Worlds first ever dual fuel kart!

[thatkartbuilder]

Suspension came today, bigger than expected which is better than smaller, odd ball spindle size, will need to cut off and change with 5/8, cut old tabs off and make new ones, wanting to wait till rack comes. 1st. Mount rack and steering shaft x wheel. 2nd. See where the pivot ACTUALLY is, then find that length and make tabs. 3rd. Mount arms and rods to right length and shocks. 4th.get the rest of kart organized and wired, possibly floor, and test ride!

 

[thatkartbuilder]

The steering rack came a few days ago, way bigger and better than expected, making mounts, and brackets followed by too much grinding, ALMOST DONE!

Here's a mock-up:

 

[thatkartbuilder]

Just finished hw, almost ready to go resume building the mounts, followed by excessive grinding...

 

[thatkartbuilder]

Mockup:

 

[thatkartbuilder]

Currently: rack has been mounted!!!, here comes the excessive grind!

 

[thatkartbuilder]

No slop at all!!! Super good rack and a lot of travel!
Old tabs coming off tho:

 

[thatkartbuilder]

One more...

 

[Denny]

Where the upper control arm mounts to the spindle you have it backwards. At heady it looks that way to me.

 

[thatkartbuilder]

Yeah, it was

 

[thatkartbuilder]

Ok, big day today, yesterday was a lot of work, last tabs ground down, new tabs cut, drilled, and attached to a arms then eyeballed to frame, ( Perfectly ), welded on the tabs and shock, and almost everything tightened up, oddball spindle cut and replaced with old 5/8, tires fitted and tested new alternator. it doesn't seem like a lot but I don't have a drill press here or a chop saw.....
Todays task is to finish welds and any other things needed before a test drive but a test drive may occur today!!!

 

[thatkartbuilder]

Steering now takes more than one turn to complete and the steering mount is just a test as of rn....

 

[thatkartbuilder]

Told my buddies who would sometimes go in the cemetery with their kart, mini dirt bike and pit bike, that the cemetery leads to this nursery behind my woods, so one day they'll either bring that stuff or the two 4 wheelers and my other kart, but my current one would be for like pulling people out of the mud, extra fuel, I'm also gonna carry extra chain, spare belt, tow ropes, chain breaker, some tools and other things I can possibly need, I don't want to be stuck in the nursery not being able to do nothin.

 

[Denny]

Your toe looks off.

 

[thatkartbuilder]

Lil bit, didn't adjust yet

 

[thatkartbuilder]

Going out into the garage now...

 

[thatkartbuilder]

OK ITS AWESOME

 

[thatkartbuilder]

Kart was test-driven yesterday, forgot to upload pics but it's a dream come true!!!
I took the gas eng off tonight, does burnouts every time upon take off!!!! Even with the weight of gas eng

 

[thatkartbuilder]

Its too good for words to describe

 

[thatkartbuilder]

The plow and mount had to be taken off bc of it was too low, will adjust!

 

[Denny]

Did the plow make you come to a sudden stop a few times? How does that diesel engine feel on there? Is it just instant torque?