Beautiful machine! I would like to do a similar frame with my son, with a roll cage,control arms.with shocks or springs. Got.alot of great ideas from your videos!
Finished watching my first ever go-kart build series! Loved all 6 episodes, it turned out great. Hope Sam feels better now, really is a bummer about what happened. Next time, a roll cage would be awesome.
i’ve watched the whole go kart build series and absolutely loved it. i just want to say congrats!! but just wondering is there a parts list that i can view or are you making one because i want to attempt to build this machine but do not know where to start!
Thanks! We're glad you enjoyed it. We recently posted plans for the frame on our website: www.anticsgarage.com/gokart. I need to put together a parts list for some of the other odds & ends, because several people have asked. Whenever I complete the parts list, I'll post it on our website as well. Good luck with your project!
Congratulations! Job well done. This video filled in enough blanks for me to take on my own build. Again, job well done, and best of luck in the future!
I HAVEN'T WATCHED ALL YOUR VIDEOS ( excuse the caps ) but enough to see a GREAT father son team and project. Really a very nice cart. My son is 40 years old but when he was growing up I enjoyed all the good father son things we did. One was building a go cart. Wasn't nearly as nice as yours but was pretty fast with a 5 hp engine. I bought a nice crash helmet with a visor. My sons first test ride he took off with the cart and went about 300 yards and hit a tree and the cart flipped twice in the air as my son went flying off. I thought I just injured my son seriously as I took off running to get to him. Thank God he was all right. I asked him what happened ? He said the visor had fogged over and he couldn't see where he was going. Later on we built a working hovercraft for a 8 th grade science fair and won best of show. Father son and father daughter relationships are so very important. I served as an infantry solider in Vietnam in 1968/69. I wanted my son to also serve if he decided to. He graduated from college and applied for a Navy scholarship to go to medical school and was received. Today he is an ER doctor and our daughter a high school math teacher. Stay involved with your kids people and you'll see great results. Sam I bet you might be a mechanical engineer someday. God bless you and your dad and good luck. I am U.S. Army Ret. MOPH
Wow- thanks so much! We're having a lot of fun and learning a lot. I'll remember the gut-punch feeling of seeing that kart flip over for the rest of my life. That was a rough day. My father in law is a retired army CSM, so I have a lot of respect for you gentlemen. We just released a new video of a steel and wood American flag that you might enjoy. Thanks again!
Thanks for the videos !! I was out looking for a frame for a go kart for my grandson. After watching your videos I am going to build his. Once again thank you so much ! Now you need to put a stage 1 kit on that predator 212 !!
Nice build! The simplicity of some of your custom parts is really cool. I'll be using the brake system as well as the steering system in a future build.
Watched all six episodes. Thanks for taking the time to produce this. I have twin 8 year old girls so will have to make two carts. This is going to take a lot of money and time. I was always going to make something to limit the speed and after seeing the end of this episode, it's now a must before it gets out of the workshop. A big Thank You.
You're welcome! An adjustable governor of some kind is definitely a good idea, especially if younger ones will be driving. Good luck with your project!
It was a fun video thank you for sharing and taking us along building the Go Kart and filming editing uploading takes up a lot of time. Thanks again 👍🏼
You guys did a great job on that go-kart. if you REALLY want a challenge, try a "cycle kart". Those things are awesome. You could really get creative with the design and engineering. I hope to build one myself when I'm finished with my current projects.
Thanks guys. That was an awesome father and son adventure; start to finish. ❤️ So sorry about the broken wrist, I hope you healed up well!! Again, thanks for sharing!!
Loved the series guys! That’s a great kart you have there. Loved the details that you guys explained, and we’ve (my son and I) incorporated a lot of these details into our own design build of a kart. Thank you guys for documenting this experience and sharing it with the world to see. It sure has helped us with our own journey and we’ll keep an eye out for your future videos. Congratulations! Looks awesome guys!
Great job guys! You guys made a really nice go kart that will last a long time, keep it in the family and pass it down, and glad you didn't get hurt too bad, the good news is you will be a better driver because of it. Take care.
well done guys. Nice job for father son project. Ill be starting one just like this one with my son. Thank you for the inspiration and great ideas. By the way love the Jesus shirt. :) God Bless you guys and may you have many more builds together.
I'm not exactly sure, because we already had some of the materials, but you could probably buy most of the major components for around 500. I'm working on plans right now, and we'll be talking about them in an upcoming video. Thanks!
you guys did a awesome job with the videos and go kart build!! really cool to watch a father and son building a project together that will build memories that last forever. I have a 8 year old son, and we are wanting to build a go kart also thats how we stumbled upon your videos. is there anyway you could make your frame measurements available?
