Just a few things :D

[Wa-Sah-Bei!!]

Hey, Im pretty amateur when it comes to go-karts as I've never made one before...Im making one from an old hospital bed as a school project...nearly 50% of my school credit so hopefully Ill do it properly...anyways... I have two hydraulic..rams?

they're exactly like the one on the right. I was wondering if it'd be possible to use them as suspension for the front tires, but if not any suggestions...got them for free and I really wanna use them haha...

Also, I need to know (or find a good guide) on how to rig up a speedo and tach, but my main focus is the steering and gears... I wanted to have a reverse and perhaps two (maybe three?) forwards gears...

any help with anything is greatly appreaciated..I'll attatch a picture of what I've got so far later...

Thanks!!

 

[fowler]

use a motorbike engine from a quad to get gears

 

[devino246]

does a quad have reverse?

 

[psycho_builder]

i have a 1986 honda trx200sx that i'm puttin into a golfcart. it has a 5 speed with reverse

 

[KieranM]

does a quad have reverse?

most do, farm quads do anyway and some racers.

 

[devino246]

I figured they would

 

[Doc Sprocket]

With some creativity, you might be able to get some damping action out of those rams, but I don't think the resilts will be worth the effort.

 

[Wa-Sah-Bei!!]

hmmm..OK..would they have any other uses?

 

[fowler]

sell them and fund the shock absorbers

 

[Doc Sprocket]

No other use on a kart. Sorry.

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

you could use one in a hydraulic power steering setup, would be pointless though.

 

[Wa-Sah-Bei!!]

bummmer...oh well, thanks!!

 

[Doc Sprocket]

I keep staring at that pic... You sure those are hydraulic? I have my doubts- On a hospital bed? Hydraulic? I've never seen hydraulics on a hospital bed. Not portable. I did tear apart a craftmatic bed once, and it had a 120v linear actuator.

 

[That One Guy]

Ummm, no use for any hydraulics of any sort on a kart.... Unless were talking about disc brakes.

 

[Wa-Sah-Bei!!]

I keep staring at that pic... You sure those are hydraulic? I have my doubts- On a hospital bed? Hydraulic? I've never seen hydraulics on a hospital bed. Not portable. I did tear apart a craftmatic bed once, and it had a 120v linear actuator.

like I said, total amateur, but thats what the sticker said too. I just have to take my teachers word that it was a hospital bed.. Looked like a bed kinda thing when I hacked it to bits at least..

 

[sideways]

You could make a hydro-pneumatic suspension system (like Citroens have) but that would be over kill on a kart, you'd need access to some very specialised machines too.

Thanks

Hayden

 

[Rustydog2010]

If you were a bit closer to me, i could give you some stuff... You should just try a motorbike wrecker? they'll have motors and shocks of motorbikes.