my ongoing projects

[firekiller52]

well ill start off with the minibike
no idea of the frame company
the engine is a tech. 2 stroke out of a toro snowthrower
i have an old 8 hp briggs just sitting there to see if it would fit

next is my big cart
its a briggs 6.5 hp with a comet T/C and some huge rear tires

well i had the cart running today, no brakes so i was taking it easy, but theres no fix for crappy welds that i didnt know about
and i was just riding along at about walking pace and i felt the T/C shroud hitting my arm and the gas tank pushing on my back, so needless to say i now have a really cool steering sled...

lets just say im not exactly thrilled, but crap happens

 

[anderkart]

Dang, It dun hauled off and busticated right in half.

Cool kart besides that minor detail though

 

[redsox985]

I'm a fan of 1 piece karts myself, but that's cool too.

 

[firekiller52]

^me too^

 

[shaggy0001]

a good mate always says duct tape and strapping fixes anything but im sure you will need a little more than that lol

 

[B.M.800]

Crap man that sucks!

 

[firekiller52]

well i took a ride to the local metalsmiths shop to see if he had some tubing for a slug, slip it inside, weld atound, put the other half on and weld again
long story short, i got 2 6" slugs of solid steel and got her running minus brakes(which didnt work anyway) and rode it around a bit.
i think its gonna become a honda oddessy looking war wagon, with a simpson harness, and enough ground clearince to run it in the old atv trails,
she's got the torque to climb up a tree

 

[B.M.800]

Brakes is handy to have around haha
atleast going down steep hills maybe?

 

[firekiller52]

scared the hell out of my friends mom when i came down there paved driveway sideways and remembered i didnt have brakes, already came close to taking out there porch once on a quad....

 

[firekiller52]

well i figured ill post the pictures i took
started cleaning the paint off with a dremel tool

than i was glad i had a friend that does metal sculpture work, and got some 6" solid slugs

next i welded the slugs in the front half of the frame, wich didnt sit perfictly straight, so i used some age old tech. that has saved me with race car bumpers for years
a sledge hammer and a hand winch

and finally all the way in, not yet welded all together, (and my ugly flux cored welds)

next i have to clean all the welds up and reweld and gusset with the race shops 220 welder, and start on my cage,
by the time im done i hope to be ready for the oppocolypse(hahaha)

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Why fix it? Just ride the engine half... Great use of a come-along!

 

[apfcb94]

im fixing to extend mine about 18"s this is my current build http://www.diygokarts.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12099