i know the rear fende is mounted to a bracket that raises it off of the frame, how do you guys go about lowering your seat height. i was thinkin about just removing the bracket an have the fender set directly on the frame,bolted down of course.

Enclosed trailer frames.

I weld for a living so that shouldn't be a problem but ill proably go with some 1/8" thick stuff cause I still accidently blow holes in stuff from time to time.

I'm thinkin of bulding my own axle, would 1X2 tubing be sufficent enough for this task?

Thanks for the input, put an add on the local craigslist and within minutes of posting it a guy responded sayin he had one. I'm lookin for a project this winter so i'm collectin parts.

you have gotta be kidding me  all of that and the only problem was somone had put a rusty old washer between the battery terminal and the post. Sheesh 

I got me a racin mower but wanna make sure the motor is gonna run before I fool with it too much. I put a fresh battery in it from my yard mower and when you turn the key all you get is a loud buzzing sound from the coil. I pulled the starter off and hooked up my battery charger to it and it spins fine. When the starte is unhooked from its power supply the coil clicks like it's suppose to and I get power all the way opposed to when it is hooked up I only get power to the battery side of the coil. I really hate dealin with electrical stuff. Thanks in advance.

I'm in the process of hunting for a mower to turn into a racer. Question I have is if I remove the governor will the motor still idle normaly? I'm not sure of what type of throtle selection I plan on going with yet. I worked as a small engine mechanic helper for a while several years ago but I didn't do a whole lot of work on the motors, mainly did seasonal tune ups and carb rebuilds. I'm gonna check out some books from the library to learn more about engines. Secondly I was wondering what was the benefit of polishing the heads? Is that something I could do at home? Thanks for the help.