Metal Shop Kart Pair

[BaselessEarth12]

Well, hauled the golf cart out of the woods today! Upon further examination, it would seem that converting IT into an XXL go kart is going to be easier... SO! What do you guys think? Custom chassis with scavenged parts, or EZGO-derrived buggy?

 

[BaselessEarth12]

Got a lot of progress on the tear-down of the golf cart today! Should be able to get more pics and more progress tomorrow.

 

[OzFab]

Wow, I can't believe your previous post had no response...

It will be a big kart but, it seems like the logical thing to do, depending, of course, on it's condition...

IIRC, those things have a rather "stout" chassis so, you shouldn't have too much of a problem...

Get those pics up...

 

[fowler]

I had a big long reply writen out about suspension and stuff

Then I clicked back to read the previous page
Lost my write up
Then went **** it ill rewrite it later
And never did

Sorry

 

[BaselessEarth12]

Well, since tearing it down to bare chassis and mechanicals, I've been able to find out what it needs: swingarm boot, coil over conversion (f/r), independant front, the 370 sled motor, a few other miscalaneous boots, and refurbishing the brakes.

 

[fowler]

PICTURES


Please

 

[landuse]

PICTURES


Please

Yup. Not 1 in three pages.

 

[BaselessEarth12]

I've taken quite a few, but don't have a reliable way of posting them... Give me but a few minutes, and I'll try to post a couple.

 

[BaselessEarth12]

I have more on an actual camera, but need my laptop to upload. Anyone by any chance know how to remove the tie-rods? No clue why pics are upside down... Or only showing one of 4...

 

[landuse]

I have more on an actual camera, but need my laptop to upload. Anyone by any chance know how to remove the tie-rods? No clue why pics are upside down... Or only showing one of 4...

I turned the pic around

 

[BaselessEarth12]

I've got a LLLOOOOOT more pics on an actual camera that'll (hopefully!) be uploaded later tonight. But, the tie rods appear to be frozen to the center kajigger...

 

[BaselessEarth12]

PICKLE FOR FTW!!!! Got the tie rods off, then removed the whole front axle. Going to need to get it broken down before 10 am tomorrow, because I am headed out to Vermont for a mountain bike race... That's a 4.5 hour chunk taken out of my build time!

 

[BaselessEarth12]

Good news, everyone! The pics have uploaded to my laptop successfully! Here's hoping they do the same here... (This is 5 out of 17)

 

[BaselessEarth12]

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[BaselessEarth12]

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[BaselessEarth12]

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The last leaf spring, the left one, has a stripped bolt head because a "genius" decided to go straight for the impact wrench... Any ideas as to how to get it out without ruining/damaging the spring/floorboards?

 

[java230]

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The last leaf spring, the right one, has a stripped bolt head because a "genius" decided to go straight for the impact wrench... Any ideas as to how to get it out without ruining/damaging the spring/floorboards?

cut the head off from below the spring with a grinder.

 

[BaselessEarth12]

No easy way of getting to it... I'll try to get a pic tomorrow to show what I mean.

 

[OzFab]

You do know you can add up to 10 pics per post, right?

Whatever way you look at it, this is a great score

 

[BaselessEarth12]

Yep, twas! Today, I'm going to start laying out the arms, front sub frame, and modifying the spindles a little bit. But, before I can get it all mounted up, I need 8 spindle brackets for the arm mounting points.