Here Arthur and Kevin discuss where to put the throttle cable on their new weekend project.
Parted out from old projects, new life is fitted around an old Go Cart frame that survived a customer’s extreme yard clean up.
Chosen for the engine is an old water pump motor and the throttle cable donated from a used up Jet Ski. The seat’s pervious life was that of a mold for Kevin’s fiberglass canoe seats. Scrap metal met with the welder for the steering column. (See picture insert)
Totally involved in the progress, Arthur meticulously toed in (aligned) the front ties with the back. Even at dinnertime after a long day of working in the heat and humidity, he wanted to stay and work. Oh, and for the first time that I can remember, dirt, sweat and grease are not an issue!
School nights have been difficult for him, first having to spend more time on his home work now that he’s in 6th grade, then topping it off with no time left over to work at the shop on the go cart.
I believe the next side project is to turn a the motor powered skateboard given to us by a friend who said it was more dangerous than it looked in the commercial into a second go cart for Kevin.
Now, you have to understand that even though I know where and how to check the oil, transmission and brake fluid in my Jeep, I’ve had all of the above translated into layman’s terms before I began this post!
~ Cheryl
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