First Go Kart!

[scottiec]

It happened! My awesome wife helped me install the mechanical throttle linkage yesterday morning. It then quickly dawned on me... I have a working gas pedal.... I have a working clutch pedal.... and theoretically, my brake pedal should work. So I tightened up some lug nuts, steering wheel, and ziptied some wires back and took her (the car, wife videoing) on her maiden voyage. I was shaking out of sheer excitement. Thanks everyone for all your help thus far.

I still need to do an alignment, temporarily mount the dash so it doesn't come at me when shifting, and wrap up a few wiring odds and ends. Then I can actually go kart it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHYcHrT6gM0&t=4s

[silver_pilate]

Awesome! Congratulations.

--Nathan

[CVOBill]

Congrats!!!! Looks and sounds great.

[scottiec]

Awesome! Congratulations.

--Nathan

Thanks man!

[scottiec]

Congrats!!!! Looks and sounds great.

Thanks Bill!

[GoDadGo]

Music To My Ears So It Must Have Been A Symphony From Your Seat!

A Big Congratulations From Camp Go-Dad-Go!

Steve

[scottiec]

Music To My Ears So It Must Have Been A Symphony From Your Seat!

A Big Congratulations From Camp Go-Dad-Go!

Steve

Thanks Steve. It was a huge rush. Reminds you to respect the machine, always.

[wareaglescott]

Congrats on reaching that milestone. Looking good! You will be finished before you know it.

[scottiec]

Congrats on reaching that milestone. Looking good! You will be finished before you know it.

I hope so. I'm almost out of rivets hahaha.

[Boydster]

Congratulations! That beast sounds great!

[scottiec]

Congratulations! That beast sounds great!

Thank you Boyd. Its out of an 01 mercury mountaineer. All I did was a B 303 cam, valve springs, and converted to carb.

[Yama-Bro]

Congrats!

[slpro1207]

Congratulations on reaching this milestone. Sounds like a real beast. At this point you can almost feel the finish line. It will be done before you know it.

[GoDadGo]

Hey ScottieC,

I watched your video again and it really sounds healthy.
What are your engine combination and cam specs if you don't mind me asking.

Steve

[scottiec]

Hey ScottieC,

I watched your video again and it really sounds healthy.
What are your engine combination and cam specs if you don't mind me asking.

Steve

Sure thing Steve. It is a motor I got from a junkyard for $450. It was pulled out of a 2001 mercury mountaineer with 47,000 on it. So it has the gt-40p heads, I installed a ford racing b303 cam, new valve springs to accommodate the lift, and converted it to carb with the an edlebrock rpm intake manifold and quickfuel 600 carb. I got just about every part from Mike Forte at Forte's Parts Connection. His advice was invaluable while shopping for everything.

The trans is a T5 I got for $150ish, then rebuilt it.

EDIT: here are the cam specs. https://performanceparts.ford.com/part/M-6250-B303 It doesn't have a ton of lift, but has healthy duration

[GoDadGo]

Sure thing Steve. It is a motor I got from a junkyard for $450. It was pulled out of a 2001 mercury mountaineer with 47,000 on it. So it has the gt-40p heads, I installed a ford racing b303 cam, new valve springs to accommodate the lift, and converted it to carb with the an edlebrock rpm intake manifold and quickfuel 600 carb. I got just about every part from Mike Forte at Forte's Parts Connection. His advice was invaluable while shopping for everything.

The trans is a T5 I got for $150ish, then rebuilt it.

EDIT: here are the cam specs. https://performanceparts.ford.com/part/M-6250-B303 It doesn't have a ton of lift, but has healthy duration

The 1st Factory Five I got a chance to ride in had a healthy 302 in it and it made my daily driver feel like a Toyota Corolla. For the record my daily is actually a 1995 LT-1 ZF 6 Speed Corvette so you get the picture. Your car will be thrilling and scary enough to make you respect it.

[scottiec]

The 1st Factory Five I got a chance to ride in had a healthy 302 in it and it made my daily driver feel like a Toyota Corolla. For the record my my daily is actually a 1995 LT-1 ZF 6 Speed Corvette so you get the picture. Your car will be equally as thrilling and scary enough to make you respect it.

That is good to hear. I have been unsure what to expect with this combo, although it is a popular one the hp and tq numbers are all over the place. I see a lot of guys on here with a lot more motor as well. I come from racing spec miata, which is a very low horsepower car. So I am sure this will feel like ludicrous speed to me LOL.

I do plan on dyno tuning it. Before that I will enlist the of CraigS (I haven't told him that yet. I still owe him lunch though!) to get the carb tuned as best as we can before dyno time.

[David Hodgkins]

Sounds GREAT!

Congratulations Scott!

:)

[scottiec]

Sounds GREAT!

Congratulations Scott!

:)


Thanks David!!!

[Straversi]

Congratulations. Way to go!

-Steve

[RJD]

Congratulations Scott. Love watching that machine take shape.

[scottiec]

Thanks RJD. Much appreciated.

[phileas_fogg]

Congratulations!

But next time close the trunk. :p


John

[scottiec]

Congratulations!

But next time close the trunk. :p


John

LOL John. And ill use my turn signal next time.

[Lowrod]

Cool, congratulations!

[Boydster]

Thank you Boyd. Its out of an 01 mercury mountaineer. All I did was a B 303 cam, valve springs, and converted to carb.

Thats a B303? Sounds great. Look forward to seeing a real drive!!

[jrcuz]

Excellent, sounds great. Mike Forte put a B303 cam in the 347 I got from him.
JR

[JRL16]

Congrats. Nice work. Sounds great.

[scottiec]

Thanks guys!