Should we keep this thing around and make it fast? Or sell it and move on to the next thing?

Watching you two try and figure this out by yourselves in gold haha

God I’m so happy too see these two guys whom are usually not the mechanically inclined guys that do this kind of stuff actually get out there and just go for it…when they actually start making progress and learning/finding and fixing issues and get so thrilled and happy and excited with each other just puts a huge smile on my face 😁. This is so cool to watch these guys learn and get it going, thanks for this video guys, one of my favorites!!!

That sliding engine mechanism is actually kind of genius considering they’ve used a lawn tractor engine and transmission to make this thing and very clearly wanted to avoid buying parts

Watching you guys figure it out, learning how it works, then celebrating your wins was fun to watch! And who doesn’t love sketchy homebrew go karts!?!

I demand one episode a month just like this but with a picture in picture POV of Ethan watching and narrating in real time. Love it.

You should definitely make this format into a series, once a month would be awesome. It's a great contrast to what Ethan normally does, but still has that perfect Grind Hard vibe.

Really enjoyed seeing you guys apply what you've learned and working your way through the process. Can't wait to see what Ethan learned at the fabrication workshop!

I actually really enjoyed this. You guys figured it out and had fun. You don't need to be a skilled fabricator or have huge power. The body %100 needs to stay. Make a new frame, give it real suspension and drivetrain.

looks like its based on an old lawnmower, the pedal moving the engine back and forth is essentially a clutch to engage the belt and add throttle. pretty janky but it'll probably work fine for the 3bhp that engine has lol

Kudos to the Original Builder! It may look rough and tumble, but IT WORKS! The problem solving involved is very impressive. Just goes to show, where there's a will, there's a way! Cheers Gents! Zip~

4:04 the next time , use your compact or drill with a socket on the bolt you're pointing at. Turn your compact wrench into electric start! Would have saved you alot of time pulling.. lol

Ethan was out this week so the camera men took over and found a crazy go kart to work on!

Bless thier heart. Been a small engine mechanic since I was 6yrs old. I'm 45 today and everything they have done is so what I've been through in my life. Less than 20min has explained a decade of my life! Love this channel.

I would love to see more of Edwin and Steven doing things in the garage with this! I think if Ethan came up with a "battle plan" and had Edwin and Steven do it themselves with Ethan's instruction, it'd be an incredibly amazing video series.

I work on these engines all the time needs a new coil for sure and plug Oh and carb clean out won’t last long and just restringing the starter spring should be good

Oh, a ZZ Top go-kart. I think it's called the "eliminator".

I absolutely love the body you guys at least need to take the body and fabricate a whole new chassis because that hot rod body is something you guys haven't don't before and I love it

That was by far the most innovative throttle design I’ve ever seen. The motor slide to engage the clutch is awesome

You guys rock! I can't stand haters making fun of people who simply haven't learned the skills required to mechanic stuff back to working order like said hater learned from the age of 1. I could never bash on any human being willing to at least try. I would love to see more videos like this! On a separate note, that is for sure a lawnmower lolol

I was really hoping for a 'reveal' scene to Ethan where he could see all the hard work you guys did to make this episode happen. Fantastic episode as always.

That thing is actually engineered really well. Definitely not to Ethan's skill level, but with a use what they had style. Very much that Grind Hard Plumming spirit.

This needs to be a long term series! I laughed so much, it reminds me of when my buddies and I first got into this kinda stuff building dirt toys and cars. Not a single brain cell of common sense between us we just said sure yeah looks good

I think you should do a Drag car with this one. With wheelie bar and big rear tyres

Nice small engine troubleshooting. Using the second running engine for various tests was super smart!

Watching you two fumble through figuring this cart out, put a Huge Smile on my face. LOVED IT Far as what to do... Upgrade the power..reduce gearing..insure frame strength and address a few safety issues. Then after having some "fun"... Turn into a dirt track BEAST

I think you guys should upgrade it. It's always fun to work around build limitations than a blank slate go kart

I don’t know why but it was just a fun video to watch because the two guys that don’t know a whole lot got this running

This reminds me of somthing me and a buddy would make out of a bunch of scraps when we were younger. Using whatever we had laying around to put somthing together, great memories 😁

Its more like an art piece than a race cart, but its SO cool, someone did it. They sat down and made a thing...and im super proud of them for it. Way too few people just BUILD shit anymore... ya love to see it. Its designed like a funny-car with the body set to just tilt up. Id say to start, make it reliable. Then make it GORGEOUS AND fast, like the supermuscle car of gokarts, a true showpiece like the original creator tried to make.

