bogies not so standard go cart....hehehe
 

so yeah... when i get bored, my brain starts going to places i would wish on NO one...and starts getting me in trouble for what my hands start creating....

heres the basics... go cart i built 2 yrs ago now, powered by a honda XL75 engine, CB400 dual piston caliper on an 11" rotor, murray garden tractor tires, misc. garage door parts (i install them for a living, so i have access to keyed shaft and bearings that fit said shafts) a wheelbarrow, and a cart frame i pulled from the scrap yard....

give ya the vid for now,and add pics in a bit...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqYWY3yVTQw

since this vid i got it all painted, and added a mini pickup style bed....i was the big hit in the memorial day parade alst year representing the local librar with it, but i dont have any videos of that....just me goofing around at a car show....

You need supervision! :lol:

Got close-up pics? It looks like you did a nice job of it. Your vid references Mr. Norm's dyno day; was that Norm Grabowski? He was awesome.

some random shots from the build....

donor bike.... frame is tweaked, wheels were missing a bunch of spokes...

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/u...otoZoom-45.jpg

hmm.. front engine rear wheel drive...and room for me?

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/u...oZoom-60-1.jpg

gas tank somehwere back there...

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/u...otoZoom-63.jpg

wait.... what the hck is with the wheelbarrow bucket now?!

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/u...otoZoom-65.jpg

hmm... had the tire laying around....

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/u...otoZoom-76.jpg

I figured that was a wheelbarrow body. I've thought of the same thing.

haha no sir..... Norm Krauss, of Grand Spaulding Dodge fame, the man that got the factory to put 440s in midsize cars....

asin the guy about to sign MY TRUCK......LOL

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/u...1/DSCF0889.jpg

back to the pics.... steering U joint figured out, ended up using an old chevy u joint after this one cracked...

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/u...oZoom-94-1.jpg

you can see the shifter setup, as well as the tires as i got them.... starting to take shape now...

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/u...toZoom-108.jpg

rear chain guide to get under the seat...

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/u...Zoom-128-1.jpg

gotta have a mirror.....LOL

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/u...toZoom-135.jpg

overkill on the brakes...

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/u...oZoom-28-3.jpg

simple mount for the master...

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/u...oZoom-27-2.jpg

finished,before paint and the bed addition...

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/u...1/bf31e266.jpg

first round of paint, before i tear all down for a full frame painting, that didnt happen for a year....

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/u...1/f852b663.jpg

and complete with bed and all paint...

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/u...515_212112.jpg

oak floor and all in the bed....LOL

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/u...512_173413.jpg

That's a very cool go cart, Bogie! :tup:

i like it

Thanks guys, i had a blast building it, and now i am looking forward to getting my china bike project to build that up....

Love the oak bed. You created a sweet little RPU!

It looks like it was a pre-existing go-kart frame that had a little caster angle in the spindles. What did you use to form the hood? I like how it covers about 300 links of chain, that would otherwise grab ahold of whatever tender bits were available.

By now, I'm sure you're aware that a 200cc pushrod China motor is just about a bolt-in deal in your kart. :D As well, there is a driveshaft option, with reverse: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.100.b1DbjQ&id=7930135107 That's about US $27.00.

The hood is actually the hood of the garden tractor i got the tires off of...LOL i sectioned out about a foot down the middle and welded it back up, not an easy task when all you have is a 200a stick welder or a .035 flux core 125a wirefeed welder.... Very delicate welding there....LOL not to mwntion making the vent holes line up again... In the pre-paint pic you can still see the murray sticker on the side of the hood...LOL

As for the chain, its much shorter than one might think, theres 2 chains, a 428 from the engine to the intermediate shaft at the front of the bucket, and a 50 chain from there to the axle...

As for the bolting up of a 200, its not quite the same mounts, as the 100 and smaller to my knowledge had a smaller mounting pattern than the 125+....wouldnt be hard by any means to make it work though...LOL although someday i want to get a 500cc two stroke and build a shifter cart around that engine... Nothing like getting on the pipe on a big bore smoker....hehehe

Great looking cart and build thread. Are you down towards the SW side, looks quite 'prairie like' in your pics.

Grand Spaulding Dodge brings back memories. So does Nickey Chevrolet(with a backwards 'K'). I was a high school kid living north of the state line when both were a big deal. I still remember some of their radio commercials on WLS and WCFL(showing my age now).