new guy from oregon

[shaggy340]

traded a friend for a homemade go kart needs some work could use advice glad i found this place can't wait to make this kart better already got a new steering wheel and the air filter was done on it and the oil was needing a change when i got it plan to add a roll cage finish modifying the motor with the rest of the performance parts change the rod based system to brake/throttle line and switch band brakes to a manual disk brakes does 33mph with me on it glad to be on board.

 

[Hursty]

Nice grocery get-er lol welcome aboard

 

[shaggy340]

Nice grocery get-er lol welcome aboard

yeah thanks lol im probaly going to end up putting a battery in the box for an electric start shes pretty cold blooded my first kart and so excited to own one thans for the welcome man.

 

[Glider_Pilot]

Hey youre farther along than i am in the hobby, all i have is a engine

 

[Lucky7]

What about a new seat??? Do you fall of it if you go around corners? Maybe a seat belt would be handy . The front end looks really light. Is the engine in front, on top, or behind the back axle.

 

[OzFab]

Maybe a seat belt would be handy .

Umm, no. A seat belt should only be fitted when a roll cage is present; without a roll cage, if the kart flips, you want to be thrown clear, not trapped underneath...

 

[Lucky7]

Oh yeah forgot about that. But kinda like a bucket seat. Or get a roll cage and a seat belt.

 

[shaggy340]

Oh yeah forgot about that. But kinda like a bucket seat. Or get a roll cage and a seat belt.

yup was thinking seat belt first then my girlfriends brother said i wouldnt want to be straped to it if it flipped roll cage first then seat and 5 point harness and i slow down before i turn been just going up and down the road with it will take a pic of how its setup tomorrow.

 

[shaggy340]

What about a new seat??? Do you fall of it if you go around corners? Maybe a seat belt would be handy . The front end looks really light. Is the engine in front, on top, or behind the back axle.

the engine is on the back left side of the axle.

 

[OzFab]

Is the engine in front, on top, or behind the back axle.

the engine is on the back left side of the axle.

What he's asking is where is the engine in relation to the axle...

The position of the engine can drastically change the handling/steering of the kart; if the engine is behind the axle, the steering will be lighter than if the engine is in front of the axle...

From what I can see in your pic, the engine shaft is almost directly above the axle, meaning, the majority of the engine weight is behind the axle, making the front end lighter...