How Do You Build A Go Kart?
Have you ever wanted to drive a car but you don’t have a driver’s license? Try a go cart! You can build your own and drive it around your backyard. • You can click on the pictures to see details larger. Get your materials. • Draw your plans for the go kart. The size you make it will depend on the age of the driver. For young drivers, about 30 inches wide by 50 inches long will work, but for adults, you will want about 40 inches by 72 inches. • Get all the parts. You may be able to salvage parts from an old riding lawnmower or a junk go kart found at a yard sale. • Obtain a welder. If you do not know how to weld, you will have to hire a welder for this project. The welds should all fit well with good quality, i.e.: proper heat, weld depth/penetration and uniform weld-beads (Otherwise, the welds may be weak, brittle, bubbly, cracked and/or only surface deep.). • sketch Cut the metal tubing according to your design, and weld it together. For more strength, use gussets at all corners. • As
