Its about time you guys do a golf cart. I love my V-twin briggs Club Car. lifted it with 25" tires and long travel suspension. it will pull the front tires.
I used a Honda 150cc with reverse from a ATV 3 wheeler on a Ez-go.It sits in perfectly and you have the option of the reverse as well! Good luck with your project and when I get further along I will send you some pictures, Mike
Should be cool, those old Harley Davidson carts are cool. The engine actually runs in reverse as well as forward. My Sister's Ex boyfriend had one. Not especially fast or torquey but it got the job done. Assuming the engine was good, it would have made a nice small motor for a smaller cart with no need for a reverse kit. Can't wait to see how it turns out.
Had some sob steal my HD 3 wheel golfcart from my small engine guru in Lexington N.C. a couple of years ago...had just put new rubber on it and was really close to getting 'er runnin'...I miss that thing...it would have made my life so much easier...I'm watching this build with great interest...rock n roll brothers...đã wõõķįęę
Ok ok I’m officially loving you 2 guys right now!!!!! I asked for a bad ass golf cart build a you guys answered!!! I’ve also got an old crusty 36v electric golf cart but needing help converting it to gas and with a 440cc eBay bought 18hp DuroMax horizontal shaft engine stock atm Seriously looking forward to this build you guys gonna do!!!! Thanks again
I think the gearing on that axle is 12.44:1. So at the stock motor 3k rpm of the golf cart it would max out around 12-13mph. I did this once but made a larger diameter sprocket to the tav2 and installed the smallest one on the axle.
What I did for snowmobile motor golf cart is I lathed down a atv rear axles for spots for pillow block bearings, nice thing about that is you can use atv hubs and wheels, cheap and wide selection for sprockets and a huge brake rotor
I just built a 420 powered club car ds, I'm not sure how the ez go rear end is but I cut the plates and windings off the armature of my motor, and turned the splined shaft down to an inch and used a pillow bearing to hold the other end. I did have to unbolt the center chunk and spin it around to get my engine offset right.
I don’t think there’s any vids of it he’s in his 60s lol but when I go to my moms next I could ask him if I could do a video of it, don’t know if we’ll be able to drive it tho because we got a shit tone of snow right now
We used an EZGO for an aircraft tug at work for over 10 years. It got worked hard but we lost a few diffs. I would suggest a live axle mounted to the leaf springs. Ours was stock all electric.
I second that. Worked great for me as well. We would even pull 3 or 4 hooked together and fully loaded (the six foot ones) across the base at Lockheed back and forth for years. Had to be several miles each way, but it held up nicely. We did have to replace the batteries a couple of times though... We ended up getting a gas powered "Mule" with AC and heat RIGHT BEFORE THEY CHANGED THE RULES, NO GAS POWERED VEHICLES IN THE TUNNELS... But we made it work.
You should have run a lap of the Cars and Cameras Grand Prix to get a baseline with that drill! Exciting project guys, can’t wait to see how this turns out!
Pretty cool. I'm designing a wheelbarrow go kart using an old electric three wheel golf cart axle and steering box set up. I have a 22 horsepower Kawasaki horizontal shaft vtwin that I'm using. Mine is quite a bit different in design from what you guys are doing, but some of ideas could be applied to your cart I think. I'm coming directly off the engine into a right angle gearbox, down through the chassis. From there I'm running a belt drive setup to a peerless transmission that is clocked 90°, so that the output shafts run parallel to the frame rails, and perpendicular to the rear axle. This gives the same final drive configuration that the original cart had, and gives the cart the same setup that a rear wheel drive car has. The belt setup will contain the clutch, which is similar to that of a riding mower clutch. The pulley on the right angle gearbox will be 8 1/2", and the transaxle pulley will be 2 1/2-3" in diameter making for a very high speed potentially. The front output shaft of the transaxle will be pillow blocked to a hand fabricated crossmember. The rear output shaft will be connected to the rear rear axle by u joints and a small shaft. The rear suspension is still being designed. I'm tossing around a few different ideas.
