scorpion go kart

[Rotore]

Nice work dude keep me posted

 

[r97]

Nice work dude keep me posted

thanks! griz you are spending! the plans say parts hould cost me about 1100, realalisticaly 1200, but im not following the plans including everything (shipping steel parts tc bolts tools tool accersories (welding mask) im prob in about 2k, which is still alot for some one who cant even legaly get a job yet !

 

[Bill CNC]

The only other area where I found costs were out of line in the plans were the miscellaneous nuts and bolts. Bushings, cone bushings, little stuff like lock nuts add up real quick. I used all grade 5 bolts and lock nuts every where.

LOL, ...

What was it, ... like $40.00 for the nuts and bolts. Which corner?

 

[fowler]

2k for a kart
u can get a car for that

 

[r97]

2k for kart, welder, chop saw, angle grinder, bench grinder, shipping then kart. kart is more like 1200. im not even old enough to legaly get a job yet so theres no reason for me to get a car. next kart i build will cost me much much less 250 to 400

 

[fowler]

ahh good point

do u guys have a legal job age

 

[r97]

its like 15 then driving is 16, im 13

 

[fowler]

ha unlucky

 

[r97]

 

[r97]

worked on the kart today! i fully welded the front half of the kart, I'm pretty pleased with my welds, you could prob run-over my frame with an SUV and it would be good (may scratch the paint though, lol). i also got a delivery! i hesitated to open the box because there was nothing about go karts on it (in fact it was a box formerly used for toilet paper, lol). so now I've got my self a set of maxxis ht3 tires (boy do they have some sticky rubber!)

 

[Silvergrizz]

Nice slicks, you planning on running on a track?

 

[r97]

ha! on the track, i dont think thats happening but maybe, im thinking more parking lots and hard packet dirt/gravel roads. these slicks better be nice, i forked out some extra $$ for name brand tires

 

[r97]

parts got shipped yesterday, ups says i should have everything by tuesday.

 

[Silvergrizz]

Who said Christmas doesn't come till December.

 

[r97]

lol, i know, i don't care what is in the box, i just lovee ripping the box open!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[r97]

almost finished welding the rear swing arm today, but had to stop at 8:30 to eat, lol. i prob could have finished but for the first time i experienced my welders duty cycle, and it annoys me! I'm hoping to weld almost everything on, and clean the metal for paint by Tuesday, then on wednesday ill bring it over to my local welding shop to use there big machine on the 3/16" and 1/4" wonderment's. i tried taking some pics of my welds (which look pretty good for a 13yr old running flux core on his first project) but my camera just wont cooperate, i hope to have this finished by about next weekend!

edit: i also almost burnt through a pare of gloves, lol will get new ones before wednesday

 

[Redneck]

very nice project! i haven´t seen this type of frame combined with racing slicks before, but that´s what makes this build interesting.

good work !!

 

[r97]

thanks!

 

[r97]

arrg, so yesterday before i started i put in a nice new spool of wire, used welder for approx 2hrs, now to day i get in my welding stuff move everything around start laying down a bead then...... i hear that horrible whirring noise, I'm out of wire wire! I'm going to home depot tomorrow, and have a long list of paint and welding supplies (the 13yr old gets curious glances walking out of the store with welding supplies, lol)

 

[Bill CNC]

Awh, ... what it would be like to be 13 again.

Hell, come to think of it ... I only have about 13 left.