wires99 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Guilty as charged - I'm most definitely *not* a pro. I wasn't sure of whether the heat would affect the bearings, so I just used the assembly to tack the brackets in place. I was more concerned with alignment than side-to-side moves. And yes, it's built heavy - real heavy. I like your characterization - built like a steamboat. There's definitely room to improve, but the first kart was also my first welding project. There really was no design involved.

nowtsabother (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

you should have left the axle dar in place,,i am a pro-welder and what you did there was allow the plates to move due to contraction of the weld pool,,better to leave the bar,axle in place,it would do no harm to the bearings,,the heat would not travel that fast,and,it would help to,,jig the plates using the strength of the axle bar,,,ps,,that is going to be the most heavy gocart on earth man,,who desinged it,,a shipyard,heheheh,,sorry,but it's built like a steamboat dude.

eximyes (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

where did you get the axies what is the web site??

airsoftlover15 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

*****hey can you tell me where you got the rear axle and the bearings im going to build a go kart and also where you got the axle sprocketthanks alotgreat job and thanks for the video

wires99 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Just more places to attach, I guess. I think the weldments that came with the axle kit have holes to mount either 2 or 3 hole flanges. I went with 2, but I didn't really ponder it, either. I use 4 bearings instead of the usual 2 to try to keep it robust. This kart is heavy.

Swartz8806 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

What would be the advantage of using a 3 hole flangette as opposed to a 2 hole flangette? BTW, I cannot begin to tell you how helpful all of your videos are. You do great work!Thanks

wagon3333 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Never mind i checked another video where you said a place called manufacturers supply and i found that web site using Google and its great it has all the missing parts i needed thx again.

wagon3333 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Hey, i was wondering where did u buy your rear axle kit and wheels because I can't seem to find any when I looked around.Thx

wires99 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

This video was of the build for Neurotikart 2. With the current gear (well, belt really) ratio, it has a top speed of about 55 mph (88 kph). On flat ground and about 80% of top speed, I can run for about one hour. I measured the top speed with a reprogrammed bicycle computer.

mixmazz (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

great tutorial videos, I'm planning on making an electric go kart within a month (by mid June 08) and need it to be super fast, how fast do you think yours is? top speed?thanks