Be careful of the lawnmower transacted. They work fine for low loads and higher speeds but low gearing and heavy loads they will slip the fingers on the gears no matter how hard you hold them in gear. I have a 3 wheel Harly conversion almost identical to the junkyard beauty of Ikes friend. It was to be used as a mule to pull a dump trailer but three things made it fail. 1, the transmission slipping out of gear going downhill under load. 2, it's almost impossible to fit brakes to the Harly electric as the brake is on the end of the motor and there is no room on the ends of the axle 3, the rear is a swing axle, so anything you build will have to clear the frame above. There's not as much room as it looks. If you use a mower axle make sure you have brakes on the axle itself in case it jumps out of gear...
Thanks. The transaxle, is only going to be used a transmission. The rear axle of the golf cart is gonna be modified and reused. And I'm building the frame from scratch. But I do appreciate the information. I'm just an amateur builder, who loves designing and building silly stuff. I've also got a crazy racing mower that needs to be rebuilt.
Me and my father did a similar swap a few years ago with a 350 warrior engine. You will have to find a far rear end. The electric rear ends won't work because to use reverse the polarity is reversed. Needs a trans. We ended up having more in a rear than the cart it self.
I use to run the machines that made that golf carts rear end housing! We made them for both electric and gas, and also rear end housings for Gators and RZR's! Just funny to see again
Nice build so far, was confused when you pulled apart electric motor but now i understand, although not my preferred way of doing it. Each to there own
I have a 99 yamaha g16e I have been converting to gas thanks to you guys I was able to use a few of ur ideas to get mine on the road been waiting for this build for some time I will post some pics on ur wall on garage amino
Nice! Our town doesn't enforce the laws with regards to G Carts, they are everywhere! I hope they don't get stupid and make it legal! My G Cart is the same vintage as the one you're building, they were really built to last given some maintenance and upkeep!
it's awesome that you guys chose a golf cart. genius really. Im planning on building a golf cart or custom frame and body buggy on Dana 30's. should be a little smaller than a jeep or samurai.
We had an old Harley Davidson golf cart- the engine was a 2-stroke 250cc, same as the one in there Topper scooter. The Torque converter on ours was messed up too, so it would top out at about 45...
Because no one has ever said that stupid shit before... Stfu about 670's and turbos already, it doesn't make you cool. Fuck with real cars if that's what you want, otherwise don't say shit just to make it look like you know something.
I don't like RBG. I live only about 15 minutes from the dude. I wanted to take my scooter up to him and talk about what motor to put in it, and he basically blew me off. Screw him.
@@izzyplusplusplus1004 youtubers don't like people showing up at their house. Why do you think they only give out a po box and do meetups at places other than their house?
@@AT_motors When I found RBG on yt, it was because of CandC. UA-camr's are just people. Not royalty. I'm a content creator. Does it make me special? No. Furthermore, I am local to RBG. Dude decided to be dickish. That's why he has shit for subs.
I think your electric motor reverses polarity for reverse. So you may have to put a reverse like you put in one of your other projects. Good luck 👍 and you should have a great cart when finished.
My dad works for MH equipment which specializes in Yale products. If you need any parts might be worth giving them a call!! This is a nice cart for what it is!
I *think* you would need to put current though the field winding AND the armature windings on a motor with 4 wires. That may have been the case but it was not clear from the view of the camera. It was neglected and crusty anyway. Definitely old school as it had bed-spring resistors for speed control. Current systems have PWM controllers. Should be a fun build! -=Doug
I restored one of those HD 3-wheel golf carts, (The EXACT same model) it has a 200cc two-stroke motor made by "Hummer" (not the Jeep-thing nowadays) But Hummer of Sweden or Denmark or something? Anyways, the timing is set to Zero degrees on the points, so it runs normal, then when you want reverse, you shut the motor down, and flip a switch and it starts backwards and will run just as fast in reverse as it does forwards! I have tons of spares here for your AMF three wheeler if you want them for yours, say the word - Cables, carb rebuild kits, etc.....
For sure to pass inspection you will have to put a muffler on it they wont pass it with a straight pipe.....Save that and the Wheelie bars for after inspection 😜
I have the same model cart in the back yard. I was curious as to how you made the junction from rear end splined shaft to the sprocket .It appears you tapped the shaft, then mated a standard sprocket to the nose of the original motor, got it as true as possible and welded it , then held it on with a bolt in the forementioned tapped hole. Is that correct? About to watch part 2.
