Hey all! new to karting... Picked up a mess of frames, parts and engines and was able to cobble a decent ride together. Once we established interest (just in case, but seriously who doesn't love the idea of a go kart??) it became a project my son and I have been working on together. I am not able to identify a brand of kart... though y'all may recognize instantly. It originally had a gy6 150cc engine. We live in the woods so my son has been wanting a reverse gear. I picked up another 150cc gy6 with an internal reverse. The motor fits up nicely, though the sprocket on the axle is about 3/4" out of alignment. The axle is bent, so I decided to just find another one and work out the drive sprocket alignment in the process.
At this point I've hit a wall. Trying to find an off the shelf kit has been difficult, I can barely find kits that will match the frame width, position of the caliper, wheel mount type and sprocket position all in one... Hell I still can't find an axle where the bearing width will match the frame. I feel like knowing what kart/brand this is to begin with would narrow my search... Also I'm not against just scratch building it, but I would love to accommodate the tires we already have (4 bolt, 3" spacing on studs). Again, not against backtracking some (minus backtracking the engine itself), punting and rebuilding the axle or making some compromises. Kart world is wilder that car world for a newbie, so any help or suggestions are appreciated.
Cheers
At this point I've hit a wall. Trying to find an off the shelf kit has been difficult, I can barely find kits that will match the frame width, position of the caliper, wheel mount type and sprocket position all in one... Hell I still can't find an axle where the bearing width will match the frame. I feel like knowing what kart/brand this is to begin with would narrow my search... Also I'm not against just scratch building it, but I would love to accommodate the tires we already have (4 bolt, 3" spacing on studs). Again, not against backtracking some (minus backtracking the engine itself), punting and rebuilding the axle or making some compromises. Kart world is wilder that car world for a newbie, so any help or suggestions are appreciated.
Cheers