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    1. #1
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      What to do with an old lawn mower engine

      I have a really good 5hp lawnmore engine that runs great. The pan is shot and hardly worth the troube to fix. I'm getting a new mower soon. What can I do with the old one? Ebay? Make somthing useful with it? Could I convert it to a power sprayer or something?
      Some times I'm fast sometimes I'm half-fast

    2. #2
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      Give it to a kid and tell them you'll givem $10 if he can tear it down and put it back together properly.
      Johnny C.
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      70 'cuda, Pro-Charged 408 stroker, Tremec 5 speed, Strange S-60, Alter-k-tion, Tri 4, Hydroboost and Wilwoods

    3. #3
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      Two words:

      Barstool Racing!
      True T.

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    4. #4
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      Blender!
      69 Camaro convertible, 410, M22, 8-pt cage therapy program. SOLD.
      68 camaro - SOLD
      67 Bel Air - New street project with perfect floors, frame and trunk!

    5. #5
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      That Is Awsome!

      http://www.barstoolracing.net/Bar%20Stool%20Photos.htm

      But how do I couple the engine to the wheels. It has a bottem shaft.
      Some times I'm fast sometimes I'm half-fast

    6. #6
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      http://www.barstoolracing.net/Parts%20Required.htm

      Rats that Idea is out. Bottem shaft wont work.

      NEXT!
      Some times I'm fast sometimes I'm half-fast

    7. #7
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      One mean weed wacker??

      66 Mustang "Project: Ballin on a budget"
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    8. #8
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      woooh! i can build a barstool racer!! i have a 6hp briggs and stratton motor with a side shaft.
      Matt

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    10. #10
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      Quote Originally Posted by Damn True
      Two words:

      Barstool Racing!
      Those things are crazy. I sold mine cause all it wanted to do was flip over. It was too fast for it's own good. Fun but I ended up sell it for double what I had in it.
      Andrew Petty

    11. #11
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      Quote Originally Posted by Bad Bowtie
      haha someone needs to show that video to briggs and straton
      Trey

      "The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."
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      1979 WS6 Trans Am stock LT1/T56 drive train out of my Formula. BMW M-parallel rims. C5/C6 brakes

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    12. #12
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      Go-Kart kit.
      1968 Pro-Touring Camaro LS1

      Project: Next Year
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    13. #13
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      Jimmy

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    14. #14
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      one thing i dont under stand is how do i make it so with the motor i have when i push the gas it speeds up? sorry if that sounds like a stupid moron question
      Matt

    15. #15
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      remove the governor. That will allow the engine to rev with the throttle.
      Brad Shepard
      69 Malibu
      Marshall, MO

    16. #16
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      This idea is actually car related.

      http://theepicenter.com/tow02077.html

      how about a hover craft

      http://www.telusplanet.net/public/lo...ryshover9.html

      I can't really find much out their on the web.
      Some times I'm fast sometimes I'm half-fast

    17. #17
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      I vote for the blender. Nuttin will impress the neighbors more when you fire that thing up to make your favorite adult frosty beverage!
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      Rob Stevens

    18. #18
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      Ok this seems kinda cool.

      http://www.motherearthnews.com/Alter...ectic-Car.aspx

      This guy put an electric starter in a Opal connect dirrectly to the transmission. He uses a 5hp lawn mower engine to a 100 amp generator.

      This has got me thinking The same idea but with an electric motorcycle. I wonder if I could use the lawn more motor to run an alternator for a battery and drive the back tire with a starter motor?
      Some times I'm fast sometimes I'm half-fast

    19. #19
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      you guys have too much time on your hands....LOL

    20. #20
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      OK I think I have most of the part to make this work. I have a friend looking to see if he still has on old motor cycle frame. I'm thinking the car starter should work for a while but would burn up the bearing before to long.

      Anyone have a guess what kind of RPM you would get with a car starter? I think I would have enough torque but what kind of speed could I get?

      What are the last words of most rednecks? "Hey guys Watch this"
      Some times I'm fast sometimes I'm half-fast

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