Rabies' Mo Kart
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mudduck7.3
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wow small world haha i live right by hayes school. yea our old spot is where they put up the concrete blocks right after the railroad tracks on south concord, i haven't been down there since last week but it might still be under water.
DCProductions
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I usually buy some bulk cable (1/8"?) and use that for all my linkage. However, if you need the lead barrels on the end, you can cut the cable in a place where it travels in a straight line (great place would be under the seat), get some cable clamps (they look like this: http://www.adventureropegear.com/cart/images/steel_clamps_lg.jpg), and use them to clamp on an extension.
Hope this helps! Nice job on the kart so far btw!
Hope this helps! Nice job on the kart so far btw!
logan_hurst
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cant extend the tac wire. it seems to be a cable that spins ?? idk....
got an idea to hold an axle and stuffs. bolt on the bearings and put the axle in it. thread the axle. il have more supports for those beams
tell me if these welds are going to hold up
got an idea to hold an axle and stuffs. bolt on the bearings and put the axle in it. thread the axle. il have more supports for those beams
tell me if these welds are going to hold up
Harleys Papa
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Nice job sofar 
For a tach cable you might try a speedo cable from a rear engine car should be the same size and plenty long enough
For a tach cable you might try a speedo cable from a rear engine car should be the same size and plenty long enough mudduck7.3
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thing is lookin good bud, im back on so if ya need anything let me know im just down the road alittle.
BriggsTwins
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as for the tacho, hmm, if you do it right, get one of these,
http://www.lokar.com/downloads/pdf-instructions/speedo-cable-kit-ford.pdf
ok, from here, take the inner out of the original tach cable, DO NOT CUT THE END OFF! but cut the cable at like 7 inches for the engine side, so you have flex. measure the cable and shoot me a length. if you have a decent amount then we can go longer on the engine side.
to mate the cables together you will need an adapter, or basically a piece of steel with a
hole drilled to the size of the cable on each side, with a couple set screws for holding. to
MATE the cables outers, you can cut the original outer around 3/4 inch shorter than the cable, so the adapters have room, head to the hobby shop and buy a couple sizes of aluminum tube, the first is to fit the O.D. of the orig cable housing. then step the size up till you can clear the body of the adapter and then fit the custom cut cable housing. use a U bolt or something other than glue to attach the aluminum tube to the body of the housing. once together, try it! this is the adventurous way, tough until you finally start getting it built.
above all, I was gonna look around for you, they have kits to make an electric tach work on mechanical outputs. its just a little roller switch that sends 12 volts to the sense wire on the tach. its simple, but expensive!
I know its alot to think about, BUT i can go put a picture together for you.
the other cables can be crimped in areas with aluminum crimp conns. basically the same gig, run the orig housing to a mount point, run the cable out a bit, mate the two cables, and then mount the new extension.
good luck, sorry for the long read and rant.
http://www.lokar.com/downloads/pdf-instructions/speedo-cable-kit-ford.pdf
ok, from here, take the inner out of the original tach cable, DO NOT CUT THE END OFF! but cut the cable at like 7 inches for the engine side, so you have flex. measure the cable and shoot me a length. if you have a decent amount then we can go longer on the engine side.
to mate the cables together you will need an adapter, or basically a piece of steel with a
hole drilled to the size of the cable on each side, with a couple set screws for holding. to
MATE the cables outers, you can cut the original outer around 3/4 inch shorter than the cable, so the adapters have room, head to the hobby shop and buy a couple sizes of aluminum tube, the first is to fit the O.D. of the orig cable housing. then step the size up till you can clear the body of the adapter and then fit the custom cut cable housing. use a U bolt or something other than glue to attach the aluminum tube to the body of the housing. once together, try it! this is the adventurous way, tough until you finally start getting it built.
above all, I was gonna look around for you, they have kits to make an electric tach work on mechanical outputs. its just a little roller switch that sends 12 volts to the sense wire on the tach. its simple, but expensive!
I know its alot to think about, BUT i can go put a picture together for you.
the other cables can be crimped in areas with aluminum crimp conns. basically the same gig, run the orig housing to a mount point, run the cable out a bit, mate the two cables, and then mount the new extension.
good luck, sorry for the long read and rant.
BriggsTwins
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Lol i know it is confusing at first, pictures would be a marvel if i could find the old codger that did it. what about going electric for tacho?
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