Yes going for mid engine makes it easier to layout. With the driving position I am very much going karting arrangement with knee hunched up. If you look in the picture you can see the driver has his knees up. Hoping to place the "steering rack" above my shims, will make pedal placement difficult, but I only have small feet! Hope to use a standard kart steering column. Trying to simplify everything got a mechanical brake with rod actuation. Just hope I can make the plywood work in this application!!   

Is anyone from Somerset interested in sharing fuel/lift to the AGM?

Along the same lines is this engine. Looking to buy as it would look to give near 10 bhp out of the box for a reasonable price? Lifan Electric Start Go Kart Engine 5800 RPM High Output Replaces Honda GX200 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282653355572?hash=item41cf73ee34:g:9qMAAOSw5UZhONL6&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA4BlLA7n0NKbd46A3Ehq6fM4KGGy2UaeYyGSTCh4lQnQBMb%2FPFZ3qtWPvwL8GZkm3mLNN4QwhVhh%2BHhQ3ADCnqmEjzV4fCPLiVxIyruVCMS6DP8OkseQRau4%2Fbfmuf%2BjtY4kiBvjkRsxZLILeWf7Zo0GCctIkxQXjZAHdT3Xo7HA3ImMFdJ4gEzuRtaIHe9%2FLPj5x0lLNrqTxabck9nxNFYtalU1UQ%2BtS4nNCrz%2BFZ%2FEzH6fGpjcpZSkTjKEma%2BYpk6PX4s32DeGIFM3GuUPo%2F9AOmv4UytKIEqxYajc04Gnj%7Ctkp%3ABFBMpMiwgb1h
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