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Oh, man. Sorry to hear about the kidney situation, Chris. Good thing life comes with two kidneys. Living with one missing ain't too bad; just treat it right. Hopefully they've caught it relatively early. Good luck, and best wishes for a speedy recovery.

I think I'm going to buy a couple stepper motors and drivers to play around with first, then get to building a frame. I'm much more of a hardware guy; I've got a lot of reading up on software to do.

What sort of microcontrollers did you use? I bought an Arduino last winter and played around with the ATMega328 a good bit. I just use the Arduino board for programming now.

'sid summed it up pretty well. My original point being, a 12oz can of Diet Coke has what, like 10 calories? 10 kilocalories equals 41.84 kilojoules. 12oz of gasoline contains 12,352 kJ. We burn carbon-based fossil fuels because they're extremely energy rich. Good luck trying to burn water or...

I'll assume you're referring to me, then... Yes, it can break loose bolts. It's a Matco ratchet, so lifetime warranty.

Very cool! I may have to pick your brain when I get to planning.

Anyone know someone who's built one or thought of building one? I'm intrigued. It would be great to be able to build components for electronics projects and the like. There are quite a few open sources available. The one that caught my eye was the Reprap. Great, like I needed another project...

Pick your adjective. Hogwash, bull pucky, BS, load of crap. You can't pull energy out of thin air (or diet coke, or water, or sugar packets). The Law of Conservation of Energy is all that's needed to disprove this GEET. :rolleyes:

Electricity is generated via a steam-driven turbine, as well. Have a look.

No, the US Navy powers their ships with nuclear fission. Saying that the ships are powered by steam is like saying that your kart engine is powered by connecting rod. Steam is a power transmitter.

As far as cordless power tools are concerned, either Dewalt or Milwaukee, hands down. When it comes to tools I use frequently, I'll go Matco or SnapOn. My 12", 3/8" drive, flex-head, 88 tooth ratchet is the best $120 I've spent.

I'm about done buying Craftsman tools. Been to Sears lately? They're slowly changing the tools over to Chinese POS's. What happens if I break one of my Made In USA tools? I get a POS made in China tool in its place. :censored: I dislike those sockets, anyway. Maybe I'm becoming a tool snob, but...

You need more than just a cooler. You need to install fittings in the crankcase (have fun drilling and tapping pot metal), run a line to a pump (how are you going to run the pump?), install an oil filter inline, and run a line back to the crankcase. Think north of $100.

Unless you're putting at least a 5-speed transmission on it, no it's not. Even if it could, the rest of the kart would fall apart at those speeds.

Ethanol requires a richer a/f mixture, so you probably had it jetted a tad rich.

This topic has been beaten to death. Read up: http://www.diygokarts.com/vb/showpost.php?p=210173&postcount=5

Ya know, it's funny; I don't think I've had a bad day since I quit my job at the dealership. Hmmm.

Those were two independent clauses; the latter only partially dependent on the former. :surrender:

:roflol: :o Oh no, no offense taken! It's all in good fun. I was laughing the whole time I typed my reply.

Nooo, Franklin County is two counties over :lolgoku: