Noob from Ohio, first cart

[northbaltimore]

I bought a homemade (Chincy) frame off Craigslist for $150, just as a parts pile basically. Has an 11 HP Honda, which seems like a solid engine from my research. Has electric start, axles, a clutch, and a band brake, so i thought it was a good start. Then I found an off road frame that was well built and 80% complete with front and rear suspension for $60....so I bought that too. Now I have the itch to just get something going, so I am going to pick up a one seat Yerf Dog off a guy this morning for $300. Has a 5.5 HP Honda. I figure it will be good for the kids once mine is done, but my 1 yr old son is constantly climbing in the homemade cart and wanting to ride, so I figured why not get something we can play with now. Just found the forum today, so I thought I would say hi.

 

[T-man]

AH oh, we have seen it before, someone starts a build and then buys something that only needs this or that and the first build never gets done. Theres alot of people on here that have done that. Stay focused .... A wise little green guy once said " If you stray to the dark side , forever will it consume your soul"

 

[northbaltimore]

I am sure that would be easy to do. Definately gonna keep on the first one, but the new little Yerf Dog is fun now. What can I say, that lil 5.5 Honda runs like a top, but I can't wait to see what the 11hp will do.

 

[Krusekontrol]

AH oh, we have seen it before, someone starts a build and then buys something that only needs this or that and the first build never gets done. Theres alot of people on here that have done that. Stay focused .... A wise little green guy once said " If you stray to the dark side , forever will it consume your soul"

This is so true, I've seen it happen on many forums. Most of the time it's because someone hits a roadblock during the build and just gets pissed off. With all the buggy forum communities out their it's so easy to get tips and tricks to finish a good build.

So good luck and feel free to ask for help, Every buggynut I've ever met is always willing to jumo in and help.

My current build is a Crossfire 750 upgrade with IRS. We just installed the rear suspension and will wrap up the jackshaft next sunday.

 

[redsox985]

I once had an opportunity to buy a crossfire that needed very little. A guy bought 2 from the company that they had in the warehouse from the previous year. He used a few parts like brake lines and a support for the cargo rack. He was selling it for $500 but the parents shot me down. It was undriven and needed like $50 in parts.

 

[r97]

Ohio, check if your close to bmi karts, if you are you could save loads on shipping!

 

[northbaltimore]

Thanks for the tip.