Ben_dl
New member
Hey all! I'm new(ish) to karts and even newer to the forums, but just thought I would post this project somewhere so I could gets some tips and info on kart building as a whole. This project started when I saw a video of this guy's GSXR 750 powered go kart that looked to be made from an extended shifter kart frame and I wanted in. Around Christmas time, I was looking at engines and found a Honda CB-1 engine that some guy was selling for 250$. The engine wasn't perfect, and required new gaskets, cylinder liners, rings, and a valve job but was overall pretty clean from being inside for around 7 years. After that I started doing some research on how to actually build something like this and got to modeling the frame in cad. Once I had all the measurements, I bought some 1 1/4 inch tubing and started the process of bending and welding the frame together. As of now I would say the frame is about 3/4 the way done as I still need to weld in Axle, Steering, Seat, and rear wing mounts (plus a bunch of smaller things like pedals and a shifter) but hopefully I can get it going in the next year or two. If I am doing anything wrong or could make some changes please tell me, the pictures are what I've got so far.