Man o Man.To have that '68 Chevy wagon,and put a modern efficient(or just stripped)V 6 or 8 with overdrive trans.There's a project for you 2. Love the start of this cart!Going to need some V-tread from GPS,and rip the trails.
I love this channel ... nothing pleases me more than watching you learn, hands on, using the "it will be fine" method. That said, I really wish you would have done some homework on the electric motor, which I am confident would run, before you s-canned it. 4 batteries 13.2 volts X 4 = 52.8 volts. 1 used industrial motor controller 48 Volts 400 Amps. Your motor which was fine... okay 52.8 Volts X 400 Amps = 21,120 watts. Since you guys like horsepower, 749 watts is 1 hp so you s-canned 21,120 watts divided by 749 is OMG! 28.19 horsepower (at 0-1 RPM I might add). Don't cry, I have been doing that for you... but please before you s-can another electric motor go to K1 racing and try the electric go karts *I'm buying if you come to Phoenix. Whew, had to get that off my chest. Thanks for reading.
The EZ Go would look insane with a set of wheels thats on the back of the dragster kart. Gotta get all 4 with slicks too. I bet this thing will needs some bolstering with it lowered and slicks 👍😁
I did a Predator 420 swap on a golf cart last year that was identical to that Harley Davidson one you guys looked at, except it was a standard 4 wheel cart and it was branded Columbia Par Car. Ended up using the original drive axle by ordering a specialty clutch.
@carsandcameras Going to have to go live axle. I’ve already been through what your doing. The axle gear ratio is roughly 12:1. It will go SLOW!!!! My particular build was with a 125cc taotao 3speed +reverse. It literally went 3mph in 3rd gear wide open lol!!! Hope this helps. I machined parts and all that jumbo. Waisted time, but I learned. Good luck! I’m in the process of installing a bored and stroked gy6 150 engine with reverse in the golf cart. It will be a 214cc and scream!
Also, mine is a 1” live axle and 4on4 hubs from Go Power Sports. With 46tooth rear sprocket. 19x8.5-8 front / 18x10-8 rear hole shot tires. Used 5” pillow block bearing for the lift on the rear. Modified the front spindles up front. Does really well off and on road. 40mph right now with this set up.
Another thing... Can’t mount the engine to the frame solid. Cause when the rear end articulates, it’ll throw the chain off. I built a axle wrap/link type set up that acts as the engine mount. Allows the engine to flex with the rear end and doesn’t change the chain geometry. Think of it as a hammerhead or yerf dog suspension type set up. Engine has to move with the axle. Email me for photos if you’d like. bbetterton2005@yahoo.com
I’ve always thought golf carts were so cool to modify because they’re like a small truck. They even have live axle suspension like a pickup. I’ve always wanted to put a TTR 125 engine on a golf cart. With a manual 5 speed transmission it would be so fun. I can’t wait to see how this one turns out
I have been thinking about getting an iron 883 and shoving the whole thing in a golf cart. Seems easier than building a whole 420 and you get several gears and a clutch for burnouts and drifts. Live axle with rear disk breaks. Lower it a little and call it a drag cart
Go find the top price for scrap copper & fund the steel purchase needed to mount that 15hp 420. A little hint John, valve springs are a big 0 power adder. If anything it sucks more power to move them things, Anyway. That club car needs more than a motor plate. Beef up the frame avoid a letdown, literally.
Awesome build idea boys. Do you guys notice the low frequency rumble on the camera mic. Probably handling noise from the camera person. Maybe a low cut filter on the camera audio would avoid this. I'm watching on a home theater so the sub reproduces the rumble quite loudly. Not something you would hear on a laptop, mobile or TV speakers. Hope this helps.
If the rear drums/hubs are one piece and splined to the axle shafts, you won't want to thrash that EZ Go. The EZ Go golf carts with the splined drums/hubs are notorious for stripping the splines out of the drums/hubs. BUT, they are a LOT easier to do a brake job on, than a Club Car or any other with the hub that is one piece with the axle. I've even seen them strip the splines on the axles and break the axles. You may want to add a keyway and a Woodruff key to the axles/hubs.
I recently did an electric to gas powered cart conversion with a friend. the rear end on his had about a 4.10 ratio.....so we had to go a bit crazy on the gearing from the gas engine, to the CVT to the rear end in order to get any speed out of it. really giant sprockets compared to what you usually see.
