Custom Golf Cart with a V.W. Transmission and a Predator 420 cc Engine. 

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Yes indeed, this cart is absolutly bitchin'. Its got to be a beast around the property for limb removal and clean and what not.

@@themellowmechanic How much would you charge to do this for someone

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Thanks for the feedback! I will do additional videos on the golf cart.

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Thanks, it amazing how well it fits in the golf cart.

Thanks, lowering the seat made a big difference in the way the cart handles. A 72 volt cart should be fun!

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You’re welcome! I’m glad to see some of my builds inspiring others. The gear ratio on the V.W. Trans works perfect on a golf cart. It helps to have smaller tires on it. I’m running 12” rims with low profile tires. The V.W. Trans also has a symmetrical bell housing making the conversion easier. That 570 build sounds cool! How much power will it make?

@@themellowmechanic Oh that's awesome to know also! Thank you. I had a 66 Beetle I had restored and built the engine and drive system up in for a drag car many years back. Now I'm half crippled from age and autoimmune disease destroying my joints, I had to scale my projects back in size anymore lol. Plus we know, you can fit more smaller toys in the toy box than a couple larger ones wink, wink..... I've been playing with all kinds of ideas for a final drive system that would be as well built like a golf cart but better, I'm sure your aware just a set of gears for these things are sick money, and I've been trying as much information out about the different gear ratios and what other people think of them. But it's not easy coming across someone like you and myself who like to research thing's before just slapping shit together. I'm an engineer by trade, stated off as a small engine technician for my first half of my life. So nothing's new here, but also drag raced and built my own cars from the ground up. So now I'm too old to be laying on my back ripping transmissions out by myself anymore I've given up on the bigger vehicles and gone back to my roots, and wanted a sick golf cart without the easy shortcut of dropping in a bike engine. Believe me, I have a CB550 engine sitting in the garage Rt now. Was a fall back plan lol. BUT I'm choosing the hard way, converting a lawnmower engine basically into a nasty turbo charged cart engine. I should have gone blower, it be so much easier at this point, but lol it's funny you said you were running a outboard carb on your engine in yours....... I'm using a tillotson Mercury 115HP carb off an older outboard and making fully adjustable high and low speed by needle valves for ease of fine tuning it. I actually have have another O/B carb on the 2 stroke in the cart that's in it now for the same reasons. I hate slide carbs! They are just a royal pain in the ass to tune and jet..... they have their place and it's really not on my shit though LMAO. But definitely thank you for sharing this information, and yes your correct about the belhousings being symmetrical I do remember that with my 66 having the engine in and out quite a few times with the four bolts that hold the engine in the car to the transmission, the scariest thing I've ever seen when it comes to engineering, but I guess it works I've never had to dodge a VW engine on the highway or even race track LOL thanks again for your help and guidance. I'm waiting for a few more parts like my custom cam to arrive and I can start putting this together I have everything else though sitting here ready to go. From a custom 12 volt crank trigger ignition 2 a custom Turbo System designed around this engine, and the engine around the turbo so hopefully it will go together smoothly it's just keeping it together afterwards will be the fun part thanks again, Jim.

Thanks! That Karman Ghia sounds cool!

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Jimmy, thanks for watching my videos. Yes, it is tight with the tire but still has plenty of clearance. The clutch pedal is the same shape as the brake pedal and pivots in the same location. It’s just moved left a little bit!

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Woo! Hoo! Thanks! Never thought I’d get to 1k subs.