zetec
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| posted on 26/4/05 at 05:51 PM |
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Kart plans?
Made a big mistake when I took my 5 year old to our local outdoor kart track. Now he can't stop talking about getting one. He is too young for a
petrol powered one so was thinking of building him one using a motor out of a OAP ride on scooter (24volt) with a couple of 12 volt gell cells, not
too fast for the bit of land he can use it on near our house. What I am looking for is some plans for a kart chassis, anyone know where I might get
some?
" I only registered to look at the pictures, now I'm stuck with this username for the rest of my life!"
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Danozeman
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| posted on 26/4/05 at 05:56 PM |
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If u look throu the kit car mags there some places advertised for the plans in there. Think theyr 20 quid though. Get out some paper and a
pencil theyr easy enough to design u just have to work out the lengths etc.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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DorsetStrider
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| posted on 26/4/05 at 06:22 PM |
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I seem to remember a book in halfords by uncle ron on the subject.
Who the f**K tightened this up!
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 26/4/05 at 06:52 PM |
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"not too fast for the bit of land he can use it on near our house"
You can make a petrol one slower, but you cannot make an electric one faster. I would go for a briggs and stratton 5hp lawnmower motor (usually free)
and an adjustable throttle stop
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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Danozeman
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| posted on 26/4/05 at 07:10 PM |
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Probably the best option mark... Like u said it can be made slower. Then speed it up when he gets used to it.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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ray.h.
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| posted on 26/4/05 at 07:23 PM |
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If its a kart type chassis your after for flat ground use then look for a cheep secondhand junior kart that you can chop up and weld to make it
smaller.This will give you all the axles brakes sprockets seat etc for no more than a couple of hundred pounds maximum.On my grandsons kart we put an
18cc strimmer engine that has a clutch and pull start already fitted and is geared as low as possible and also has a thottle stop so it will only go
about 10mph.Great fun but not plant freindly in the garden.Don,t forget a crash helmet and cover all hot or moving parts(exhaust chain etc)Check ebay
for a cheep rolling chassis.Search cadet,junior,zip,kart,minimax,wright. in automotive you should get plenty of choice,goodluck
At 5yrs he would probably fit cadet kart anyway, just move the seat so he can reach the pedals easily and make sure he doesn,t rattle around in the
seat by putting some firm foam up the sides and tape it all in with duct tape.
[Edited on 26/4/05 by ray.h.]
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Triton
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| posted on 26/4/05 at 07:44 PM |
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Break the lad in gently...with a nice LC motor.......
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Simon
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| posted on 26/4/05 at 08:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Triton
Break the lad in gently...with a nice LC motor.......
Yeah, as in 500LC.
ATB
Simon
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SkinnyG
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| posted on 27/4/05 at 02:48 AM |
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I have a simple electric kart design I use with my metalwork students (I teach highschool shop in Canada).
Uses a heavily modified starter motor, and is super easy to build, and wickedly fun to drive.
Less the battery, you can build a pretty nice one for 30-50 gbp. Less if you scrounge more.
I have some pictures on my website here:
http://www.geocities.com/g_wellwood/crazyprojects/midgetkart.html
Drop me an email and I'll send you a pdf copy.
g_wellwood at yahoo dot com
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clbarclay
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| posted on 27/4/05 at 10:33 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by SkinnyG
Uses a heavily modified starter motor
What is that starter motor off?
Sertainly doesn't look like any common one UK i've seen.
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