Gocart / Engine crane lift

[oxygen454]

Anyone have prints on how to build a nice gocart frame?

Also looking for prints on a good engine crane lift.

Oxy

 

[malcolm]

For an engine crane - it's more economical to buy one over here. Cost of parts tends to exceed the cost of a ready made one. Mine is a 1 tonne folding Clarke and has stood up to lots of abuse over the years. Don't know if you can get anything like that over there.

 

[shenion]

Yes, bought a hoist from Northern Tools here. Came with load leveler. Was about $150. Can not buy the parts for that.

 

[oxygen454]

I was thinking the same thing, cheaper to buy than to build. Thanks guys! Now just to find gocart drawings and Im set haha.

 

[Bobtail4x4]

I made my engine crane using leftover 40x80 box, a 12 tonne bottle jack and some supermarket trolly wheels.

cost me £10 for the jack, the rest I had.

I have lifted a nissan fd33 engine and range rover gearbox combined, must have been a total of half a tonne, no problems.

 

[Brian Coates]

Go kart covers a mutlitude of sins, design depends on use (onroad, off road, race), engine, physical size etc etc. If its just for fun the best way is experiment, have a look at the stearing geometry on a bought one and just go for it!

 

[paul the 6th]

not exactly a gokart but a project I'm going to undertake in the next month or so...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Build-Your-Own-Off-road-Buggy/dp/1859606423
give some good advice/ideas and would be a great starting point for anyone who's not so familiar with the principals of building this kind of this (like me)