Homemade Go Kart The Build P1
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Here's some video of what we went through during the build. There were plenty of changes before the first test drive! Thank You for watching, Jeff My friend Tom earlier in this video has passed away some time ago and my friend John is now in a home. Sad times, yes. Take extra time to enjoy/appreciate your friends which are still here.
at first I thought "some classic rock on the radio" then I realized when the video was made. .. it was just rock.
Looks like you have a great bunch of friends maybe family to be out working and bouncing ideas off each other. Looks like you all had a blast in both building and driving,thanks for sharing Jeff
steve Little Your very correct on the idea's thing. When friends would stop in or be helping they would have a idea for a change. I enjoyed that things were brought up. More ideas in the pool are great and then you grab the best ones! There are times where people who helped on the build (or not) stop by and go riding. Where this has been together for so many years now friends stop in with their kids and take them for a ride. Pretty neat to be part of all the smiles. Thank you for your comment Steve, Jeff
when i see this kind of video quality, it makes me feel good. it feels like a happy 😄 time
Great music, good friends and taking periodic beer breaks, eating good food and building a kick ass kart. What more can a man ask for?
I've been building karts since the early eighties, and every one slowly got bigger and heavier, I went from small 2 strokes to 900 bike motors with full independent suspension, and they were
more like sedan buggies by the end of that craze.. I then went back to small and lightweight RZ-500 powered rocket, and completely blew the others away.. 230kph+..
Nowdays it's Chinese stationary engines and torque converters, and even less weight.. but still loads of fun though.
Thanks for posting, I only wish I had more footage from back then..
Ok i may be just a lil motorcycle mechanic but that might be the first recorded side by side. Thats so awesome. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Bill Moser Hi Bill. There are days now that I look back at this project and can't believe it happened (and filmed it!) I always hope this motivates people to give their thoughts a shot for a build. Just so everyone knows this wasn't my first try at a build. My first ones were quite crude looking and very basic. It's all is a learning experience which can be beneficial later in life. Glad you enjoyed the vid Bill & thank you for your comment, Jeff
Yes, this video was shot in the 90's, you can see the fashion of the 80s left behind lol. Awesome build, it's cool to see stuff like this, it reminds me of the simpler days before all this advanced technology we have nowadays.
+AJ Hedge Thanks AJ. I must say so much fun was had here by many back then. Always someone around to lend a hand and have a beer or two. Not as much free time as folks had kids & other things to tend to.
.. What kind of rear axle to use
This is literally my dream.... to be building go karts and really neat stuff in a garage with most of my spare time. No joke.
I just need a garage, and time, lol
Nice video!!
+Cory Tanner Hi Cory. I remember working out in the driveway at my apartment many years ago for many years. Keeping thinking positive, be a go getter and good things will happen! Thank you for your comment and glad you enjoyed the vid, Jeff
Glad to see you doing a series on this build. This baby turned out to be just plain gnarley. I like it alot how modifications create a masterpiece. Thanks and please keep your camera rollin'....awesome video's.
Hi lemmik1900 Nice to know your enjoying the video! It's one thing to see such a project all done & functional but I hoped everyone would get a kick out of what was behind the build. So many things were changed as the build progressed. This thing is very easy to drive & it don't take long to get use to the controls - I always wish every one could take a spin!! And yes I'll keep the cameras rollin' - there is so much more original stuff here that I'll be mak'in vid's on that should surprise everyone, I'm new at this & just getting started, Jeff
Nice!........ With the engine placement it looks like your back will stay warm on those snowy rides.
Thanks - And there has been plenty of snow here lately too!
That goes beyond a normal go-kart. You have some awesome fabrication skills!
+Keith Stinson Thank you Kieth. Sure had lotsa fun on it thru the years.
Nice shop it's good to have the tools to do projects like that
Was this shot in 1976?
+AimlessMoto was totally about to ask a similar question about the early 80's I thought. If it wasn't shot before 1990 then these guys mustve found a way to travel back in time.
+AimlessMoto Dude this is S-VHS camcorder, full size tape and all , and his definition of a go cart is about ten sizes too big.
