My 150MPH Go Kart

I traded my mtd grass cutter for this thing, it started as a rattler gokart, but someone along the line stretched it, rebuilt the back to fit a suzuki 500cc gsx motor, so its basically a shifter kart , but safer has a rollcage. I need to get the carbs rebuilt, a shifter linkage made, find a gas tank like 4 gallon or so. Get the stuff bolted down, un getto it, battery, fix alignment, and should be able to drive it. Fix the brakes, and clutch also.

Thats badass! Bet it flys! Make sure your tires are good for 150mph... lol

Sweet, always wanted to build one like it but a custom frame

Yea, I wouldn't go over 45 on them tires.... Name it death trap lol

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

Yea, I wouldn't go over 45 on them tires.... Name it death trap lol

ur refering to the knobbies right? the rears i would hope can take 150, lol

xxXMowerdudeXxx wrote:

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

Yea, I wouldn't go over 45 on them tires.... Name it death trap lol

ur refering to the knobbies right? the rears i would hope can take 150, lol

Both tires, car tires could probally do 120 but there unbalenced... when 60mph rolls by it will shake like a whorehouse lol

the rears are too balenced

The front tires DO look questionable. But I'm more concerned about the rest of it. Yard/fun karts are NOT known for particularly well-built frames, nor components that can tolerate a lot of abuse or power. That's the basics- THEN you got a questionable chassis that has been severely structurally altered by somebody that maybe welds like a drunken monkey, and dropped a stoopid amount of torque in it.

Just be vigilant, is all.

Doc Sprocket wrote:

That's the basics- THEN you got a questionable chassis that has been severely structurally altered by somebody that maybe welds like a drunken monkey, and dropped a stoopid amount of torque in it.

The welds on the roll cage are pretty bad in spots, but the chassis looks good(I think there was to people building this, one built the cage other did chassis, guy that did the chassis welds better, LOL). I have been tseting it, it seems pretty strong, I will be putting another pillow block or 2 bearings on the the axle. Ill be making it like a truck, clutch on left, brake in the middle, gas on the the right.

heres some more stuff I got done, pulled the engine, I think it may need a clutch.....



Look at the wiring mess some one did...



should I put a box on it?

Id question the chassis too. How thick is the steel?

Doug Fackler wrote:

Id question the chassis too. How thick is the steel?

im not sure, but even after taking the motor off, the frame still weights about 100lbs easy, w/o tires on

Id still be a little skeptical. Id see about beefing it up some.

I want to build a miniature truck chassis with 2/4 steel, and truck (shortened) rear end, tranny, and a 350. and sit a mower body on it.

TroyBilt Pony wrote:

I want to build a miniature truck chassis with 2/4 steel, and truck (shortened) rear end, tranny, and a 350. and sit a mower body on it.

2/4 translates into 1/2 u know that right?

xxXMowerdudeXxx wrote:

TroyBilt Pony wrote:

I want to build a miniature truck chassis with 2/4 steel, and truck (shortened) rear end, tranny, and a 350. and sit a mower body on it.

2/4 translates into 1/2 u know that right?

Lol I was looking at that to...

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

xxXMowerdudeXxx wrote:

TroyBilt Pony wrote:

I want to build a miniature truck chassis with 2/4 steel, and truck (shortened) rear end, tranny, and a 350. and sit a mower body on it.

2/4 translates into 1/2 u know that right?

Lol I was looking at that to...

i think he was meaning like 2x4 box steel, but i might be wrong

Ok, so, the parts list is adding up, my axle is bent, so ill be needing a new one, will this do?

http://www.mfgsupply.com/gomini/gominiaxles/gominiaxleschrometube/gominiaxleschrometube114/az1424-42.html

plus if i need a clutch and stuff, this is going to run up to $400 easy.

Saw the bent axle coming, just didn't expect it'd be bent already.

New axle- Note: If axle ends don't match old ones, your hubs may not fit. $. Also keep an eye on existing bearing, rotor, and sprocket bore sizes/type. Again, a mismatch=$.

I'd put a support bearing in the approximate middle of the axle, too. The axle you linked to, should do the trick.

richie thomas wrote:

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

xxXMowerdudeXxx wrote:

TroyBilt Pony wrote:

I want to build a miniature truck chassis with 2/4 steel, and truck (shortened) rear end, tranny, and a 350. and sit a mower body on it.

2/4 translates into 1/2 u know that right?

Lol I was looking at that to...

 i think he was meaning like 2x4 box steel, but i might be wrong

What rich said lol.. my bad..

Craigslist be like

Super fast go kart gs500 engine 150mph racing seat and cage highly modded only needs carbs cleaned.....

Awesome  

But for 150mph, you'll need 2 more rows of Suzuki  

Thunderdivine wrote:

But for 150mph, you'll need 2 more rows of Suzuki  

LIES ALL LIES

Video or it DEFINITELY did not happen.