Project Nova-Kart

[hendrix]

Basically, ive got a shed load of spares from the 1ltr that im breaking so i was thinking of building some sort of go-kart ala scrapheap challenge. should i do it??
any tips and ideas would be useful

[robb]

Erm....just try it, if it all goes wrong I wouldn't want to have posted about it.

[hendrix]

i just think it would be a laugh. building it all with nova bits, running it on 3 spoke alloys :lol:

[robb]

Then try it :roll:.

[hendrix]

oh ok sorry :o

[robb]

I didn't mean it in a bad way, it's just most of my mates are all talk and they never get things done.

[Philsutton]

use the nova an just cut everything off it so its just a floor pan engine an wheels, see how fast you can get the 1lt

[sTuDeNt]

I am hoping to build go kart this summer with some of my mates. Going to use bikes engine and custom made ... everything LOL

[scott.parker]

use the nova an just cut everything off it so its just a floor pan engine an wheels, see how fast you can get the 1lt

Yeah but how about trying to chop the car in half,(And take a huge chunck out!!)so it got a much shorter wheel base,would turn well quick and make it lighter still !! :D

I say go for it,if it dont work out at least you will have had fun,im sure chris would come over and play as well :wink:

scott

[Philsutton]

that would be great fun you just wouldnt want to hit a tree in it though lol

[hendrix]

yeah it would be a good laugh. its just having the time to do it. Will probably attempt something over winter. Would it be strong enough with just the floorpan??
I was gonna put it as a rear engine but i think it would be a lot of trouble. The floorpan was gonna be made out of some sort of steel tubing to make a frame and then the standard nova steering. It would be soooo light because the only weight would be the engine really. Imagine the power to weight ratio even from a piddly 1ltr :lol:

[scott.parker]

Well if you use the nova chassis but shorten it down(chop a chunck out the middl) then well up what would off been the doors,so the side are solid,no roof,and then make the rest up as you go allong,lol

I think chris would hep out mate(did say think) :D

scott

[hendrix]

the thing is if i use the nova chassis its basically like driving a nova which was kinda what i was trying to avoid i.e ill still be sat up in the air looking over the engine...
..it just occured to me that i cant actually use it anyway cosidering the chassis is split in the engine bay and it all needs jigging.
guess it might have to be a new design :roll:
the one thing i dont wanna do is spend much cash on it if any at all.

[epo]

put the 1.0l engine in a lawn mower and race that :lol:

[scott.parker]

put the 1.0l engine in a lawn mower and race that :lol:

Dude i have always wanted to do that lawn mower racing it looks the tits! :D

scott

[epo]

i saw it on "they think its all over" on uk g2

[scott.parker]

i saw it on "they think its all over" on uk g2

I seen them do a 24hr indurance race,swaping drivers in the night,looks ace,they could harldy see affter a bit as the mud got so thick :lol:

scott