Recent content by Dirtkarter

That's great news, I'm happy for ya:thumbsup:. Make sure you keep us posted. I'm starting my first actual race this Sunday, hopefully I don't embarrass myself lol btw just reading this forum now there seems to be a wealth of info on the yamaha...

They are very close to the ground (around 30mm or an inch and a quarter) the engines put out huge power for their weight but need constant attention, mine has had $1500 in work done in 12 months, however a lot of that was preventative maintenance and a bottom end rebuild that only comes around...

It looks like it has a clutch so you would need a starter like joe-405 just posted, or you could change to direct drive. Only issue I found with direct drive is the issue of doing a U turn in a resedential street and not stalling it. Engine starters are easy to make anyway.

It's a CRG kart (there should be a homologation tag somewhere around the back of the frame that might give you a rough date) , yamaha kt100es motor, and it does appear to have a muffler, just a junior restricted muffler, the muffler I think you have is like in the attached image. Or you can...

Maybe I missed something as I haven't read this lot too carefully but.. Process of elimination, try taking the wheels and undertray off and anything else protruding below the bottom of the frame, find a surface that is flat and sit the frame down, if there are any gaps between the floor and...

Buy these plans, compared to the cost of components to build a good kart the plan price is very small http://www.edge.au.com/Categories/Taipan

No worries guys, I would love to see sombody build one based on those drawings. They aren't exact but they are Darn close! I drew them a couple of years ago. There are double ups I think because I made an error in the front rail measurement on Page 1 (where it is crossed off) so started re...

Hi there, This might help with your project. Justin

Some kind of Polyurethane... I don't know what. We dread the stuff, usually end up stitching it and repairing it with this stuff https://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Marine/Home/Products/Catalog/?PC_Z7_RJH9U5230GE3E02LECIE20S4K7000000_nid=KJM9992R4FbeQH8HT14PGTgl Awalker702, is what you...

ABS is probably the easiest to weld, it seems to behave more like metal. PUV can't be welded, Mitsubishi and Holden are fans of un-weldable bumpers and sideskirts. Other than welding, options for properly repairing plastic panels are limeted. Plastic welding isn't hard and the money spent trying...

Why not plastic weld the body? if there is a hidden part of the body you can trim a welding rod from, you can just pick up a little butane soldering torch to weld it with. Filler or fibreglass isn't going to want to adhere to most plastics, before filler you would need to use an adhesion promoter.

I use this stuff, works on any polished metal and looks exactly like anodizing. I pretty much done the whole engine on my car with it as I got sick of polishing the aluminium every month or so. http://www.duplicolor.com/products/metalCast/ I just use cutting oil on my axle to stop it rusting.

Thanks for the replies guys, that clears things up a bit.

I'm making a new 30mm axle for my race kart. I'm wondering about the key-way (6mm). I remember years ago when I wanted a axle made I was told it is better to cut a key-way on both sides (2 key-ways the whole length) or they tend to bend. Is this anyone's experience? Or is it better just to cut a...

Here's one from youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyiTL2aoqvM