Does anyone know how to Build a Go Kart

kenchan · 04-29-2014, 11:48 AM

no, i think you should seriously buy one that is pre-made and just mod it to your liking...

Chuck33079 · 04-29-2014, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Minsu

hmmm, and just putting attention to detail wont be enough here?

I think that if you're asking how to do this, it's too big a project to have as your first big DIY.

Minsu · 04-29-2014, 11:54 AM

hmmm if i buy a premade one its only gonna have 8-10HP?
could i buy a premade one, engine swap? probably not cause im going to need stronger supplement parts right?
damn, how do i go about doing this.

speedfreek · 04-29-2014, 11:57 AM

You could buy a T-Rex. It has a motorcycle engine.

Minsu · 04-29-2014, 11:57 AM

t-rex is like 30k lol

Minsu · 04-29-2014, 11:58 AM

correction 60k

Minsu · 04-29-2014, 11:59 AM

Anyone close by me wanna help me lol, ill supply parts but we put it together.

Chuck33079 · 04-29-2014, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minsu

hmmm if i buy a premade one its only gonna have 8-10HP?
could i buy a premade one, engine swap? probably not cause im going to need stronger supplement parts right?
damn, how do i go about doing this.

Right, buy a premade one and pull out the motor and swap it. You'll have some fitment hurdles, but far less than making your own. And then you'll have to start finding the weak links as no one can help you with that until you find the issues.

speedfreek · 04-29-2014, 12:01 PM

Used? Quick search found this beauty in orange for $7,800 in FL.

2010 Campagna T Rex

Tazicon · 04-29-2014, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

... you might be better off just buying one pre-made... and mod that.

This^^^^^ Having raced them for years I wouldn't trust many people to weld up a frame for a "go-Kart" with a 250cc motor. I hit over 110 on mine on a race track, no way would I trust that to many people. If you were doing a more reasonable motor then maybe, but you are talking a shifter kart........They haul ***.

Chuck33079 · 04-29-2014, 12:04 PM

http://www.summitracing.com/circle-t...CTRChassisPage

This may be a good place to look for the brake and suspension parts you'll need to upgrade on an existing kart once you put way too much power to it.

gomer_110 · 04-29-2014, 12:41 PM

Best bet is to find an old formula SAE car. While a little larger than a normal kart, they would be more in line with what you're trying to do. The one from where I went to school used the motor out of a CBR 600 fwiw.

Example

Minsu · 04-29-2014, 12:42 PM

I'm drooling, I wanted to use about two grand for parts though

cheap I know

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Chuck33079 · 04-29-2014, 12:43 PM

So something really fast, built by inexperienced hands and using cheap parts? Was your goal to become a Darwin award recipient?

kenchan · 04-29-2014, 12:44 PM

can you even buy a 49cc new for $2k?

bicycles cost more $ lol

04-29-2014, 11:54 AM	#18 (permalink)
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04-29-2014, 11:57 AM	#20 (permalink)
Minsu A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,401 Drives: 2013 MidBlue 370Z 6M Rep Power: 24	t-rex is like 30k lol __________________ I figured, Get High, Take the Test High, Get HIGH Scoes

04-29-2014, 11:58 AM	#21 (permalink)
Minsu A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,401 Drives: 2013 MidBlue 370Z 6M Rep Power: 24	correction 60k __________________ I figured, Get High, Take the Test High, Get HIGH Scoes

04-29-2014, 11:59 AM	#22 (permalink)
Minsu A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,401 Drives: 2013 MidBlue 370Z 6M Rep Power: 24	Anyone close by me wanna help me lol, ill supply parts but we put it together. __________________ I figured, Get High, Take the Test High, Get HIGH Scoes

04-29-2014, 11:48 AM	#16 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	no, i think you should seriously buy one that is pre-made and just mod it to your liking...

04-29-2014, 12:01 PM	#24 (permalink)
speedfreek A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Huntsville,AL Posts: 1,724 Drives: '12 370Z PW 6sp Rep Power: 18	Used? Quick search found this beauty in orange for $7,800 in FL. 2010 Campagna T Rex __________________ Tomei\|Berk\|Takeda\|ZSpeed\|Fortune Auto\|Swift\|Eibach\|SPL\|Carbotech\|Motul\|Powertrix\|Stillen\|Aerojacket\|Z1\|Forgestar\|Enkei\|Project Kics\|Nismo Ti\|Llumar speedfreek's journal

04-29-2014, 12:04 PM	#26 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29539	http://www.summitracing.com/circle-t...CTRChassisPage This may be a good place to look for the brake and suspension parts you'll need to upgrade on an existing kart once you put way too much power to it. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent Last edited by Chuck33079; 04-29-2014 at 12:06 PM.

04-29-2014, 12:41 PM	#27 (permalink)
gomer_110 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Perrysburg, OH Posts: 17,992 Drives: '11 Nismo #528 GM Rep Power: 36941	Best bet is to find an old formula SAE car. While a little larger than a normal kart, they would be more in line with what you're trying to do. The one from where I went to school used the motor out of a CBR 600 fwiw. Example __________________ '11 370Z Nismo #528 Fast Intentions \| Stillen \| Motordyne \| Uprev \| CSF \| Zspeed \| Z1 Motorsports \| AST \| Swift \| SPC \| SPL \| Whiteline \| Hotchkis \| Bride \| Schroth \| Robispec \| Cusco \| Nismo \| Volk \| Forgestar \| Hoosier \| RJM '17 Titan Bone Stock

04-29-2014, 12:42 PM	#28 (permalink)
Minsu A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,401 Drives: 2013 MidBlue 370Z 6M Rep Power: 24	I'm drooling, I wanted to use about two grand for parts though cheap I know Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk __________________ I figured, Get High, Take the Test High, Get HIGH Scoes

04-29-2014, 12:43 PM	#29 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29539	So something really fast, built by inexperienced hands and using cheap parts? Was your goal to become a Darwin award recipient? JARblue and Felix 808 like this. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

04-29-2014, 12:44 PM	#30 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	can you even buy a 49cc new for $2k? bicycles cost more $ lol

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