Takedown

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Just thought of this the other day. Why not buy a newer type of golfcart, rip the old stock engine out and place a 600-700cc motorcycle engine in it. Would get great gas milage and have pretty intense acceleration. Get the brake light, blinkers and headlights all working properly with a valid license to drive it and I dont see any issue with driving it in the city "no highway driving". Would now like to get a moped but dont want all that deminished powerloss. If i were to do this I would make a roll cage and weld the internal diff gears in the rear. This is just a thought and dont laugh because im being serious.[8D]

Takedown

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Found a few engines within my price range...

FZ600- http://www.gdlcycles.com/asp1/modeta...temID=192-5435
GSXR600- http://www.gdlcycles.com/asp1/modeta...emID=247-11952
GSF600- http://www.gdlcycles.com/asp1/modeta...emID=286-15719

Midget

Your not the first person to think of this idea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWluVKc_ps4

I have always thought it would be cool to make a fast Granny-Goffer

iamnot

i'd be very surprised
if you could ever get it
licensed to be
street leagal
even with proper brakes and lighting

The Hedgehog

Did you think about that after you posted the youtube video of one?

Takedown

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I know for sure that i am not the first to think of this and yes I really started to think of the idea once I saw that video. Ill be calling the DMV tommoro to figure out what I can do to make it street lagel and if I can at all.

prollynotjeff

my grandfather has a off road golf cart lifted with lockers......with that being said the busniess i work for has several polaris rangers that are on the road. They are used for plowing, salting, going to empty the trast from around the property and parking garage's

sheograth

Its a fun idea, but there are lots of little details that would probably prevent you from registering it legally being able to drive it on the road. I could be wrong though, I've never tried to register a golf cart for road use [&:].

Either way it might be a fun project, I've worked on tons of pointless non-road legal vehicles for messing around with in abandoned parking lots and dunes.

Takedown

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Ya and its just something to dink around with if it isnt street legal because I can brong it up north to our cabin and have a blast with it.

annie_himself

What would you do if you get in a wreck? That would be one of my main concerns, also the handling at 60+ mph.

Takedown

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Not taking it on the highway. If it was legal to do so I still wouldnt because of the hazards. Only city driven.

hands without shadows

Accidents can happen off-highway..... A car hitting a golf cart at 30mph would not be pretty. For the golf cart anyway, the car could probably drive away.

Takedown

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No different with a moped and those are legal. I just want to save some money and be able to get some raw power out of it.

lee172

you could always buy a Smart car! just kidding, sounds like a good project.

JB COMP

Here's the problem (well at least around here anyways) any vehicle that has 4 wheels or more has to have safety belts and air bags. If you make one that has only 3 wheels it can be classed as a motorcycle and dose not need safety belts or air bags. A guy from my church is doing a little 3 wheel car that uses a 6.5HP or a 9HP honda engine. I haven't seen it but my bro has.

nickd

Thats actually a great idea if you could find one cheap enough to make the project worth it.
Check youtube for diablo smart car (people stuff 600-1000cc+ superbike engines in gutted smartcar chassis)
I would love one as a toy lol

NitroTherapist

How bout the other way around. An STi converted to an atv!! [link]http://youtube.com/watch?v=qmKcM8B2ToY[/link]

MaxxOrange

you were tellin me about this on AIM and it is indeed a great idea, maybe put a wheelie bar on the back and some nitrous? and why not hydraulics and spinners lol? and bigger tires, lol im full of stupid ideas, but i think you should do it, sounds like a fun project.

Krawlin

It's a cool idea, but you might as well just get a Yamaha Rhino. Much better equipped, 4 wheel drive, can be licsenced, much better suited to regular road speeds, and can easily be made street legal.

JB COMP

Or you could get a Suzuki carry or the Japaneses mini trucks. They are 4 or 5 speed manuals (but that can be a problem for those who can't drive a stick) they have 4wd (some have a 4WL too) they have heater and enclosed cab (some have A/C) and they have locking diffs.[>:]

but like I said before "if its got 4 wheels it has to have safety belts and airbags" at least around here it dose.

Krawlin

Yamaha Rhino's also have the locking diff's. They have a 3 mode transmission, 2 (rear) wheel drive open diff, 4 wheel drive limited slip, and 4 wheel drive fully locked. Enclosed cabs can also be had for the Yamaha Rhino's.

MaxxOrange

id much rather take the Rhino then, Jolly has a good point.

cmerritt

ya buy a smart car and drop in a hayabusa engine... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h8KdtuBBLM

oldschoolracer

This is NOT a new idea by any stretch of the imagination.

You guys need to go to Arizona or Florida and check out some of the retirement communities, they've got all sorts of custom carts running around them on the streets.

And as far as hopping one up, the PGA Tour pros have been doing that for years too. Many of them live in gated golfing commuities, and for a while there it was a "mine's bigger/better than yours" sort of thing between a lot of them. Last I heard, first one had one custom made to break the 55mph speed limit, another guy got one that broke 65, and last was word that one of them almost killed himself with one that reached triple digits before flipping and dumping the driver who missed a month or two on tour.

madmax22

lol triple digits in a golf cart..... lol you guys see this?\


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhCug...eature=related