Would it be legal to take a 1.0 liter Geo Metro XFi engine and manual transmission and place it in a go-cart?

I live in Iowa and I wish to take a Metro XFi engine and transmission and put it into a tubular steel frame and make it a rear wheel drive 'sand-rail'...



I live in Iowa and I wish to take a Metro XFi engine and transmission and put it into a tubular steel frame and make it a rear wheel drive ‘sand-rail’ I guess you’d call it. I’m wondering if this would be legal if I put in headlights, brakelights, and turn signals and then registered it (with who and as what?).

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4 Responses to “Would it be legal to take a 1.0 liter Geo Metro XFi engine and manual transmission and place it in a go-cart?”

  1. TripleHHH says:
    July 13, 2010 at 5:02 pm

    In a word, I would say no.

    The home made frame would have no VIN number and it wouldnt meet design rules.

    You can make one, by all means, but you couldnt put it on the road, unless you have bucketloads of money to invest into it and professional designers to help you with the safety aspects of the car.

    it would look cool and be awesome to drive. If you have the parts and skills, why not build it and run it around race tracks?

  2. Dana L says:
    July 13, 2010 at 5:02 pm

    frame to small

  3. Nick M says:
    July 13, 2010 at 5:02 pm

    I don’t know about the legalities, but I bet that damn thing would move.. <:O

  4. Ben W says:
    July 13, 2010 at 5:02 pm

    who cares just do it and good luck

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