jasonangel29
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hi my name is Jason Angel i live in Dayton Ohio and just recently got into getting some new toys . ive been wanting to build my own heavy duty go cart for some time now but just have not had the time but i have lots of the supplies saved up since i consider myself a master fabricator at lease in my opinion and every ones else ive done work for which is why i wanted to get into go- cart's plus ive recently gotten a nice Yamaha 125 ttr LG dirt bike and my wife is way to scared of it to ride it so i wanted to get her a good size 2 seater gocart that we could enjoy together or she could ride why im on the bike . so recently i acquired a like new condition YERF_DOG 6.5hp Tecumseh gocart in the pic below and ive already started planning modifications for it . keep in mind i have all my own tools welders and plasma cutters you name it i got it so if any one has any ideas no mater how crazy they sound im always taking input to combine or modify to suit my needs .
im debating on just keeping it the same only adding a larger motor i have handy a really nice 18hp 400cc or so Honda OHV side shaft motor that will fit right on with little to no modification besides a larger bore crank shaft which would need a new driver torque converter i can get for like 70 bucks
or im considering modifying it to run on a vertical shaft 17.5 hp Tecumseh racing motor i built a while back that's bored like 20 over with ported out jets and heavy duty parts i think i dropped like 400 in it not counting the machine labor. which gave th motor so much power that after putting it back on the racing mower it cam off of and riding it for about 3 hours of running it i literally blue up and ripped the 5 speed tyranny in half literally it ripped in half and shattered like a glass jar so the rest of the mower with the new motor has been sitting since last summer about a year ago and since its electric starting with head lights good charging system and wiring it would be a great addition to any gocart besides the down shaft issue but lucky im an electronics engineer working on a bachelors in mechanical im developing a setup using some carrier bearings and the gears out of a old 91 camero rear differential that im hopping i can machine and fabricate the differential gears since they have the perfect angle to line up with the bottom shaft motor to a caring carage with apposing gears welded to a transfer shaft that will lead out to the side of the bottom shaft motor and im thinking about developing a bolt on kit to make it easier for other people do do the modification to for any application which will be machined and setup to allow any clutch or drive train attached to the new output shaft . including the ability to ad generator, alternators power-steering pumps, and even hydraulic pumps in case you want to use your PTO's or other farm equipment with your cart since i use to have a small home made log splitter mounted to the back of one of my old carts for when we were out camping in Kentucky we could easily split our own wood it didnt look the best but was really handy back in the woods well sorry to cary on thanks for every ones time and if any one has any opinions questions concerns and or tips just let me know im always up for criticism
PSS::: the main reason i started typing this post was just to
introduce my self and pass on the information for a
great place to get parts.
If any one is interested check out surpluscenter.com and down load ther free catalogs. they carry everything from your standard garage to industrial including
Gas/Electric/Diesel-motors, drive-gears, completed-hydraulic/AIR-parts-&-suplies, electrical, hardware, gear-boxes, seats, utility-wheels, control-linkages-&-shocks, you name it they probably got it aspectially the odds and ends for any fabricator aspecially any one building theri own gocart including axles hubs riding mower transsions two speed up to 5 speed versions plus they cary atv 2wd and 4wd axles with gearboxes and complete hubs and braking setups for only like 3 or 4 hundred new which is not bad at all so go check them out. their catalog is free to download and ill try to attach them hear to make it easy on you i hope this is some help.
surpluscenter.com
im debating on just keeping it the same only adding a larger motor i have handy a really nice 18hp 400cc or so Honda OHV side shaft motor that will fit right on with little to no modification besides a larger bore crank shaft which would need a new driver torque converter i can get for like 70 bucks
or im considering modifying it to run on a vertical shaft 17.5 hp Tecumseh racing motor i built a while back that's bored like 20 over with ported out jets and heavy duty parts i think i dropped like 400 in it not counting the machine labor. which gave th motor so much power that after putting it back on the racing mower it cam off of and riding it for about 3 hours of running it i literally blue up and ripped the 5 speed tyranny in half literally it ripped in half and shattered like a glass jar so the rest of the mower with the new motor has been sitting since last summer about a year ago and since its electric starting with head lights good charging system and wiring it would be a great addition to any gocart besides the down shaft issue but lucky im an electronics engineer working on a bachelors in mechanical im developing a setup using some carrier bearings and the gears out of a old 91 camero rear differential that im hopping i can machine and fabricate the differential gears since they have the perfect angle to line up with the bottom shaft motor to a caring carage with apposing gears welded to a transfer shaft that will lead out to the side of the bottom shaft motor and im thinking about developing a bolt on kit to make it easier for other people do do the modification to for any application which will be machined and setup to allow any clutch or drive train attached to the new output shaft . including the ability to ad generator, alternators power-steering pumps, and even hydraulic pumps in case you want to use your PTO's or other farm equipment with your cart since i use to have a small home made log splitter mounted to the back of one of my old carts for when we were out camping in Kentucky we could easily split our own wood it didnt look the best but was really handy back in the woods well sorry to cary on thanks for every ones time and if any one has any opinions questions concerns and or tips just let me know im always up for criticism
PSS::: the main reason i started typing this post was just to
introduce my self and pass on the information for a
great place to get parts.
If any one is interested check out surpluscenter.com and down load ther free catalogs. they carry everything from your standard garage to industrial including
Gas/Electric/Diesel-motors, drive-gears, completed-hydraulic/AIR-parts-&-suplies, electrical, hardware, gear-boxes, seats, utility-wheels, control-linkages-&-shocks, you name it they probably got it aspectially the odds and ends for any fabricator aspecially any one building theri own gocart including axles hubs riding mower transsions two speed up to 5 speed versions plus they cary atv 2wd and 4wd axles with gearboxes and complete hubs and braking setups for only like 3 or 4 hundred new which is not bad at all so go check them out. their catalog is free to download and ill try to attach them hear to make it easy on you i hope this is some help.
surpluscenter.com