I love your disclaimer. ;-) Where are these "safety precautions" you mention? I do OCCASIONALLY see a helmet or a "slide suit", but not very often. Safety first does not seem to be your main driver here. Fun vids, thx.
I was just wondering couldn't you use the reverse kit like you have on Pugsley or just all comment that you can flip the axle around 2 but I would like to see the reverse kit on it so you still have forward and reverse
I hope you can find some blingy spinner wheels to put on it, preferably with stretched ultra low profile rubber wrapping them. Like maybe some 16x6 spoked rims in brass or gold with dollar sign spinners and something like a 115/20r16 tires... would be so pimpin
Those motors are what's called "sep-ex" or separately excited. That means electricity needs to be run through the armature AND the stator. Run the jumpers through one side of the armature, then from the other armature post to one side of the stator, then from the opposite stator post back to the battery. Doesn't matter which direction if you're just testing.
Since the switching is done in the motor polarity (to determine direction) I don't see any reason not to pull the perches on the axle and swap it end for end. Then, you can mount it at your preferred angle and less offset/no jackshafts, etc
Such a cool idea. Wish we could get them road legal here. Also breaks my heart seeing those cars rotting away
think i saw an rx7 back there
I had a '68 396 Caprice wagon back in the day. Mine was white, and it was fully loaded with all the options.
Road-legal UTVs would be nicer. I mean, we basically had those in the 90's. Geo Tracker...
wonderful california...........
This thing is ROUGH! IT'LL BE FINE!
Worlds first drill powerd white boy assisted golf cart
Find another motorcycle engine to put in it. 20 hp isn’t enough.
"Ducarti II"
Goowersports has this new fuel injection system for the predator 212
You guys should check out red beards garage he did the same thing a while ago
Thanks for keeping it clean guys. Addicted to your channel. This build should be fun.
Its about time you guys do a golf cart. I love my V-twin briggs Club Car. lifted it with 25" tires and long travel suspension. it will pull the front tires.
I used a Honda 150cc with reverse from a ATV 3 wheeler on a Ez-go.It sits in perfectly and you have the option of the reverse as well! Good luck with your project and when I get further along I will send you some pictures, Mike
You guys are killing it with the uploads keep up the good work!!
Should be cool, those old Harley Davidson carts are cool. The engine actually runs in reverse as well as forward. My Sister's Ex boyfriend had one. Not especially fast or torquey but it got the job done. Assuming the engine was good, it would have made a nice small motor for a smaller cart with no need for a reverse kit. Can't wait to see how it turns out.
Had some sob steal my HD 3 wheel golfcart from my small engine guru in Lexington N.C. a couple of years ago...had just put new rubber on it and was really close to getting 'er runnin'...I miss that thing...it would have made my life so much easier...I'm watching this build with great interest...rock n roll brothers...đã wõõķįęę
Ok ok
I’m officially loving you 2 guys right now!!!!! I asked for a bad ass golf cart build a you guys answered!!!
I’ve also got an old crusty 36v electric golf cart but needing help converting it to gas and with a 440cc eBay bought 18hp DuroMax horizontal shaft engine stock atm
Seriously looking forward to this build you guys gonna do!!!! Thanks again
I think the gearing on that axle is 12.44:1. So at the stock motor 3k rpm of the golf cart it would max out around 12-13mph. I did this once but made a larger diameter sprocket to the tav2 and installed the smallest one on the axle.
I have been wanting to do this for a couple years now... Definitely some good info on what I should expect. Y’all are awesome!
Interesting! I would have grabbed the narrower rear end and put wider tires on it!😁
What I did for snowmobile motor golf cart is I lathed down a atv rear axles for spots for pillow block bearings, nice thing about that is you can use atv hubs and wheels, cheap and wide selection for sprockets and a huge brake rotor
I just built a 420 powered club car ds, I'm not sure how the ez go rear end is but I cut the plates and windings off the armature of my motor, and turned the splined shaft down to an inch and used a pillow bearing to hold the other end. I did have to unbolt the center chunk and spin it around to get my engine offset right.
Took me till after lunch to get to this. So glad I can see it now :) Another great video guys!
