Wood Kart Build

[Fordy444]

Hi all,
Happy Holidays!
I have completed plans, using Sketchup (free), for my kart build. Here's some details:
- Predator 224 with Comet TAV2 series 30, using 10 and 60 tooth sprockets (for starters), 1" live axle, disk brake. May need 2 engines!
- Front A arm with coil over shocks suspension.
- Rear swingarm with coil over shocks suspension.
- Forklift seat with seat belt. May add harness.
- Drivers side door and quick release steering wheel.
- 16x8-7 4 ply tires all around.
- LED lights outside and inside.
- Not a racer, it will be HEAVY, but solid.
- Will use glued, doweled, screwed, and some mortise and tenon joints, with plywood (3/8") reinforcement.
- Special paint scheme, color not decided yet. It will take a couple months to build, I suspect.
Comments welcome...
- Fordy444

 

[Functional Artist]

Oh Lordy (a wooden go kart?)
...but, welcome anyways Fordy

 

[Rat]

This won't end well

 

[Denny]

Welcome. Hope your life insurance is paid up? People have tried to build wood karts before. It never ends well.

 

[panchothedog]

Welcome. Here we go again, and we might have TWO engines on this one.

 

[pearl111]

This is going to be nucken futz.
Another wooden go kart project.....with two engines.

Fordy444, please listen to the experts, and other very educated people here at DIY. If they tell you that this isn't going to work out good, it probably won't.

Happy Holidays, welcome to DIY.

 

[BaconBitRacing]

Merry Christmas, welcome! Please, do not build a wooden kart. They are dangerous.