Building monster go kart from scratch

[B man]

Hahaha maybe just use the motor everyone says to use?

he is. i think its a 850.

 

[Homemadgokarts1221]

finally....

 

[hotrodchevy83]

Here is the pic of my buggy

 

[hotrodchevy83]

what yall think

 

[machinist@large]

Any pic's of the over all drive train/ suspension?

 

[DCProductions]

Me gusta! That's a really nice setup and has a nice set of tires! I like where you put the exhaust (sort of like an Ariel Atom's look- though the rest of your kart is much different).

Those coil-overs seem a little small for the size of your buggy. How do they work?

 

[hotrodchevy83]

good actualy there origanly for a vw dune buggy Those back tires were found on the side of the road lol

 

[hotrodchevy83]

well i couldnt figure out how to run the exhaust so i made a header like deal its quiet actualy it runs into a 2.5 in pipe to a 2.5 in thrush welded same as a flowmaster 40 series with a 1 1/2 pipe tip for back pressure runs good sounds like a ranger. its low range a 50 chain with 10 tooth to 50 tooth so has crawling first gear

 

[hotrodchevy83]

will have more pics to come havent got the fuel tank on

 

[redsox985]

Is that a shaft driven 4 cyl engine?

 

[Homemadgokarts1221]

That thing is sweet man!

 

[landuse]

Nice!!

 

[hotrodchevy83]

yea it is a shaft drive gs850 4 cylinder had to put chain between shock bolts kept wanting to put axle under frame so that was an easy fix

 

[fowler]

thats probs a result of small shocks
look into bigger shocks

if u want to burn some cash look into fox shocks they are the best

can we see how u connected the drive system up?

every one has there own way its intresting to see each one

 

[DCProductions]

I'm curious whether or not you used the gs850 rear wheel gearbox or something else. I ahd been looking into converting a bike rear gearbox to accept 2 axle halves.

 

[hotrodchevy83]

hey fowler shocks do good on riding but either they dont hold back from being over extened. dc productions i will get a pic of drive train soon basically i got lucky i use the original shaft with that goes to the final drive it was .002 undersize from being 3/4in so i got lucky had a buddy of mine put it on a bridgeport and cut a keyway and put sprockets on it from tractor supply or online using 2 pillow block bearings i know the rpm limit is high on the bearings but ya dont hold them that long and i keep them greased done good so far

 

[hotrodchevy83]

well did the buggy on the road and used my gps it went 60.6 mph and dont even have it jetted correctly or carbs synced pretty good for rough carb settings

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Well, that thing certainly does look mean- I like! It'll be a beast once you get everything tweaked!

 

[hotrodchevy83]

yea dont like the shock location gonna have to put it more to a 90degree angle and lower the front a arms

 

[hotrodchevy83]

uh i just warped my axle what are ways to stiffen it up i am using an azusa flex proof 1 " axle