That’s things gonna be sweeet 🤘💯 my moms friends got one with a 883 sportster motor in it, and looks and sounds awesome
It’s pretty wicked he’s got it painted Harley orange and black it’s a beast
I don’t think there’s any vids of it he’s in his 60s lol but when I go to my moms next I could ask him if I could do a video of it, don’t know if we’ll be able to drive it tho because we got a shit tone of snow right now
I’ll definitely try my best to post a video of it 🤘💯
Me and my bro put a twin side by side 650r in our as teens. I miss it
Tokin that sounds pretty sweet man 🤘 going fast and slapping ass lol
Love it. I can see a 670 on it in a later video eventually !!! Cars and cameras are the best 🤘👍
You guys can flip the axle around on the golf cart and you will not need the jackshaft
It won't work like that. It'll lean back too much.
@@Chevy-tc9sf weld new spring perches on it.
If you turn the axel around it will go forward in reverse and reverse in forward
@@dustinmiller7278 the axle doesn't have a transmission on it. It would stay the same
@@terryfromsouthcarolina4601 that would work. I doubt Ike and John would want to tho knowing how they go about things.
We used an EZGO for an aircraft tug at work for over 10 years. It got worked hard but we lost a few diffs. I would suggest a live axle mounted to the leaf springs. Ours was stock all electric.
I second that. Worked great for me as well. We would even pull 3 or 4 hooked together and fully loaded (the six foot ones) across the base at Lockheed back and forth for years. Had to be several miles each way, but it held up nicely. We did have to replace the batteries a couple of times though... We ended up getting a gas powered "Mule" with AC and heat RIGHT BEFORE THEY CHANGED THE RULES, NO GAS POWERED VEHICLES IN THE TUNNELS... But we made it work.
You should have run a lap of the Cars and Cameras Grand Prix to get a baseline with that drill! Exciting project guys, can’t wait to see how this turns out!
Pretty cool. I'm designing a wheelbarrow go kart using an old electric three wheel golf cart axle and steering box set up. I have a 22 horsepower Kawasaki horizontal shaft vtwin that I'm using. Mine is quite a bit different in design from what you guys are doing, but some of ideas could be applied to your cart I think. I'm coming directly off the engine into a right angle gearbox, down through the chassis. From there I'm running a belt drive setup to a peerless transmission that is clocked 90°, so that the output shafts run parallel to the frame rails, and perpendicular to the rear axle. This gives the same final drive configuration that the original cart had, and gives the cart the same setup that a rear wheel drive car has. The belt setup will contain the clutch, which is similar to that of a riding mower clutch. The pulley on the right angle gearbox will be 8 1/2", and the transaxle pulley will be 2 1/2-3" in diameter making for a very high speed potentially. The front output shaft of the transaxle will be pillow blocked to a hand fabricated crossmember. The rear output shaft will be connected to the rear rear axle by u joints and a small shaft. The rear suspension is still being designed. I'm tossing around a few different ideas.
Be careful of the lawnmower transacted. They work fine for low loads and higher speeds but low gearing and heavy loads they will slip the fingers on the gears no matter how hard you hold them in gear. I have a 3 wheel Harly conversion almost identical to the junkyard beauty of Ikes friend. It was to be used as a mule to pull a dump trailer but three things made it fail. 1, the transmission slipping out of gear going downhill under load. 2, it's almost impossible to fit brakes to the Harly electric as the brake is on the end of the motor and there is no room on the ends of the axle 3, the rear is a swing axle, so anything you build will have to clear the frame above. There's not as much room as it looks.
If you use a mower axle make sure you have brakes on the axle itself in case it jumps out of gear...
Thanks. The transaxle, is only going to be used a transmission. The rear axle of the golf cart is gonna be modified and reused. And I'm building the frame from scratch. But I do appreciate the information. I'm just an amateur builder, who loves designing and building silly stuff. I've also got a crazy racing mower that needs to be rebuilt.
Me and my father did a similar swap a few years ago with a 350 warrior engine. You will have to find a far rear end. The electric rear ends won't work because to use reverse the polarity is reversed. Needs a trans. We ended up having more in a rear than the cart it self.
