| 10. Tool Requirements | | | | Knuckle Busting Adjustable Hand Wrench |
| The day dream: The mouth is drooling, the ears are | | | | Electric Drill and drill bits |
| hearing exhaust notes not audible to anyone around, | | | | Hack Saw |
| the mind is drifting as the go kart is being either | | | | File |
| dreamed up or looked at, but not a clue as to how, | | | | Grinder |
| and where it is going to be repaired, fixed, welded and | | | | And not necessary but very helpful in a jam: Welder |
| torn apart. | | | | I have built whole go karts with a hack saw, so if you |
| There is no substitute for a good shop. I can tell you | | | | want some muscles, join the hack saw club. |
| that I did not have a shop, did not have a garage, did | | | | Otherwise invest in a saws-all! |
| not even have a place to plug in my welder, but I | | | | As far as construction materials are concerned: |
| made a go kart frame in my front yard. So a shop is | | | | The must haves are... |
| not essential, but it does help a lot. | | | | Assortments of : |
| Make sure you have a place to work on the go kart | | | | Bolts (best to have grade 5 and higher) |
| that is clean, and organized. You may say "Oh you are | | | | Nuts (again grade 5 and higher: grade 2's will shear off |
| just a neat freak!" No actually, I am not, but it sure does | | | | and can be dangerous in go kart environments) |
| help when I am. | | | | Nylock Nuts |
| The one rule of the shop that will make this whole | | | | Washers |
| project go smoothly is: "Every tool has its place, and | | | | Lock Washers |
| every place has its tool." Make sure the two are | | | | Drywall Screws |
| happy and you have a happy shop. You know where | | | | Assortment of Springs |
| things are, and you can get the items fixed in a jiffy. | | | | Nails |
| As far as equipment is concerned, the essentials are: | | | | Bailing Wire |
| Ratchet Set | | | | Duct Tape |
| Hand Wrench Set | | | | Nails and bailing wire will get you out of a jam more |
| Screw Driver Set | | | | than once! Nails can be used as clips pins that retain |
| Driver Set (includes tex drivers!) | | | | joints together. Bailing wire is used to hold springs and |
| Locking Pliers | | | | actuate throttles. Very good for carburetor work! |