This project was done for a
graduating grade at my high
school. the grade on it was a
98% and i got a 95 on my
speech (which was 12 minutes
long.) this was the video i
showed during my presentation.

this project took a total of 2
to 3 months of work, and i
started with ordering a set of
go-kart plance from Don's DIY
Den (
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This project was done for a
graduating grade at my high
school. the grade on it was a
98% and i got a 95 on my
speech (which was 12 minutes
long.) this was the video i
showed during my presentation.

this project took a total of 2
to 3 months of work, and i
started with ordering a set of
go-kart plance from Don's DIY
Den (diyden.net.) The go-kart
was origionally designed for a
5 horsepower motor, but i put
in a monster 18 horsepower
twin cylinder motor. it wasnt
the BEST idea because the
ngine is on the side and it is
kind of off weight. other than
that and the crappy breaks,
there are no real problems
with it.

The frame used mostly .095'
one inch square tubing, and
for the braces and brackets, i
used 1/4' sheet metal.

All of the parts in which i
did not build i obtained from
northern tool
(northerntool.com.) some parts
like the front wheels and
steering wheel, i got from
friends or yard sales.

This thing started up the
first pull and yes, i know the
mixure is off, but once we got
this thing working, it topped
out at about 50 MPH, andhad
real nice handling. not that
great of a turning radious,
but good handling.

the clutch was actually a belt
clutch and i welded on a
sprocket, and it worked
perfectly. it is a single
speed which is similar to
second gear. im DYING for a
two pully centrifugal clutch
system so i can get all my
horsepowers out.

i have done substantial work
since this video. the front
shocks DO look bent. theyre
not. single A-arm suspentions
do move around like that. i
admit it does look dumb, SO i
put some real beefy shocks up
front, and it did give it a
four or five inch lift. and
now it doesnt look bent
anymore. it went from lookling
like
this:
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to this
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Rob and i welded on it using
some TIG a lot of MIG, but
mostly flux chore welding. i
used PAC to cut some pieces
and i used a hydraulic sheer
to cut and bend a lot of the
bracings, mounts, and
brackets.

Category Howto & DIY

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