Go kart Rebuild!!!

[walker187]

Stripped all the paint on my racing kart... Today I did paint and it turned out flawless after some minor fixes. Started the process of going through every single part and cleaning, polishing, rebuilding each. I should be finished this weekend. Here are the pics!

 

[walker187]

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[walker187]

more!

 

[mysteryboy28]

this should be in the photo gallery/project log...

good work though!

 

[Nodroz]

Nice work there! Is the black your final color?

 

[CooperJS]

did you just use normal paint stripper and some rattle cans?? should do this my go kart maybe.
And it looks excellent man, good job

Cooper

 

[walker187]

did you just use normal paint stripper and some rattle cans?? should do this my go kart maybe.
And it looks excellent man, good job

Cooper

Yah but just the paint stripper is not enough to get it the way I did. Took forever!

 

[OzFab]

did you just use normal paint stripper and some rattle cans?? should do this my go kart maybe.
And it looks excellent man, good job

Cooper

Yah but just the paint stripper is not enough to get it the way I did. Took forever!

Did you cut the surface first? (rough it up with some 36 grit)

 

[walker187]

Did you cut the surface first? (rough it up with some 36 grit)

Nope. Just stripper and some wire wheeling

 

[OzFab]

Nope. Just stripper and some wire wheeling

The stripper would've worked a bit better if you had. Oh well, now you know for next time

 

[spyder1968]

Nice work!

 

[walker187]

I will be posting more pics today or tomorrow

 

[walker187]

I had absolutely no time to take pics today of the kart but i got it done and I am VERY satisfied with the results. I rebuilt the brakes last night and me and my father went out today and bought some metal brake line. Of course it is not meant for karts but I bended it to the shape of the frame and created a cheap, yet strong line! I will post pics tonight after I get home from the track!!!

 

[CooperJS]

sweet man looking forward to the picks and a video

Cooper

 

[walker187]

sorry for the delay, but I snapped some pics of the kart and my new brake setup. The old brakes will be installed into my other kart somehow.

I cleaned the floorboard up and put a summit racing sticker on there. Its not a summit floorboard in case anyone is wondering.

 

[vpetitgenet]

I am rebuilding a peddle kart, but this time adding a motor and extending the frame (it was quite small). However, the kart lacks any space to add an engine. My plan is to construct a platform that would then be welded to the end of the kart so that the engine can be fixed on. Anybody have any better solutions ?

 

[Doc Sprocket]

I am rebuilding a peddle kart, but this time adding a motor and extending the frame (it was quite small). However, the kart lacks any space to add an engine. My plan is to construct a platform that would then be welded to the end of the kart so that the engine can be fixed on. Anybody have any better solutions ?

Welcome to the forum. Please start your own thread, and we'll help you out.

 

[walker187]

I may re-mount the tecumseh 8hp snowblower engine that was on it before or just stick with the 6.5hp