OzFab
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Sweeeeet 
the kids will love it...
One question: Why does it idle so high?
the kids will love it...One question: Why does it idle so high?
Kart called Kricket
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firemanjim
Just kartin' around....
I idled it up a little when I was tinkering with it trying to get it tuned up. Kept dying..... now it purrs like a kitten till ya mash the throttle..... lol
I still got a lot of work to do like cleaning it up for paint and whatnot. ...but my daughter can ride it now at least.
Hey Tony, what would you recommend , as far as glue/epoxy, to mend the crack in the plastic .CHEAP china plastic..... I thought about gouging a groove along the crack and then filling with an epoxy,but which one would be best? Can you plastic weld without a welder?
I still got a lot of work to do like cleaning it up for paint and whatnot. ...but my daughter can ride it now at least.
Hey Tony, what would you recommend , as far as glue/epoxy, to mend the crack in the plastic .CHEAP china plastic..... I thought about gouging a groove along the crack and then filling with an epoxy,but which one would be best? Can you plastic weld without a welder?
OzFab
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Of course you can: You can use a heat gun with a small, concentrated tip, a small blow torch, a soldering iron, even a hot screwdriver (in that order of preference). You need to get right into the plastic to join it properly (the same as welding metal) & weld from both sides, leaving it to cool a bit (but not too much) between sides...
firemanjim
Just kartin' around....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNqLeLTLDyg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Her first ride..... she was happier than a pig in poop.... lol
She docked her chief pit crew mechanic a full days pay for not making sure she had enough gas to make it back.
O well..... at least I didnt get fired......
Her first ride..... she was happier than a pig in poop.... lol
She docked her chief pit crew mechanic a full days pay for not making sure she had enough gas to make it back.
O well..... at least I didnt get fired......
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rocketkart
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thats awsome man. that thing looks like it will get up and go.
very cool indeed!
Oh jim, would you mind: remove the 's' in the http's'-youtube link, that way your post should look that messed up as it does atm.
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Oh jim, would you mind: remove the 's' in the http's'-youtube link, that way your post should look that messed up as it does atm.
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OzFab
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Better?
firemanjim
Just kartin' around....
Yes indeed, it got up and went! Its fast with her on it, the acceleration is quick when she slams the throttle back! We had 3 karts running the streets today, it was AWESOME! The kids loved it!
On a side note, while taking turns riding with "firemanjim's play time thrill ride", me and the last rider (my 10 y/o daughter) had a slight mis hap.... After numerous slides,suzy-Q's,and donuts, I was gonna do one last power slide from the street, to my shop driveway, to my house driveway. It was going great....... until...... halfway through the slide I realized my arc would put the back tire right in a hole,side ways..... tires and karts dont like that. I knew we were gonna flip but didnt tell Jessica . (Drama queen) I put my arm across her chest grabbing the side rail, we hit an flipped. I made a high-back seat for this kart and a side rail on passenger side for this reason. The seat back hit the asphalt,my left elbow/forearm hit the ground stopping me and i was able to hold her up and in with my right arm. She screamed and cried like she cut her leg cut off (drama queen) . I pushed us over with my arm and leg, we landed with a thud her screaming..... I told her "stop look, you never left your seat." She said, " huh, I didnt? Im not hurt?" I laughed and told her " h€££ no, you're ok. You ready to go home now? " She asked for another ride,just no slides, only the Q's and O's..... lol no harm no foul....
On a side note, while taking turns riding with "firemanjim's play time thrill ride", me and the last rider (my 10 y/o daughter) had a slight mis hap.... After numerous slides,suzy-Q's,and donuts, I was gonna do one last power slide from the street, to my shop driveway, to my house driveway. It was going great....... until...... halfway through the slide I realized my arc would put the back tire right in a hole,side ways..... tires and karts dont like that. I knew we were gonna flip but didnt tell Jessica . (Drama queen) I put my arm across her chest grabbing the side rail, we hit an flipped. I made a high-back seat for this kart and a side rail on passenger side for this reason. The seat back hit the asphalt,my left elbow/forearm hit the ground stopping me and i was able to hold her up and in with my right arm. She screamed and cried like she cut her leg cut off (drama queen) . I pushed us over with my arm and leg, we landed with a thud her screaming..... I told her "stop look, you never left your seat." She said, " huh, I didnt? Im not hurt?" I laughed and told her " h€££ no, you're ok. You ready to go home now? " She asked for another ride,just no slides, only the Q's and O's..... lol no harm no foul....
rocketkart
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glad everyone was ok.remember safety first
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