wobbulater
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The first picture is of the kart when we first acquired it. It had a clutch of no name on it, (1in shaft(GX340 engine)).
The kart started and ran fine but would not move unless it was pushed, due to the high gearing. (1:6)
for a torque converter we ended up settling for a GTC 1004,
Tav 20 clone I believe. (second picture)
Specs are. 1in driver,with the driven riding on a 5/8 jackshaft,supported by the supplied back plate.
We did have to shave the spacer that goes between the driven,and shoulder on the snout of the crank to get proper alignment.
We also had to mount the whole assembly backwards in a sense,with the driven towards the front of the kart.
This was done because we could not mount it normally because the bearing support for the jacksaft hit the cooling fins on the engine and wouldn't allow any of the mounting holes to line up.
So far this torque converter has held up great, it's got roughly 20hours on it.but time will tell...
Next we got the electric start on the engine working.
And MAN what a convenience that is!
Also installed lights.
When wiring the lights and ignition we used a 3 position key switch from Autozone. The 3 position are off, on,and crank.
when in the on position,you have to flip another switch next to the ignition switch to turn the light on. That way normal daytime driving can be achieved with out constantly having the lights on,and draining the battery.
We also removed the governer and then using a stop screw limited how far the throttle arm can open for safety.
We currently have the max reachable rpm at 4,400rpm.
This has been verified using a photo tach.
(see the picture) In the picture it shows 4,362 the actual set rpm is 3,995. It was hard for me to take the picture and hold the photo tach at the same time.Plus I'm not a big fan of holding the throttle wide open for long periods of time in an unloaded state.So we would only hold at at wide open for a couple seconds to get a reading,and I took the picture right as he let off the throttle. Hence the 4,362rpm reading.
Also did some paint and minor body work.
Like the red duct tape wrapped seat and head rest.
All in all here this is the finished product,and question or advice for me please lemme have it!
The last picture is a picture of my boy in the kart.
I'll post some short vids of it in action here in a bit.
The kart started and ran fine but would not move unless it was pushed, due to the high gearing. (1:6)
for a torque converter we ended up settling for a GTC 1004,
Tav 20 clone I believe. (second picture)
Specs are. 1in driver,with the driven riding on a 5/8 jackshaft,supported by the supplied back plate.
We did have to shave the spacer that goes between the driven,and shoulder on the snout of the crank to get proper alignment.
We also had to mount the whole assembly backwards in a sense,with the driven towards the front of the kart.
This was done because we could not mount it normally because the bearing support for the jacksaft hit the cooling fins on the engine and wouldn't allow any of the mounting holes to line up.
So far this torque converter has held up great, it's got roughly 20hours on it.but time will tell...
Next we got the electric start on the engine working.
And MAN what a convenience that is!
Also installed lights.
When wiring the lights and ignition we used a 3 position key switch from Autozone. The 3 position are off, on,and crank.
when in the on position,you have to flip another switch next to the ignition switch to turn the light on. That way normal daytime driving can be achieved with out constantly having the lights on,and draining the battery.
We also removed the governer and then using a stop screw limited how far the throttle arm can open for safety.
We currently have the max reachable rpm at 4,400rpm.
This has been verified using a photo tach.
(see the picture) In the picture it shows 4,362 the actual set rpm is 3,995. It was hard for me to take the picture and hold the photo tach at the same time.Plus I'm not a big fan of holding the throttle wide open for long periods of time in an unloaded state.So we would only hold at at wide open for a couple seconds to get a reading,and I took the picture right as he let off the throttle. Hence the 4,362rpm reading.
Also did some paint and minor body work.
Like the red duct tape wrapped seat and head rest.
All in all here this is the finished product,and question or advice for me please lemme have it!
The last picture is a picture of my boy in the kart.
I'll post some short vids of it in action here in a bit.
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Zach kart.JPG
, It easily climb over smaller logs and stumps at crawling speeds. But man not having suspension makes for a bumpy rideat higher speeds!