Overkill Kart Build
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Overkill Kart Build
In my ventures of buying broken Miatas, I ended up with one I didn't really want to part out or fix and resell (bad bearing, damaged soft top, steel hood, etc).
The kart idea had come to mind a time or two, and looking at my friends exocet build in the shop inspired me to give it a go.
At this point, I'm several weeks in and about to begin the cage work.
The kart idea had come to mind a time or two, and looking at my friends exocet build in the shop inspired me to give it a go.
At this point, I'm several weeks in and about to begin the cage work.
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I'll be shooting for something in the 1600's, fingers crossed.
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This will be a lot of fun! Coming from a Porsche, and old Brit car background, I'm still amazed at how solid and rust free a Miata can be, and still be considered a project / consumable minimal $$ thing. I guess there are so many out there, but still, looking at the rust-free inside rockers, etc. on your project, and thinking of many zillion hours I have spent rebuilding those areas in 914, 911's, MGB's, etc. I almost want to cry. Your fab work looks great, and I look forward to the outcome!
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This will be a lot of fun! Coming from a Porsche, and old Brit car background, I'm still amazed at how solid and rust free a Miata can be, and still be considered a project / consumable minimal $$ thing. I guess there are so many out there, but still, looking at the rust-free inside rockers, etc. on your project, and thinking of many zillion hours I have spent rebuilding those areas in 914, 911's, MGB's, etc. I almost want to cry. Your fab work looks great, and I look forward to the outcome!
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As with most things I'm involved with I have a hard time not trying to make things pretty. It can be a bit of curse as things take longer than they should, but it usually ends up looking nice. That being said, this is an alternative to an Exocet for me and I want to be proud of it when I get done and I'm probably spending a bit more time/coin than most.
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Door bars all tacked in. Picked up a set of the actual seats I'll be using and started removing the factory brackets so I can make my own flat plate to mount the sliders as low as I can. Welded in the front subframe gussets and got all the control arms/subframes off to powdercoat.
I need to decide where to put my X brace(s) and harness bar for the hoop/downbar area. Trying not to over-complicate things and turn this thing into a tube monster.
I need to decide where to put my X brace(s) and harness bar for the hoop/downbar area. Trying not to over-complicate things and turn this thing into a tube monster.