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Hassan Kude
Apprentice
Nigeria
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 Posted - Mar 13 2003 : 04:42:01 AM
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ecm,
thank you so very much.  
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Aaron Cake
Administrator
Canada
6718 Posts |
Posted - Mar 13 2003 : 1:33:18 PM
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after lots of thoughts ,i thihnk i'm convinced that i also need to build my own go cart too.but aaron about the speed,how do i make it to be of about 4 speed?.
ecm,i,ll also need updating if you comence with your own.please.
since all i've been doing is electronics,i need to diversify for now!
So are you planning to build electric, or gas?
Electric probably won't need the transmission due to the broad torque of the electric motor. If you are going gas, then check out the derailer system from a bicycle.
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BEatonNo1
Nobel Prize Winner
USA
1133 Posts |
Posted - Mar 18 2003 : 10:08:10 PM
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Aaron how do you plan to link the front to the back and where do you plan to get the universal joints for the front
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Aaron Cake
Administrator
Canada
6718 Posts |
Posted - Mar 20 2003 : 10:39:31 AM
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The idea was to have a central shaft down the middle, connected to two differentials (lawnmower? golf-cart? etc?). U-joints could come from almost anywhere. Any local bearing supplier will have hundreds of types in stock.
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adrianZ
Apprentece
Australia
17 Posts |
Posted - Apr 04 2003 : 9:20:47 PM
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Hi Aaron Cake
Can you send me a digram on how make the front two wheels spin on your 4WD go kart when you are turning coners (if you know what i mean)?
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Aaron Cake
Administrator
Canada
6718 Posts |
Posted - Apr 05 2003 : 11:05:28 AM
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I don't have a diagram (I never build from plans) but if you look at the front suspension of any FWD car, it will be obvious.
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adrianZ
Apprentece
Australia
17 Posts |
Posted - Apr 06 2003 : 8:58:31 PM
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Thanks Aaron
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Posted - May 06 2003 : 5:07:57 PM
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I cant wait to aarons 4x4 go kart its gonna be sweet! make sure to take hundreds of pics for the site when you start building.
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cirvin
Nobel Prize Winner
USA
1542 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2003 : 2:04:10 PM
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GO aaron! To hell with plans!!!
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Aaron Cake
Administrator
Canada
6718 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2003 : 10:37:26 AM
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Actually, the 4x4 cart has been dropped. I will instead be building a dual turbo-jet powered kart.
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BEatonNo1
Nobel Prize Winner
USA
1133 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2003 : 5:50:35 PM
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lol...gave up the jetpack Aaron...
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cirvin
Nobel Prize Winner
USA
1542 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2003 : 8:37:58 PM
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Where are you getting the turbojets? e-bay, build your own? If your going to build your own, go to www.junkyardjet.com. he made a jet out of pipe fittings and car parts. How are you going to extract the power?
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Aaron Cake
Administrator
Canada
6718 Posts |
Posted - Jul 17 2003 : 09:45:22 AM
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Have not given up on the jetpack, but it is on the back burner. I have so much on the go right now that I have to prioritize. Don't expect the turbine kart until next summer. I promised a friend of mine that I would give her a wild go-kart ride on her next birthday....Turbojet = pretty wild.
I am planning to make my own from two large turbochargers. The issue is finding them cheap. Cores are worth quite a lot in the trucking industry. Though some of our customers repair big rigs and school buses, so I may be able to arrange a trade...
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cirvin
Nobel Prize Winner
USA
1542 Posts |
Posted - Jul 17 2003 : 10:49:39 AM
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Are you just going to use the exauhs to drive the kart? i fyou are, it is very innefiencent. if you wanted a direct drive, try using pulsejets. much more power per pound. for example, a small turbojet run on propane puts out about 2 or 3 pounds of thrust, but then pulsejets of the same size and fuel can put out much more thrust. i researched. last project i thought about.
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BEatonNo1
Nobel Prize Winner
USA
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Posted - Jul 17 2003 : 2:25:57 PM
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Aaron I would suggest using the torque from one gas turbine instead of the thrust...it would be a lot faster and still have that sound
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electric go cart?
