08-12-2017, 12:07 PM
What is likely the most important issue is whether you are going to run an inboard clutch or an outboard clutch.
What you have pictured looks pretty good for an outboard clutch. It does not look OK for an inboard clutch, where the sprocket on the clutch is going to be right next to the engine, rather than out towards the end of the crank.
You also have the option (with most sprocket hubs - but not all) to put the axle sprocket on either side of the hub.
Before you lock down the axle & swing mount assemblies, you should probably do a trial fit up of the engine/mount/clutch assembly to see if it is all going to work.
It is for this reason that my "major" resto projects ("Palmini Special" Kalifornia Nyke and Sears Orange Krate) will go together without the chassis powder coated and parts plated/polished so that I can put the whole kart together and put it on the track to make sure that I don't need to re-position anything and drill holes or do welding. Once I've sorted out these karts, then I will pull them apart for paint/powder coat/polishing etc., and then re-assemble for showing for a year.
What you have pictured looks pretty good for an outboard clutch. It does not look OK for an inboard clutch, where the sprocket on the clutch is going to be right next to the engine, rather than out towards the end of the crank.
You also have the option (with most sprocket hubs - but not all) to put the axle sprocket on either side of the hub.
Before you lock down the axle & swing mount assemblies, you should probably do a trial fit up of the engine/mount/clutch assembly to see if it is all going to work.
It is for this reason that my "major" resto projects ("Palmini Special" Kalifornia Nyke and Sears Orange Krate) will go together without the chassis powder coated and parts plated/polished so that I can put the whole kart together and put it on the track to make sure that I don't need to re-position anything and drill holes or do welding. Once I've sorted out these karts, then I will pull them apart for paint/powder coat/polishing etc., and then re-assemble for showing for a year.
Jim Waltz, West Sacramento, CA