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It looks like he welded all around for strength and the extra "stitching" is just for looks. Looks good man.

It seems like it does take some of the slack out cause I see it jerk when I cut the engine off. If I restart the engine immediately there is no clutch noise until I drive it and come to a stop. Then the ringing continues. It's at least good to know I'm not the only one experiencing this. I...

So...clutch problem? I'm currently running a max-torque I picked up brand new. The thing is from the get go it seems like it won't fully disengage after releasing the throttle. I come to a stop and hear a distinct ringing sound from the clutch. It doesn't do it on startup idle, only after...

Well there is a noticeable shimmy, but not so bad as to shake the fillings out of your teeth. I may replace the axle down the road a ways. For now the focus will be on the steering and throttle. I'm afraid I'll have to replace both front spindles to get the ackerman correct. Both had...

IT'S ALIVE!!!......Well...mostly.... Weeks of work finally pay off as the blue streaker went out on its first test drive with me laughing maniacally behind the wheel. My wife tried to take a video but since I finished it up at 9:00 EST on the dot, it was too dark to see anything. Maybe...

Kelly I actually had you in mind when I posted that. Seems right up your alley.

How about a "Death Race" style episode? Several sick knarly looking karts racing around a junkyard shooting paintballs at each other....I could dig it.

Yeah I'm really glad landuse put up that link before I went ahead with the one I had in mind. Payday tomorrow so the plan is to pick up 2 tires and tubes on the way home. Man I can't wait to drive this thing. We'll see how bad the axle makes it shake.

Unfortunately it is definitely the axle that is bent. I noticed it even before the sprocket and wheels were installed. I had thought of trying to fudge the sprocket a little by using smaller bolts and still might do. But for now I simply found the point of rotation where the chain was at it's...

Yeah I figured it out. And the phone is my only connection to the web. One day when I'm all growed up I'll get one of them fancy computerizers.

So here it sits in current condition. I'd say 98% done. Still need to work out the alignment and replace the super bald front tires and inner tube that no longer hold air. Sadly that'll have to wait until payday. Also once I finished the rear axle and got the chain on I found that the axle...

Christmas came in July when the parts arrived one day last week...also a predator 212 followed me home. It wasn't until the engine was test mounted that I really felt that I was making progress. I was also surprised at the level of excitement my son showed after seeing the engine sitting on...

Thanks a bunch! I spent a lot of time with various gear ratio calculators while trying to make the existing jackshaft gears work for me. I was aiming for something closer to 6.5:1 due to some of the terrain around here. But everything I found pointed towards 6:1 being the magic number with...

Time for paint! My parents graciously agreed to let me set up a small paint booth in their garage. Little man picked the color and I'm super pleased at how it turned out. (Sorry for all the sideways pics...I'm useless when it comes to technology.)

I had thought about getting a jackshaft kit I found, but the budget wouldn't allow it considering all new bearings, sprockets, brake drum, chains, and of course an engine would be needed. I had incorrectly assumed that more of the existing parts would be useable. So for the time being it will...

Luckily that seat came with sliders.:wai:

I noticed a few problems right off the bat, such as the bent spindle mount and the caved in front bumper, and neither one really bothered me since I have a little fabrication experience. But I admittedly was not fully prepared for the hacked rear axle setup. It's a live axle, but whoever last...

So here we go! This is my first time messing with a go kart aside from driving them a few times as a kid. Being a chronic do it yourselfer I opted to purchase a thrashed chassis and see where this went. Once I got it home I realized just how much I of a chore it would be to restore it. So...

Hi everybody! Name's Jimmy. I am a former automotive technician and racing enthusiast whose career somehow led to building airplane seats that end up mainly in Boeing 787s. I have recently added karts to my long list of expensive hobbies and have found this forum very helpful in my research...