Newbie with new build idea

[Sparx]

Hey all... New to the site and somewhat new to the carting arena.... Nutshell explanation as follows: love all forms of racing. Up here in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, winter is long... So we race cars on lake Superior... Summer's are not that long but we drag race when we get the chance... My boss runs a 66 Mustang 1/4 mile at a time. I'm usually at the track when he's racing, and I'm getting tired of walking from our pits out to the track to watch and walk back 10 seconds later... So I decided a pit vehicle is in order. Was thinking a golf cart would be the quick and easy fix, but what fun is that?...decided I'm going to build a motorized beer cooler... ( I know you can buy them, but I'll be ****ed if I'm going to spend $1,000 on something that I can build for twice that!)... At any rate, I've had this 5hp flathead sitting in a corner of my shop for at least 10 years collecting dust and decided it's time. This is going to be a winter build, so updates might not be super frequent, but when I have significant progress, I'll be sure to update. Looking forward to building this, contributing to the forum when I can, and benefiting from the knowledge and experience from all of you.
Cheers
Paul

 

[bob58o]

decided I'm going to build a motorized beer cooler... ( I know you can buy them, but I'll be ****ed if I'm going to spend $1,000 on something that I can build for twice that!)

Cheers
Paul

I think you and my accountant went to the same school.

 

[SammyCat]

Ahhhhhhhh My eyes!!!

 

[ezcome-ezgo]

Have a member named Chancer here, did the exact build. I guess in the past 12 months, I can't remember. Anyway look it up, he did a really nice job. Oh and Welcome!

 

[Sparx]

So, a little progress on the motor... Broke it down and pulled the crank. Removed the governor (cause that's what you do.). Ran a tap through the governor arm port for a 1/4-20 bolt to plug that hole. Low oil sensor didn't work so that's gone.. going to burn out a cover plate on the plasma table to cover that hole. Of course the crank had a taper shaft so I chucked her in the old South Bend lathe and turned it down to 3/4 to fit the clutch, then the mill took care of machining the keyway.. figure tomorrow I'll head to the small engine dealer for the new gaskets and slap it back together (after a bath in the parts washer and a bit of sprucing up). Was really hoping to find a flywheel with a ring gear on it so I could put electric start on it, but no luck so far. I guess the next steps would be to build a new exhaust and decide how I want to build the throttle actuator. Then it's onto design and build the frame. Think this going to be a fun project.

 

[ezcome-ezgo]

Keep the updates coming.