New Guy

[idunspekienglish]

new to the forums here...just got into karts. planning on building a mini buggy soon.

Just wondering if anyone has made their buggy street legal and gotten tags for it? What was the process (please detail). and if you did it in Florida it would help a lot more.

 

[souperman000]

Welcome to the forum.

Have you researched through your local DMV yet?

 

[idunspekienglish]

not yet....just trying to get someones experience out of it first.

I have done some research online first and from what I understand in florida all you need is Brakes on all four wheels, E-Brake, Brake Lights, Turn Signals, headlights.

doesnt even mention windshield but i would put one anyway lol especially to drive outside.

 

[FatCat]

In many states you must have a differential to register it. Also DOT approved tires and so on.

 

[idunspekienglish]

havent heard that one yet. ill contact the local dmv soon

 

[idunspekienglish]

i know that this might a noob question
but where would i buy metal tubing at? no online stores please

 

[scarletvw]

i know that this might a noob question
but where would i buy metal tubing at? no online stores please

At a metal shop.

Sometimes Home Depot, Lowes, Menards, or Fleet Farm can have tubing also, depends on your area. Do an online search around your location, we don't even know where you live to tell you where to buy it. So do some research.

 

[idunspekienglish]

yea found some round pipe at home depot today. thanks for everything

 

[souperman000]

yea found some round pipe at home depot today. thanks for everything

I would still do a little bit more research for your area. An everything stor such as Home Depot may not have the best prices. Also, A dedicated metal supplier will probably have a better range of material and advice. Just in case you wanted to save a few bucks...

 

[OzFab]

yea found some round pipe at home depot today. thanks for everything

I would still do a little bit more research for your area. An everything stor such as Home Depot may not have the best prices. Also, A dedicated metal supplier will probably have a better range of material and advice. Just in case you wanted to save a few bucks...

A dedicated metal store will also have longer lengths. Home depot limits you to what length you can get

 

[idunspekienglish]

what do you mean? At home depot I saw 10' of pipe for about $10-$15 depending on thickness

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Oh, gawd no! Don't buy steel from any of the big box building supply stores. First, they charge you up to 4x what the steel is worth. Second, the quality tends to suck. Third, if you were looking at what I think you were, that's Sch40 black steel gas pipe. Pipe is not tubing. It's too thick, too heavy, and dimensionally inaccurate. Sizing is based on a Nominal Inside Diameter, and tends to be way off at that. Search your local and surrounding towns for actual steel suppliers.

 

[landuse]

Go to a steel supplier, not a hardware store

 

[OzFab]

what do you mean? At home depot I saw 10' of pipe for about $10-$15 depending on thickness

A steel merchant will have lengths no shorter that 20' for around the same price.

As toystory said, you want tube, not pipe; there's a difference

 

[idunspekienglish]

OK thanks a lot. Yea i realize what i was looking at was conduit. It was way to thin. Ill do some more research.