+Nukes Away well to be fair when he started it was small enough to classify as a go kart and i bet it fits in the bed of a fullsize stretch f150 or the like. He also beat the side by side craze by like a minute atleast.
+AimlessMoto id say in the 80s-90s
+AimlessMoto at 7:57 it shows 1990
One of the most 80's things I've ever seen!
Loving these retro build videos!!!!! FRIGGIN RIGHTS BOYZZ!!!!!!! Keep it up!!!!!!!
+qhiggie Thanks qhiggie, Will do!
Bubba that's not a cart. That's a buggy! Great job!
+Thomas Harrell Thanks Thomas. Original intentions were it was going to be a 1 seater, have no suspension and be considerably smaller. It grew into this but the Go Kart name still remained with it. The girlfriend calls it the Cadillac Go Kart.
+2jeffs1 ;)
Love this old school vid miss the good old days
I'm saying it was filmed around Dec 1990. I remember hearing Christmas wishes on the radio and if you watch part two it starts Jan 1, 1991. But that's all a guess. And watch the cameraman always trying to check out the guy woman.
8:16 was the best part....
haha! pretty nice for a pit lizard
Sir...you are a talented fabricator. I noticed the manx buggy for your ID pic. I would like to see that build as well !
I thank you. If you were to go on my channel page click on the word video's and you shall see some on the build and on board rides. I did put a Subaru engine in it a while back and it is really upped the fun to drive factor.
And - - - From your question I thought it wouldn't be a bad idea to create a playlist on the Dune Buggy. Just go to my channel and click on playlists and you shall find it. Thank you for your thoughts, Jeff
Awesome!
Totally cool
Wisconsin ROCKS!
Liberty Wagon Thanks Man!!
One badass lookin go kart!!
Go kart?? That thing is starting to look more like a family car...
You should put some drone brains on your cart. Combine drones, rc cars and a go cart. Say if you wanted to extend your distance through a virtual headset have the vehicle drop a relay and not relying on a satellite. You could pickup a good drone then clip the power to the drone motors then plug the drone into cart(with some modifications) and you'll can have full control(a follow drone could help with relays or even drop relays itself).
This is so awsome, me and my frient want to build a much smalle scale go kart and this is great to see all the hard work that goes into it, we still need a welder though haha.
Hello Jose. I started small too and built different karts before this one. As time goes on you will get better on ideas and building. My first karts were pretty crude looking but were a lot of fun to drive. Probably good I didn't have this one when I was much younger due to my driving habits :>)
That's an awesome ride👍👍
Whomever disliked,or had negative comments have NO CONCEPT OF COOL... even though its not your design,GREAT JOB GUYS (& GIRL. lol,yeah I noticed.)
Good job on the video. I like the way you are tying in audio with some of the segments. The audio really helps pull it all together. Good job on the build also.
Thank You Dave. I did spend a lot of time producing this. The feed back is very helpful as to what is working. The build - well that was a challenge. It's like - Here have a pile of parts. Now make it go forward LOL. Part 2 Is gonna have some funny parts that were left in and will be up soon....
Great stuff man! Cool to see it coming together and evolving. 1990 footage came out good! you can tell its older, but doesn't look bad. hahaha, yeah man, always gotta leave some goofy stuff in :)
Great - glad you liked the vid. I worked on this vid for many nights. There was a bit of goofy stuff I cut out on this one, kinda wish I would of left it in now from the comments - SO for part 2 will be much more behind the scenes crazy fun. I am in aw from so many nice viewers on this You Tube thing....
2jeffs1 Awesome! Yeah, youtube is definitely a cool advantage to this modern era. A way for people who enjoy the part of life where you build, fix create, and have fun. to share that with other people. One thing i really noticed about the video, is you filmed it back then, almost like you were making it for a youtube audience. I guess mainly you just did a good job documenting it, but it really shows how it was going down. Just works out perfect for youtube. Looking forward to more of the crazy fun building!
Hey homes!
Great video man, greetings from Houston TX!
Michael Gedies Hahah - Hi man! Great catch on the vid terms. Got a huge grin at this end. :>) Glad you enjoyed the vid & Thanks for the comment! Cheers....
cool kart.. love the the dog!!
