We Found a 180HP Golf Cart! Yamaha R1 Swap!

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8 ай бұрын

We found a R1 crotch rocket swapped long travel golf kart with dual rate Fox shocks. This is the coolest toy we have found! Today we buy the golf kart dune buggy and put it to the test!
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@scottdawson8844 8 ай бұрын

Pro tip: Have the shocks tuned.. Most people ignore tuning of the shocks that's a bad thing so have a custom shop tune the shocks you will thank me later 😊 ✌

@goosenotmaverick1156 8 ай бұрын

Truth. Suspension tuning can make a world of difference!

@foxguyday 8 ай бұрын

I'm very very very seriously doubt these guys need any help from you they have a very successful KZfaq channel and building stuff from scratch they don't need some keyboard warrior like you telling them how to build they know what the f*** they're doing

@jhljhl2207 8 ай бұрын

Looks to me they having a blast without the "pro" tip

@goosenotmaverick1156 8 ай бұрын

@@jhljhl2207 it can have its capabilities updated and upgraded without sacrificing fun, ya know? Might even gain some fun factor with more stability....

@LionChavez 8 ай бұрын

Be neatoh for them to make a video with the suspension tuning cats explaining how they do it.

@adamthomas4638 8 ай бұрын

I love how much the boys have grown they really never disappoint Ethan is a master creator

@stevearnold100 8 ай бұрын

I hope you guys know how lucky you are (not that you haven't worked for it)! You have the best toys ever!

@EdwinOlding 8 ай бұрын

Yes guys, I am very bummed I missed the pick up trip. I literally dream of wheelies at night!

@Sk1m_Beeble 8 ай бұрын

Swindled yaself bud

@johnantonsenschulz7692 8 ай бұрын

If you guys decide you need another, I’ve got a built race yamaha rhino with a rebuilt 08 r1 in it I’m getting ready to sell. I’ve had it and rebuilt it for the last 6 years. I’ve had my fun but I’m ready to let go. Down in Redmond Oregon!

@nathanielscholtens2812 8 ай бұрын

Great filming, man! Premium video, as always!

@finnheise2038 8 ай бұрын

This is the kinda channel you give a like before you start watching 👍

@1one3_Racing 8 ай бұрын

The drive shaft issue is called plunge. It's a thing when on race cars when you try to increase camber but it usually drives the end of the shaft into the diff and breaks mounts.

@SolitaryCanid 8 ай бұрын

Over 30k viewers in two hours, impressive. The golf cart is also impressive, can't wait to see the mods.

@aserta 8 ай бұрын

You need to put upgraded bits to take up the power of the R1 otherwise they'll keep breaking. If i'm not mistaken there's a modern kit made from billet that you can swap in old Buggies. I saw something when someone was restoring an old dune buggy on Discovery.

@AZBADBOYz 8 ай бұрын

Oh please find and link!!

@ephjay6t87 8 ай бұрын

I ran 930 Porche CV's on my Baja. Way beefier

@aserta 8 ай бұрын

@@AZBADBOYz YT dislikes links in comments and they ban the comment if you post stuff (at least that's been my experience). As @ephjay bellow said, it's likely a Porsche CV (there's even a picture of the different types of CV stacked side by side, and you can see the beef between what they have and what should be). A quick google shows plenty of people upgrading their bugs with it and even a handful of buggies. So that's possibly the same thing they used in the show. Looking even further into it, showed me the time the first posts about it on forums match the time i remember watching that show on TV, back when i still used one.

@PureCountryof91 8 ай бұрын

Farm PTO shafts will work.. but they're heavy

@SolitaryCanid 8 ай бұрын

@@ephjay6t87What people use in 1000hp sand rails might hold up to these guys.😂

@Aderin. 8 ай бұрын

Nice video bro 😎 your cinematography and effort you put into these videos are crazy. How do you not get burnt out lol your work ethic is insane

@rhegafd 8 ай бұрын

My guess is t hey are absolutely living their dream which makes burn out almost impossible. When you wake up and do the thing thats all you can think about, its a pretty powerful thing.

