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Made good progress today. Got the upper main frame built and welded out. Front suspension block parts are cut, and I plan to weld that up tomorrow. Next step is the A-arms, and then assembling and setting up the front suspension.

Thanks! I'm not a professional welder by any stretch of the imagination, but I was pretty proud of these particular welds. This frame is pretty large, although the perspective in that shot with my bike makes it look a bit larger than it really is. Anyway, I expect an overall length of 95"...

Small progress tonight. Rear c-brackets welded to main frame.

Yes, from what I understand the front suspension block should be fabricated to 6" wide instead of the 5" shown on the plans.

Snow is fun to play in, but I couldn't live in it. It's hard enough to get out of bed to go to work in the morning when it's cold, but if I had to shovel snow just to get out of my driveway, I just don't think I'd make it! I would say it's a pretty challenging build. Obviously I'm just...

Agreed... the weather is not the main attraction of New Orleans. But at least it doesn't snow! I couldn't explain the phone service in the 'dome. I have AT&T, and my service is pretty good. I plan to align the c-brackets with a 5/8" steel rod. I wanted to get both sections fabricated before...

Alright... here it is! I'm posting up my Arachnid build. Many thanks to Bill CNC, Silvergrizz, and Wobbly for the wisdom they have shared from their builds. Hopefully I can avoid some of the problems they encountered by learning from them! The lower main frame is built. I stretched it 10"...

Hello everyone, my name is Otis in New Orleans, LA. I'm new to karts, although I'm relatively seasoned in motorcycles and 4x4's. After putting the finishing touches on a heavily modified Toyota FJ40, I got the urge to build something completely ground-up, and decided that an off-road kart...