gegcorp2012
Active member
Greetings kart fans. I have a great record starting projects, but need practice on finishing them before the deadline ruins the fun.
I am near the end of trying to finish a car project that has taken over 15 years to complete, and I wanted to take a couple of weeks break from the car to do a R&R project (to make yard work fun again).
My mower died last week, so I had to stop working on the car to tend to the mower emergency and in the process of looking for a better mower, I found this site and the build off challenge, so I hope to build my first go-kart and learn a lot in the process.
I hope this will be a therapeutic exercise, and I have already seen one benefit.... A cleaner yard space.
My project starting pile is shown below. I got a Peace Sports 110 ATV front and rear clip from the recycling yard for 20 cents a pound. I got the Honda GX160 power washer on the side of the road for free, and it just needed a carb cleanup and new hose set. There is metal tubing from different sources including a treadmill, and some dimensional tubing from the recycler. I also tried some wrought iron posts for a mock-up ( more on the mock-up post later).I also have my old tractor as a parts source and a Predator 212 in the shop...
Ok, so my goal is to build a running cart and get it completed, and I am planning to use mostly recycled materials and spend the money on items that will make the build perform better.
So once built, my test plan is to start with the 5hp Honda to get it rolling and do some performance baselines, then switch up to the Predator 212 and repeat the performance numbers, then try the power mods on the Predator and repeat...
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I am near the end of trying to finish a car project that has taken over 15 years to complete, and I wanted to take a couple of weeks break from the car to do a R&R project (to make yard work fun again).
My mower died last week, so I had to stop working on the car to tend to the mower emergency and in the process of looking for a better mower, I found this site and the build off challenge, so I hope to build my first go-kart and learn a lot in the process.
I hope this will be a therapeutic exercise, and I have already seen one benefit.... A cleaner yard space.
My project starting pile is shown below. I got a Peace Sports 110 ATV front and rear clip from the recycling yard for 20 cents a pound. I got the Honda GX160 power washer on the side of the road for free, and it just needed a carb cleanup and new hose set. There is metal tubing from different sources including a treadmill, and some dimensional tubing from the recycler. I also tried some wrought iron posts for a mock-up ( more on the mock-up post later).I also have my old tractor as a parts source and a Predator 212 in the shop...
Ok, so my goal is to build a running cart and get it completed, and I am planning to use mostly recycled materials and spend the money on items that will make the build perform better.
So once built, my test plan is to start with the 5hp Honda to get it rolling and do some performance baselines, then switch up to the Predator 212 and repeat the performance numbers, then try the power mods on the Predator and repeat...
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