@dedserious 8 ай бұрын

I always thought the same, lots of quality in “shenanigans” content but I absolutely love it, from the comedy to the drone shots, and obviously the rigs this is my favorite channel ❤

@mikeshivvers5461 8 ай бұрын

Time for your kind of upgrades !!! Can hardly wait to see what your going to do with it !

@corporalclegg914 8 ай бұрын

Edwin achieving Joyous Luigi Laughter mode at 08:45 14:58 is always Priceless here. I’m looking forward to see how far “E-Z-Gone” is gonna be stretched by our dudes to achieve liftoff & escape velocity. Ed - we could use a Papa Olding check-in sometime. if you GHPCo fans don’t yet know of him, then you’ll see that nuts don’t fall too far from their tree when ya do…he gets OG Rad.

@Charles53412 8 ай бұрын

I noticed right a way that the front tires seemed to be plowing a little when turning sharp, hence the tire squeal we heard. After viewing the rest of the video clearly some modifications are in order. No doubt the changes will only increase the fun and safety of the machine. Looking forward to more on this new Grind Hard driving Premium golf cart !

@jduggz272 8 ай бұрын

the tire squeal is because its chain driven, so it acts like a spool rather than a regular differential, but yes, it doesnt turn well lol

@michaelfrancis3558 8 ай бұрын

That golf cart is awesome. It instills the don't care my hat just flew off vibe.

@darploin5071 8 ай бұрын

It's good to see Sam again. Is he going to become a permanent member of grind hard plumbing company again? 🎉🎉🎉🎉

@azertyytreza8947 8 ай бұрын

I hope not

@hugenerd8994 8 ай бұрын

@@azertyytreza8947 ?? why?

@SpeedDemon03 6 күн бұрын

I love this stock-standerd ez-go golf cart.

@krazied1gamingchannel170 8 ай бұрын

There's are great KZfaq channels, then you have grind hard plumbing, hands down the mad scientist of youtube.. please never quit what you guys do I love seeing the new builds

@xpndblhero5170 8 ай бұрын

I'd say shortening the length of the arms and making the shafts thicker would be a better option than having the high center of gravity it has now and it seems like the steering angles aren't right because its sliding on the turns.... I'd like to see what this would be capable of w/ trailing arm suspension on the rear, that would look really cool since it's all wide open back there. 👍

@BryanBeachy 8 ай бұрын

99% of the time you snap a shaft it is at the end of the spline inside of the joint. If you make the shaft larger but keep the same joints you then end up with a more concentrated stress point at the spline runout. The spline diameter is dependent on the joint so no matter how big you make the shaft the dimensions of your original failure point remains the same. @10:44 you can see that the spline pitch dia is roughly the same diameter as the rest of the bar so going any bigger would just be adding rotational mass if not negatively impacting the strength. When designing some halfshafts for the overseas Asian market we were actually putting some healthy undercuts in the middle of the shaft to comply with crash test safety guidelines and in testing we would still break at the larger diameter end of spline. Hope this wasn't to much. I enjoy learning stuff on here and thought I would extend some knowledge I have learned from designing these things for 8 years.

@zyeborm 8 ай бұрын

Airbags or similar ride height adjustment I think would be cooler

@xpndblhero5170 8 ай бұрын

@@BryanBeachy - Thank you.... I'm always open to new information, especially when I'm not an expert on the subject. 😁👍

@xpndblhero5170 8 ай бұрын

@@zyeborm - I feel like it would be better lower to the ground w/ a slightly narrower wheel base than what it has now... Also I think the trailing arms would look really cool, especially the way Ethan does them Ducati style/skeletonized.

@danblanzara3174 8 ай бұрын

Have better hooked up tires will help too those aren't dirt tires

@mitchelljames1452 8 ай бұрын

Sick can’t wait for this . Please tell your dog brings the golf ball back 😂😂😂

@theslayer2002 8 ай бұрын

I would love to see this thing ripping, also would love to see you guys do some more disc golf one of my favorite hobbies!

@steviefigs4677 8 ай бұрын

I believe this has potential to be the best build on this channel ! And obviously, that’s saying alot! I know these boyz are going to take this to an insane level!!!!

@prophez23 8 ай бұрын

That thing checks all the boxes to fit in with the GHPC toys! So sick!

@jamesdeath3477 8 ай бұрын

You want Porsche 930 Turbo CV joints on there. They have a ton of articulation.

