I have now started my new go kart project after looking around for a go kart (electric) for my oldest son I have decided to build one, started to look round at kits and ride on and eventually settled on a Grasshopper. This is based upon a lotus 7 / caterham 7 The full sized version Called a locust locust there is not a lot of information About the grasshopper you can order the plans on line and some of the the parts but I went the route of doing my own plans and modelling it on a cat7 So I have a long list of stuff I need to get, and work out how to do on a budget should be fun. Here is the link for the grasshopper Grasshopper

About a month a go I was having a tidy out of my hide a way the wide calls it the garage. I filled the car up and when to the local dump, after sitting in the usual traffic to just get in I was a but fed up, so I emptied the car and engaged in the usual smile at the other guys throwing a way the in finished projects I was passing a large 4x4 in in the back was a old unhappy looking power, so I made eye contact with the owner and asked if you are throwing that could I have it. To my delight he said her no problems so with a grin I legged it to my car and loaded it. After getting it home and the wife pulling that face I pulled it a part and cleaned it up and the set about testing the electrics to my suprised it worked both motors and gear boxes worked fine. So after an upgrade to 12v it moves about 12mph from the 6v 4mph

Hi i have not posted here for some time, i have been working on other projects but i have now put lights in the the jeep and upgraded it to 12 v its considerably faster now :)