Thanks for watching! My "plans" aren't super accurate anymore because we made a few changes on the fly, but I could get you the basics- length, width, wheelbase, etc. Would that work?
@@anticsgarage5230 that would be great, and much appreciated!! we are excited to get started. and by the way my son got a kick out of the ducks and chickens in your video
Our kart frame is 22" wide at the back, then tapers down to 17" wide at the front to allow room for the front wheels' steering arc. The front axle is 25" long (from kingpin to kingpin). The wheelbase is 51", with an overall length of 72". Ours is pretty long, but I made it that way for an adult to ride comfortably. Overall width (outside edges of tires) is about 38". Hope that helps. Good luck with your project!
That's a great question. We've had a few people build this kart with a 48v, 2000w motor, like for an electric scooter, but I haven't heard any reports on performance, good or bad. I suppose it depends on battery and controller selection as well. I'd like to explore an electric build in the future.
A smaller axle sprocket would actually make the kart faster, but we're happy with the speed as it is. Ground clearance hasn't been a problem so far. Thanks for watching!
So just watched the whole series, and it was all because I already have a go kart, however I have a wheel barrow without wheels, I wanna make a frame around it, mount the engine to the front, and have a chain going to the rear wheels like normal, it’s gonna be like a Ford T-Bucket kinda thing, so any suggestions?
Sounds like a sweet project! The biggest issue will probably be chain length and location. However, you could probably run a jack shaft. Two shorter chains would be more work to set up, but less problems. It would allow you to route your chain wherever you want. Plus it would allow a lot of options gearing- wise. If you build this thing, we've gotta see it!
Antics Garage oh yeah for sure, I’m only 15, me or my dad don’t have the time, but once I get a job and a vehicle to haul around Aluminum, might build the frame out of aluminum to keep it light and strong. That chain tho yeah I was thinking it would be a little long, however motorcycle chains are a little shorter so idk, I’ll have to figure it out. Or I do a rear engine mounted setup like usual to make it easier, but build a trunk behind it, or some sort of truck bed. It would be pretty cool to make it road legal as well 🤷♀️😂
I'm not exactly sure, because we already had some of the materials, but you could probably buy most of the major components for around 500. I'm working on plans right now, and we'll be talking about them in an upcoming video. Thanks!
At least Sam didn't take the impact on the head! Also I have a question, does the go kart like kick up when you give it gas? Cause for some reason mine does and I'm worried about it flipping.
Assuming it has a fairly low center of gravity, I don't know exactly what would cause something like that. Unless you've got a really gnarly engine on it. Under-inflated tires or a too-soft suspension can cause all kinds of wandering and leaning. By the way, I just looked at your channel. Your drone footage is awesome!
Antics Garage thanks for the help I'm not sure what to do about it, also I'm pretty sure I got the same engine as you-a predator 212cc stock and thanks!
Sorry for the delay. I'm finishing them up right now. Should be posted within the next week. (I know that's what I said last time, but this stuff takes a while!) Thanks for your patience.
It's hard to say exactly, but probably $100 - $150 in steel and hardware. (buy from an actual steelyard, not a box store). You can purchase most of the major drivetrain components, wheels, etc. for around $500 new. Prices vary quite a bit from what I've noticed, but I hope that helps.
It's hard to say exactly, because we already had some of the components and materials. But you could probably buy most of the major stuff for $400 - $500. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
you can build to your own specs it takes a lot of pride to build a Go Kart frame they way you want it to look and fill use square tubing it is easier to work with you don't have to worry if the rear axle bracket maybe instead of 1 bracket why not use 2 or 3 it is not going to break off by adding gussets you are adding a safety idea not round never buy a used go kart kart made out of round tubing and modify it for a live axle axle not a good idea i have to many live axle builds that use round tube i am going to be building my own using some of the ideas from you my kart is going to be using is about 30 feet of square steel tubing 1.5x1.5 it going to cost about $30.00 dollars from Bobco metals in Los Angeles i live in the Valley it cost $2.00 a cut easier for me to have done for about $100.00 Dollars i will save a lot of time may be about 50 cuts Thank You Gentleman for your Ideas AKA Antics Garage i will be adding seat belts and some type of roll cage design from Nascar or a Funny car and a seat belt
Turned out awesome guys...I'll be watching for the next build
Beautiful machine! I would like to do a similar frame with my son, with a roll cage,control arms.with shocks or springs. Got.alot of great ideas from your videos!
I've watched every video great father and son build . Best home made garage build I've seen in along time . I enjoyed it thank you .
