jonesie8807
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nice jerry. i personally was a fan of the yellow, but this is a cool paint job. u should paint the engine with the same color scheme. that would be a nice touch.
JerryAssburger's creations #2
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I like karts
Rotary Power!
for short people or tall people
I like karts
Rotary Power!
how about the green terror as a name? You always end up putting 'terror' in your posts 
Russ2251
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How about making a kart that looks like a giant PEZ dispenser.
Every time you push its head back...it spits out a Honda clone.
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That's just a little overboard, don't you think?:toetap05: LOL!
I have a box at work that I need to bring home to do the thing.
Russ2251
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Oh... OK, I guess the box thing IS more normal.
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hey, on the thread headline, it says you are this thread's creator. I know you did split it, but for the sake of people using the 'search' function, shouldn't it say jerry's name?
hey, on the thread headline, it says you are this thread's creator. I know you did split it, but for the sake of people using the 'search' function, shouldn't it say jerry's name?
Jerryburger
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THX on the kart! I just pulled the wheels, seat and motor to do a rattlecan job on it. Now I'm at the "What Engine to Put on it That I'm Willing to Part With?" phase.... It was going to be my 3hp tecumseh, but EVERY ONE of my carbs for it has something wrong, so I'm going to throw together a B/S 3hp and do that.
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Yeah, I don't know how to change that yet... I'll look into it. It always says that the creator of the thread is the first person that posted on it.
Jerryburger
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Slight Update on the Lowrider 2.0/Snowmobile Engine project.... I've been busy taking measurements of the motor, ATC axle, seat, etc.... rendered it on the PC and got fancy with an animation. I'm not finished with the modeling- I still have the handlebars, the footpegs and the secondary pulley/jackshaft to stick in there, but I got lazy at this point. Either way, this is pretty much where I'm headed with this project. The wheels are trailer wheels (8" rims/16" diameter). The frame will be welded up from 2.5" 1/8" wall square tubing (or whatever that beefy-heavy stuff is that I have in the back yard!
This is the fly-around animation...
http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m290/jerryassburger/?action=view¤t=Lowrider2sml.flv
This is the fly-around animation...
http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m290/jerryassburger/?action=view¤t=Lowrider2sml.flv
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jonesie8807
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that calls for a wheelie bar
Jerryburger
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Hahaha! Thanks!
I pretty much "weighed" my options with engine/axle placement, and that was the best I could come up with, since the header sticks out the front of the motor, it had to be well back from the seat. Although it looks horribly tail heavy, the front of the kart is plenty heavy enough for it to sit level without the rider in it. When the rider gets in, it'll have a more forward weight bias. At the axle, with the lowest ratio from the converter, it'll be about 220 ft.lbs max.... enough to spin the skinny trailer tires, but not enough to lift the front end. That's why I went for the trailer tires over the ATC spongy tires.... plenty of cornering grip and highway speed capable, and more likely to spin than cause trouble taking off and around corners.(live axle) I don't plan on mud bogging with the thing. My real paranoia stems from the front fork joints. I figured out that I'm going to use the old trailer wheel hubs/bearings/spindles for the steering head, but I plan on bracing the living daylights out of each joint/weld with gussets in every conceivable way! Even with the Lowrider's lightweight construction, I've never tweaked it, but the thought of that thing coming apart at speed..... EEEEeeesh!
*ooooouch!* (E.T.)
Brief update on the TreeFrog, AKA Older Yellower- thought I'd take a chance and see if my stone-reliable B/S 2hp would get it down the street and believe it or not, it maxes out the governor (27 mph-ish; no GPS-ing yet) with my lard_ss in it, but take-off is NOT good. As a matter of fact, when the front wheels are turned (like, for a U-turn) the live axle prevents the kart from moving. I'm going to have my son (100 lbs) try it and see how it does, since people MY size aren't supposed to be on the thing anyway... Kinda looking like it's going to be one of my revered B/S 3hp engines to the rescue. Otherwise, the kart corners on rails- even with my spindly hand-truck tires on it!
I pretty much "weighed" my options with engine/axle placement, and that was the best I could come up with, since the header sticks out the front of the motor, it had to be well back from the seat. Although it looks horribly tail heavy, the front of the kart is plenty heavy enough for it to sit level without the rider in it. When the rider gets in, it'll have a more forward weight bias. At the axle, with the lowest ratio from the converter, it'll be about 220 ft.lbs max.... enough to spin the skinny trailer tires, but not enough to lift the front end. That's why I went for the trailer tires over the ATC spongy tires.... plenty of cornering grip and highway speed capable, and more likely to spin than cause trouble taking off and around corners.(live axle) I don't plan on mud bogging with the thing. My real paranoia stems from the front fork joints. I figured out that I'm going to use the old trailer wheel hubs/bearings/spindles for the steering head, but I plan on bracing the living daylights out of each joint/weld with gussets in every conceivable way! Even with the Lowrider's lightweight construction, I've never tweaked it, but the thought of that thing coming apart at speed..... EEEEeeesh!
*ooooouch!* (E.T.)
Brief update on the TreeFrog, AKA Older Yellower- thought I'd take a chance and see if my stone-reliable B/S 2hp would get it down the street and believe it or not, it maxes out the governor (27 mph-ish; no GPS-ing yet) with my lard_ss in it, but take-off is NOT good. As a matter of fact, when the front wheels are turned (like, for a U-turn) the live axle prevents the kart from moving. I'm going to have my son (100 lbs) try it and see how it does, since people MY size aren't supposed to be on the thing anyway... Kinda looking like it's going to be one of my revered B/S 3hp engines to the rescue. Otherwise, the kart corners on rails- even with my spindly hand-truck tires on it!
Jerryburger
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I had to add this... I'm aiming for the "Assburgered KibbleKart Look"....
Kenny_McCormic
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4 pedals?????
Jerryburger
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Yeah- sort of a weird way to let the smaller tykes in on the action, I guess. I barely fit on the thing, and have to use the far pedals. A friend told me that it's some sort of old "Tiger" kart. I've found nothing on it so far, but he swears he's seen this model somewhere.
Jerryburger
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Brief update. The Treefrog will hit 30mph in one direction and 26mph the other with the little 2hp. It takes a couple of blocks to get up to that speed though! Time for the 3hp.
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