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I dont think the first are available in red, but many of the others are. I would check em out.

Guess no one has tried these. I will probably go with the first set, and I will let you guys know what I think.

I am on quite a tight budget for interior work but my parents are requiring that I install proper seats along with harnesses and a rool bar and door bars. I saw these various seat sets on ebay that don't look too bad, but I am curious if anyone has tried them. I am young enough that they dont have to be the most comfortable things in the world but i would like them to be reasonably nice. Please let me know what you think would be the best deal out of the bunch. Also if anyone has tried any of them, do you think that the holes for the harness on both of them is high enough for a 6'1'' guy not to have his spine compressed in an accident. Here are the links to auctions and some pics. Thanks http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33591&item=2475911846&rd=1 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33701&item=2476590663&rd=1 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33701&item=2476595763&rd=1 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33701&item=2476237769&rd=1 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33701&item=2475906172&rd=1 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33701&item=2476258910&rd=1 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33701&item=2476620596&rd=1

looks WAY better in pics than it does in person.

actually, upon inspection of the car, I dont believe there is a horn in the car. I think I will have to completely wire up a horn, a whole circuit. What do you think would be the easiest way to go about this.

actually, upon inspection of the car, I dont believe there is a horn in the car. I think I will have to completely wire up a horn, a whole circuit. What do you think would be the easiest way to go about this.

Ok, here is the deal. I have a 72 240 that I bought in somewhat rough shape. When I got it, many of the lights didn't work, along with the heater, and the horn. It had an aftermarket stereo with a nice-ish head unit, a non functional cd changer in the glove compartment, and two small speakers right behind the seats. I took it to my mechanic who got some of the lights working, but in the process seems to have disconnected the stereo. My main concern at the time was the lights, so I fooled around with it and got all of the lights working. At this point I realized that the connector for the headunit had dissapeared, leaving me with no way to power the stereo. In addition, I have no idea where to begin wiring a horn. I am not even really concerned about a heater, but it would be nice to get it working. Basically, everything under my dash is a mess and I need to get a horn to pass inspection (legal and from the parents). I have thought about using a painless kit, but at this point with all the lights working and with the car needing to be driven daily pretty soon, I would rather just somehow get the horn and stereo working with the existing wiring. Oh yea, and the car has drained the new battery I put in so I have to get it charged before I do anything. Basically I am asking you guys to give any advice or knowledge you have in wiring the horn and the stereo, because at this point I am kinda lost and very frustrated. Thank you.

sbc 400, If you don't mind, I would like to see what your roller job looks like. I am very tired of my very cheap, crappy looking, white paintjob, and could go for a flat black paintjob that wouldnt cost me much. Thanks.

well, 4 cylinder bike engines are pretty large, i plan to build this thing pretty low so i dont really think ill be able to see around the engine if its infront of me. Yea I LOVE fsae cars they too were part of my inspiration, though i dont have NEARLY the money to build anythign that nice.

I will probably have front brakes, but keep in mind that with the engine and two of the seats over, or close to over the rear wheels, this cart will have a pretty mean rear weight bias and no transfer under braking. Thanks everyone for your input. This will be an onroad cart because here in northern Jersey we have way more parking lots than parks. I may go with a simple front suspension, but definately a solid rear to simplify the process, and also to allow me to build a very stiff rear section to deal with the power. I was aiming for 600cc because I wasn't really able to find bigger bikes cheap enough; but now that I have been supplied with many links(Thank You) I will try to get ahold of something bigger. I would go with a snowmobile or skidoo engine, but the fact is I really want a transmission, I think it would make the kart a much more fun ride. As for the idea of putting a motorcycle engine on the back of a race cart, it has been done as Tim240z mentioned and it was part of the inspiration for this idea. I plan to make mine longer, and definately slower. Thanks again, and I will update this as I accumulate parts.

Well, this summer a couple of buddies and I want to try to build something to kill ourselves with, as most of our cars are not yet completed. The plan so far is to somehow acquire a wrecked motorcycle, preferably somehthing like a 600cc sportbike, and design and build a 2 or 3 seat gokart around it. We plan to retain the sequential transmission from it, using a simple lever or maybe rigging a paddle shift and mounting the clutch either on the wheel, or building a pedal. For brakes, we may attempt to mount the front disc or discs in the rear, and try to get something up front, though front brakes would complicate things considerably. Tires and wheels will probably be proper racing go kart peices, as the goal is 100 mph. I will be custom welding this frame together, and doing the bulk of the fabrication work. If anyone has any sources for good wrecked motorcycles then that would be great, thanks alot and I will keep you guys posted about our progress.

Mine kinda smells like exhaust, but I love it.

That is most likely the cleanest, fastest Z's i have ever seen. So much attention to detail was payed with that car. I want it baddddd.

I would like to go for a ride on that thing. Also, its it just me or does the video only work for about 2 seconds.

Just out of curiosity, I have a set of 14in American racing Libre wheels, that I really like, what do you think would be the best set up I could get thta would fit inside these wheels. I think I might just get some nice pads and new rotors for the stock brakes, but was curious if anything else would fit

it appears as though you have posted the wrong link. That link was quotes from the big lebowski, not a 500hp go kart.

oh yea, on the trip from florida, we pretty much kept it under 60 due to a pretty bad shimmy. that may have played a part in our mileage

well, my mileage was definately a guesstimate and very well could be WAY off. I do know that we went from jacksonville fl to newark nj, nearly 1000 miles, on 4 tanks of gas comfortably and never going close to empty.

On the drive up from florida when I first got my car I got something well into the 30's mpg. On top of that my car runs really rich, to the point of sooty exhaust and poor idling. I have a 72 carbed, built, l24 with a 5spd.

My jaw actually dropped watching that. Absolutely insane.

well, im not up for welding the skin in place because this will be a street car. I think i would be able to put up with door bars about like this but with less taper on the top tube, and having them continue all all the way forward past the firewall. These bars are a bit too high for my liking, but same basic design, again continuing to the fenderwells. http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/4/web/544000-544999/544529_52_full.jpg

Hmm... So what would you guys say to taking one of the better weld-in roll bars, and adding mid-height side beams, without the full cage. Maybe take the side beams as far as the shock tower. Just thinking out loud.

I have a quick Z, nothing insane, but not slow. I bought it that way. The first modifications I plan to do are structural. I want to weld in subframe connectors, doorbars, a cage, and what else is necessary to stiffen up the car. Just out of curiosity, what part of the Z do you think is most prone to injury from accidents; where should I focus my attention. Thanks

my immediate reaction just looking at the pic was "OH JESUS". Those look like brembos, porsche style.

The engine work appears to be very high quality, the car ran amazingly when I had it running. I never really got a chance to stretch it out because of other non engine problems, but it seemed very strong. Wow, I cannot wait to drive my car again...once i install those struts, and steering rack....and get some brakes...and.......