Thank you father and son for great informative clips but really pain when see injury elbow
Finished watching my first ever go-kart build series! Loved all 6 episodes, it turned out great. Hope Sam feels better now, really is a bummer about what happened. Next time, a roll cage would be awesome.
This is awesome. I'm thinking of building an electric one, but I do need to learn how to weld first.
i’ve watched the whole go kart build series and absolutely loved it. i just want to say congrats!! but just wondering is there a parts list that i can view or are you making one because i want to attempt to build this machine but do not know where to start!
Thanks! We're glad you enjoyed it. We recently posted plans for the frame on our website: www.anticsgarage.com/gokart. I need to put together a parts list for some of the other odds & ends, because several people have asked. Whenever I complete the parts list, I'll post it on our website as well. Good luck with your project!
@@anticsgarage5230 THIS WEBSITE DOSENT WORK
What a fun project and series of videos.
Congratulations! Job well done. This video filled in enough blanks for me to take on my own build. Again, job well done, and best of luck in the future!
Thanks! Glad we could help.
I HAVEN'T WATCHED ALL YOUR VIDEOS ( excuse the caps ) but enough to see a GREAT father son team and project. Really a very nice cart. My son is 40 years old but when he was growing up I enjoyed all the good father son things we did. One was building a go cart. Wasn't nearly as nice as yours but was pretty fast with a 5 hp engine. I bought a nice crash helmet with a visor. My sons first test ride he took off with the cart and went about 300 yards and hit a tree and the cart flipped twice in the air as my son went flying off. I thought I just injured my son seriously as I took off running to get to him. Thank God he was all right. I asked him what happened ? He said the visor had fogged over and he couldn't see where he was going. Later on we built a working hovercraft for a 8 th grade science fair and won best of show. Father son and father daughter relationships are so very important. I served as an infantry solider in Vietnam in 1968/69. I wanted my son to also serve if he decided to. He graduated from college and applied for a Navy scholarship to go to medical school and was received. Today he is an ER doctor and our daughter a high school math teacher. Stay involved with your kids people and you'll see great results. Sam I bet you might be a mechanical engineer someday. God bless you and your dad and good luck. I am U.S. Army Ret. MOPH
Wow- thanks so much! We're having a lot of fun and learning a lot. I'll remember the gut-punch feeling of seeing that kart flip over for the rest of my life. That was a rough day. My father in law is a retired army CSM, so I have a lot of respect for you gentlemen. We just released a new video of a steel and wood American flag that you might enjoy. Thanks again!
Thanks for the videos !! I was out looking for a frame for a go kart for my grandson. After watching your videos I am going to build his. Once again thank you so much ! Now you need to put a stage 1 kit on that predator 212 !!
Great job guys! Really enjoyed watching the full build and have learnt a lot. Keen to get stuck into my own build now!
Nice build! The simplicity of some of your custom parts is really cool. I'll be using the brake system as well as the steering system in a future build.
This was such a great series to watch. The father/son bonding and the beautiful creation at the end was just fantastic. You guys are beyond awesome
Thank you so much!
Watched all six episodes. Thanks for taking the time to produce this. I have twin 8 year old girls so will have to make two carts. This is going to take a lot of money and time. I was always going to make something to limit the speed and after seeing the end of this episode, it's now a must before it gets out of the workshop. A big Thank You.
You're welcome! An adjustable governor of some kind is definitely a good idea, especially if younger ones will be driving. Good luck with your project!
It was a fun video thank you for sharing and taking us along building the Go Kart and filming editing uploading takes up a lot of time. Thanks again 👍🏼
Thank you!
Awesome series guys! Such a cool project to do together father & son. Cheers to you guys for making a cool gokart & even better memories
Thank you!
You guys did a great job on that go-kart. if you REALLY want a challenge, try a "cycle kart". Those things are awesome. You could really get creative with the design and engineering. I hope to build one myself when I'm finished with my current projects.
Y'all did a great job on that project ...
Thanks guys. That was an awesome father and son adventure; start to finish. ❤️ So sorry about the broken wrist, I hope you healed up well!!
Again, thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for the kind words! We're all healed up and on to new projects.
Antics Garage great to hear!
That was a good little series guys! And the name for the go-kart is perfect.
Loved the series guys! That’s a great kart you have there. Loved the details that you guys explained, and we’ve (my son and I) incorporated a lot of these details into our own design build of a kart. Thank you guys for documenting this experience and sharing it with the world to see. It sure has helped us with our own journey and we’ll keep an eye out for your future videos. Congratulations! Looks awesome guys!