@lukewalton6969 8 ай бұрын

Keep that brilliant video's coming boys

@rhegafd 8 ай бұрын

I hope you guys beef up that roll cage. Im fairly confident you're going to be using it in the near future.

@gondigondi7547 8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@1980Baldeagle 8 ай бұрын

Just wait till a tie rod snaps.

@travelin_taco 8 ай бұрын

That’s really nicely done. Super impressed.

@962RACER 8 ай бұрын

What a find, it's properly fast on the sketchy side lol. Once you resolve the axles etc, you could run slightly taller tires and lower the suspension by about the same height the taller tires increased rideheight. You'll keep the same rideheight while lowering the CG and the risk for rollovers and it should help with cornering in general with greater grip and stability making it more fun to toss around. It would also help a bit with the sketchy steering (though you pointed to it needing work) since larger wheels/tires tend to slow down and soften steering response a bit though they may increase steering effort at higher speeds.

@CLCIII 8 ай бұрын

EZ GONE is the PERFECT NAME! That is LEGIT! With a bit of tweaking and upgrades to driveline and those paddle tires it is gonna be a whole lotta fun in the dunes! Best Golf Cart build I have yet seen already. As Always, May God Bless you and yours! 😇

@Sun-ut9gr 8 ай бұрын

Legit*

@CLCIII 8 ай бұрын

@@Sun-ut9gr Right you are!

@johnnyray34 8 ай бұрын

I loved every minute of this video. If you going to drive that's the way you supposed to drive ! The next time y'all drive that's the way you drive! Whoa!

@travelin_taco 8 ай бұрын

17:22 This is the most premium hair-do of all time 😂😂😂😂

@markhottman2652 8 ай бұрын

Grind Hard Plumbing 🪠 might need Arnold Palmer to hold their Lemonade and Ice 🧊 Tea while they drag race THAT golf ⛳️ Cart

@Travis47 8 ай бұрын

It’s great to see Sam again. 🙏🏽

@Singh_1989 8 ай бұрын

I thought I saw you guys at the drag races in Eagle ID. I was on my way out on Saturday and didn't think of it until I passed ya. I got to the car and thought "that looked like Ethan and Will." Love the content, jeep it up guys!

@thehawkman4231 8 ай бұрын

Nice find guys!!! This is gonna be an insane project. I’m still excited to see the upgrades for the diesel limo and the fire truck!!!

@bonafideONLY 8 ай бұрын

Love your videos watched most of them in 2weeks:) ❤ keep it up :)

@JosephJonesboy88 8 ай бұрын

This might be the coolest thing I’ve seen that wasn’t built on this channel!

@danieltweit3702 8 ай бұрын

you guys are some of the coolest humans ever

@reddog543211 8 ай бұрын

Amazing toy guys.....really gets with the program!!

@shannondueling7697 8 ай бұрын

You guys always build and find the coolest stuff! Would love to have Ethan put a Hayabusa motor in my suzuki samurai!

@codywiggins9659 8 ай бұрын

This thing is sick love how you was easy on it in the neighborhood and as soon as you get it home full send 😂 love all yalls content

@Frankie--da-fixer 8 ай бұрын

Grind hard is the greatest 💪

@jasonrutherford4453 3 ай бұрын

u guys are the best never get tired of anything your doing you guys are so inspiring god bless you guys keep up the awesome work ❤❤

@tylermudge9118 8 ай бұрын

This is one of my favorite purchases you guys ha e made

@jasonfox6013 8 ай бұрын

The 60yr old cvs held on longer than the original now that's true workmanship

@martylawson1638 8 ай бұрын

If you kill more CV's see if you can find softer clutch springs to drop the shock torque on them from landing jumps etc. Could also help to squat the suspension more so the CV's are straighter. I'd use an agressive dual-rate spring setup so it's super soft on droop and stiffens up a ton at ride-height. This will also help with body roll.

@bryduhbikeguy 8 ай бұрын

A couple months to dial it in before it's time to put skis and Traxx on it.. :) This was an Awesome find guys!

@tctv4244 8 ай бұрын

no way ya'll throwin discs lolllll, i love it!!!!

@user-yc8tj6iy1j 8 ай бұрын

Love the vids guys!

