zogthegreat
New member
Hi everyone!
This will be my first build on this forum, first a little background on the title. Last year I did a Razor Dirt Quad build, where I rebuilt the rear swing arm to hold a 54lb 9.5hp industrial motor and 4 12v 18ah batteries:
This is the motor next to a Unite 1000w 36v motor:
The build was a lot of fun and I ended up calling the project "The Beast" because of the size of the motor. In reality, however, I should have called it "The Wild Pig". It had a high center of gravity that made it handle like a pig on straight roads! I never got to open up the throttle on it, so I was disappointed with it in the end. I was thinking about lowering it by rebuilding the front suspension, but ultimately, I decided that it would be to much work.
I decided to find a go kart frame to drop the motor on to and I went out this weekend to a 39 mile long yard sale down here in central Florida to look for a frame when I saw this:
It had a 5hp gas motor on it that I told the owner I didn't want. After bargaining with the gentleman, I got the frame for $40.00! Since I'm putting most of the hardware from the The Beast on it, I decided to call it "The Spawn of the Beast".
My current plans are to set it up like this:
The red box on top of the batteries is a Kelly KDZ48200 controller. I'm thinking to mount it on the front down tube, (although I'm open to suggestions).
To make it look "pretty" I'm planing to use a head light like this:
with a speedometer like this:
And a voltmeter and ammeter combo like these:
I will also get rid of the gas tank, if I feel the need for something there aesthetically, I'll make something out of fiberglass, (I am definitely open to suggestions here!).
BTW, if anyone want's the tank, PM me and you can have it for the cost of shipping, I really don't like throwing things away, but I'm to lazy to sell it on fleabay!
As I said before, I'm open to suggestions, comments and philosophical musings!
This will be my first build on this forum, first a little background on the title. Last year I did a Razor Dirt Quad build, where I rebuilt the rear swing arm to hold a 54lb 9.5hp industrial motor and 4 12v 18ah batteries:
This is the motor next to a Unite 1000w 36v motor:
The build was a lot of fun and I ended up calling the project "The Beast" because of the size of the motor. In reality, however, I should have called it "The Wild Pig". It had a high center of gravity that made it handle like a pig on straight roads! I never got to open up the throttle on it, so I was disappointed with it in the end. I was thinking about lowering it by rebuilding the front suspension, but ultimately, I decided that it would be to much work.
I decided to find a go kart frame to drop the motor on to and I went out this weekend to a 39 mile long yard sale down here in central Florida to look for a frame when I saw this:
It had a 5hp gas motor on it that I told the owner I didn't want. After bargaining with the gentleman, I got the frame for $40.00! Since I'm putting most of the hardware from the The Beast on it, I decided to call it "The Spawn of the Beast".
My current plans are to set it up like this:
The red box on top of the batteries is a Kelly KDZ48200 controller. I'm thinking to mount it on the front down tube, (although I'm open to suggestions).
To make it look "pretty" I'm planing to use a head light like this:
with a speedometer like this:
And a voltmeter and ammeter combo like these:
I will also get rid of the gas tank, if I feel the need for something there aesthetically, I'll make something out of fiberglass, (I am definitely open to suggestions here!).
BTW, if anyone want's the tank, PM me and you can have it for the cost of shipping, I really don't like throwing things away, but I'm to lazy to sell it on fleabay!
As I said before, I'm open to suggestions, comments and philosophical musings!