Great job guys! You guys made a really nice go kart that will last a long time, keep it in the family and pass it down, and glad you didn't get hurt too bad, the good news is you will be a better driver because of it. Take care.
Thanks for the kind words!
Looks great sounds great something that will look cool hanging in the GARAGE when done playing with it.
well done guys. Nice job for father son project. Ill be starting one just like this one with my son. Thank you for the inspiration and great ideas. By the way love the Jesus shirt. :) God Bless you guys and may you have many more builds together.
Thank you!
These series helped so much
Thanks for the feedback!
Fine engineering may I say.
Thanks!
Dang broken wrist sucks. sorry you got hurt.
Hopefully all is well now and your
Back to riding wrenching and building
El Diablo Verde 😎👍
Que projeto maravilhoso! Grande trabalho, familia!!
Gracias!
GREAT BUILD MAN VERY DETAILED
Thank you!
I loved the series and keep up the good work. I'm thinking of building one myself. But I wanted to ask u how much it costed u guys in total.
I'm not exactly sure, because we already had some of the materials, but you could probably buy most of the major components for around 500. I'm working on plans right now, and we'll be talking about them in an upcoming video. Thanks!
Flip you guys
Great father son team.
Thank you!
really enjoyed this series, do you guys remember what total cost was by chance?
you guys did a awesome job with the videos and go kart build!! really cool to watch a father and son building a project together that will build memories that last forever. I have a 8 year old son, and we are wanting to build a go kart also thats how we stumbled upon your videos. is there anyway you could make your frame measurements available?
Thanks for watching! My "plans" aren't super accurate anymore because we made a few changes on the fly, but I could get you the basics- length, width, wheelbase, etc. Would that work?
@@anticsgarage5230 that would be great, and much appreciated!! we are excited to get started. and by the way my son got a kick out of the ducks and chickens in your video
Our kart frame is 22" wide at the back, then tapers down to 17" wide at the front to allow room for the front wheels' steering arc. The front axle is 25" long (from kingpin to kingpin). The wheelbase is 51", with an overall length of 72". Ours is pretty long, but I made it that way for an adult to ride comfortably. Overall width (outside edges of tires) is about 38". Hope that helps. Good luck with your project!
When you were testing the top speed was it on like flat land on concrete?
Yep. Flat asphalt street, best possible conditions.
Nice cause when I'm riding mine seems kinda slow
Nice work guys, change the pull cord .
Ya'll did an amazing job.
Great jobs guys, I just had one question if you guys were making this go kart electric what kinda engine would y'all use?
That's a great question. We've had a few people build this kart with a 48v, 2000w motor, like for an electric scooter, but I haven't heard any reports on performance, good or bad. I suppose it depends on battery and controller selection as well. I'd like to explore an electric build in the future.
just another thing what is the steering mechanism you used.
We purchased the tie rods and spindles from gopowersports.com. We fabricated everything else. The plans are on our website.
Good job on ur build guys u got a new subscriber 👍👏
That is absolutely awesome
Thank you!
Love the vid, about how much did this cost?
Good job. But the sproket is too big. Hope you can reduce it or increase the ground clearance
A smaller axle sprocket would actually make the kart faster, but we're happy with the speed as it is. Ground clearance hasn't been a problem so far. Thanks for watching!
Do you just have a parts list for the kart so I can build one for myself?🤔
nice how fun
hey just a question how much did all of it end up costing?
So just watched the whole series, and it was all because I already have a go kart, however I have a wheel barrow without wheels, I wanna make a frame around it, mount the engine to the front, and have a chain going to the rear wheels like normal, it’s gonna be like a Ford T-Bucket kinda thing, so any suggestions?
Sounds like a sweet project! The biggest issue will probably be chain length and location. However, you could probably run a jack shaft. Two shorter chains would be more work to set up, but less problems. It would allow you to route your chain wherever you want. Plus it would allow a lot of options gearing- wise. If you build this thing, we've gotta see it!
Antics Garage oh yeah for sure, I’m only 15, me or my dad don’t have the time, but once I get a job and a vehicle to haul around Aluminum, might build the frame out of aluminum to keep it light and strong. That chain tho yeah I was thinking it would be a little long, however motorcycle chains are a little shorter so idk, I’ll have to figure it out. Or I do a rear engine mounted setup like usual to make it easier, but build a trunk behind it, or some sort of truck bed. It would be pretty cool to make it road legal as well 🤷♀️😂
How much costs all the project ?
what engine did u guys use?
Hey where you buy all off parts
It’s awesome I’m going to build one like it what metal you used
So bummed Sam broke his wrist but we dig the name Busta Lime!
