vertical shaft kart. (this one will work)

[TeamCheap]

Looking really good.

thanks for the pictures.


I'm pretty sure I have the exact same gearbox.

 

[Bluethunder3320]

unfortunately this will no longer be a vertical shaft kart.

the 8hp engine you have seen will be going in a old cub cadet rider, already set up for vertical shaft... that makes it a whole lot easier on me.

the engine for this kart will be the original engine that i got it with, a really old Tecumseh H60. the vertical Tecumseh 7hp that came out of the cub cadet will be used for parts to make the H60 complete.

the headbolts on the top have been wire wheeled, they are from the H60. the headbolts on the bottom are right out of the 7hp.

ewwww

my best friend. got it for $50 and it does a great job!

 

[bighead]

Blue, This is how I held down my battery in my Ody. Just glancing thru your thread and seen you have not hold down yet.

Also your welds are way better since I been gone. Looking good bro.

 

[Bluethunder3320]

thanks! im gonna cut the battery tray off and put it on the cub cause this engine is recoil start.

 

[Bluethunder3320]

making an intake manifold...

heres the H70 vertical shaft motor

H60

can i mount the driven in front of the engine?

clean parts

breather hose was totally dry rotted and crumbled apart when i touched it... so made a new one

manifold, completed, not cleaned up yet. see how i connected the linkages.

 

[B.M.800]

Cool stuff man! Keep it coming.

 

[Bluethunder3320]

got the paint in today so i started painting. cant paint the block until i get the air plane paint remover in.

oops... broke a bolt. got it out though by slotting it

before paint

after paint. it is not bolted on, i still have to strip and paint the block.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Looking pretty slick! And yes, you can mount a CVT pointing in any direction.

 

[B.M.800]

What kind of paint did you use? Looks pretty nice on there.

 

[Bluethunder3320]

heres what i used. duplicolor makes great engine paint.

http://www.amazon.com/Dupli-Color-DE1602-Ceramic-Universal-Engine/dp/B00296CI58

the fuel cap came in today! got it off ebay for like $4. check out that original tecumseh parts box. mint.

 

[porsche930dude]

I wasnt gonna say antything but im glad to see your not using that tranny. Those arnt that strong and wouldnt hold up too long with that much power. I blew out gears on those a few times even with a worn out 5hp. I had an extra so i always had parts to swap in but i eventually switched out to a stronger unit

 

[Bluethunder3320]

um.. porsche i dont think youre going to like this post..

bought a tap for the crank shaft

then i was bored and got a crazy idea. so the piece of $hit go kart came inside with me

stock.

hmm.. mock up of bigger fronts

o wait... the H60 fits pretty good in here too..

it will have a 30 series

bigger rear tires! mock up

 

[Bluethunder3320]

opened up the tranny. this one doesnt have a brake so i probably wont use it. its full of water too...

then i opened up Randy's. this one has a brake. but the reverse is a chain

im going to get a quote on how much a longer shaft will cost to make, so that i could put a sprocket on it (input) and run the chain off the torque converter into the input for this transmission!

how much should it cost to make one of these but 2 inches longer on one side?

 

[Banditz]

Looks great! I too have used a few bed frame rails to build stuff!! LOL

 

[Harleys Papa]

You do realize that you would just be makeing an expencive jackshaft

 

[TeamCheap]

HEY making the shaft longer and running it in through the side sounds like my idea.

What size is the shaft and what if any special milling work would it need ?

 

[Bluethunder3320]

You do realize that you would just be makeing an expencive jackshaft

with reverse and 3 gears though! maybe im just nuts and im anxious to use the extra TC i have.

the more i think of it, your engine is bigger.. and will work without machining the part. if it costs too much then i wont do it. (i know a guy that knows a guy that owns a machine shop)

HEY making the shaft longer and running it in through the side sounds like my idea.

What size is the shaft and what if any special milling work would it need ?

its 1/2" needs 2 grooves for c clips, and 3 keyways in specific places and then another keyway for the sprocket.

thanks for the idea... lol mind if i take it

 

[souperman000]

How did you get the engine parts so clean?

 

[TeamCheap]

I dont care if you use it, I'd like to see it done and see how it works out.

 

[Harleys Papa]

with reverse and 3 gears though!

How would using the output shaft as the in and out give you gears and reverse :toetap05: Looks like it would just be a straight shot, changing gears would only change what the free wheeling input shaft was doing