making your own electric starter

[MHandley49]

has anyone ever attempted to make their own? looks like it could be done

 

[flattop1]

yep . Use the search function there should be several posts dictating which starters work best.

 

[mikelavite#72]

yes we have made 3 of them i think ? you will get a better answer if you tell us what engine you plan on starting first . stocker or open modified ? it does make a differance

 

[mikelavite#72]

i do have a starter motor if you are interested ....pm me

 

[madd dawg racing]

I used a Toyota Camry starter turns the correct way, a motor cycle battey,used a piece of aluminum and folded around everything for size, buy a clutch arm for correct socket size I think Dixie karting use to have them not sure of model year of starter but we have used it for many years starting open animals and stockers hope this helps you. also some kind of push button to start. Maddawg

 

[mikelavite#72]

for big compression Opens we use Subaru Legacy starter

 

[jack burroughs]

I made several, long time back, best ones used sprag clutch needle bearings, also made one using a BBC starter motor, with brushes rotated 90* for correct rotation, heavy , but it would spin anything. Bast thing I ever did was buy a new Coleman.

 

[sCREamnClones]

I made a ambidextrous starter for my dual-clone from a conventional kart starter. It's funny seeing people's expressions when they 1st see it. Very simple and effective! BTW....sprags are over-kill on small motors. jmo

 

[MHandley49]

thanks for feedback just throwing it out there would a impact gun work?

 

[sCREamnClones]

thanks for feedback just throwing it out there would a impact gun work?

Not very well....really!

 

[team25]

thanks for feedback just throwing it out there would a impact gun work?

you will damage the flywheel from the hammering action of the impact i tryed it onetime on a generator that the recoil broke on and it split the flywheel in half

 

[GeorgeHenry]

I use my 2009 Shelby GT500 starter it will crank anything after all it was for a 550hp motor , I got it from a friend that wanted a High torque aftermarket starter best 100 bucks spent. I even got the Ford dealership to get me a medal stamp plate to put on starter that read SHELBY GT 500. Best setup starter for all opens.

 

[Vintagequest]

The first one I ever built was made from a Ford 6v starter. Got brushes with longer leads, rotated the end plate to reverse rotation, used the starter solenoid with the button already on it and used it with a 12v battery. ANYTHING that was run on karts, it'd crank it. Nowadays I have an aluminum box big enough for a Toyota starter, motorcycle battery and a 5/8 jackshaft. I put a #35 sprocket on the starter, same on the jackshaft with a one way bearing in it, and machined a 3/8 drive square on each end. Now I have a starter for right hand OR left hand mounted engines.

 

[Trackattack4]

I'm buying a coleman mini starter, haven't received it yet but can you tell me do I need a special socket?

 

[older n dirt]

I used a Toyota Camry starter turns the correct way, a motor cycle battey,used a piece of aluminum and folded around everything for size, buy a clutch arm for correct socket size I think Dixie karting use to have them not sure of model year of starter but we have used it for many years starting open animals and stockers hope this helps you. also some kind of push button to start. Maddawg

X-2 This is what I used to build our starter with, and it works great.

 

[older n dirt]

I'm buying a coleman mini starter, haven't received it yet but can you tell me do I need a special socket?

Shouldn't need a special socket at all , but I always buy a new 1/2 drive 3/4 inch 6 point impact socket...any parts store or hardware store will have one. jmo

 

[rainman]

Not very well....really!

That won´t be very good on the crank. I have started JICA 2 cycles with an electric drill for practice at sprint tracks where elcetricity was available in pits. I tried cordless drills but didn´t work for me.

 

[flatheadsforever33]

once modified a dewalt drill to hold an extension and put a 15/16 on the end and it worked well

 

[rainman]

once modified a dewalt drill to hold an extension and put a 15/16 on the end and it worked well

Yes, I am sure it will work if it is electrical because I used a Bosch, but the cordless ones I tried didn´t work. Was your Dewalt cordless?