I know how to service a car, how to rebuild an engine and how to turbo and modify a car but I have no welding experience as health and safety states that i am not allowed to use it it but i have seen my cousin and brother weld on their cars. I am not leaving it to chance so i am getting the very best welders in my area. I am using my advanced skills in physics to aid the designing of the go kart. Once the welder is done I am going to strip the rx8 myself and then put the engine and axle and do everything up. I have made a detailed plan on paper for my crew who are helping me build it and if everything goes to plan (precision is my middle name) then we should be done my the end of november. This go kart will be showcased at a young engineering competition. I am using an existing go kart chassis so it actually counts a go kart as I contacted the record company it needs at least a few pieces of a go kart which in this case the chassis and steering and front wheels will be the only standard thing on the go kart as the whole drive train will be from a car not a go kart. The general consensus is that if you hack something apart, you weaken it but look at limos as they are not built like that standard, they are cut in half and then extended and they become much stiffer than usual and my real concern is keeping the go kart as stiff as possible because I don't want any flex in the chassis as the smallest flex can turn into a big problem. Also I am going to be making it as aero dynamic as possible, i will be putting on a front splitter in front of the bumper. I will be taking all the precautions to making it as safe and as fast as possible.
I really hope you're not holding your breath. This thread is forming up to be like another one that claims great things, but just can't seem to remember to actually document it with photos... And if you've seen my latest post in that thread, you'll know what I mean...
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