snowmobile engine into my fl250 odyssey, to start off I bought a old honda odyssey frame for $60 with most of the parts but the steering wheel and the engine, then I bought a Kawasaki snowmobile for $100 and pulled the engine, the...
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    Best go kart lights

    I'm going to add lights to my buggy, what's the best option 1/3 halogen rectangle fog lights ($20-$50) 2/3 rectangle fog lights with hid bulbs($50-$75) 3/3 led light bar ($50-$100)
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    Just bought a honda odyssey

    I just bought a honda odyssey frame pretty cheap, I threw a plastic racing seat in and took a picture, it's all disassembled, I just threw it together to snap a picture, I'm looking to buy a snowmobile motor for it, I think I can get a Kawasaki 440 pretty cheap off a buddy, I am probably going...
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    Simple buggy

    Me and my friends will be starting to build a buggy soon, kinda like a taipan but a bit bigger, it will be about as wide as a regular atv and unsure about length, it will look very similar to the taipan by edge, I will be using a 440 Yamaha or a 340 kohler, not sure witch one yet, also I will be...
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    U joints?

    I am wondering if the 1" in 1" out, u joints are any good, hey cost about 30 bucks a piece. And if I use them they would be under a lot of stress and travel, or what kind of cv's could I use, or I could use a swing arm or a chain driven independent suspension, the issue is I need some decent...
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    What motor?

    Hey guys, I asked some people they convinced me to build the sabretooth buggy, I have a few motor choices, 340 rupp, 440 Kawasaki, or buy something else,
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    Any tips?

    Hey guys, I will be buying the plans for the go kart tomorrow, and probably buy the steel on Monday, it will be quite thick and I have a 12ton pipe bender that should do fine, it will be powered by a 340cc kohler 2 stroke 2cyl, the secondary pulley is 3/4 keyed, very simple to mount, I have the...
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    Tachometer to sled motor

    I'd like to put a tach on my buggy, ONCE I BUILD IT! But it will have a 340 2 stroke, and it has points so I would imagine it would work fine???? I have a big arctic cat one that would work but it says arctic cat, rather than having to use that I would like to buy a small 2.5" tach from a...
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    Comet gear box???

    Hey guys I was looking at the comet gear boxes, I will be building a small buggy about the size of a Honda odyssey, I will be using a 340 kohler twin sled motor, single carb, it's from 77 or something like that, so pretty old, it has strong compression, best spark I've seen in a motor in years...
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    Yamaha s433 engine

    I bought a old snowmobile a while back for 40$ and it is a gp396, the motor cervical number is s433, single carb, electric start, if you guys have any info on this motor let me know, if it is a string motor I may put dual carbs on it
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    1 off honda pilot build?

    hey guys, i have been wanting to build a buggy for a really long time, this is the 3rd time i have changed my mind! well i was going to build a big *** buggy, but i talked to many people and i don't really need a huge long travel buggy, for where i ride, it will just be a put put machine to have...
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    motor for buggy?

    hey guys i got offered a pre built buggy with a 521cc skidoo rotax motor, about 85hp, but it has no exhaust so i will modify a pipe that i have from a newer arctic cat snowmobile, it is water cooled, comes with two radiators, the gauges, clutches, belt, the motor has twin carbs as well, do you...
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    pre build questions

    hey guys i will be starting to build my dune buggy after Christmas, i just got a new job where i am making alot more money, i am working part time because im only 15 and making 800 bucks every 2 weeks, this will be built in my spare time and will be very strong and powerful, i have a motor but...
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    bought a pipe bender

    well i bought one of the 99 dollar 12 ton pipe benders from princess auto, well it will be here on Tuesday, but just wondering if any of you guys have used them and have some tips for me, the reason i bought is was because im building a off road dune buggy and i need to be able to make nice...
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    diy reverse gear box

    soon i will be trying to build a reverse gear box for my dune buggy that i will be building, it will have just forward and reverse, reverse will be geared down more to go slower, i sketched a picture of how i want it to look, the case will be 3/16 or 1/8 sheet metal tig welded, and in the top...
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    snowmobile engine

    hey guys i have a old 400 snowmobile and it has a single carb without a choke, the only way i can get it started is by squirting gas down the carb, does it need a primer bulb to push fuel through the jets to prime it, it has 2 fuel lines as well so not sure, i will be installing a air filter so...
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    baja warrior trike????

    has anyone ever tried to turn a baja warrior into a trike, or ever seen anyone do it, just curios?
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    need help with wiring?

    i bought a old snowmobile today it is 396cc now adays classified as 400cc, it an old gp 396 i think for 67, so kinda old but for 40 bucks it was a great deal, it does have spark in both cylinders, but the wiring has been all bypassed, no kill switch or anything, and i plan to put it in my...
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    cv axle quastions

    all right, i am wondering about the CV axles for my sabretoth buggy build, i have not started it yet, i would like to gather some more info and money, the plans call for 30 dollar u joints, little 1 inch bore ones, they look decent but i want to put a big *** motor in it, and i think i will tear...
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    gx160/gx200 electric start kits?

    has anyone every messed with one of these kits? it would be neat to have a electric start motor, no pulling on the cord when its cold as **** out,
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