How to Build a Go Kart
Sounds easy enough... 1. Design It In Your Head The first step of "design it in your head" really means you are wrestling with all the variables: - Number of Persons - Engine Size - Clutch Type - Drive System - Suspension Type - Component Sizes - Material Type - Expected Terrain 2. Put It On Paper The second step is to put all those variables on paper. You want to layout the go kart preferably in a scale drawing format. If you can use a computer that is fine, otherwise, I used to use a piece of paper and scale the go kart at 1 inch = 1 foot. The easiest is to lay it out in real life on the floor in the garage or shop. What I mean by that is to take the tubes lay them out on the floor, put the engine in the spot you want, and the seat where you want it. This will give you a very rough idea of the size of the gokart. 3. Analyzing The Go Kart Analyzing it is probably the step most skip, because they think they know better, and can design a go kart any ol