In the area where I live golf carts are legal but it must be able to go in forward and reverse headlights taillights and brakes awesome project guys
I’ve been wanting to do the same with mine ! Looking forward to what and how yours turns out ! Great stuff guys ! Love the videos
You guys are probably my favourite channel on UA-cam , love from the uk 🇬🇧 🥇🏎 🎥 📸
I use to run the machines that made that golf carts rear end housing! We made them for both electric and gas, and also rear end housings for Gators and RZR's! Just funny to see again
Nice build so far, was confused when you pulled apart electric motor but now i understand, although not my preferred way of doing it. Each to there own
Excellent choice of project. Part 2 needs to come quickly
Love how you guys where using the drill to move it around.
I have a 99 yamaha g16e I have been converting to gas thanks to you guys I was able to use a few of ur ideas to get mine on the road been waiting for this build for some time I will post some pics on ur wall on garage amino
you guys are awesome as all hell. its torture waiting for the next part.
I dint know how this ends up, but this is by far the best idea you have come up with.
"We will make them regret passing that ordinance". Haha.
Nice! Our town doesn't enforce the laws with regards to G Carts, they are everywhere! I hope they don't get stupid and make it legal! My G Cart is the same vintage as the one you're building, they were really built to last given some maintenance and upkeep!
This looks like a fun project!! Totally looking forward to this build!
i hope you guys never stop. great stuff!
Camber! I have always wondered if you could use 1 inch universal joint as a CV joint for a rear axle.
Can’t wait to see the finished build!
it's awesome that you guys chose a golf cart. genius really. Im planning on building a golf cart or custom frame and body buggy on Dana 30's. should be a little smaller than a jeep or samurai.
We had an old Harley Davidson golf cart- the engine was a 2-stroke 250cc, same as the one in there Topper scooter. The Torque converter on ours was messed up too, so it would top out at about 45...
Lower it for safety purposes then put the 670 or turbo the 420 so itll wheelie. Maybe front brakes for burnouts?😂
That would be sweet
watch the quad ricers we need see a race
Rugger 878 YES exactly what I was thinking
You forgot about supercharger 😂🤣
Because no one has ever said that stupid shit before... Stfu about 670's and turbos already, it doesn't make you cool. Fuck with real cars if that's what you want, otherwise don't say shit just to make it look like you know something.
Looks like a 1996 ezgo txt, you should be able to find the front of it and any other parts you may need.
Fairly certain its a late marathon
"But after it passes....its gonna be party time!" 😄🤘
I have been planning on doing the exact same thing for weeks! Definitely gonna use this vid for help!
i wish i had a friend who shares the fun with me in all what i build .
Hey Man were all your friend !!
I'm thinking we will need to see a cars & cameras vs Red Beards garage golf cart showdown!
Good idea maybe they both will c your comment?!?
And quad ricers
I don't like RBG. I live only about 15 minutes from the dude. I wanted to take my scooter up to him and talk about what motor to put in it, and he basically blew me off. Screw him.
@@izzyplusplusplus1004 youtubers don't like people showing up at their house. Why do you think they only give out a po box and do meetups at places other than their house?
@@AT_motors When I found RBG on yt, it was because of CandC.
UA-camr's are just people. Not royalty. I'm a content creator. Does it make me special? No.
Furthermore, I am local to RBG.
Dude decided to be dickish.
That's why he has shit for subs.
I think your electric motor reverses polarity for reverse. So you may have to put a reverse like you put in one of your other projects. Good luck 👍 and you should have a great cart when finished.
This has been a awesome fun video good job guy's 👍
Dude!
I have to wait till Monday now!
Gonna be a long rest of the week!
😁😁
GET THE HARLEY CART!!!! It may not be good for this build, but....it would be an awesome build in and of it self! Cheers Guys! Zip~
Now this is what ive been waiting for
My dad works for MH equipment which specializes in Yale products. If you need any parts might be worth giving them a call!! This is a nice cart for what it is!
I *think* you would need to put current though the field winding AND the armature windings on a motor with 4 wires.
That may have been the case but it was not clear from the view of the camera.
It was neglected and crusty anyway.
Definitely old school as it had bed-spring resistors for speed control. Current systems have PWM controllers.
Should be a fun build!
-=Doug
Ooooooo! I can't wait to see this! Keep it going Guys Rusty
Nice idea to put it on the golf cart!!
