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Building Go-Cart out of some snowmobile parts
- What should/nt i do
started by snowmobilenubes
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March 28th 2009 at 6:26 PM
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Dekk85
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I got mine going today. It starts but doesn't run. It must have a weak fuel pump. I guess its just a never ending project.
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March 28th 2009 at 6:33 PM
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snowmobilenubes
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so well i worked on it today, basically didnt get any thing done. but im starting to plan a lot more now, so i will know what to do when im going work on it. oh and i got some tires now
by the way there lawn mower tires
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March 28th 2009 at 10:14 PM
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snowmobilenubes
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Quote originally posted by Dekk85
I got mine going today. It starts but doesn't run. It must have a weak fuel pump. I guess its just a never ending project.
well you better get in to that. well thats whats makes it more fun :P. unless your really frustrated haha.
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March 31st 2009 at 7:20 PM
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Shrapnel
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hey did you find a rad,(i skiped through a bit, lol).
get one out of a ford festiva, i used one on my polaris 340lc when i put it in a odyssey. never overheated on me, you can find one in almost any wrecker.
eat my pow'.
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April 2nd 2009 at 6:26 PM
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snowmobilenubes
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Quote originally posted by Shrapnel
hey did you find a rad,(i skiped through a bit, lol).
get one out of a ford festiva, i used one on my polaris 340lc when i put it in a odyssey. never overheated on me, you can find one in almost any wrecker.
um no i have not yet. well i was thinking about taking one off a 4 wheeler. cuz they have rads too, right?
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April 2nd 2009 at 9:32 PM
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Shrapnel
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Quote originally posted by snowmobilenubes
Quote originally posted by Shrapnel
hey did you find a rad,(i skiped through a bit, lol).
get one out of a ford festiva, i used one on my polaris 340lc when i put it in a odyssey. never overheated on me, you can find one in almost any wrecker.
um no i have not yet. well i was thinking about taking one off a 4 wheeler. cuz they have rads too, right?
yea some of them do, a car rad would probably be cheaper. i don't know if a atv rad would be big enough.
considar how much rad area there is on a snowmobile and it runs in cold weather, now run it in the summer, don't you think your going to need a bigger rad?
I'm just giving you idea what could what could happen so you don't overheat it. 
eat my pow'.
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April 2nd 2009 at 10:16 PM
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westman995
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Im sure the right sized atv radiator would work plenty fine. A small car one would have no problem cooling it down for sure. Either one is good, but atv ones i dont believe to be real cheap, maybe you can find an older one or something for cheap.
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April 3rd 2009 at 7:59 AM
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snowmobilenubes
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Quote originally posted by Shrapnel
Quote originally posted by snowmobilenubes
Quote originally posted by Shrapnel
hey did you find a rad,(i skiped through a bit, lol).
get one out of a ford festiva, i used one on my polaris 340lc when i put it in a odyssey. never overheated on me, you can find one in almost any wrecker.
um no i have not yet. well i was thinking about taking one off a 4 wheeler. cuz they have rads too, right?
yea some of them do, a car rad would probably be cheaper. i don't know if a atv rad would be big enough.
considar how much rad area there is on a snowmobile and it runs in cold weather, now run it in the summer, don't you think your going to need a bigger rad?
I'm just giving you idea what could what could happen so you don't overheat it.
ya thats pretty true i guess. i know where i could get an older car rad too. for free  Quote originally posted by westman995
Im sure the right sized atv radiator would work plenty fine. A small car one would have no problem cooling it down for sure. Either one is good, but atv ones i dont believe to be real cheap, maybe you can find an older one or something for cheap.
well we'll see what i find
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April 4th 2009 at 8:18 PM
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snowmobilenubes
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Ok well today basically the only thing i did today was worked on my project. To me it seems like i got a lot done, and a lot figured out. so heres my pics of what i did today
engine set up
the whole frame
What i still need to do to get it running yet
~put in steering system
~build double a arms
~buy - radiator
- spindles
- a throttle control rod, and pedal
- drive chain #41
- hubs for the wheels
- coolant
- new jets (need to rejet engine too)
- two more shocks
~ set up - all the fluids for the motor
- electrics
~ finish welding up the rear
~ put the rear section and front section together
~ make seats
to perfect it
~ clean up welds
~ paint it
then it should be completely done, and ready to go 
<3 CASSIDY <3
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April 4th 2009 at 8:43 PM
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hardmikke6996
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man lookin good
get up boy cause u catching one in the FACE
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April 4th 2009 at 10:36 PM
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snowmobilenubes
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Quote originally posted by hardmikke6996
man lookin good
thanx
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April 4th 2009 at 11:33 PM
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westman995
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Yep its looking like its coming together.