Thanks man. The dog is the official shop mascot!
go kart............nah! But your stove venting @ 8:00 is awesome. Some real radiating properties there. Good thinking
nice work guys...but i wonder u havent used any differential in this vehicle.. wat was the alternative which u used instead of d diff??
very cool! the only thing i woulda changed is give it dual exhaust
This is cool! I will definitely try to make my own car!
+motorhomes caravans Was a bit of a challenge at first but the rewards have been aw sum!
A Big Bravo. Super
thats no gokart, thats a beast, awesome
Let's get a review from the Enchanted & All Knowing "EYEBALLA!!!" C Wat he thinx EYE SAY EYE SAY!!!
You just invented the ATV and the Go Pro! :)
Gnosis Autosports Thanks man. Sure glad I filmed things in the past now. Never knew YT was on the way in 1990... It's always fun reading the comments! :>)
Awesome fabricating....Where are you from? Sounds like you are a fellow Yooper. I grew up in Escanaba in the Upper Peninsula.
Hey there, Hi there Jack. I'm from Wisconsin. So you would be a hop, skip & a jump from here :>) Yeah there were plenty of challenges to overcome on that build. Getting so far into some areas and not happy knowing something won't last then back track for a better design happened a bit. The best part is to correct things before claiming a final built piece. Thru the years a few suttle changes happen for that icing on the cake result. Glad you enjoyed the vid, Thanks, Jeff
it looks heavy for a cart it's a beast
Originally it was gonna be one seat with no suspension. It just kept getting fatter as we went!
great series,
I Thank You. Part 2 will be some pretty goofy parts that I decided to leave in to give every one more of the like you were there feeling!
Based on the Daisy Dukes and the video quality I would say this is from the 90s lol
I was going to say 70's but I don't think camcorder was around.
And the music gave away too.
+furiousaaron Wll, About half way through I spotted a that there was a time stamp that said Dec 9th 1990
Definately 80's
cool buggy, 1 question, do you have front brakes?
+NOYPI RIDER On the first design front end it didn't. The later design, yes it does.
Ok, thank you for responding:)
And Thank You for viewing Clayton, Jeff.
That go kart is awesome, does it still run? Also I was born in 1990 lol. Also why do modern day go karts look rubbish compared to old go karts? That and what was its top speed?
It still runs great. Several years back I had to some work on the brakes ,air shocks & put a new chain on. Out on the ice we hit 120 MPH. It gets pretty cold in a hurry at that speed!
Nice buggy you built!
+Patrick TheBaptist We sure had so much fun on it thru the years!
2jeffs1
I bet! With a nice shop like that I bet you have had lots and lots of fun! Thanks for sharing it!
Your welcome Patrick. As you probably already figured - I kinda live out in the garage!
I bet you are a lot older now, Jeff. That video was in 1990. Cool buggy !
Thanks Don!
How much is one of those kits to build a go kart in actual size to create any superhero vehicle of my chosing
I didn,t know there was camcorder in 1970,s bug that nice work guys nice buggy im sure it has a lot of power oh and the girl is looking good
I would think that when a vehicle approaches the size and complexity of yours it's no longer a go-kart and is now a buggy.
Go straight to 8:15 for the best part of the video.
Did the radio in the background say northeast WI? I live there too.
Lost Skills Podcast Yeah-Nice area to live. Don't enjoy the cold winters as much these days tho.... :>)
that thing is amazing
what is the dementions of the square tubing please? I loved this show. I want to build one also. great shows.
Hi Kerry. 1"x1-1/2" x .093 thick. Have fun on your build, Jeff.
you sir are awesome!
+Andrew Sybert Thank you Andrew!
thats 24 years ago but that go kart looks good and that girl looks good to love the 1990 style
Several years back the kart needed some servicing. The shock seals were leaking and the brakes were binding, etc but nothing major considering the hard use it gets!. The 90, yes one great time. :>)
the 90,s also remember me my young age haha
welcome back... welcome back ... welcome ...........back ...koter.... lol loved the hell out of this man great job on this !!!!!!!
Well - hey there. Thanks Harold, And..... Got a big kick out of your comment. :>)
lol thanks dam man that thing is fast .....
