Shawn drifts
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my name is shawn. im 22 years old. i love fabbing but i lack tools so i make do with what i got and have access to. i come from a drifting background, hence my screen name, so i love to get the vehicle i am driving sideways.
with that being said, my neighbor is always racing around nitro rc's, pitbike, gokart, etc..... making me jealous, so one day i found a "dirt dobber" It was a chinese moped..... pretty fun til i bent a valve cause a nut got in the head..... didn't use locktite.... my fault..... so i tore everything apart, replaced it, then i left the head outside cause i was using it to support a gas tank and the scrap metal mexicans came and picked it up along with the aluminum tank...... thanks a**holes. anyways, so yeah, the thing was pretty fun..... 49cc 4 stroke..... grew out of it fast.
i just picked up a gokart, maybe a month back and this thing is another piece of chinese artwork..... it's called. ty rod 2..... it came running with a weedwhacker engine...... it was fun, don't get me wrong but there is so much room for improvement..... kart was 1 wheel drive, what a fail. at that time, the kart was about 75lbs..... its a really little guy.... only meant for 8-10 years olds..... went about 30 when i was in it.... i am 5'7" and weigh 112lbs....
so yeah, the kart looks a little something like this:
got her home and first mod was steering angle...... couldn't deal with the lanky steering on it.
2nd mod, rip out engine. made a phone call to a friend and came across a 110 4 stroke.
find a way to mount engine....... side?? NAH, it was WAY too unbalanced..... so i made a HUGE plate to put it on the back
pulled motor and decided to get 'er started..... VVVVVVVVVVV click for vid
FOCK! time for a rebuild i guess.....
tore apart and looky what i found!
so i yanked piston off, micked it out and it measured 52.2...... ordered 125cc 52.4 so i am getting cylinder honed to have that piston clearance instead of the 110..... also got a domed piston for more compression....... waiting for arrival.
in the meantime, painted:
did wiring harness on motor with momentary pushbutton for starter and rocker for on/off.
also, go live axle kit from BMI karts on the way..... will be here monday.
then tonight, (DON'T FLAME ME, I FEEL IT COMIN!) i thought of a good idear
why not take the old weedwhacker motor and use it for like a supercharger...... started doing test fits and sure enough it works....
on weedwhacker motor, sprocket is on right and on the 110, its on the left so that give me a perfect mounting point for it to grab the chain....
i measured out throttle cables and the 110 has 1/4 in more until WOT..... so, i will give the weedwacker's cable 1/4 slack so that way when i open it up, they will both be at WOT...... it'll feel like BOOST YO! anyways, just a thought, might happen/might not....... thoughts?
yes, i know, i need to run another fuel tank for 2 stroke.....
will keep you guysposted when parts start rollin in
with that being said, my neighbor is always racing around nitro rc's, pitbike, gokart, etc..... making me jealous, so one day i found a "dirt dobber" It was a chinese moped..... pretty fun til i bent a valve cause a nut got in the head..... didn't use locktite.... my fault..... so i tore everything apart, replaced it, then i left the head outside cause i was using it to support a gas tank and the scrap metal mexicans came and picked it up along with the aluminum tank...... thanks a**holes. anyways, so yeah, the thing was pretty fun..... 49cc 4 stroke..... grew out of it fast.
i just picked up a gokart, maybe a month back and this thing is another piece of chinese artwork..... it's called. ty rod 2..... it came running with a weedwhacker engine...... it was fun, don't get me wrong but there is so much room for improvement..... kart was 1 wheel drive, what a fail. at that time, the kart was about 75lbs..... its a really little guy.... only meant for 8-10 years olds..... went about 30 when i was in it.... i am 5'7" and weigh 112lbs....
so yeah, the kart looks a little something like this:
got her home and first mod was steering angle...... couldn't deal with the lanky steering on it.
2nd mod, rip out engine. made a phone call to a friend and came across a 110 4 stroke.
find a way to mount engine....... side?? NAH, it was WAY too unbalanced..... so i made a HUGE plate to put it on the back
pulled motor and decided to get 'er started..... VVVVVVVVVVV click for vid
FOCK! time for a rebuild i guess.....
tore apart and looky what i found!
so i yanked piston off, micked it out and it measured 52.2...... ordered 125cc 52.4 so i am getting cylinder honed to have that piston clearance instead of the 110..... also got a domed piston for more compression....... waiting for arrival.
in the meantime, painted:
did wiring harness on motor with momentary pushbutton for starter and rocker for on/off.
also, go live axle kit from BMI karts on the way..... will be here monday.
then tonight, (DON'T FLAME ME, I FEEL IT COMIN!) i thought of a good idear
why not take the old weedwhacker motor and use it for like a supercharger...... started doing test fits and sure enough it works....on weedwhacker motor, sprocket is on right and on the 110, its on the left so that give me a perfect mounting point for it to grab the chain....
i measured out throttle cables and the 110 has 1/4 in more until WOT..... so, i will give the weedwacker's cable 1/4 slack so that way when i open it up, they will both be at WOT...... it'll feel like BOOST YO!
anyways, just a thought, might happen/might not....... thoughts? yes, i know, i need to run another fuel tank for 2 stroke.....
will keep you guysposted when parts start rollin in
