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xXPOEDUNKXx said:
Ok, So I am getting ready to tackle this build myself. I was wondering what part of the kart you extended and by doing so did you have to extend any of the main frame rail.
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Hey XPOEDUNKX, it is a challenging build. I tried to write down what we extended/widened throughout the build, but honestly, we didn't change all that much.

We extended the MainFrame by 10" in lengh. We Extended the RearFrame by 10" in length. (these numbers came from us sitting in the Go-Kart and figuring out how much more room we needed, AND purchasing the engines ahead of time to make sure we had enough room.)

We did NOT widen any part of the kart from the original plans.

Good Luck with your build man... if you ever feel like giving up: DON'T. It's harder than it looks, but the outcome is very worth it.

We've slowed down on working on them for a few months while we save up some money for the final "frills" like paint and engine add-ons. Happy Karting!
 
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ArachnidBrosMN said:
Yeah... right now... we're working on seat belts to keep up alive... ha, snowmobile engine: SOMEDAY:)
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well for the price of you engine i think ive seen them for about 300 dollars, plus your clutch comet 40 series, about 200-300 and you alos have a comet forward reverse gear box, 250 bucks in your drive train you have about 800 bucks invested, you could have picked up an old snowmobile for under a 100 bucks, a 400cc snowmobile should put out about 40hp, when i say 100 bucks something that has been sitting around for a long time, need points cleaned, carbs rebuilt, etc. you would need to fab up an exhaust, id just use exhaust tubing and a car muffler, if a person wanted they could put a expansion chamber on, snowmobiles have torque converter clutches that are very heavy duty, that cart will be heavy and even with that 16hp it may have a hard time going up hills and trying to power slide,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg8wPhoFFqY&feature=plcp
 
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Question for you guys about your torque converter. I just spent the last 2 days rebuilding the whole backend to accomidate the new torque converter (comet 40 series). Tried it out tonight, but the torque converter was really mis-behaving. Seems like the driven was opening up way too fast. Did you guys have to replace the springs/pads on yours? or do any other adjustments? Just wondering what to do about this.

I am assuming I need to get a beefier spring or something.
 
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jdh239 said:
Question for you guys about your torque converter. I just spent the last 2 days rebuilding the whole backend to accomidate the new torque converter (comet 40 series). Tried it out tonight, but the torque converter was really mis-behaving. Seems like the driven was opening up way too fast. Did you guys have to replace the springs/pads on yours? or do any other adjustments? Just wondering what to do about this.

I am assuming I need to get a beefier spring or something.
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Never mind... I think my driven is backwards. I have to get a longer belt and turn it around. That might be my problem.
 
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jdh239 said:
Never mind... I think my driven is backwards. I have to get a longer belt and turn it around. That might be my problem.
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jdh!!! Good to hear from you!!! We still have to go riding in S. Minnesota. Maybe later this Fall....

Anyways...well, we have been "driving" our karts around a bit... but still without full brakes. (need longer hydraulic tubing lines)

But I can tell you this: When we would rev-up the engine, it seemed like our driven units would open fairly fast. Once we put a load on the engines... i.e. sat on the kart, and made the engine work to engage the clutch, the driven opened much slower.

I know the EXACT problem/issue you are trying to figure out. It took me a while to fully make sure that I had not only the correct distance between the engine and the driven... but the driven mounted the correct way. Some people mount the driver backwards to save clearance, and accordingly, their photos of their projects look "backwards" compared to ours. In the end: the Comet 40 series we have uses a "SYMMETRICAL BELT" meaning that the driven opens towards the engine... and not away. If the clutch used an "ASYMMETRICAL BELT" (meaning that one face of the belt was angled, and the other face did not match it) then you could mount the driver the usual way, and the driven backwards.

Happy karting!

EDIT: This past weekend, I proposed to my girlfriend (as seen in previous posts...lol) and so we are ENGAGED!!!! Woooo Whooo!! So: Karts have a wait a few months:)
 
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ArachnidBrosMN said:
jdh!!! Good to hear from you!!! We still have to go riding in S. Minnesota. Maybe later this Fall....

Anyways...well, we have been "driving" our karts around a bit... but still without full brakes. (need longer hydraulic tubing lines)

But I can tell you this: When we would rev-up the engine, it seemed like our driven units would open fairly fast. Once we put a load on the engines... i.e. sat on the kart, and made the engine work to engage the clutch, the driven opened much slower.

I know the EXACT problem/issue you are trying to figure out. It took me a while to fully make sure that I had not only the correct distance between the engine and the driven... but the driven mounted the correct way. Some people mount the driver backwards to save clearance, and accordingly, their photos of their projects look "backwards" compared to ours. In the end: the Comet 40 series we have uses a "SYMMETRICAL BELT" meaning that the driven opens towards the engine... and not away. If the clutch used an "ASYMMETRICAL BELT" (meaning that one face of the belt was angled, and the other face did not match it) then you could mount the driver the usual way, and the driven backwards.

Happy karting!

EDIT: This past weekend, I proposed to my girlfriend (as seen in previous posts...lol) and so we are ENGAGED!!!! Woooo Whooo!! So: Karts have a wait a few months:)
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Mcbreja said:
Congratulations!



Just gives him an excuse to build the granddaddy now.:roflol:
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Thank you for all your kind words! I proposed to her on Navy Pier in Chicago. We took Amtrak from Minnesota to downtown Chicago. All-in-all I'm the happiest guy in the world. And yes... she loves the Go-Karts... I'm just beginning to learn how to SAVE money, instead of "saving" money.;)

Thanks to everyone on the site, especially the moderators... I'm happy someone started this site. Love ya all!!!!
 
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