Recent content by johnmbranham

ive cut the frame on the front and set it up to put arms on it now. i just havent posted the pics yet. Thats the square tubing i was talking about i got from mid-carolina scrap in columbia. i just got the tie rod heim joints and was gonna wait on the pictures until i had the arms complete and on...

kart on hold, just run up on a 4 wheeler. 89 yamaha timberwolf. i need wheels! tires rims. thats all thats wrong with it. well, idk if the cart is completly on hold, the funding is thou. ill still kick round it, and if i think of something ill post what i have so far. im owing some pics, gotta...

plans here! ordered heim joints too. got my pillow block bearings, and made a run to columbia to get some steel. 2 sticks 20' of 1"x1"x(.085" i think) square, and 1-20' 1"x1"x1/8" and 2 9"x38" of alum diamond plate and spent 48 bux. hellz yeah. cheaper then i thought it would be. Now just have...

still nothing, have ordered plans and am waiting. heim joints are expencive, how come noone told me?? theo told me about a "sprint" now i like it and am gonna make it. hurry up and wait!!!

yet another rainy day, couldnt get any welding done. i did measure and cut the front axle down. about 6" per side. i didnt realize how wide is was until after i mounted the tires. it measured about 43" before... way too wide. i cut it down to make the center of the front tire close as possible...

have u thought about moving the sprocket line to the outside of the frame? im using pillow block bearings on mine, and thats what im gonna try out. Wheel==sprocket==frame mount==frame mount========wheel just a thought

front solid, rear swing arm. leaving the option open to change the front to one a arm with shocks. but i think if i do go front suspention, ima look for some premade spindles, or make them to suit my buggy, and i will jack it up in the air. MORE ground clearance is good till ya flip it. i need a...

9:21 pm. im in for the night, and done til wed. done alittle bracing, i think just one more in the middle will be all i need. tires sittn on each corner i stand in the middle and jump a few times, no flex, very happy. if i had to guess a weight i would say 35 maybe 40 lbs. ill weigh it up and...

done alittle on it this morning, 3-4 hrs. i measure 50 times then tac-weld it, measure 10 more times, then weld it. thats why im progressing so slow.

the belt is refering to the stem of the crank. its smooth, tapered on the end with inside threads, where it had a vbelt like a tiller motor or something. so ima have to adapt it to fit a clutch. i dont have a torqe converter. i wish i did. i may just have to go thru some trial and error and get...

just got done with the lower part of the swing arm. the upper part will be just alittle bigger then where the motor will mount. ive searched for plans on one like what im wanting, but all last night i found nothing. i been looking at a set of sprint plans on ebay, but i just dont like the...

well, the frame is still being braced up. i agree with you about the swing arm, the drawing shows what id like to do with it. 13wx16L sounds better then the one in the pic. that one is actually 18x24. and 3/4" pipe. the final product will be 13x16 and elevated about 6 inches. im building a...

continued... heres my drawings i was talking about.

i have decided to finally build myself a kart. i finally... finally have a decent welder!! althou flux core, it has to be the smoothest welder ive ever used, including argon welders. really id like to hear opinions and thoughts on what ive done wrong and how im doing so far. i have it drawn out...

i decided with the 1" axle too, but i didnt set up for a jackshaft thou. i concidered it and dropped it for weight issues (frame is 1/2" black natural gas pipe) its easy to weld but alittle heavy.