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06-11-2020, 03:36 PM | #11 |
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Re: Electric to gas conversion
HBR,
Interesting. I’m going to look into that some more. Thank you |
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06-11-2020, 10:11 PM | #12 |
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Re: Electric to gas conversion
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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06-16-2020, 08:50 PM | #13 |
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Re: Electric to gas conversion
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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06-16-2020, 09:06 PM | #14 |
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Re: Electric to gas conversion
F70BBD41-F2FF-4507-B3F8-4FAC756BFC99.jpeg
21505C52-B506-4D53-A4B6-65C729BC83D3.jpeg 03D37D8D-0981-4431-9BE6-6C5045FA629D.jpeg 17ECE3CD-6F57-46DE-A786-D3249E1826E7.jpeg 459B1AAC-56E1-4EB4-A779-62BF7287FC6C.jpeg 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. |
06-17-2020, 12:21 PM | #15 | |
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06-17-2020, 04:29 PM | #16 | |
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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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06-18-2020, 12:51 PM | #17 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Electric to gas conversion
Blaze1216 - Am I seeing correctly, did you cut out a section of the passenger side frame rail?
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06-18-2020, 04:57 PM | #18 |
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Re: Electric to gas conversion
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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06-18-2020, 07:41 PM | #19 |
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06-20-2020, 09:15 PM | #20 | |
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Re: Electric to gas conversion
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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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