@bobbymac9334 8 ай бұрын

That thing is so insane, its awesome. Y'all should bring it down to the lake of the Ozarks, we have a couple of offroad parks that opened up in the past year. That thing would slay the hill climbs.

@Alex50cc 8 ай бұрын

You’re theory on the axle length sounds spot on, was my first thought when it popped the axle immediately after it hit some bumps on the dirt.

@Acaidia 8 ай бұрын

This might be the single coolest golf cart I've ever seen. The chrome smoothie wheels are the perfect touch.

@snowspik 8 ай бұрын

Oh hell yeah!! You guys are playing one of my favorite little disc golf courses in Idaho!

@christophermorin9036 8 ай бұрын

I'd love to see your shopping cart at the drag strip lol. Imagine the launches with 4 rear wheels!

@02f4irider 8 ай бұрын

I feel like the chain ate through the chain tensioner because its a stationary tensioner. If it was spring loaded it wouldnt have as much tension on it to where it chews through it. For sure need to see about a better braking situation in case you lose the axles for some reason. Awesome purchase though! Cant wait to see the improvements on it!

@atlantaperimeter 8 ай бұрын

you guys seem to be very happy, congrats on the youtube success.

@TrevorDennis100 8 ай бұрын

I'm thinking about those big paddle tires and how much more grip they will have. If it broke two drive shafts with the much smaller, and less grippy, wheels, the same drive shafts are going to fail the first time you floor the throttle. It needs stronger drive shafts before you go to the dunes.

@jeffheins6624 8 ай бұрын

Looking forward to watching your upgrades

@nicolasjude3298 8 ай бұрын

The sound of that R1 💪💪💪

@thehunterlife5583 8 ай бұрын

My boy was freakin out when he saw this. I built that cart about 18-20 years ago. This was the second build. The first was a little bigger. Built them forr the dunes. Modeled it off my buckshot x-5. So crazy to see that it still around and ripping.

@trvr_inds 15 күн бұрын

Him calling his store to have them take jerky out to y’all was such a dope move lol

@atlantaperimeter 8 ай бұрын

full send omg, chain sounds stretched, add sway bars, it will reduce roll, I love how you guys fix anything... very cool. the laughing while driving, totally get it

@georgec2069 8 ай бұрын

Once you've been down a dragstrip once, your hooked. I raced motorcycles in the 1/4 mile drags in highschool. I went on a mission for my Church and the day after I got home was opening drag races so yes you got it I was there.

@Very_Grumpy_Cat 8 ай бұрын

Love your long videos

@Iamdesignproducts 8 ай бұрын

This thing is absolutely premium!! What a ripper 😮

@jaumdopaum 8 ай бұрын

I love seeing you guys doing the things i want but can't do

@ryankyser5243 8 ай бұрын

You guys have some amazing toys. But that’s by far the nicest one you guys own now

@jamessimpson5452 8 ай бұрын

I had the same CV joints problem with my 16valve swapped 84 Scirocco. It was slammed, so I raised the suspension 1" and replaced the CV joints and axles with 944, of course it's a little more involved than described but the 944 units are good for 300hp.

@NoKillsEver 8 ай бұрын

Can't wait to see you throw it on tracks this winter

@prodBrainShot 8 ай бұрын

it would be funny to see a video of yall taking it to the golf course and see what they think there

@Jasonoid 8 ай бұрын

The sound of that engine is pure GOLD!

@Tower2Customs 8 ай бұрын

Dude, this is awesome

@motomule 8 ай бұрын

Ok, I definitely need to finish mine now!!!! 🤪

@jweatherly26 8 ай бұрын

This is soo cool! Will it beat a modern SXS? No. Will it get more attention and put a bigger smile on your face than a modern SXS? YES!

@malicepriest 6 ай бұрын

I love disc golf, I play as much as possible. It was dope to see you play.

@timr4853 8 ай бұрын

Love that you guys went frolfing!… itd be a great video to see you guys play a round!… maybe call out the foundation guys, then take them to play on some of your toys!

