and on-off key lock are
installed and cables
connected. Next, the
battery rack is bolted
in and the batteries
installed: six six-volt
batteries for the elec-
tric drive vehicle or one
twelve-volt battery for
the gasoline engine
vehicle. A six-gallon fuel
tank is then installed
in the gasoline engine
vehicle and a hose rout-
ed from the tank to the
engine. The batteries
are connected and the
fuel tank filled.
the chassis and rack and pin-
ion steering assembly. Next,
the body panels are bolted to
the chassis, and then the mo-
tor is installed. If the cart is to
be electric-powered, a 36-volt
direct current electric motor is
bolted to the transaxle. If the
cart is to be gasoline-powered,
an eight-horsepower gasoline
engine is bolted to the chas-
sis. The continuously variable
(CV) transmission is also bolted
to the chassis. Belts are then
installed to the drive pulleys of
the engine, CV transmission,
and transaxle.
8. The brake pedal is installed.
Brake cables are routed and
attached to the pedal and rear
brakes. The accelerator pedal is
installed, and the accelerator ca-
ble is attached to the pedal and
the engine. Next, the electrical
cables are routed and attached
to the chassis.
Final steps
10. The seat cushions are in-
stalled and, if ordered, the cano-
py top, windshield, and storage
baskets are attached. For de-
livery in North America, there
are no packaging requirements.
Delivery is normally by truck.
After being driven onto the
truck, the golf carts have their
fuel drained, their batteries
disconnected, and their wheels
blocked in place. Over-
seas shipments re-
quire that the golf cart
is placed on a skid—a
heavy wood or steel
rack—to discourage
shifting in transit.
Where To Learn More (Books)
Peper, George. Golf in America:
The First One Hundred Years. Har-
ry N. Abrahms, 1988.
Rivele, Richard J. Chilton’s Total
Car Care. Chilton Book Company,
1992.
Shacket, Sheldon R. The Complete
Book of Electric Vehicles. Domus
Books, 1979.
Traister, Robert J. All About Elec-
tric and Hybrid. TAB Books, 1982.
Periodicals
“Golf Cars.” Golf Magazine.
March, 1989, p. 212.
“Got Anything in a Beemer?” Los
Angeles Magazine. October, 1988,
p. 156.
“Luxury on the Links.” Time.
March 10, 1986, p. 65.
Read more: http://www.madehow.
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2019 issue
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