"HoustonRunner" (houstonrunner)
05/18/2020 at 17:45 • Filed to: None
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"HoustonRunner" (houstonrunner)
05/18/2020 at 17:45 • Filed to: None | 1
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So I’ve got it in my head to build a go kart with my kids as a summer project. Doing some basic research I’ve found two good sites for plans.
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This one is a pretty basic design, and they have partnered with a retailer to sell all the ancillary parts up to and including engines. Should make a very straightforward build.
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This one is more complex with a suspension, so it may be something we all enjoy longer. But it also means the build will take longer so I’m a bit worried my boys (9 years old) may lose interest before we get it running.
My intent is something fun I can do with my boys and try to get them interested in wrenching. It will also help teach all of us welding - my brother in law is experienced so we will build at his house. His kids are too young now, but the assumption is that my kids would use it for a few years then pass it on.
I’m sure some of you have experience in this area, appreciate comments or thoughts.
sony1492
> HoustonRunner
05/18/2020 at 18:08 |
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Looks like the frame could be made pretty quick, what will take the most time is all the fiddly bits like the suspension, engine mounts/ linkages etc.
Maybe build the first one and see how it interests them, it'll cost less and take less planning
shop-teacher
> HoustonRunner
05/18/2020 at 23:34 |
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Go with the simple one. They won’t care that it has no suspension. Especially if the idea is to pass it along in a few years.
phenotyp
> HoustonRunner
05/19/2020 at 03:29 |
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I told my daughter two years ago that a fun project for us would be building a go kart together. She’d just turned 5. She was obsessed with the idea of a go kart for a long time, and let’s just say it didn’t go over well.
The idea dropped off the radar until last week, when she was visiting grandma, and reported that someone was driving a kart down the street, and now it’s back on her radar.
Man, it’d be so much fun to build an electric kart with her.