212 Golf Cart

I know this has 4 wheels but the build is in the spirit of what we do here. A friend gave me a fairly nice Ezgo cart that needed too much
to repair the electrics. Having a new 212 and torque converter in boxes its a no brainer. About a zillion of these have been done, but as usual
I opted for the hard way. Not wanting to build all the intricate structures most folks do I opted to use the case of the old motor. Required a lot of tedious, actually a little over an hour, cutting of the motor case. With the case opened I can run a drive shaft inside the case turning the original input shaft with Lovejoys being driven by a a chain from the Preddy. This keeps every thing in its original places drive wise. Much less complicated fab wise. And yes thats 1/2 steel I cut and hole sawed from the case. Speed calculations indicate a pretty good top end.

The brush holder now holds a flange bearing to support the shaft on the other end. Just waiting on Lovejoys now. Ignore the rusty parts, they will be handled.

 

[Greg58]

We are a strange bunch, reading this has got me think of doing a DIY build. No one will admit it but I know just about everyone has thought about building something different.

 

[Greg58]

Here's a DIY bike from the 60's that a friend gave me a couple of years ago, the guy that owned it originally built it with the help of his dad. When the owner passed away my friend was given the bike.

 

[Karl Snarl]

We are a strange bunch, reading this has got me think of doing a DIY build. No one will admit it but I know just about everyone has thought about building something different.

The BB thread taps are like $800 bucks. I think the neck die is $100 or so. An you will need a tube expander. I've been slowly working towards building my own frames.

 

[Cannonball3]

Motor bike? Is that a drive pulley?

 

[Cannonball3]

Got the 212 off the shelf and opened it for the first time only to find out its a dang hemi. I prefer the old stamped valve
cover model. This means no electric start in the future. I believe It takes Kohler compatible parts to convert it which are $$$. I watched a youtube vid by a guy that used the 212s as replacements on his equipment. He found the hemi more problematic than the old model. For guys racing the hemi Im sure they correct any issues. Its a very nicely finished engine, but I prefer the old model. Oh well gotta run with it.

 

[Karl Snarl]

Got the 212 off the shelf and opened it for the first time only to find out its a dang hemi. I prefer the old stamped valve
cover model. This means no electric start in the future. I believe It takes Kohler compatible parts to convert it which are $$$. I watched a youtube vid by a guy that used the 212s as replacements on his equipment. He found the hemi more problematic than the old model. For guys racing the hemi Im sure they correct any issues. Its a very nicely finished engine, but I prefer the old model. Oh well gotta run with it.

Should check out the guy on youtube that beefed his up, made a racing dune buggy. I dont know how much power it had, but it could burn the tires and his was way bigger than your golf cart. lol

 

[Greg58]

Motor bike? Is that a drive pulley?

It was a friction drive, they used a spring to keep it off the tire then a brake lever to pull the rolled down to contact the tire.

 

[Greg58]

Looks like a shaft out of a electric motor or washing machine.

 

[Greg58]

I have no idea what engine they used.

 

[Greg58]