COVER STORY

We're always on the lookout for custom carts that we can feature in the magazine, and when one catches our eyes we reach out to the owner. Our best source has been, of course, social media. When we stumbled across Teva's 1996 E-Z-GO TXT on Instagram, we knew we had to get in contact with him. We DM'd him and he was for sure up to it. We asked him to take some photos and get us some info on his cart. Luckily for us,

Teva's build inspiration, for his cart, was his current crew cab Chevy Dually build his wife is a photographer and she took some amazing pics of

Teva's cart. Let's check out what Teva has to say about his cart. “I’ve owned a couple carts before this one and had done some mild mods to them but had always wanted to build a full custom. This cart was purchased as a non-running stock cart by my 17-year-old son as a Father’s Day present after him hearing me tell a friend I wanted to build another one to match my current crew cab Chevy Dually build. I was totally moved by him getting this for me, so I told myself I’d try to build the baddest cart my abilities would allow while showing him the ropes on customizing along the way. Being in the custom car/truck scene since I was his age and being a member of Teva's son bought the cart for his dad as a fathers day present.

Together, they built one sick ride. Negative Camber, I had to address every aspect of the cart from suspension to motor work and everything in between.

“After doing some searching to see what was hot in the carting scene it was time to start building. Junior and I tore the cart down to a bare chassis and began taking measurements for a one-off air suspension (our club’s motto is World’s Lowest). The goal was to have it as low as possible without extended rockers and keep everything under the stock body. The frame was modified to house the bags and a full custom tubular setup was built and uses 2500 bags front and rear. Air management includes an 8-way valve, compressor and 3-gallon tank. The front axle has been narrowed, flipped, and a tad bit of camber added. All steering components were also modified to allow for the altitude adjustment. The rear differential was also narrowed to tuck the 12” Fairway Alloys wrapped in Fusion 205/30/12 tires. The chassis was blasted and coated with Raptor liner and suspension components painted with Sherwin Williams Automotive Paints in Viper Red.

“Now with it on the ground, we moved on to the driveline. Wanting to be different, we opted to convert to gas via a 125cc gas engine with reverse. This was easier said than done since the cart’s rear end had been rotated forward to clear the body and was now on adjustable suspension. A sprocket was added to the differential and custom tensioner setup was made to allow the rear to cycle up and down but remain connected to the motor via chain drive. A 3-gallon

The frame was modified to house the bags and a full custom tubular set up was built and uses 2500 bags front and rear.

fuel cell, electric fuel pump and push-to-start were also installed. The custom exhaust was made to exit just ahead of the passenger rear wheel and a Jake’s F/R shifter had been modified to serve as our new 4-speed shifter.

“Now that the cart was laid out and moving under its own power, we moved on to paint, seats, and electronics. We clearanced the front body to allow for the wheels, cut a grill opening out front, then sprayed both halves a custom grey/ black to match my body dropped Chevy Dually. A custom mesh grill insert was made and billet club logo installed. Knowing we needed some tunes, a Marine head unit w/ The rear differential was also narrowed to tuck the 12” Fairway Alloys wrapped in Fusion 205/30/12 tires.

Bluetooth was installed into a custom dash panel and Rockville Led speakers mounted in pods. The panel houses the keyed ignition, push-to-start, dash switches, gauges and USB charge ports. Eight LED rock lights were mounted for nighttime accents and a four-trumpet train horn under the front body for laughs. I then installed a 12v solar panel to aid charging while parked and jamming the stereo and electronics. The dash and diamond plate floorboard were then Raptor-lined Viper Red to match my truck’s theme. Billet steering wheel wrapped in red vinyl, billet pedals and polished column were also added. My great friend Ron Dantin (@ron_dantin) at RD Audio and

A marine head unit w/ Bluetooth was installed into a custom dash panel and Rockville Led speakers mounted in pods. The panel houses the keyed ignition, push to start, dash switches, gauges and USB charge ports.

Upholstery in Marrero, LA, custom formed the seat foam and stitched the amazing octagon patterns in all red, of course. The high-end look of the seats truly finished off the build.

“I’d like to thank my son Teva Jr. for all his help and this awesome Father’s Day gift, my wife Chelsea Wache for always supporting my builds and also taking these rad shots of our cart!! None of this would be possible without you both! A huge thanks to Ron Dantin for his hard work and my NC club brothers and sisters for their support. “ Teva installed a 12v solar panel to aid charging while parked and jamming the stereo and electronics.

Teva had RD Audio and Upholstery in Marrero, La custom form the seat foam and stitched the amazing octagon patterns in all red of course. The high-end look of the seats truly finished off the build.