My ghetto homemade go cart

Made in the 6th grade by me completely from scratch. Uses an old 1963 Wisconsin S-8D engine that took 5 re-builds, cleanings, and a month of work to get running again.

EDIT: Yea, its 1 wheel drive so I can turn on pavement without wearing down all the tread on my tires. When you go around a turn, the inside wheel spins slower than the outside wheel due to the different arcs, this is why cars have differentials. But most importantly, its 1 wheel drive because its a lot cheaper to buy 2.5ft less of axle.

Random comment, the band "Zebrahead" is amazing. Look them up and buy their albums lol.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• homemade
• ghetto
• go
• cart

[bman111bman111]

Update: 5/9/11

First of all, this go cart has been dead for a good 3 years now. Shortly after this video, I scrapped it and started building a new one. The new one is completed and we clocked it in at 47mph down a dirt road. Now, that was before the engine mods. It has a Honda GX390, but now that engine has a billet piston rod, 32lbs valve springs, a 32mm Minuki carb, and no governor. As soon as it's back together, I'm putting up a driving video from some off road trails. It's green and sexy.

[edgarstheman22]

hey how did you attach your stright pipe? im real intrested:)

[bman111bman111]

@edgarstheman22

If ya really wanna know, all i did was cut the old muffler pipe off, grab a piece of metal pipe i had, drill/tap it, adn thread in a bolt as a set screw

[minorot]

Great ingenuity! This is the kind of kart every kid dreams about but rarely achieves.

[bman111bman111]

@minorot

ha ha ha. Well you see there was one i built before this. It was because in 4th grade i asked my mom if i could buy one and she said no. So after consulting with my friends and figuring i could make one i asked my mom if i could build one. She said sure ebcause she never thought i could do it. 3 months later and i threw together this thing with a wooden frame, lawnmower belt-drive clutch, and an old 2 cycle 3hp snowblower engine. It went like 2 mph. 2 years later i built this one

[Am3TuR3Build3r]

its one wheel drive because........

its ghetto

[starkran000]

Should have made in 2 wheel drive with a straight axel

[zfreviewsandunboxing]

nice man very cool

[nafissjarrell]

ok this may be an old video but I gotta say good job with it :) Im 14 and Im working on my go kart now.. and tomorrow Im getting another one from an scrap yard.. but good job :) I like it

[fyxfranky]

dude that beaner

[gunman5566]

@hein2111 now im makeing a 10 hp mini chopper

[brandongeiger2]

@bman111bman111 you have a billet flywheel too?

[ckctvids]

One wheel drive ? Wtf

[PhillyBengtson]

Thats not ghetto, thats poverty

[johnmhmd]

hi man . im from israel and in israel there is no good engines for go kart that what i know> soo what good engine in israel that good and "fast" 40-50 kph and cheap and diffuse in israel ? thx any way

[tobyscarrots]

wow what a P.O.S. take auto classes retard