I restored one of those HD 3-wheel golf carts, (The EXACT same model) it has a 200cc two-stroke motor made by "Hummer" (not the Jeep-thing nowadays) But Hummer of Sweden or Denmark or something? Anyways, the timing is set to Zero degrees on the points, so it runs normal, then when you want reverse, you shut the motor down, and flip a switch and it starts backwards and will run just as fast in reverse as it does forwards! I have tons of spares here for your AMF three wheeler if you want them for yours, say the word - Cables, carb rebuild kits, etc.....
Really excited for this build!
For sure to pass inspection you will have to put a muffler on it they wont pass it with a straight pipe.....Save that and the Wheelie bars for after inspection 😜
I have the same model cart in the back yard. I was curious as to how you made the junction from rear end splined shaft to the sprocket .It appears you tapped the shaft, then mated a standard sprocket to the nose of the original motor, got it as true as possible and welded it , then held it on with a bolt in the forementioned tapped hole. Is that correct? About to watch part 2.
love the drill power for the roller :D
Man o Man.To have that '68 Chevy wagon,and put a modern efficient(or just stripped)V 6 or 8 with overdrive trans.There's a project for you 2.
Love the start of this cart!Going to need some V-tread from GPS,and rip the trails.
Good luck , this thing looks like fun
I am so glad They have started allowing these on the street Great I Sea Guys!!
I love this channel ... nothing pleases me more than watching you learn, hands on, using the "it will be fine" method.
That said, I really wish you would have done some homework on the electric motor, which I am confident would run, before you s-canned it. 4 batteries 13.2 volts X 4 = 52.8 volts. 1 used industrial motor controller 48 Volts 400 Amps. Your motor which was fine... okay 52.8 Volts X 400 Amps = 21,120 watts. Since you guys like horsepower, 749 watts is 1 hp so you s-canned 21,120 watts divided by 749 is OMG! 28.19 horsepower (at 0-1 RPM I might add). Don't cry, I have been doing that for you... but please before you s-can another electric motor go to K1 racing and try the electric go karts *I'm buying if you come to Phoenix.
Whew, had to get that off my chest. Thanks for reading.
The EZ Go would look insane with a set of wheels thats on the back of the dragster kart. Gotta get all 4 with slicks too. I bet this thing will needs some bolstering with it lowered and slicks 👍😁
I did a Predator 420 swap on a golf cart last year that was identical to that Harley Davidson one you guys looked at, except it was a standard 4 wheel cart and it was branded Columbia Par Car. Ended up using the original drive axle by ordering a specialty clutch.
Jeez that year is a true treasure trove!
@carsandcameras
Going to have to go live axle. I’ve already been through what your doing. The axle gear ratio is roughly 12:1. It will go SLOW!!!! My particular build was with a 125cc taotao 3speed +reverse. It literally went 3mph in 3rd gear wide open lol!!!
Hope this helps. I machined parts and all that jumbo. Waisted time, but I learned.
Good luck!
I’m in the process of installing a bored and stroked gy6 150 engine with reverse in the golf cart. It will be a 214cc and scream!
Also, mine is a 1” live axle and 4on4 hubs from Go Power Sports. With 46tooth rear sprocket.
19x8.5-8 front / 18x10-8 rear hole shot tires.
Used 5” pillow block bearing for the lift on the rear. Modified the front spindles up front.
Does really well off and on road. 40mph right now with this set up.
Another thing...
Can’t mount the engine to the frame solid. Cause when the rear end articulates, it’ll throw the chain off.
I built a axle wrap/link type set up that acts as the engine mount. Allows the engine to flex with the rear end and doesn’t change the chain geometry.
Think of it as a hammerhead or yerf dog suspension type set up. Engine has to move with the axle.
Email me for photos if you’d like. bbetterton2005@yahoo.com
I have to give it to you guys.. pretty good content! You guys got this stuff down, awesome job!
Dude , that Caprice Wagon is or was BALLS ! , factory big block, SWEET!
Nice another build 💪
I’ve always thought golf carts were so cool to modify because they’re like a small truck. They even have live axle suspension like a pickup. I’ve always wanted to put a TTR 125 engine on a golf cart. With a manual 5 speed transmission it would be so fun. I can’t wait to see how this one turns out
Looks cool!
This will be a fun build to follow. So who's doing your camera work now?
I have been thinking about getting an iron 883 and shoving the whole thing in a golf cart. Seems easier than building a whole 420 and you get several gears and a clutch for burnouts and drifts.