Originally it was supposed to be a one seater with no suspension and with all the changes it grew into this. Put the part on, cut the part off. Haha, Thankx again....
ok i had several 750s 3 cb and 2 ks they where awsome and strong honda engines what happen to the other one ? that was on there ?
+harold witham Your right on them 750's. Them were some great bullet proof engineering at that time. I got to know the guy at the motorcycle salvage yard pretty good and he took it in trade for the Interceptor engine that is on their now. The Interceptor had a aluminum radiator. He asked If I could settle for a different one where he gets a lot of money for those. Ended up with a copper V65 Magna which works just fine. I also could of got that other dash cluster in the vid for almost nothing but it just looked too cheesy. :>)
Nice job, your shop is nice with old rock and roll playing, even a cute girl working there is that why your shop is so clean?
+Barry Thacker Thanks Barry. Yes she played a big part in that. Everything always gets picked up at the end of the day for a fresh start the next day & I'll help too. Then were ready for the am cust stuff and work on the kart after that.
@ 3:40 all I saw different was missing tread on the rear tires, nice.
Good catch! I believe I'm on the 5th set of tires.
I was laughing as in 1 shot there was new tread, next shot they look like Mickey Thompson slicks. Great job on the video 2jeffs1!
Would it be possible to do a time elapse video of a build from start to finish? ...That may be a bit much. Just a thought. In any case, it is good to see you still making videos.
-Cheers
Gotta admit I was laughing that you caught the tire thing. I think I'm on the 5th set now. I did like your time lapse idea. The bad part is when I do these projects there are so many parts missing. I get too involved in the project and don't film so many parts when I should be, Jeff
That would be a ton of "film" to review, edit, cut, etc etc. An that I've been rolling around for some time: Honda Odyssey w/ an R6 motor, done right. It may not be your thing, but has always seemed like a fun toy to me. No matter the project you post next, I hope others enjoy you're projects as much as me. Good luck in the New Year.
-Cheers
Hey Jeff, what it the thing called that was stirring the paint and where do you get them ?
Hi Cody. Seems they were called agitator cups. There is a piece that drops in with a magnet that has a blade on it. No mechanical drive to it and makes it easy to clean the cup out. The air drive motor is located in that black colored base. That is one thing that I never had to take apart. Would be neat to see what is all inside that! Was some pretty cool engineering in those days. Seems I bought that from NAPA, many moons ago....
Roll bar all set
Excellent vid man! I was about 10 when you were shooting this, hanging around a similar shop with my dad and friends. Do you still have this same place?
+J Clouse I've been here since 1986. When you watch some of my video's they are older footage of this place in the background. I can see where one would think it is a different place where I have done so much work on everything here. Never do much tv & had people ask if I ever sleep! It's neat to hear that you had a place to hang out and learn some things. To see things done is always much better than reading how to in a book or trying to comprehend an explanation.
Now that is a nice machine.
Thank You T-Man. Too bad you don't live next door, I'd let you take it for a beat on ;>)
I was just wondering if you had pland, or could draw them up for this build for me, I would love to build one like it, please reply 2jeffs1
Hi Clayton. Sorry - I don't have any build plans for the kart. However in the near future I wanted to make a video covering separate sections of the build and everyone could take things from there. To keep costs down much of the build was created from what ever was laying around here that could be used in the build.
What year was this video filmed? Looks like in the 70's.
Looks more like the 90's my mom use to dress like this haha
Timothy Luzier definitely from the 90s
Timothy Luzier i know right! This is so retro
Timothy Luzier no NOT EVEN MORE LIKE 60S..LOL NO JUST KIDDIN..ID SAY EARLY 90S
I like it,
When was this filmed?
This was some home footage that I took before the YT days. 1990 - 91.
What are the front rims off a old Vega or Monza
The rims were from that MG that the front end came off of. Your right - the Vega's and Monza's had an identical looking rim. Actually my ice studded tires are on the rims from that yellow Vega in the background of the Cannon video. Them were the slotted ones and not the 4 spoke though. On the newer Kart vid's the chrome rims were ordered from American Racing Wheels for a Vega. :>)
Hey jeff i love this
can u tell me to how many materials to buy
nice go cart
Im trying to make the fast and the furious ramp car can i do it this way
What's the name of the song at the very end of the video?
