KartBuilder29's Journal

Today I worked on boxing in the frame. A friend of mine came over and gave me some pointers on welding, after that things went smooth. The frame is completely welded, only things left to do is put in the brake mounting peg, brackets for the pedals and hinges for the leaf springs. The steering column will have to be lengthened by cutting it in half then welding a pipe in-between the two pieces.

one of my wheels came in the mail today, the fedex guy actually walked to the back to deliver it to me. Said he wanted to see what I was making, and was very impressed with the way thing looked.


In the picture you can see the pillow blocks used for the rear axle. I really like the way the went on. I didn't have to cut a hole in the frame to fit the axle through which should increase the strength of the frame.


Unfortunately the sprocket I bought does not line up with the bolt holes on the sprocket hub. The holes in the hub are farther apart than the ones on the sprocket.




so I ended up drilling new holes for the bolts and then i got to finish installing the axle. Then the free wheel hub when on. since the bearings that came it are 3/4 i had to buy a pack of 1" tapered bearings. I only needed one since a 3/4 is needed on the end of the hub to hold it in place. but here is my (almost) rolling frame.

my garage is a mess, I never got to got it organized when we moved in. But with this project under way it is getting there little by little.