One question, are you putting rear suspenion in it? If not, you really should. The way it appears right now, it wouldnt be very hard to add in some suspension. The whole rear end, motor and all would move, givin the suspension. It would make a much better ride. Not sure if you know what i mean, but like the rear of the frame, and the front of the rear piece, those would be joined together by something allowing it to move around (hinge style thing you know) And then you would put shocks from the rear part to the main frame.
Also, got something else you might like the idea of. I see another blaster on craigslist, you can use the a-arms and spindles off it for your front end, then you just need wheels to fit on it. It would be lots easier than making your own a-arms.
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April 5th 2009 at 1:28 PM
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snowmobilenubes
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Quote originally posted by westman995
Yep its looking like its coming together.
One question, are you putting rear suspenion in it? If not, you really should. The way it appears right now, it wouldnt be very hard to add in some suspension. The whole rear end, motor and all would move, givin the suspension. It would make a much better ride. Not sure if you know what i mean, but like the rear of the frame, and the front of the rear piece, those would be joined together by something allowing it to move around (hinge style thing you know) And then you would put shocks from the rear part to the main frame.
Also, got something else you might like the idea of. I see another blaster on craigslist, you can use the a-arms and spindles off it for your front end, then you just need wheels to fit on it. It would be lots easier than making your own a-arms.
yes it is :) (now im extremely excited!!!)
ya thats exactly what im planing to do too :P
well im goin to see what i do yet. if i make my own. ill make them like the ones on there.
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1995 Polaris Indy 440 xcr
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April 5th 2009 at 7:43 PM
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snowmobilenubes
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well today i worked on my go cart again, and well i got the motor basically bolted down now
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April 5th 2009 at 9:47 PM
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redhot
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Quote originally posted by snowmobilenubes
well today i worked on my go cart again, and well i got the motor basically bolted down now
What's the predicted dry weight of this thing?
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April 5th 2009 at 9:55 PM
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snowmobilenubes
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Quote originally posted by redhot
Quote originally posted by snowmobilenubes
well today i worked on my go cart again, and well i got the motor basically bolted down now
What's the predicted dry weight of this thing?
um..thats a good question haha
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April 11th 2009 at 2:17 PM
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Shrapnel
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Yea it looks heavy, but if you got lots of power you'll do fine, you going to put suspesion in the rear too?
eat my pow'.
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April 11th 2009 at 2:57 PM
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snowmobilenubes
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well im pretty sure it'll have enough power for it to go, hopefully. um ya im goin to. im goin to have a rear and front section put together with a pivot on the bottem, and then a shock on the top part of the frame. hopefully that should work good
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April 27th 2009 at 2:04 PM
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polaris21
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April 27th 2009 at 9:32 PM
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snowmobilenubes
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UGH NO!! Im so pised off! I haven't had any F***ing time to do anything around here!! Hopefully (probally not) I will be able to work on it this week end. If so, Im going to kick it into gear and get as much done as possible!
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April 28th 2009 at 9:49 AM
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MasterSkitelz
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Make sure when you put the front suspension together that you have every angle right, theres a video on you tube that I watched that shows how steering systems should look and how they work. Because when your turning the inside wheel needs to turn sharper than the outer one. The pivot point(or something like that)needs to be close to the center of the tire. The things to worry about make it so much easier to steer if it is done right. It also will help the steering through rough ground which I assume this thing will be driven on mainly. I'll look up the video later and post a link if I can.
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April 28th 2009 at 11:31 AM
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XLT96rider
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Kudos on the build so far...and for using a front suspension like that!! Just remember, all of your pivot points are VERY important!! To prevent binding and bump-steer. Here's a couple of files that might help with the design....it's really not as hard as it looks!!
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April 29th 2009 at 9:57 PM
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snowmobilenubes
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Ok thanx guys. I haven't even started on that part yet either. I'm going to i think this week end. hopefully. And XLT96rider, those look WAY complicated!! I dont even understand that :P
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April 30th 2009 at 9:05 PM
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XLT96rider
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Yeah, that drawing is kind of confusing if you haven't done this work before. I'll try to make it easier....if things are not aligned properly, you could get binding in the suspension/steering, or major bump-steer, and that would be really bad at any kind of speed.
If you look at the right side of the pic. you will see a line from the upper control arm going to the left. The same with the lower. These two lines will make an intersection point. Now draw a line from that intersection point to the right where the "rack and pinion" will be mounted(it's centerline). Draw a line from the upper control arm pivot to the lower pivot. Where that line and the "rack and pinion" line intersect, that is where you want your inner tie rod. If this is off, you WILL break things. Not what you want to do at high speeds.
On a cart like you are building, I wouldn't think it would have to be perfect, but real close.
To get an idea, look at a rear wheel drive car - an older one that has a rack in it. It'll be a little more clear exactly what they did.
Also look at the pivots on your sled..they are angled so the skiis dig when turned.
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June 2nd 2009 at 4:01 PM
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powder_special_900
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you ever get this thing built and running??
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