Yes- a serious bummer. But we all learned a lot, and Busta Lime will ride again!
maybe adding a roll cage would make it safer
How long till the detail video is I can’t wait
Hopefully this weekend, maybe next week some time.
congrats
busta lime
How much did you spend in total to build the go kart? You guys did an awesome job. Looking to build one with my son as well.
I'm not exactly sure, because we already had some of the materials, but you could probably buy most of the major components for around 500. I'm working on plans right now, and we'll be talking about them in an upcoming video. Thanks!
I bet it was closer to $1000 than it was to $500. The engine, torq kit and rims and tires are about $500.
Can’t wait till next video about details so you think this weekend it will be posted
El diablo verde🤤 Sounds 10x better
What size are the wheels?
How much feet of metal was used
I'm working on a set of plans right now which will have all of the details. Stay tuned- we'll be posting another video soon with more details.
Antics Garage ok thank
Thanks
Name it snot rocket
I literally laughed out loud on that one!
Make roll cage ?
At least Sam didn't take the impact on the head! Also I have a question, does the go kart like kick up when you give it gas? Cause for some reason mine does and I'm worried about it flipping.
Yeah, could have been worse. Does your kart have suspension, or is it a rigid frame like ours?
Antics Garage it's a rigid frame like yours, no suspension
Assuming it has a fairly low center of gravity, I don't know exactly what would cause something like that. Unless you've got a really gnarly engine on it. Under-inflated tires or a too-soft suspension can cause all kinds of wandering and leaning. By the way, I just looked at your channel. Your drone footage is awesome!
Antics Garage thanks for the help I'm not sure what to do about it, also I'm pretty sure I got the same engine as you-a predator 212cc stock and thanks!
u should have added a small roll over cage
in which country are you
what size throttle cable did you guys use
Around 60" should work. Something like this one: www.amazon.com/Throttle-Cable-Casing-Inner-8252-1390/dp/B01MXD17JN
@@anticsgarage5230 Thanks, and great job on the build.
I love how the power train does not relate to the colour of the go kart 😂😂
Busta lime
when I have a kid I want to have this type of relationship with em!
Busta Lime
Hey mate, I was wondering what engine you used
Predator 212 from Harbor Freight. But just about any small horizontal shaft engine would work.
Not to bother but how long till plans are posted
Sorry for the delay. I'm finishing them up right now. Should be posted within the next week. (I know that's what I said last time, but this stuff takes a while!) Thanks for your patience.
Antics Garage take your time just can’t wait
How much to build this kart
U should add a roll cage
Chance of getting specs of the frame?
Yes! Get your free plans here: www.anticsgarage.com/gokart
What size od wheels did you use ?
The tires are 145x70-6. (About 14" in diameter) on 6" rims.
@@anticsgarage5230 how much it is in centimeter ? :)
@@ukaszwieczorek5651 about 36cm
How much in materials? Thanks
It's hard to say exactly, but probably $100 - $150 in steel and hardware. (buy from an actual steelyard, not a box store). You can purchase most of the major drivetrain components, wheels, etc. for around $500 new. Prices vary quite a bit from what I've noticed, but I hope that helps.
You have of blueprints for go cart
Yes. You can download them here: www.anticsgarage.com/gokart
How wide is the Kart?
The frame is 22" wide. Overall width (outside edges of the tires) is about 38".
how bout 'lime time'
What was the cost of all this
It's hard to say exactly, because we already had some of the components and materials. But you could probably buy most of the major stuff for $400 - $500. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
Thank you I have the 212 predator engine and a crappy frame and this video helped me out thanks
It kinda like mario kart
Buster lime
I am a poor young man and I hope to have a vehicle for me and my father😔😔
Kids of the60 would just jump on t
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you can build to your own specs it takes a lot of pride to build a Go Kart frame they way you want it to look and fill use square tubing it is easier to work with you don't have to worry if the rear axle bracket maybe instead of 1 bracket why not use 2 or 3 it is not going to break off by adding gussets you are adding a safety idea not round never buy a used go kart kart made out of round tubing and modify it for a live axle axle not a good idea i have to many live axle builds that use round tube i am going to be building my own using some of the ideas from you my kart is going to be using is about 30 feet of square steel tubing 1.5x1.5 it going to cost about $30.00 dollars from Bobco metals in Los Angeles i live in the Valley it cost $2.00 a cut easier for me to have done for about $100.00 Dollars i will save a lot of time may be about 50 cuts Thank You Gentleman for your Ideas AKA Antics Garage i will be adding seat belts and some type of roll cage design from Nascar or a Funny car and a seat belt
I was gonna say she's awful narrow
Call 911
Busta Lime
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