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Old 06-11-2020, 03:36 PM   #11
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HBR,
Interesting. I’m going to look into that some more. Thank you
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Old 06-11-2020, 10:11 PM   #12
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I see mention of a unitized rear end... of that is what you have picked up you can save yourself some time and head ache a get a Vegas carts motor cradle / mount that will bolt directly to that rear end- their cradle replaces the stock club car cradle. It’s a very nice unit and fully adjustable. But it is designed to have the motor mounted with the pto shaft to the right (passenger side) of the cart. I did see you say you’re a welder/fabricator so I’m sure your capable of getting it taken care of on your own. I can do it but I’m to the point I just never seem to have enough time to take care of my projects anymore! On my ds I put a predator 420cc in before there were any kits. Made all the brackets and everything myself and machined the driven clutch- I guess I’ve gotten lazy in the last 10 years! 🧐
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Old 06-16-2020, 08:50 PM   #13
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Matt, yeah I have decided to fully customize the motor mount so I can mount the jack shaft between the motor and the rear end. I had to push the motor forward as far as I could for everything to clear. I’ll post some progress pictures
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Old 06-16-2020, 09:06 PM   #14
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I took the motor mount from my previous set up and welded it to a plate that mounts to the rear end. The front of the motor mount I bolted to a nice thick aluminum plate and bolted that to the frame. Did a quick fit to see how everyrhinf is lining up and it’s looking good. Just have to reinforce parts of the frame after I get everything where it needs to go.
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Old 06-17-2020, 12:21 PM   #15
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I took the motor mount from my previous set up and welded it to a plate that mounts to the rear end. The front of the motor mount I bolted to a nice thick aluminum plate and bolted that to the frame. Did a quick fit to see how everyrhinf is lining up and it’s looking good. Just have to reinforce parts of the frame after I get everything where it needs to go.
everything looking good. just 1 thing id like to mention to maybe consider. the motor is mounted to your rear end which is mounted to the leaf springs- these flex and move. on the stock club car setups its floats on a tab with a rubber bushing "snubber" which allows it to flex and move with the suspension. i seem to remember some of the older big block conversion kits used a heim joint to attach the front motor mount to the frame to allow it to flex and move with the rear suspension. hopefully that pivot setup will allow enough flex and twisting. the jackshaft is extra step but i think its good way to make your rear end turn the proper direction. nice work.
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Old 06-17-2020, 04:29 PM   #16
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everything looking good. just 1 thing id like to mention to maybe consider. the motor is mounted to your rear end which is mounted to the leaf springs- these flex and move. on the stock club car setups its floats on a tab with a rubber bushing "snubber" which allows it to flex and move with the suspension. i seem to remember some of the older big block conversion kits used a heim joint to attach the front motor mount to the frame to allow it to flex and move with the rear suspension. hopefully that pivot setup will allow enough flex and twisting. the jackshaft is extra step but i think its good way to make your rear end turn the proper direction. nice work.


Thank you. I was looking at that when I was doing the dry fit with the motor and with it all together it has some flex I’m not thinking it will be a problem. We will see If something breaks I can easily fab something up with a heim joint which is a great idea ! I wasn’t thinking about the twist only the up and gown pivot
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Old 06-18-2020, 12:51 PM   #17
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Blaze1216 - Am I seeing correctly, did you cut out a section of the passenger side frame rail?

Nice welding, I wish I had those kind of skills.
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Old 06-18-2020, 04:57 PM   #18
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That's pretty much the nicest most heavy duty engine cradle I've ever seen in a golf cart! Those welds.....dang....stackin dimes!!!
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Old 06-18-2020, 07:41 PM   #19
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That's pretty much the nicest most heavy duty engine cradle I've ever seen in a golf cart! Those welds.....dang....stackin dimes!!!
Gotta love aluminum welds!
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Old 06-20-2020, 09:15 PM   #20
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Blaze1216 - Am I seeing correctly, did you cut out a section of the passenger side frame rail?

Nice welding, I wish I had those kind of skills.


Thank you. Yes I had to cut for the engine to clear. But I am currently fabing up some strong aluminum T-bar to swoop down lower under the side of the engine to reinforce the frame. Also going to be adding some more reinforcements in a couple spots to make sure it’s strong
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