Street legal go kart thread
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This thing was quite fun with a 600cc Ski-Doo engine
Are buggies welcome ITT?
Ever since we watched that episode of Drake & Josh in high school where they built a street legal shitbox dune buggy, we've been wanting to try it.
>>13983634
By we I mean my brother and I.
I've also seen a few street-legal sidebysides at my local ride center. They seem interesting. I wonder about the gas mileage on them.
>>13983646
>Orieon Reeper
It has a DOHC 800cc engine. 53 HP. So probably around 40-50 MPG.
>>13983634
They should be
Great fun, and simple work... the "difficulty" of the build depends really on wether or not you're going to shorten the floorpan to build a "proper" two-seater or just keep it at the standard length and have some shitty cramped rear seats
Been helping to further build the purple one myself, both belonging to a friend of mine. Redone all the wiring (retarded previous owner who had built most of it), new suspension as the old one was way too soft and the front wheels would touch the body on bumpy roads, need a new oilpan as current one has a crack, need new tires... its a bit of work, but its all damned simple, parts are 100% available for everything and its very accessible
>>13983653
Fuck that's nice m8
You're doing great work
I can't wait until I can work on a buggy of my own, they just seem like a lot of fun
>>13983666
They are real headturners, let me tell you. Especially if you have a good exhaust on it aswell
We're not really sure what to do with the red one tho... the 1.4 is quite worn, but the quality of the build is quite a bit better than the purple one, and the body is more "correct" although I think the purple one looks better
Most likely we're going to build the engine into a 1.6 using EMPI-parts, fuel-injection and maybe even a small turbo
>>13983646
>all dat bodywork
Might as well drive a Suzuki Samurai with the roof down. Same size, too.
>>13983675
Good luck! Hope it turns out good.
>>13983676
Sammies are so hard to come by though, and parts are far more expensive than they are for buggies.
Also the gas mileage on them isn't great for such a small vehicle.
Lotus Seven clone with a carbon fiber body, powered by a 350hp Audi straight-five turbo anyone?
A Crosskart would be street legal here in Canada and would be extremely fun on the 1000's of km's of dirt and gravel roads we have, especially in the winter. 600 lbs and 150hp. Dat sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPXENKf84V8
>>13984153
just take some 600+ cc i4 motorcycle, weld a frame around the engine, put four wheels on and you have it.
Same sound, same vehicle.
i have a sandrail but it doesnt corner well
because of swingaxle
it has a vw engine
DPR 76mm crank
92mm mahle pistons/jugs
a 009 distributor, from the original engine builder in iowa. (fucking sucks)
a new empi bubble top case
straight cut gears for cam
revmaster CNC ported heads
-65cc chambers
-dual valve springs
-stainless 40x35.5 valves
CB performance intake with single DelOrto DLRA 48 (38mm venturi installed)
Engle FK43 cam
high ratio rockers 1.4:1, Kultect brand
stock con rods, balanced and reworked by builder
stock dual port end castings ported to fit the heads
>>13983634
>>13983653
My dad had a metallic green buggy just like these that sat in my great grandma's garage for decades. He sold it for $800 as soon as I was old enough to drive because 'it's way too dangerous and I don't want you ever driving it'. I sure showed him by buying a motorcycle.
here op
>>13984182
fuck 800 thats so cheap. even if it had no engine thats a fucking steal
>>13984163
Not quite. It's pretty hard to design a proper suspension setup like on a crosskart. You could build your own if you had the skills and time or just buy one and be done with it. They're only around 20 grand I think.
>>13984188
If I had any idea where it ended up I would go and offer 3 times that to buy it back. That was about 12 years ago though so who know's what's happened to it. Cheapest I've seen one since then that wasn't beat to shit was $4k
>>13983620
These things are actually street legal in Austria.
You can rent them for a few eurodollars per hour.
>>13984203
i know right.
http://peoria.craigslist.org/bar/5280088718.html
heres one by me for a grand
its ugly but worth it
>>13984217
you guys must have smooth roads
>>13983620
>>13984217
they're legal in Japan too. I rented one in Tokyo for about $25USD an hour last time i was there. You can drive them anywhere, with no restrictions. They just give you the keys, no rules or explanations, no deposit, no insurance... was shocked it was somehow legal.
>>13984293
oh snap i didnt see any when i was there. i would have got lost anyway
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>>13984217
Thats an SMC F-Kart, right?
We've got a few of those here aswell, registered as mopeds. They are fucking insane once you tune them properly
>24 posts in
>no Exocet
Best looking street kart coming through.
>>13984314
>We've got a few of those here aswell, registered as mopeds.
Not necessarily. The ones that have a top speed of 90 km/h are registered as cars, and you can drive them on the highway, as well.
>>13984356
I looked around a bit, there are a few of them for sale as 150cc, 190cc and so on that are registered as four-wheel motorcycles and so on which can be driven on a normal car-license
>>13984353
I don't want to drive something named after a disease
>>13984363
>4 wheel motorcycle
>>13984393
Yeah, we don't really know either... if it has a volume over 125cc and three/four wheels and is registered as a motorcycle you can drive it on a normal car-license
>>13983620
s00n
>>13984427
more chance of another rotary mazda
>>13984376
mono means monkey in spanish too.
So you would be riding a nigger.
>>13984447
what
http://www.topgear.com/car-news/concept/meet-rx-vision-mazdas-gorgeous-rotary-engined-sportscar
>>13984467
Now you got him all hot and bothered
>>13984186
buttmad my mini smoked you at the light?
lol girls always surprised when I hit triple digits in my mini
It doesn't look like it at first...
>>13985498
>or second
>...or third
because its not
>>13985498
But there is a lot more "kart" than "car" here.
>>13985479
To be fair, everyone is surprised when a Mini can do triple digits on the odometer between services
>>13985513
I kind of want Radical's road legal LMP's
>roof over my head
>air conditioner
>back up camera
What else do I honestly need?
Here a pic
should i get one?
>>13985548
go for it nigga
>>13985548
>Ford
Of course, you should buy one. Everyone should buy a Ford.
>>13985548
no