HI Joe. The song is called Bounce_It. It comes from the UA-cam audio library. ua-cam.com/users/audiolibrary The song is listed under Hip Hop.
i was 4 months old when this video is made and now im 27
this was actually shot on a camcorder wasnt it??
+The Quizzle Yes it was. Was happy I had some footage of the build where in the early 90's the YT thing would be only be a dream!
Very cool build - Thanks for the video. One thing - that is more of a small car than a true go/cart. Just sayin.
dam nice i wish i could build one haha
no music please, need to hear that accent, love it; keep up the good work!
Cool
Where did ya get the engine? What size hp?
+Thomas Harrell I got the engine from a local motorcycle salvage yard. I read it is 103 HP at the crank, 80 something at the wheel.
+2jeffs1 Darn cool. How does do over all? Over heat? Function well. Could a small hunting buggy be built the same way with success?
how do i purchase one
which site do i buy one
Too cool.... must have been a blast to build. But I have an issue with you calling it a go kart this thing is on a whole other level
wesleyb82 Actually the whole idea behind this in the beginning was a 1 seater with no suspension. It kept getting bigger as time passed. We called it put the part on, cut the part off syndrome. As it got bigger the girlfriend named it the Cadillac Go Kart.
wesleyb82 its almost more like a sand rail
haha you guys made the first gopro
+matthew anderson Gonna check today to see if I can find my patent paperwork! :>)
i want friends that own junkyards!!! dang lol
filmed 1990 and u/he put in an almost brand new engine
:D is it your dad who built it or was it u?? :)
+samuel olofsson I built the kart myself. However I built many prior to this one. By tinkering one can learn a lot by trial and error. Parents knew nothing about the automotive industry, enjoyed carpentry stuff and worked in factories. Good catch on the engine. It was affordable where the guy that owned the motorcycle salvage yard came here for auto servicing, got to know him quite well and gave me a super deal on the engine and accessories.
I LUV THAT LAGUNA S3 ..IM SURE NOBODY NOTICE IT BUT I DID...THEY ARE GREAT CARS.
Ever watch a UA-cam video and just want to hang out with the people in the video?
+Russell Fisher Sure have Russell. Actually one can sense that some would welcome ones company or even help on their project. It seems easier to see/understand how things are built/work by being present in person v/s reading in a book!
I feel like I'm in the 80s watching this -.-
nice
I like.... good my freen from indonesia...
Thank you sir!
did anyone else see the gremlin at 5:58 and 8:30 ?
I like it
Nice
when was this made
nice work 🙅🙅🙅🙅
So you going to make it street legal for Beer runs ? Better on gas than the SUV and more fun !
Lawrence Eich Hi Lawrence. Like your way of thinking. Probably never come back home - would have too much fun just crusin around!
2jeffs1 dxdc
UA-cam wasn't invented yet when this was made....hell the internet was still just a theory
crosscart on steroids!
makes you wonder how much of that car was left over after he built this lol
This looks and sounds like Wisconsin. Am I correct?
+John Morgan I bet you are John! :>)
+2jeffs1 I grew up in Eau Claire.
This doesn't really show you any of the build there's a lot a flicking around with the cam real quick. it would have been better if you had shown it like how to make the steering and how to fix the wheels on and connect up the engine to the axle and the brakes get where I'm going with this.Ii want to build my own one but there are parts of the build I just have no clue about.
+Brian12227 Hi Brian. Yes I am totally aware of your concerns and you are correct. This was shot way before YT times for my home movies which were just for fun and not educational as you said. If I knew YT was coming - absolutely they would be shot with much more care and detailed explanations. However if you would like I did recently do 2 movies with a detailed view and explanation of it. I have an extensive hoard pile of parts upstairs and some that were used, not sure of what they were from. Here is a link to those video's in case you would be interested. ua-cam.com/video/ioaZf5fNvhM/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/sWAMB4605-8/v-deo.html Thank you for your concerns Brian, Jeff