[Kartbuilding] kartbuilding-chassis

[Stephen Burke]

Hi Francisco,

Sorry for the delay in replying to your email.

The reason the chassis of the "Donor kart" failed, is because it was 
previously damaged, twisted and in a poor state. See:
http://www.kartbuilding.net/gallery/v/Kart_Clearance_and_Memories/DSC01298.JPG.html

There were also splice plates welded into the frame (see bottom right of 
photo: 
http://www.kartbuilding.net/gallery/v/Kart_Clearance_and_Memories/DSC01301.JPG.html 
)
There was clear evidence that this kart had been involved in a lot of 
crashes previously.

As a result, I chose to make a new chassis and to learn about chassis 
design in the process :)

Best of luck,
-steve

On Sat, 27 Sep 2008, Francisco Cary wrote:

> Hi!
>
> I'm building a kart and I have a question for you. I think the most
> difficult part is making the chassis, so I would like to ask you why
> do you think the chassis of the "Donor kart" failed.
>
> Thanks for your time
>
> Francisco
>
>
> P.S: I'm portuguese so maybe you'll find here some mistakes.
>