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Building the Go-Kart (High School Senior Project Video)

by admin on June 10, 2010

(Music By Juno Reactor) The first video thats related to this is the entire video. this is just a demo. heres the Specs: This project was done for a graduating grade at my high school. the grade on it was a 98% and i got a 95 on my speech (which was 12 minutes long.) this was the video i showed during my presentation. this project took a total of 2 to 3 months of work, and i started with ordering a set of go-kart plance from Don's DIY Den (diyden.net.) The go-kart was origionally designed for a 5 horsepower motor, but i put in a monster 18 horsepower twin cylinder motor. it wasnt the BEST idea because the ngine is on the side and it is kind of off weight. other than that and the crappy breaks, there are no real problems with it. The frame used mostly .095" one inch square tubing, and for the braces and brackets, i used 1/4" sheet metal. All of the parts in which i did not build or find from friends, i obtained from northern tool (northerntool.com.) some parts like the front wheels and steering wheel, i got from friends or yard sales. i got the engine from my stepbrother Tony moore who i thank dearly. the engine is 00 brand new. it was used in Iraq to power a giant frige. tony bought it to grind up horse poop. and i got it for free. This thing started up the first pull and yes, i know the mixure is off, but once we got this thing working, it topped out at about 50 MPH, andhad real nice handling. not that great of a turning radious, but good handling. the clutch was ...

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mccormickryan75 May 23, 2010 at 7:34 am

can u send me a link on where u got those plans

neverboardproduction May 23, 2010 at 3:58 pm

more like a dune buggy but still its impressive

jackson251981 May 23, 2010 at 10:23 pm

Dude I thought you was just an idiot wasting time on youtube making people laugh, which by the way your video are freakin funny as hell, but I was wrong. Great job on the go-kart. I would get bigger fron tires though. Man that is a very very good job.

ubnum661 May 23, 2010 at 11:33 pm

that is an excellent go kart..the shocks are amazing
fuck wut anyone else says..this shit is perfect

dudeman10280 May 24, 2010 at 1:08 am

that is awesome!

holmesie89 May 26, 2010 at 7:55 am

very nice man. im using a simmilar design for my cart. except mine will be lower, and running a 600cc cbr motor along with the 6 speed gear box!

tomosd5 May 27, 2010 at 7:57 pm

@jackson251981 the tyres are fine ive tried making a better one with a ktm 450 engine but sadly i flipped nd broke my leg nd both arms but good job

60spastlife May 29, 2010 at 4:53 am

I like it… the simple, form-follows-function style is kinda stealty somehow.

petitesapeur May 29, 2010 at 3:14 pm

nicht schlecht!!

stephenlandrum May 30, 2010 at 12:10 am

Whats the top speed?

starr101010 May 30, 2010 at 2:02 am

epic piece of shit

smjvids May 30, 2010 at 2:05 am

i’m amazed, you should have put a gear engine if you spent so much time on it

macgeek1972 May 31, 2010 at 4:14 am

Awesome kart, if you don’t mind me asking, around how much did you spend on the parts besides the engine? I’m working on an offroad kart and I am thinking I will buy those plans!

winchester534 May 31, 2010 at 6:15 am

wat kind of clutch did u use

FILIPjust May 31, 2010 at 3:23 pm

masz morze jakieś konstrukcie

davidevgen June 3, 2010 at 2:23 am

kylemonkey Kart wii! XD

TimpBizkit June 4, 2010 at 2:40 pm

Why does that engine sound like it’s powered by firecrackers?

nogunwoo June 4, 2010 at 2:56 pm

PLEASE DONT READ THIS. YOU WILL GET KISSED ON THE NEAREST POSSIBLE FRIDAY BY THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE. TOMORROW WILL BE THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE. HOWEVER IF YOU DONT POST THIS COMMENT something bad will happen. NOW UV STARTED READIN DIS DUNT STOP THIS IS SO SCARY. SEND THIS TO 5 VIDEOS IN 143 MINUTES WHEN UR DONE PRESS F6 AND UR CRUSHES NAME WILL APPEAR ON THE SCREEN IN BIG LETTERS. THIS IS SO SCARY CAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORKS THIS ACTUALLY WORKS

neverboardproduction June 4, 2010 at 4:13 pm

hehehe… your gonna burn up the clutch i saw the full vid hes using a centrifugal clutch with an 18 horse and x4 quad tires goodbye clutch but good vid when youre clutch shatteres get a torque converter

124reppin June 8, 2010 at 12:01 pm

i bet thats comfortable!!
i like it!

filmitfilmit June 8, 2010 at 2:40 pm

looks fun , but also looks like your feet/legs are in danger

tbsla13 June 9, 2010 at 2:11 pm

Looks fun as hell, good job mate! You could make a business out of that!

bhoentoe June 9, 2010 at 3:17 pm

how fast does it go ,

redmastif01 June 9, 2010 at 9:33 pm

bad chassis

thebirdistheword93 June 10, 2010 at 8:32 am

that tacks knolage to do shit like that that turend out good

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