G1 electric to gas conversion

[mikeasis]

Ive seen several electric g1's for sale with no batteries ect cheap and ive got a spare motor.any idea what all is different with the chassis? anyone know if the swing arm is the same or would i just need to swap out the engine cradle?

thanks and merry Christmas all!

mike

[scottyb]

The rear end is different.

[mikeasis]

thanks. i figured it would be but you never know.

any other things that could throw a curve ball?

[mikeasis]

Guess I should have asked to see under hood pics if electric g1s 😀

[scottyb]

Basically you will need all the components of a gas cart. If your motor is a 4stroke you will need a transaxle with forward and reverse, and the shift mechanism to switch between the 2. The motor will have to have a charge system and electric starter/ The motor will need the primary clutch and the transaxle a secondary clutch.

[mikeasis]

I have the rear axle and engine assembly from an 82 G1 with the engine stand and electronics. I found a g1E with good body and roof no batteries for $200

[cgtech]

I also believe the entire rear suspension and arm is totally different. Likely will require some heavy frame modifications to have a place to mount the engine. The major issue is that the distance from the front clutch (on engine) and rear clutch (on transmission) must stay at a preset distance from each other and cannot change as the suspension moves. I believe the rear suspension is much shorter on an electric, with no room to mount the gas engine. It's a much easier conversion on G14 and newer, as they are more similar between gas & electric.

[mikeasis]

I cant much in the way of pics for the electric g1 but what little i can find it would seem you are correct. it would be one thing to replace a swing arm but not looking to do all that fab work.

thanks
mike

[yamahag1cart]

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