Recent content by ArachnidBrosMN

Very nice work on the pedal setup... as you know, a few pictures "look" easy to do, but they represent a ton of work. Nice work on the Northern Pike!!! Holy crap! As far as your shifter setup... you may have to take the plate off your crank-case and take a look at how accessible the...

Nice work so far from another "Arachnid fan". Even in the face of multiple changes to the original plans... DON'T GIVE UP. You can private-message me "PM" me anytime if you think there's just "no way" to go on... I've been there. Cheers to good Go-Karts!

Thank you for all your kind words! I proposed to her on Navy Pier in Chicago. We took Amtrak from Minnesota to downtown Chicago. All-in-all I'm the happiest guy in the world. And yes... she loves the Go-Karts... I'm just beginning to learn how to SAVE money, instead of "saving" money.;) Thanks...

jdh!!! Good to hear from you!!! We still have to go riding in S. Minnesota. Maybe later this Fall.... Anyways...well, we have been "driving" our karts around a bit... but still without full brakes. (need longer hydraulic tubing lines) But I can tell you this: When we would rev-up the engine...

Yeah... right now... we're working on seat belts to keep up alive... ha, snowmobile engine: SOMEDAY:)

Extension Hey XPOEDUNKX, it is a challenging build. I tried to write down what we extended/widened throughout the build, but honestly, we didn't change all that much. We extended the MainFrame by 10" in lengh. We Extended the RearFrame by 10" in length. (these numbers came from us sitting in...

I can hear little Piper agreeing with the excellent setup Henry! Nice work

Our karts do pretty well off road. Right now, I can't give you a lot of feedback on steering, seeing as I just haven't had any freeeking time lately work work on them. The tie-rod heim joints need to be closer to the spindle, to allow for tighter turning, and now that the suspension has been...

I would start your own personal build-thread. Don't worry about making videos of you building it... you will soon learn that there just isn't time if you want to finish your Arachnid within a few months. You are doing well pre-planning so far. Once you start welding, I would start your...

Hey, sorry for the late reply... if you go here:http://www.diygokarts.com/speed-calculator.html You will see how to calculate your overall speed (maybe your kart is geared too high/fast) BUT: to calculate your overall gear ratio, you need to count the number of teeth on the back of your torque...

Good idea... get it mobile, and dial-in the gearing, and get the steering exact, and then... later down the line, the mods will be fun. I am to the point now, where I can list on one hand our mods that are left... finally!

Here's all I have at the moment for a walk around. The still photos from our build do a lot more justice on complete building of the rear end. Good Luck! Edit: Have you bought the plans yet? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUkinKvljUk&feature=youtu.be

MY GOODNESS! If you have the funds... and the time to make the REAR fully independent... DO IT! I will say... the Arachnid rear-end called for in the plans is simple, and it keeps the cost down, but it's not as "amazing" as fully independent rear suspension. I'd love to see it completed.

Sweet... I can't wait to see it all come to life... don't give up.

Hey, not to be "that one guy" that suggests something totally random, but I've seen (on older "Bobcat" loaders) manually-operated CVTs that are built using a regular wide-belt, but two pulley-plates that slide on a greased shaft, operated by ONE lever that the rider moves. This setup is also...