Petrol Engine in Power Wheels

In this Instructable I show you how I motorised a Mini Cooper Power wheels electric children's car.

I do this using a 6.5HP Honda GX200 (clone)
They're perfect for motorising stuff ;-)

To make things more easy I used parts of an old mini quad. Those quads can often be found on the internet, since they're cheap and often break down.

Parts I used:

• Electric Kids Car
• 6.5HP Engine
• Clutch
• Quad parts
• Steel to weld
• Sprocket chain
• brake / gas cable and controls

I hope this video will help you create a motorised children's car, or at least give you some inspiration for your own project. Along with the video I show you in the steps below how I dit it :-)

Of course it's hard to give a total blue print for the project. Because every power wheels is a bit different and so is every mini quad. But in general I show you the idea how easy it is to put a petrol engine in this little car.

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First I collected the parts.

I used an old electric 6v Mini Cooper.
It was a gift to my nephew a few years ago. But he never really enjoyed it because it's so slow.
Well it's not slow anymore ;-)

Then I got the wheels, steering and rear axle of a Chinese mini quad.

And the engine is a Honda gx200 (clone) with a centrifugal clutch.

I measure the electric car and give our creation the same wheelbase.

Then I weld the frame together and make holes for the engine.
I make the slots so that the engine is adjustable.

Now it can be aligned with the chain.

I mount the gas and brake control to the wheel. Since the car is so tiny I think that would be the safest way to control it.

Now it's time to see if the measurements are right and if the body will fit.
I attach some mountings and attach the body to the chassis.

Now some last finishings.

and very important, we need to top up the engine with oil.
Now some petrol in the tank and we're good to go!

If you make a 'toy' like this. Be very careful.

It might not be safe for children anymore (unsupervised).

But for the big boys (and girls) it's a lot of fun ;-)

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