clubcar conversion

[friteful]

so ive had this idea of taking apart a clubcar and making it lighter and putting in a lower seat or just using the suspension and drive systems to make a gokart any advice is apreciated

 

[Fallenleopard]

a club car is a golf cart right? i think you could use what you have, drop the seat and take some weight off. so are you wanting to keep it electric?
i think that it might be easier than making a whole new frame, if you can use what you have got then it might be a bit easier.

 

[friteful]

Ya but I was also thinking about making a different body out of some steel and attaching the front and back ( suspension, wheels steering Column ect) to the frame

 

[friteful]

I'm also thinking about getting one of these karts
http://www.mademoto.com/Go-Kart-GC1687.htm
And making a better roll cage and welding that onto it
My pet peeves about go karts are I hate vertical steering columns and I hate steering wheels with the throtle and break stuff on them.

 

[Fallenleopard]

Ya but I was also thinking about making a different body out of some steel and attaching the front and back ( suspension, wheels steering Column ect) to the frame

yep, that would work and then you can choose how big you want the frame and where you would like everything positioned.

so if you took all the good bits from the club car and made a go kart would it be electric? or would you make it petrol?

also that little go kart looks good, but then you wouldn't have the stress and the fun of making one yourself

 

[friteful]

I would initially keep it electric but depending on the preformance I might switch to gas for more power and it lasts longer idk yet

 

[friteful]

I do have an old Yamaha rd60 with only 500 miles on it but it needs a key and a new battery but it runs anyway although the shifting is abi funky at times

 

[Doc Sprocket]

You could do all kinds of things with it, but it depends on your abilities and desired results. What do you WANT?

 

[friteful]

I probably won't take apart the Yamaha because it only has 500 miles on it and is in quite good condition and I only need some light covers a battery and a key n then I could ride it around

 

[friteful]

I'm having a hard time getting it to idle any ideas

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Cleaning the carb may be a good start.

 

[friteful]

I did that when I disassembled the engine

 

[friteful]

But I will do it again for good measure