gokart from scratch

[tapkoote]

UPDATE AS REQUESTED:

1) found a permanent spot for the gas tank beside on the top of a piece of solid round.

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Is it a gravity feed?
If not what carb are You using?

 

[DS13]

Is it a gravity feed?
If not what carb are You using?

yeah it is gravity fed.

 

[DS13]

Well I have just a few little things to finish up before I'M DONE! Anyway I sand blasted and painted my tierods today and I'm getting excited to paint the whole thing.

EDIT: I tried rotating that 1st pic, I couldn't do it.

 

[Mato]

Great work man!

Just a few questions if I may, are those Steven Burke's Plans? Did you have any issues or all just went smoothly? What about the strength of the frame?

Keep it udated! Looking really good!

 

[DS13]

Great work man!

Just a few questions if I may, are those Steven Burke's Plans? Did you have any issues or all just went smoothly? What about the strength of the frame?

Keep it udated! Looking really good!

I actually got these plans from this site's "mother page". Only issues that I can think of and/or remember (cause this is a 2 year project) is the steering geometery is kinda screwy so I've been messing with it. I'm sure if ya read through everything, even though it is a lot, I'm sure there were a couple of other problems that weren't as major. As for frame strength, the orginal plans probably couldn't withstand the 125's power so I added gussets and reinforced areas that were in a sense "weak".

Reading back through this thread will definately answer your questions better.

Updates are gonna be pretty much obsolete at this point except for when I have it painted and put back together.

Any other questions just shoot me a PM and I can help ya. One major point I would like ya to know is that in building my frame, I have learned it would have benefitted me a lot more to have bought and existing frame. The reason I didn't was because noone in my school has ever built one from start to finish.

 

[DS13]

Finally got around to ripping her apart to sandblast/powerwash/paint. I have riden around my neighborhood a few times and she rips. Sandblasting should be done within the next few days i hope! Here are a couple pics after i was done 2 hours later.