building a go kart from scratch has been a fun and wallet deflating experience lol.

[devilstear]

thank you for all the info least i have a sense of how it suppose to be now ,so ill give it a try,an ill let yall know how it went,oh by the way whats the worst that can happen lol...just a thought that pop in my head haha...

 

[devilstear]

wow havent updated in a while im forced to jus sit an wait that dam chain is still on back order might be geting it this coming Wednesday so as soon as it arrives and i double chek everything ill let yall know how it goes hopefully everything turns out decent after 3months of hard sacrificing and work..

 

[landuse]

You must be itching to get this kart going

 

[devilstear]

lol, you dam right and as of rite now i still dont have the chain but i keep telling myself patience is virtue,patience is virtue,its arriving wednesday....lol well lets hope all this waiting will be worth it.

 

[landuse]

lol, you dam right and as of rite now i still dont have the chain but i keep telling myself patience is virtue,patience is virtue,its arriving wednesday....lol well lets hope all this waiting will be worth it.

Couldn't you just go to some shop in town and buy a length of chain

 

[devilstear]

yes i could but its 10 ft worth of chain thats suppose to be arriving so didnt want to get any more ill just wait in the mean time i been going over everything make sure its like it should be

 

[devilstear]

well in the mean time as i wait for this chain,if you want to check on a few new photos with the brakes,harness belt, and stuff here they are,just tryin to help entertain and kill time enjoy

 

[souperman000]

that's. just. awesome.

 

[devilstear]

oh i forgot to add these just came in today after two weeks installing them on tomorrow when i can see better rod,flywheel,Mikuni carb ,and valves are on their way but on delay dont know why but thats what they keep telling me,hopefully after this it will have a little more to enjoy

 

[landuse]

I just love the way the roll cage lifts up on those hydraulic/air pump things. That is just cool.

Are your rear view mirrors useable, or does the cage/body get in your line of sight?

 

[devilstear]

I just love the way the roll cage lifts up on those hydraulic/air pump things. That is just cool.

Are your rear view mirrors useable, or does the cage/body get in your line of sight?

thanks, and yes the rear view mirrors actually are usable when looking through the only thing slightly in the way is that dam spoiler lol which blocks anything above it,but still good enough to see whatever may be behind ,however due to the mirrors being of an gsx sport bike their quite small giving you a smaller field of view but thats ok

 

[devilstear]

hmmm....i never felt how strong or good a go karts braking power capabilities are,so this is very foreign to me, maybe im just a noob at all this and underestimate at times but somehow im not getting the confidence its gonna have good stopping power when i look at this small caliper and disc from the size of the kart..i dont know what do you guys think,its time to ask the pros, unless it applies the same rules to a car and brake system as being the same on go karts then im gonna probably need something better other wise the more knowledge you can share the better ,

 

[souperman000]

you should be fine with a hydrolaulic caliper

 

[landuse]

you should be fine with a hydrolaulic caliper

That should stop you fine. Just make sure your caliper is bolted down tight

 

[devilstear]

ya'll are right its not like its gonna hit high enough speeds but 20-30, so hmmm.. i might have to go bother my neighbor about his broken motor bike after i finish this project gsx 1100 onto something like this oh yeah, life threatening,yet begging to be driven, well at least i have a slight idea of what i might be doing next after this lol

 

[devilstear]

in the mean time i had to wait i finished fixing the throttle cable to pedal setup,and brake cable to pedals you guys gonna have to excuse some of my welding imperfections here as some were done after the kart took shape and was kinda hard to weld cus lack of space lol haha, finally bolted the seat to frame and back rest though i did remove the head rest as it wasnt gonna fit with the way i wanted to put it pushed seat back farther to give me more leg room,and the belt is bolted to the frame also,steering is rigid and nothing wobbles but steering has the characteristics of a car without power steering hope thats ok on a go kart so for now im at almost complete,enjoy

 

[CustomShifter]

Not to piss on your chips but I think I like it without the front fenders, or you could make them less wide that's just imo

 

[devilstear]

thank you for your suggestion,i extended cuz i wasnt sure if dirt and stuff would be flying in my face or not i never owned a go kart so im not sure what to expect from this haha, but if i find it to be just a liability later, i could always remove them

 

[CustomShifter]

Yeha i want trying to bring you down but i like them like right where the wheel stops i think that would look good

 

[mysteryboy28]

so you've got all this protection to keep you from flying out of the kart if you happen to crash/rollover... but all you have to protect your head and neck is a little hoop? unless you're REALLY short, that might be counterproductive to what you're trying to accomplish... other than that, i think it looks pretty sweet.