grinch,s project kart

[AnderBlast]

due to technical difficultys lol il begin from the start
i am building a off road go kart with some parts from my quad and it will be powered by a honda cr 250 two stroke iv already made a start on stripping the quad and lenghting the rear swing arm
heres some pics

heres whare i welded the crack

 

[AnderBlast]

took the front a arms off the quad today and done a few mesurements and it looks like il have to make some spacers for the back wheels to make it wider
anyone eny ideas for some wheel spacers any ideas much appreacited
the front a arms

and i also picked up some new shocks for the front foe 20 quid

 

[dan]

should be kool but those welds dont look to crash hot

 

[AnderBlast]

should be kool but those welds dont look to crash hot

what do ya mean by crash hot lol

 

[brslk]

Those welds look horrible. Grind them off and re-do them or have someone else do them.

 

[AnderBlast]

appreicate your opinion but i wont grind them off and re-do them thoes welds are good and strong it dosent matter what they look like as long as there strong and do the jod

 

[brslk]

appreicate your opinion but i wont grind them off and re-do them thoes welds are good and strong it dosent matter what they look like as long as there strong and do the jod

Those welds are not good. They look like a bird flew over and crapped on it.

They are not strong and I promise you there is no penetration.

I suppose if you are the only one going to use this cart then feel free... just use it on your own property and don't endanger others.

 

[fowler]

i agree with grinch
look like ****, but theyll do just fine

 

[brslk]

i agree with grinch
look like ****, but theyll do just fine

I'm not trying to pick a fight but there is a difference between welding and using a glue gun.

Those are horrible "welds".

Those "welds" look like fluxcore or solid wire welds done with the wrong polarity.

I see porosity all over the "weld"

It isn't that it might break it is that it will break pretty quick.

 

[AnderBlast]

theres no fighting going on just shareing opions
i dont see how you can say the "welds"as you put it are horrible and have no penetration from a crappy phone pic you wernt there when i welded it so you cant say there is no penetration
i can assure you they will hold

 

[Cam]

I was going to comment earlier, but you can't really see the welds that good, could you post some pics of the welds in a bit of light, because i am not convinced they will hold for long either, no offence just want to have peace of mind.

 

[AnderBlast]

i took them pics during the day man its the fone its crap
il try take some better ones later

 

[KieranM]

Those welds look horrible. Grind them off and re-do them or have someone else do them.

No need to call them horrible, thats arc for ya, seriously messy and splattery , but they will do just fine, compared to the welds on my frame welding by Johnny China, there way better.

Since you had to cut it, I would suggest welding a nice piece of 6mm between the joints to support it, and other general support to the swinger.

 

[AnderBlast]

No need to call them horrible, thats arc for ya, seriously messy and splattery , but they will do just fine, compared to the welds on my frame welding by Johnny China, there way better.

Since you had to cut it, I would suggest welding a nice piece of 6mm between the joints to support it, and other general support to the swinger.

dont worry man i will be reinforcing the swing arm cos its going to have to handel more weight and power so its all good

 

[AnderBlast]

heres the new pics there not the best

on another note started work on the frame today

 

[KieranM]

Good work, the auld bag a Tayto are nice alright

 

[AnderBlast]

lol cant beat a bag of tayto

 

[redsox985]

What type of welder do you have?

 

[AnderBlast]

i have a mig and ark but iv been using the mig with flux core

 

[KieranM]

i have a mig and ark but iv been using the mig with flux core

Huh.. Looked like ARC.