go cart transformation progress pics...

gary69

Cartaholic
Well tonite i got my steel for my go kart....i widened the cart 10'' so far....tomorrow i need to move the pedals over, move the steering wheel over and raise it up. and widen the seat so it fits the new width of the cart, as well as cut the 16GA steel plate i got today and weld it to the old piece and cut to fit the new floor size, also i need to lengthen the tie rods so the steering will hook back up.....here is from begining to present state....

first take one innocent looking and way underpowered go cart....

then find a new, MUCH bigger engine (almost 3 times as big) and make a plan....

then let the sparks fly and widen the cart 10'', cut the back end off to make room for the new engine and a golf cart trans and make it a 2 seater for 2 big kids...

cut in half tack 2 supports in to keep it square then add the rest of the supports and fully weld them all...

and thats how she stands untill tomorrow...sorry for the last 2 pics bein a lil smokey that splatter wire makes a hella smoke.....let me know what you guys think....
 

gary69

Cartaholic
so today i worked on it for about 5 hours....re located the pedals..moved the whole steering assembly over. put the original floor back in. cut out a cardboard template of the gap to trace onto the new plate to cut out. and stretched the seat to the new width of the cart.....
 

gary69

Cartaholic
im trying to find a 4 stroke golf cart rearend with the F/R built in and just throw an old ezgo clutch i have on the motor and have it setup exactly like a golf cart....then id have more tire/wheel options too....
 

HotRodCarts

Cartaholic
That sounds like a good idea. Good luck finding a rear end. They can be kind of hard to find (cheap). Keep us updated on the project.
 

gary69

Cartaholic
well i made some more progress on teh cart tonite....finished welding up the seat. lengthened the tie rods so they will hook back up to the steering wheel. and started chopping up and lengthening the rear of the cart to fit the bigger engine...cant weld it up yet untill i get the comet torque-a-verter to see how much clearance i need with it and the jackshaft.....
 

HotRodCarts

Cartaholic
I was wondering how things were going on this project... Looks like it coming along pretty good. Keep the pics coming as you go.
 
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