Trying to make a seat to my go kart

[andriksen]

go kart seat

hey

I try to make a seat, but what should I make of it? steel or wood? And what should I use for confort?



sorry for my bad English, im from Norway lol

 

[Coltster45]

I have a two piece seat made out of wood with foam padding for comfort and it is wrapped with leather material. Its simple and cheap.

 

[skip289]

I have a two seater kart the grand kids use to tear up the yard with and the seat was made from 3/4" plywood with
2" foam covered in vinyl and it works great for them.

 

[jr dragster T]

We bought a tractor seat for my kart.

 

[Buick455]

I have the wood and vinyl seat also. Make sure you use at least 2 inches of foam rubber under the vinyl. I had a seat on an old Manco kart that was so thin the vibrations from the motor would numb out your butt cheeks after 10 min ride, it sucked..

 

[ed1380]

I have a two seater kart the grand kids use to tear up the yard with and the seat was made from 3/4" plywood with
2" foam covered in vinyl and it works great for them.

same here. other kart has a lawn mower tractor seat

 

[andriksen]

Ok thanx! a lot of good ways to make it!

 

[cmmatthews]

plywood and vinyl....

Alot cheaper than buying a ready made one:

The one I made I used foam from Walmart ($5), a piece of vinyl ($3), spray glue ($8), a piece of plywood(free- it was laying around the garage). I cut the plywood to fit-added the fasteners ($2). I sprayglued the foam padding down onto the wood. I used the electric carving knife out of the kitchen to shape the sides of the foam and contour it round the edges.

Tip:

put the vinyl in the dryer for about 5-7 minutes. This will warm it up and make it easier to stretch and wrap around the plywood. You can also use a hair dryer or heatgun when the vinyl cools down to help stretch it around the corners.

staple the vinyl down and you are done.

 

[andriksen]

Wow! that a good idea!
thanx