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So last night in the garage a mate turned up who i hadn't seen in a good year i asked him to give me a hand, Not much he could do but he said yes gladly I was to cut my front hoop at 45, anyway i cut one side one way and the other the opposite way. :oops: was not paying attention, and i usually...

hey all. As you can see from my work of art i haveattatched i need to weld some 6mm flatbar to make the mounts for my A Arms for an off road kart. anyways i could o with some advise on how too weld all the different bits. The main reason i am asking is i only have a supermig 150 and as these are...

I Seen this on another forum and it turns out its quite fun Basically what we do is each post 3 words and 3 Words Only!! that link the last post(3 words) into a sentence to come up with a silly random story! So for example.. Post 1: one day i Post 2: slipped on a 3: massive puddle of 4...

Thought i would join in the madness and we will see if i can get my Piranha build done in time :thumbsup: Bear in mind although it is done to plans i will certainly be putting my own stamp on things, All i 6 month Bearing in mind this is the first of anything i have ever done like this...

Just sitting watching a documentary on my all time hero the late Colin Mcrae :D its absolutely epic, i thought i knew a lot about him but there is so much more lol, eg at 18 he in his 1st Scottish rally championship he came 9th overall, that was driving the slowest car in the bottom class, a...

So im finally starting my second build log of the same buggy:lolgoku: as it was an absolute death trap and no way safe to handle a B&S Engine never mind a Suzuki 1100! Its in the this section of the forum under Scottish piranha if your interested though i suggest looking near the end as alot is...

I hate starting threads like this, feels like im making clutter haha, so please forgive:surrender: Some of you guys have some beautiful welding so cant resist asking your advice :lolgoku: So i got my first welder a Sealey Mightymig100 NoGas, I found he whole concept VERY easy but but before...

Just wonder if anyone has owned a GSX1100f between 89-92 quite possibly a katana :D Just anything i wouldn't find on-line, problems, upgrades, good and bad tells, tbh anything at all lol I have read loads it seems but cnt beat straight from the horses mouth lol :thumbsup: Oh and how can I...

So while im waiting on material, i have been preping everything i can. I relised the top section comes off, Great i though easier to clean anyway at some point i compressed the main piston too far and lost some hydraulic fluid :( Now i have no pressure to return the stroke of the piston. I...

So late last night i was looking for any good books to read for reference or even just interesting when it comes too all things to do with mechanical engineering. And i ended up getting "Auto Repair For Dummies" :lolgoku: Got too start somewhere is suppose:o So maybe a good idea to start a...

Well Im new to this game but know that given time i can create a Frankenstein of a buggy so i present to you the start of my Piranha (esk) buggy i plan to build over as long as it takes. Some of you will know was determined to put a 50+hp motor in a fairly silly buggy i acquired for pennies...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251181907490?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649 :drool5: So this is going to be the heart of the Flying Scotsman:stir: Messaged to make sure he can wait couple days for payment so i expect a text in the morning :toetap05: What you all think? i reckon...

cant decide but hi time i took the plung and got an engine let me know what you all think i should pic, its for my buggy see threadhttp://www.diygokarts.com/vb/showthread.php?t=19698 ENGINES: 1...

Suitable? its just over a meter end to, need for around 250 cc motor. advice needed asap :cheers2:

to quote FABROMAN's Sig " Nothing is impossible to fix if you have enough time, money & patience" This sums up my entire project (i prefer 'mission').... I picked up a second hand off road buggy with everything on it except the engine for a bargain 75.00 Scottish pounds:D. As you would i didn't...

Ok so my idea is to build from scratch or as near as over the winter so i have a face ripper in the spring/summer. Need basic advice to start, Frame design, engine, where or what to look for etc(As above NOOB so wording is still abit rough lol) Now i know how you help full bunch like Plenty of...

Hi everyone, from all over the shop, Must say After couple weeks of surfing in my spare time DIYGK keeps pulin me back for the wealth of info stored here:D IMO this has to be the best of its type out there on the vast, web Love the site :thumbsup: ........ but enough brown-nosing As said im...