Does anyone know how to Build a Go Kart
 

This is gonna be my summer project.
Im planning on using a 250cc motorcycle engine.
with a mean body design. any suggestions will be takin into consideration.
Maybe ill make a mini z hahahaha:happydance::driving::tup::stirthepot::sti rthepot::stirthepot::stirthepot:

why did you post this here in the general z discussions?

How mechanically inclined are you? Can you weld? If not, just buy a kart with a busted motor and do the swap. Building a tube frame for it may be a challenge if this is your first time getting into fabbing stuff up.

"mini z", its z related.

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Well my dad taught me how to weld some time ago, so i gotta brush up on it. I wanted to use a steel square frame for the chassis, a bit easier to manipulate. Im only concerned with the bike engine and how to fabricate it to 4 wheels instead of 2. As well as a proper brake and suspension so i dont die. and then the rest is molded ABS plastic for the body work. Any other suggestions will help.

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

The steering is confusing me as well. I dont want it to be a trike, so a parallel bike motor compared to an inline? Confused.

Go to a kart store and see how they're sending power to the rears. It's most likely a belt or chain drive around a sprocket on the rear axle. Brakes are easy- it's just hydraulics. Go junkyard hunting and grab four calipers and the mc from a pre-abs car. Then just bend and flare some hardlines and have some ss lines made. Just steal the suspension design from the karts you're looking at for drive solutions.

Just get an Ariel Atom.

A rack and pinion and a steering column from a non-power steering car should work, but you may have to have the ends cut down and re-welded.

Go check out the circle/dirt track racing section on summit racing's website. You might find all that you need there for most of your project.

he doesnt have a driver's license yet... :ugh:

That could pose a problem.

You need to make sure you're absolutely confident in your fabbing abilities. You're throwing a lot more power at a kart than they usually have. It's going to be quick. If your welds fail or something lets go you may end up fabbing your own wheelchair.

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