Well, some might say I am an odd bird......some might say I am nuts.....some might say I am certifiably insane.......and then there's you guys that will think this is awesome.................

Ok.....what I am building is a Mini T Bucket roadster.....hehehe.....it will be based off this sort of style.......


But will be a front engine go cart......and not just any engine either.......its gonna be a 75cc dirtbike engine with a 5 speed trans........

So, here's the donor dirtbike....engine runs great, but the rims and tires are shot......IF I could get parts for it, (local Honda dealership said its too old to get parts for.....its a 79...) the wheels and tires would cost in excess of $300......so, if the engine is strong, why not use it for a project????



I started the teardown yesterday.......

Seems to be a fairly simple engine to run.......all it needs is trigger power to the coil (from the internal alternator) and a swift kick of the kick start....hadn't ran for 5 years and started on the third kick....gotta love a Honda.....



And a bit of a mock up of where the engine will sit ....gotta re run the exhaust.......it will be run under the chassis, and out the back......



Also, the rear end will be running something with a 5 on 4.5" bolt pattern....ordered my hubs last night off ebay....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=320557116901

should be pretty quick.........is that a wheel barrel your sitting in?????

Well, that pic is not me......that's a pic I ran across on another forum that got this crazy idea in my head........

But yes, the "body" will be a steel wheelbarrow bucket.......

if you want the wheel barrow to be low to the ground it would be best to mount the engine in the back.

neat idea though!

yeah, why not do a rear mount motor? would be easier to do the driveline to the rear wheels then.

oh....i already have the whole driveline sketched out in my head....its gonna be motor chain down to the undercariage, where it will go around the forward mid-shaft, next it will run a chain back to the back end of the bucket to the rear mid-shaft, then a chain up to the rear axle. So i will have 3 separate chains in motion: engine to mid-shaft, mid-shaft to mid-shaft, and mid-shaft to rear axle.

the reason for this routing is so it will look more like a T bucket......thats the idea i have in mind for this.

and rear engine will not work, because of the transmission case....i cant run a chain straight down off the output, so i would have to have a MORE complex jackshaft arrangement for a rear engine, and it doesnt fit the look i want.......

We're diehard hot rod guys, we chop up anything, so Yes...I think its cool and dont dare do a rear engine, it'll ruin the whole concept. Keep pictures coming bc it'll be cool if its doen right!

haha thanks man!!!! i will be sure to keep it updated for you guys!!!!!

That looks like a ton of fun once it's built!

I will notify the residents of South Holland to watch out.

Hehehe tim......its being built in lansing.......