B6 festiva gokart

[bhazard]

Nevermind. Basically point the exhaust manifold in the direction you want to go lol.

[william]

I've thought about this several times but was thinking more low long tube dune buggy with welded diff.
How are you working out the shift shaft to the trans?
Oh and am I the only one who seen the awesome roof rack o the jy festiva? Deer hauler deluxe! !

[TWFodor]

Oh and am I the only one who seen the awesome roof rack o the jy festiva? Deer hauler deluxe! !

Yeah it was pretty sturdy. It held our weight pretty good when we got on top of it. Only thing I didn't like about it was it was crudely screwed into the body.

[william]

Did you get it? If you fix how it attached it would be perfect for a roof top tent!

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[TWFodor]

Did you get it? If you fix how it attached it would be perfect for a roof top tent!

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No, unfortunately they scrapped the car once Andrew got the front end suspension off of it. It had a lot of good stuff still left on it, including tilt steering! It's a shame, really.

[Eaglefreek]

Looks to me like both pics are correct. The red plug in the first pic is where the disty would go, and in both pics the trans is where it would be.

Woefully underpowered tho, needs a BP.....

Der, my dyslexia must have kicked in.

[scitzz]

Oh man! you beat me to it! I have been daydreaming this for almost 6 months now!

[Eaglefreek]

http://bham.craigslist.org/snw/5616605591.html

"This is a awesome ride. It has a Mazda 4 cylinder motor that is water cooled and automatic Mazda transmission.It has a Volkswagen front end and the rear end is the front end out the Mazda car. It has four wheel disc brakes. It has light bars and Itp tires. Don't pay $15k for a razor or a couple thousand for a vw rail that you always have to work on. You don't have to work on this just get in it and go. It was last registered in California as a off-road vehicle. This thing will fly down the road and has comfortable seats. You can't buy a 4 wheeler this cheap! Not looking for trades. $2800 firm"

[ajpaynter]

What is your wheelbase? Too short a wheelbase will make this car a handful, with too much power. Just kidding about the BP.

What do you estimate the total weight to be when it's all built? At 600 lbs for instance, it would have three times the power/weight ratio with any motor than a stock 1800-lb Festiva. So your 83 HP is effectively 249 HP! :-)

Wheelbase is about 7 foot. I'm guessing the total weight will be around 900 lbs.

[keron]

that go kart is awsome

[CharlieZ]

Very exciting. Last post was Dec 2014. I just stumbled onto the thread while searching. Is there a conclusion to this story? Did it, does it run?
Tnx.