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[Mortallis]

ok i am thinking of building one of these kool looking things and i just wanna no around how much do they cost to make?

[stool-sample]

I bet a guy can get buy for under 500 bucks. Tires, motor.is the most costly. I bet you can get a used set of tires from ebay or kart related site! If you need a site I can get you one for used parts. Glenn

[CJM]

If you shop around and dont mind waiting for used parts at good deals $500 would be about right. I bought most of my stuff from you Stool Sample and going all new I would pushthat figure to $800 more like $900...There are so many nickle and dime parts that heep adding up most people dont keep track of them.

[stool-sample]

Well if you dont mind waiting we are listing on ebay as well. Ive seen some things go dirt cheap. We make some money on things but if we loose its our loss. Thats ebay though.We had one of or stool frames go pretty cheap. I think we have another listed now thats not going very high.I think most of us here would rather build our own though. Theres more satisfaction in doing it on your own. Glenn

[big block]

I am in process of build and have spent over 500.00
in parts alone and already had the motor

[monkey-1]

Depending on the parts you use and deals you get, if you can build one for $500, you are doing great. ITs the little things that add up.

[Mike Bean]

It's funny when you first see a bar stool racer, they do not seem to be that expenisive to build.

There are so many cool upgrades you can and somtimes want to do. It is all about the money you have to spend.

Mike

[RUBICON]

When you think the cost will be reasonable because you are able to the frame that is the simple and least expensive. I am on my 3rd revision. When you upgrade from mechanical disk or band brakes..dry-rotted / scratched e-bay wheels, tiller motors, steering wheels, controls that look cool but don't work, etc....the cost rises. But the fun is in the building..and after it is done...it continues in the revisions to refine it to the level you are able to....technically and financially.

I started with a Momo kart steering wheel. It was way cool looking but at 40mph it was more than a handfull to control. I now have a alloy mountain bike bar and stem and the control is much better.

I had a billet machined jockey shift for the 4 speed mounted under the seat to shift like an old Harley..looked cool..but I had to take my hand off the handlebar to shift and that was not good at speed. Now I have a foot shift and the thrill of wheelies in all 4 gears is a hoot.

I have a stack of e-bay wheels and tires. Some are great. Most are not. Some are older that stated, most leak, all have been doped with traction compound, most wheels are rougher than expected. This is a good start and many will be satisfied as I was in the beginning.

I started with a solid rear axle. It was simple and worked great for straight rides.I had to master shifting weight to slip the inboard tire to turn in the width of the street and riding on 2 wheels was kinda fun also. The added differential allows me to turn in the driveway..but.. I had to move the disk brake to the diff to get even braking.

My first exhaust was a megaphone made from a dirt bike expansion chamber. I found a carbon fiber / stainless MUZZY sportbike muffler from a bike graveyard and cut it to scale. Looks cool...sounds even better.

I used to run pump gas until I remembered part of the experience at the track..the aroma of fuel..I run 110 race fuel and the smell is unmistakable....little details

I saw a video of a go-ped with nitrous...outrageous...stupid.......all of the above. I now have a 1-1/2 lb Nitrous wet fogger system that works. The satisfaction is answering the first question.."is it real?" Their question is answered when I "spank" the motor with the purge button and more so when I hit second gear and activate the system.

Everything that was carbon steel is now polished aluminum. All the fasteners are stainless.

Similar to the bike thing...Who has a Harley with all the original stuff. Ill sell this thing one day ...I hope before I get hurt of worse. I will "give it away" I should say...You can never get what you have in it...

[webfooted]

So far I am intomy electric BS less than $50. $10 for the steel, $5 each for the tires, drive motor free, batteries free, bar stool on sale at Shucks for $9.95. The secret is to be a scrounge. Every time I go to the steel supply I go thru the scrap. If I find anything I can use they sell it to me for cash, no tax, no receipt.

[RUBICON]

I have a scooter transaxle under a wagon. It has a controller out of a mobility scooter that is fully programmable. What is your method of controlling the motors? I have been down this road with a few variations and may have a few ideas...

[Bob Sigmon]

I started with a solid rear axle. It was simple and worked great for straight rides.I had to master shifting weight to slip the inboard tire to turn in the width of the street and riding on 2 wheels was kinda fun also. The added differential allows me to turn in the driveway..but.. I had to move the disk brake to the diff to get even braking.

Rubicon,

Do you have any pictures of your differential setup?

I'd like to see some different setup so that I can get the rear axle design right the first time.

Obviously, if anyone else has pictures of their differential rear end setup, I'd appreciate a look.