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If your on a budget check out some swap meets or yard sales.I just got back from a swap meet today with 2 complete sand rail fiberglass seats and a Grant steering wheel for $20.Just check around anywhere you see used stuff for sale you never know what you might find for cheap. I assume you want...

Ran into a bit of a problem.The sprocket i have is a #53 51 tooth sprocket which fits the front sprocket but the bolt circle is 153mm or 6in.I cant find any hubs with that measurement nor any #53 sprockets with a 5.25 B/C that don't cost ridiculous amounts of money.I was hoping to use the 12ft...

I do agree that it will be a pain to steer.It is more of a proof of concept right now.If the bump steer is dangerously bad I can just cut the front off and go with a dual A arm design with minimal cost and minimal changes to the steering system. Any ideas to help counteract the bumpsteer as my...

The shock tower bolt is not welded it goes through the shock tower itself and through a pipe that is welded to the tower as a type of bushing or spacer.The bolt will go through the tower,the spacer,the shock and then out of the angle iron with a nylock nut to tighten it..The angle iron is just a...

Yes i intend to use a bell-crank steering with the pitman arm below the frame.Are you talking about where the shocks mount up to the shock towers?If so i am going to weld in a piece of angle iron on the shock tower to support the other side of the shock bolt. If your talking about the front...

Made some good progress over the weekend.The shocks arrived(looked incredible for 12 bucks). So I started on the shock towers and their supports. I'm planning a L shaped support for the front shock towers mount because it is a lot of stress on a single bushing and grade 8 3/8 bolt.I finished...

Yea my friend actually has two just sitting around but he intends to start on his own custom buggy this summer.He's got a plan for a 2 seater dual A arm mini rail.But I'll have to see how well my buggy is gonna go before we know if it'll be powerful enough for a 2 seater.

Thanks that would be nice if it had 31 hp and I just checked it today it has 6 gears.If the engine works out and does run it looks like this thing is going to be pretty fast.I'm going to have to triangulate the rear end for sure and for the front it's built about as strong as i can get it with...

Well i got an engine and it came with a dirt bike lol.Its a '84 Honda cr125 with 5 gears.The bike itself is rough but the engine was rebuilt not to long ago and looks fairly clean. Since he was a friend of mine I got the whole bike for 60 bucks including a Comp coil over shock with...

The measurements as of now are 25 3/4" chassis width,84" from the front bumper to the end of the rear trailing arm,and from spindle to spindle is 48 1/2".A bit bigger than I planned but still pretty light at around 45lbs. It will have a standard bell-crank steering with heim joints on 1/2" or...

Just got done finishing the front trailing arms and welding the rear cross member.Every weld point has a bolt backing it up in case the weld breaks(unnecessary but I'm still iffy on my welds,only on my second pound of welding wire.) I have the shock mounts and steering figured out but I'm out...

Yea i actually didn't know which side the sprocket on the motor comes out on.I have little experience with motorcycle or small engines but put a 1600cc flat four in front of me and i can do a complete rebuild. Speaking of engines what would be a good sized dirt bike or quad engine for the...

I just got back from the steel yard and a home depot with 2 1/2" tee fittings and 4 huge C brackets 3/8" thick with a 2" gap for only 3$ each.That are going to serve as the trailing arm brackets and as the spindle brackets..Along with some 3/4" round schedule 80 piping that I will use as...

I just thought of a new design for the front after looking up suspension designs.It's a hybrid trailing H arm/J arm design.It looks pretty strong and will require minimal welding if at all.What do you guys think.

Hmm what type of design would you guy's recommend that I could use on the current chassis design. I have an idea for a single a arm design using the trailing arms i already made and put them in an H design. I'm going to go ahead with the front trailing arm design up front not permanently.The...

It's a 100 amp flux core welder set at 70 amps with wire speed at 4 out of 10. I like your triangulated front arm design but im not sure if my welding skills are good enough as you can see in the pictures.To help stop the front end from buckling i could use some 2 inch or 1 1/2 inch 0.120...

The rear swingarms will be connected with 1 to 2 crossbars and if necessary i can make a 3rd swing arm in the center.I'm going for around 3 to 4 inches of travel in the front.I've hit a snag with the front end though with the current design i think the front tires will hit the trailing arms and...

Well I'm finally building a go kart after 2 years of being a member here.My friend and I are going to build go karts over the summer for a bit of an engineering challenge and as a summer project to occupy our time.The build is going to be slow but I'll try to get some pics in of both builds. I...

Welcome to the forum,I am in your position too except i am 16.I haven't started my offroad go kart yet(i have been pouring too much money into my baja).Hope you have fun with your build.

I got my permit about 3 months ago but i have been building this car for about 10 months now.It's been a fun time,I learned a lot about engines and the mechanics of a car. My '69 bug the day i got it,the color is :ack2: Here it is now after about 2 grand.