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    Beginner Kart...First Build

    Got bored today and decided to paint. White primer coat. I like how the white looks, I think I will paint the frame of my next kart gloss white. This is Rustoleum Cobalt Blue Metallic. One more coat of this, then clear coat and I'll be done painting the frame. It looks good in the sun.
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    Beginner Kart...First Build

    Put another coat of primer on today and I ordered a seat. It's a G-man fiberglass Superseat, hope it fits - I should have purchased it before building incase I need to modify the frame, but I can still do that if needed. I decided not to make a seat, I wanted something bucket style to keep his...
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    Beginner Kart...First Build

    Major progress today! Frame welded and primed... I still have to weld the brackets for the steering and the brake, but I decided to wait until I have all the parts to fit them correctly. We also picked out the finish color...Rustoleum Cobalt Blue Metallic. Looks awesome on the test piece.
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    Beginner Kart...First Build

    Photobucket is killing me, it's not resizing my photos or rotating them.
  5. J

    Beginner Kart...First Build

    Thanks it should be fun! I did read that thread. It hasn't sunk in totally yet, but I get the basics. It's a small kart, but your're right it's heavier than it needs to be. I used what materials I had available, actually the 4 longest pieces are 14ga because I ran out of 11ga. I work in a...
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    Beginner Kart...First Build

    Hello- I'm new to the site and just got into go karts...my boy is fascinated by them. He loves riding them at the amusement park, and I thought it would be fun to build one together. He's only 5 so he cant help much but he likes to pretend to wrench on anything and enjoys building things with...
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