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12-15-2018, 04:09 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S.
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Retirement
This is what I plan on doing when I retire. I have worked on, modified and drag raced carts now for 15-20 years now.
My plan is to get more into the building of high voltage carts and maybe some day a nice vehicle that can be driven to shows! I have built a few 72 volt carts and they where crazy fast and had more torque than you can imagine. The red cart is our 2004 beach cart modified by me. It's electric and runs 45 MPH and yes those are 17" Miata wheels & tires on it. I bought it new out of the show room at Grahams carts in Myrtle beach. That's the original seats and body and it looks just like it did the day we bought it. But the running gear ant nothing like it was when I bought it! The cart with dually wheels I built and installed 6-12volt deep cycle batteries for 72 volts. That cart was a fun cart to drive and it would ride the back wheels for about 20' when I took off.  My only gas cart I ever built!
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1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. |
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12-15-2018, 05:37 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Gulfport, MS USA
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Re: Retirement
Looks like fun. LOng as you keep up with them honey-dos you should be good
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Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God! |
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12-18-2018, 09:16 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S.
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Re: Retirement
First 2 pictures I swapped this cart out from 36 volts to 48. Installed a 500 amp Altrax controller this past weekend and today I got my gas cart going Middle picture after a 8 months of not riding it. Had to put a new battery in it. Going to sell it to buy a cart a good friend built before he passed away. Last 2.
He hand built the Woodie out of his own timber that he cut and milled himself. He did this after his 1 round of cancer. Right after he finished the cart the cancer showed back up and in less than 6 months he was gone. He was 2 years cancer free and had enjoyed his time.
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1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. |
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12-19-2018, 11:01 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Redmond, WA
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Re: Retirement
If you're excited about it, it'll be great! That's all that matters. Resist the temptation to make it profitable or competitive... you're retired!
I'm accumulating the parts to put a big 48V motor and 54V lithium ion battery pack that I'm going to make myself on my son's electric quad. Here's the eBike I built a while back... not the same but some things are similar! I'm still learning about the charge controllers for these that have the sense wires and so on, that's kind of where I'm at. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIVzZK5YjC0&t=1s
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12-20-2018, 06:58 AM
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Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S.
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Re: Retirement
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My bikes are pedal power only.
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1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. |
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