It’s great watching someone give it there all and figuring out something. The mind is amazing combined with pure will power . I think we need 1 episode each month with our talented camera crew builds

You're damn right those welds are giving me aneurysms LMAO

I loved seeing Edwin and Steven out of their comfort zone and still achieve something fun.

Y’all should make it an off-road rat rod

I wouldn't want these guys working on anything of mine😳🤦‍♂️🤣

For future references, if the pull cord is messed up, you can use a drill with a socket that fits the nut on the fly wheel and use it to turn the engine over

I loved this one. Watching you guys feel your way through it is great. I'd imagine seeing how simple it is to tinker with this stuff is going to encourage more people to get dirty.

Now this was seriously entertaining, loved every second of this! Also loved seeing y’all figure things out as you went, kinda goes back to y’all’s root when the show first started. Need more episodes like this

Loved this episode, great job guys! Super fun to see you troubleshooting it and being super pumped when it finally took off.

I've used old garden tractors using old rudimentary clutch mechanisms like that. The only one I remember that moved the engine had it on a hinge, so engaging the clutch was tilting the engine backwards to put tension on the belt. It seems really kludgy, but it always worked properly. Just needs a new belt every few months.

That's just an old riding lawnmower engine/transmission cobbled together to make that thing. They probably replaced the drive pulleys so it would have a higher gear ratio.

You guys did an awesome job and I cannot wait to see Ethan's reaction. Whatever is decided to do to it I know it's going to be good

I would love to see you guys keep it , upgrade it and make it more off road capable . Who ever made this cool looking go cart did a fantastic job and must of had a great time doing so. Add suspension and other various cool things.

The fact the body is literally the car ZZ Top uses makes it 10x better

Edwin it's really weird seeing you in front of the camera. You gotta get out from behind the camera to do more builds.

I think you guys should totally keep it. I think keeping it a hot rod putting some suspension on it power up grades And maybe rebuilding the chassie a little bit and making a hot rod burnout machine

"When the interns are left to run the shop". Just kidding boys! I honestly feel like you have enough off-road builds. This one needs to be setup for drag racing.

Even as a grown man, I'm extremely jealous of that treehouse

I think you two should do all the updates, this should be your guys project

Great job getting it going, guys! That body is awesome. I think you should save the body and build a decent off-road go-cart chassis to go under it. Either that or make a high-speed on road shifter cart using a sport bike engine. That body is too cool to throw away, but the modified mower chassis is far too janky. That's my $0.02 anyway.

3:20.....guess you know by now.........it moves the whole engine to actuate the Belt.

You need a 350cc motor on that thing and some bungee wheels in the back

The chassis is janky but I love the body! I'm sure you guys can vastly improve the chassis. Have fun guys! I look forward to more videos on this one!

When he got stuck at the very end I lost it 😆🤣😂😭😭😭 Cool looking cart 🔥

That is pretty wild! I was thinking of a dual gas pedal set up like that but instead of the engine sliding a spring loaded pulley would move and engage the transmission belt and then increase throttle, both happening with the single action of stepping in the gas pedal. Was thinking the similar set up for a bike build. The body is really cool! Looks like it was manufactured vs a one off build. Great job getting it running!

This is exactly how I sound and look when I’m working on my projects 😂😂😂 so relatable, I love it.

Definitely keen to see a whole new chassis build for it. But to be honest it’s probably best put to use as a wall hanger in the new shop when that gets built because it looks super cool. Love the ZZ TOP stripe down the side

When the fabricator's away the camera men play. Loved this vid. was fun seeing you guys wrenching

4:15 "And break the whole situation" 🤣 new one

Edwin it was some awesome seeing you get in there and get this Beast running, Ethan would be so proud of you.

air filter was probably full of oil from when you turned it on its side.

Posted at the perfect time lol just got on my lunch break

Just came back to watch some of the older stuff, and man what a great episode 🤣 you guys handled that like champs and figured it out as you went along. Definitely do some more episodes like this and like someone else said having ethan in the corner reacting/commentating to this would be awesome!

It looks like a riding lawn mower but backwards, with the engine mounted on the blade engaging pulley. The gears are just the speed selection that a riding lawn mower would have. Which is why you don’t need to push in a clutch to change gears, and why it’s so slow. Pretty good idea actually

The previous owner used the running gear out a riding tractor. the body is a copy of the ZZ Top eliminator. it doesn't have much ground clearance. get rid of those self tapping screws. and either use screws with nuts and grind off the excess or use rivets. I believe it would be a good candidate to give the chassis a complete redesign. the body is pretty cool maybe leave the windshield and do away with the sides. so you have room to move your arms. it would be like a Powerwheels ZZ Top eliminator the only one in existence. research the ZZ Top eliminator and you will find who ever built the body got it pretty close.

