
ANOTHER Texan.....

Well yee haw, bless your heart, and all them other sayin's.....
If you have never welded, or fabricated with metal, I too, suggest RE building a decent kart..... Costs less, usually, and you don't get overwhelmed and quit... A lot of new guys will start, then feel like they're in over their head. Then quit..... Don't do that..... Learn some stuff from a rebuild, then progress to a scratch build.....

Either way, you came to the right place......