Live axle with rear disk breaks. Lower it a little and call it a drag cart
thats a 2 stroke harley motor! get that thing dude!
Very cool! I would see if you could have that old Harley motor for a build
Go find the top price for scrap copper & fund the steel purchase needed to mount that 15hp 420.
A little hint John, valve springs are a big 0 power adder. If anything it sucks more power to move them things, Anyway. That club car needs more than a motor plate. Beef up the frame avoid a letdown, literally.
Heavier springs=faster valve return=no/less valve float at high rpm
Awesome build idea boys.
Do you guys notice the low frequency rumble on the camera mic. Probably handling noise from the camera person. Maybe a low cut filter on the camera audio would avoid this. I'm watching on a home theater so the sub reproduces the rumble quite loudly. Not something you would hear on a laptop, mobile or TV speakers. Hope this helps.
That Harley kart would make a great project
If the rear drums/hubs are one piece and splined to the axle shafts, you won't want to thrash that EZ Go.
The EZ Go golf carts with the splined drums/hubs are notorious for stripping the splines out of the drums/hubs.
BUT, they are a LOT easier to do a brake job on, than a Club Car or any other with the hub that is one piece with the axle.
I've even seen them strip the splines on the axles and break the axles.
You may want to add a keyway and a Woodruff key to the axles/hubs.
I always wanted one of those for the camp ground.
you should use the harley axle, its already setup for a torque converter and its a dana axle
Love that 68 wagon , Somebody need to fix that up ( Hint Hint Ike)
YOU KNOW IT !
I had a '68 396 Caprice wagon back in the day. Mine was white, and fully loaded with all the options. Perfect for Saturday nite drive-in movies.
We have a old Harley Davidson golf at the shop to gonna be sweet to see y’all build it
thanks for your awesome content, your so awesome guys!, God bless
I recently did an electric to gas powered cart conversion with a friend. the rear end on his had about a 4.10 ratio.....so we had to go a bit crazy on the gearing from the gas engine, to the CVT to the rear end in order to get any speed out of it. really giant sprockets compared to what you usually see.
I love your disclaimer. ;-) Where are these "safety precautions" you mention? I do OCCASIONALLY see a helmet or a "slide suit", but not very often. Safety first does not seem to be your main driver here. Fun vids, thx.
You gonna need reverse for street legal inspection? Maybe a fwd/rev gearbox between the engine and the existing gearbox?
Can't wait to see what it will look like when it's done
When working with explosives make sure to ware proper safety equipment: puts on plastic goggles 😂
I was just wondering couldn't you use the reverse kit like you have on Pugsley or just all comment that you can flip the axle around 2 but I would like to see the reverse kit on it so you still have forward and reverse
I hope you can find some blingy spinner wheels to put on it, preferably with stretched ultra low profile rubber wrapping them. Like maybe some 16x6 spoked rims in brass or gold with dollar sign spinners and something like a 115/20r16 tires... would be so pimpin
The golf cart hedges look nice all trimmed up.
Awesome u have a axle to start with
The 1 horse drill boiiiiiissss😂😂😂😂😂😂
Those motors are what's called "sep-ex" or separately excited. That means electricity needs to be run through the armature AND the stator. Run the jumpers through one side of the armature, then from the other armature post to one side of the stator, then from the opposite stator post back to the battery. Doesn't matter which direction if you're just testing.
This looks awesome
Since the switching is done in the motor polarity (to determine direction) I don't see any reason not to pull the perches on the axle and swap it end for end. Then, you can mount it at your preferred angle and less offset/no jackshafts, etc
How many times do they say dude in one sentence 😂 love the videos
After you get it street legal give it sport bike engine 600cc or more! And lower it! And a roll cage! And a glitter pant job! Led lights!
Don't put LED lights on it that will make it a ricer
Who doesn't love glitter pants?
In the words of AeroSmith
DREAM ON, DREAM ON
All jokes aside I wanna see that too
Put a Hayabusa engine in it
@@izzyplusplusplus1004 I used to know a guy that LOVED them. I think he ran off with another dude though... We called him Twinkles 🌈🧚
you can use a fwd car transmission as a rear end. as long as the syncros are good you can have multiple foward speeds and a reverse