Looks amazing to you see the chassis and welding 😂

I'd love to see a complete overhaul of the frame and motor. Maybe add some suspension enough to smooth out the rough bits of the track you guys have. Personally I'd turn it into the most badass dune buggy. The body is fantastic. The only mod I'd do to it other than fixing the self tapping screws, is to make a latch for the trunk hatch. It looks kind of messed up flapping up and down like it does. Pretty sick go kart with a lot of potential. I hope you guys keep it.

You are right, it's definitely a one-off. Someone made some very strange choices during construction. I've never seen a motor slide back and forth on anything before. It seems to be built solid, from junk yard parts. I think you are right about the transmission coming from a riding lawn mower. There is definitely something to be said for getting the job done even if some of it is a bit ugly. Also, it has a great presentation with the hot rod theme. (less those self tappers. File those things down.)

Definitely keep it. Ethan will have a field day with it. I know you figured this out but flooring it down that hill would have slowed it down. Zero throttle is like pulling the clutch. I always have to remember to not go to zero throttle on my golf cart on hills. If the engine shuts down, it free wheels. lol... This was a fun video and I hope to see this little hotrod taken to some kind of extreme.

Hey Edwin. Great job getting it running and driving! How much did this go cart cost? Im generally curious. Its perfect for parades, swap meets, car shows, ect... either keep it low and slow or keep the body and swap/build an Ethan approved chassis. Either way great video and great find

We need more Ed and William specials from time to time, this was a heck of a lot of fun to watch

I like the idea someone had to make this thing.

Bro... This videos is amazing! Super funny, educational and a build in drive all in one video. Props to the editor boys.

Bizarre as in weird or bazaar as in a marketplace type thing? I guess both kinda work lol 😆

Lawn mower engine and Trans with a belt drive,engine slides to act as the clutch. Ingenious

Great job guys!! Definitely have to keep it around and fix it up more. It's such a unique go-kart

Keep it, make it fast! Maybe it'll give you guys an excuse to meet Billy Gibbons. That looks like I welded it. It's nickname could be "sharp dressed", cause all the welds are neither sharp, or dressed....

You guys killed it this episode. Brought that beast back to life. Definitely keep & upgrade... Can imagine the upgrades Ethan would want to do. Keep the awesome content coming!

Literally the funniest video of you guys, I didn't realize that you guys are cameraman's and not full mechanics and it makes it soo funny on this channel 😂

So sick seeing them figure it out just Off what they've learned watching. Epic video

Bizarre (sorry)!

Stuck together with doggo slobber!

A ZZ Top Afterburner go kart...with genius engineering!!👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤙🏾

I really wanna see that car body built into a sick little v twin hot rod

This was great to watch! Well done you two 👏 I can't imagine what you would do to improve such a strange vehicle

Whoever made that was a damn genius, that engine movement is like a little cvt for it, it lets you have a neutralish idle

Obviously a brilliant engineer built that go cart.

When the kids attempt to make breakfast before mom and dad wake up. This is golden material. Haha!

PUT A REAL, TINY V8 IN IT !!!!

Amazing. Might be my favorite video so far. If the recoil on the pull start is jacked, you can just take it off, put your impact on the nut on top of the motor and use your impact like a starter to crank it over.

When he said it has 3 speed i automatically thought of here there and gone 🤣

it's built from a Sears craftsman lawn tractor. I had a similar engine from a craftsman rear bagger push mower. the engine on this hot rod isn't modified. bypass the governor, put a throttle cable directly on the carburetor throttle. there's room for porting the intake and exhaust, eyebrow shave on the cylinder block and possibly a different sized pulley to make the transmission spin faster. relash the valves for higher compression. I started playing with small engines since I was 14 and nearly 35 years later I started catching onto porting mods. I only use the briggs and stratton engines. I've blown up a few Tecumseh motors right in my driveway to show how much stronger the B&S engines are. Really low cost tons of fun and the kids learn a lot out of it!!

That thing needs a harley engine lol

Should do a walk around showing all the junk car's in the yard. Thought I saw an old Jag.

That is the most jank "Conversion" of an old Craftsman riding lawn mower EVER

Some crazy engineering but a lot of thought, time, sweat and love was poured in to this.

Wish I could’ve seen Ethan’s reaction watching you two lol 😂! Very cool, you guys did great!! Keep that thing ❤

I think ya'll found your first build series that only ya'll work on. This was entertaining as hell lol

Bigger tires and put wood on the inside of the body to remove the rivet and have something to attach it to the metal. Easy cheap fix

The concept of this thing is so dope, just keep the body and build it up from scratch.