we were looking at the newer tavs and the differences,and wondered this.
we do have a bunch of older comet tavs laying around,
most were for go carts so no backing plates,but we have all the pieces.
we were thinking about having a couple of plates machined up made out of steel instead,
and then we would be able to reuse the comets,
and we would be able to form a back stand support for it as well by the rear driver.
( much like the one the baja warriors use,except they have a tinfoil engine plate. )
has anyone tried making their own backing plates?
is there a thread on this already?
part of this is a concern for using an alum plate to support 2 drivers.
my next door neighbor bought a go cart for his kid,has the same tav as shown on ebay,
within a couple of hours the tav locked up.
they took it back got another cart same thing,
this time we took off the tav cover and inspected it,
the back driver/and shaft/bent!! and was warped?? and had eaten the shaft bearings in less than one day....
!!
now,this gocart doesnt use a backing plate like our minis do,so the rear driver sits isolated,
but that really made me wonder what strength is in those cheapo tav`s shaft?
and if alum will really hold up to bigger hp motors?
the basic 1/4 inch steel plate concept was use a piece of pipe size it for the shaft length,
fit the bearings,weld tabs on it for the engine plate/slotted so chain can be adjusted/
then set our distances and cut our holes/machined.
we thought the added strength and stability would offset the extra weight.
any thoughts?
links or hey i did that already and here it is?
lol!
we do have a bunch of older comet tavs laying around,
most were for go carts so no backing plates,but we have all the pieces.
we were thinking about having a couple of plates machined up made out of steel instead,
and then we would be able to reuse the comets,
and we would be able to form a back stand support for it as well by the rear driver.
( much like the one the baja warriors use,except they have a tinfoil engine plate. )
has anyone tried making their own backing plates?
is there a thread on this already?
part of this is a concern for using an alum plate to support 2 drivers.
my next door neighbor bought a go cart for his kid,has the same tav as shown on ebay,
within a couple of hours the tav locked up.
they took it back got another cart same thing,
this time we took off the tav cover and inspected it,
the back driver/and shaft/bent!! and was warped?? and had eaten the shaft bearings in less than one day....
!!now,this gocart doesnt use a backing plate like our minis do,so the rear driver sits isolated,
but that really made me wonder what strength is in those cheapo tav`s shaft?
and if alum will really hold up to bigger hp motors?
the basic 1/4 inch steel plate concept was use a piece of pipe size it for the shaft length,
fit the bearings,weld tabs on it for the engine plate/slotted so chain can be adjusted/
then set our distances and cut our holes/machined.
we thought the added strength and stability would offset the extra weight.
any thoughts?
links or hey i did that already and here it is?
lol!
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