@donwaun1178 8 ай бұрын

Nice... I'd lower the seats for a better center of gravity too, since there's no batteries under there now... if possible, I don't know what clearance is there either... 😊

@jonnyphenomenon 6 ай бұрын

vw cv's are pretty tough, but they fail when the are stretched or compressed. I am glad you identified that @19:45! clever work around with the PVc. I hope that helps. Sure bears a total rear geometry redesign.

@golfish8589 5 ай бұрын

@BryanBeachy could you help me design something like this? I want to build the smoothest riding golf cart possible. Possibly 4wd. I have a 40hp electric motor and batteries. But don't know where to start. I have joined some FB forums with no luck getting ideas. Thanks...

@brianammons6331 8 ай бұрын

I recently bought an fz1, which has same motor as r1, was going to swap motor into my raptor 700, but riding the fz1 has been too much fun. That golf cart looks like so much fun, thats badass

@restoreormakeit8944 8 ай бұрын

Hi grind hard❤. U guys are doing amazing 😮project am very enjoy watching and never miss any of your projects. I hope one day I will see u guys. ( from Sri Lanka ) wishing you guys wonderful time ahed ❤❤❤❤❤❤

@MacBig2009 8 ай бұрын

I love your videos!!! it’s amazing !!! I’m a mechanic from Germany and just amazed on the fact that something like that is even close to street legal 😂😂

@michaelratliff7775 Ай бұрын

"They don't post times because this is a TV show!" 🤣

@markrobertson4497 8 ай бұрын

Aye! Nice to see you guys on this side of town! I’m 10 minutes from firebird raceway!

@THERCDOCTOR 8 ай бұрын

Lil Corbin frolfing 💪

@TheOnlyDaltonGang 8 ай бұрын

I didn't think I could love your channel anymore, but then you added disc golf.

@RickyStar999 8 ай бұрын

I just seen this on Facebook market place last week and thought about how cool it would be. I'm glad I get to see it in action

@droppinghertz9922 8 ай бұрын

I was definitely thinking with all that travel on the rear when it hits after jumps its causing it to bind up and with to fast of forward motion it just has no choice but to snap if possible maybe set the suspension up with some bump stops to so it can't fully extend or fully bottom out i would belive it should be a lot happier plus with alitte bit lower center of gravity will help with the front wheels not coming of the ground so easy i mean yeah it looks cool up high but is it suffice its boarder line a death trap 2 say the least plus it will help with rolling over as well means mo speed 🤨

@frasermacdonald4450 4 ай бұрын

Love the channel guys, for the tensioner, I’ve machined small front bike sprockets and put bearings in the centre to use them as tensioner rollers for karts, Has to be something beefy as nylon or skateboard wheels just don’t last. Love the buggy though and everything else you mad bunch create 😂

@kenjimarlin4056 8 ай бұрын

That jack sounded like it was getting pleased.

@willywonka2933 8 ай бұрын

Been twitching like a dog with crabs all week waiting for the new shop set , this was a great second choice fellas , i need to send you guys my 4cylinder 650 cc mower

@Rpiedra 8 ай бұрын

Literally lmao at the sound of the jack 10:23

@madscientistlife 7 ай бұрын

Looking forward to the follow up video with that crazy bike build Ethan nearly finished the rear swing arm for last episode.

@dstndwns 8 ай бұрын

Justin is the man 💪🏻

@Dylan_knox 8 ай бұрын

I need more of this

@Zzus321 8 ай бұрын

Coolest thing you guys have done 👍👍👍🏁🏁🏁

@FarmerFpv 8 ай бұрын

That thing is gnarly! Needs some shock valving or tuning done to it. Looks like it needs swaybars or beefier ones. It is such a crazy whacky machine. I love it! lol

@travelin_taco 8 ай бұрын

This thing would be so fun in a dune-like environment

@imthewa1rus 8 ай бұрын

Sam is a gem!

@andrerodrigues8942 2 ай бұрын

love the lady trying to turn the wheels with her foot hahaha

@bikescarsandmore6156 8 ай бұрын

That thing is insane!

@douglasmckee754 8 ай бұрын

Very Premium new toy Ethan. Want to see it at the dunes😂

@jdshaw2751 8 ай бұрын

You made it to Street Outlaws No Prep Kings. That's why there's no times! Saying 1 event is the same as the next is... well, I'll be nice and not say it! Wild golf cart though!