No wonder the CPSC hates go karts

[whiterabbit06]

It needs NAAAAWZZZZZZ!!!!!!!

 

[jeffie7]

Ain't a pro until you flip it. Wil needs to show you what's up.

 

[awptickes]

Ain't a pro until you flip it. Wil needs to show you what's up.

When I was doing doughnuts on the parking pad I almost did flip it. It got up about 60 degrees before I got it back down safely.

I'd consider nox, but it's really hard to get where I live, and I don't want to keep buying whippets.

 

[whiterabbit06]

I'd consider nox, but it's really hard to get where I live, and I don't want to keep buying whippets.

Turbo then.

 

[awptickes]

Here are some detailed photos.

 

[Drake]

I hope you clear coat the floor pan art. That needs to be preserved for future generations.

 

[reckedracing]

I feel like this needs more overhead cage, and a 5 point harness.
Having a go-cart land on top of you is no fun.

 

[whiterabbit06]

I feel like this needs more overhead cage, and a 5 point harness.
Having a go-cart land on top of you is no fun.

I agree, the cage I built on mine saved my face when the steering linkage broke and the cart decided to veer off to the right at high speed about 20 feet into a densely forested area, lol.

 

[jamesA]

I feel like this needs more overhead cage, and a 5 point harness.
Having a go-cart land on top of you is no fun.

I was just about to say this after reading the nitrous comments...

 

[reckedracing]

this is similar to the one I had as a kid.
http://www.instappraisal.com/appraisal/1982-pepsi-challenger-go-kart
I think my grandmother won it in a raffle or something, only 3hp
i managed to flip it a few times, and hand it land on my head. also drove it down a bank into the woods one time
we pulled the fiberglass body off it for more ground clearance to get into the back field, so at least that survived.

 

[awptickes]

I actually have a cage for it. I'm going to put it back on.

 

[whiterabbit06]

http://elitepowercycles.com/index-spark-plug.php

 

[awptickes]

Yeah, I've already indexed the spark plug. I cheated though....

I pulled the head, put the spark plug in, and torqued it until it lined up.
I then put a mark on the head and one on the plug.
Then put everything back together, and lined everything up again.

No idea how much difference it makes, since I threw an E3 spark plug in there too.

 

[TurboMirage]

Indexing washers, nice. I always tried to atleast get them all close by torque.

 

[awptickes]

I finally got the garage cleared out enough to get both the lawnmower and the go-kart in there.

 

[awptickes]

I finally got the new front tires mounted today, and immediately remembered why I don't mount tires by hand very often.

My wife watched me ride it around the yard, and was terrified the while time. She says that it's faster than my car, less safe than the truck, and louder than most of our guns. Lol.

 

[E_SolSi]

sounds perfect lol

 

[awptickes]

I toasted a belt tonight. Like chunks of rubber flying, cloud of smoke following me. It was incredible, heh.

 

[awptickes]

Got a new belt on it. @GSRCRXsi took it around the property other weekend.

The new front tires on it really make a huge difference with control and handling. Well worth the $40 and hour of swearing to dismount the old ones and mount the new ones.

 

[reckedracing]

i had a harbor freight manual tire mounter, it did the job well
even if you couldn't actually use the tool, it did a nice job holding the wheel in place to do it the old fashioned way.
http://www.harborfreight.com/manual-tire-changer-69686.html