So this is what I'm working with.  I built it for my senior project and since I was running very low on time many things were thrown together faster than I would have liked.  The biggest thing is the solid swing-arm.  It was originally supposed to have a rear suspension but I ran out of time and had to weld it to the rear of the go kart.  Obviously this is neither safe or practical.  It extends the go kart about another foot and does nothing other than scare me because I'm afraid it's going to snap.  So after I got everything working right I decided to rebuild the rear end and tidy up all of the kart. 


The big things on the list are:
-Suspension (cut off solid swing-arm, make it a real swing arm)
-Front brakes
-Convert t595 rotors to four bolt so I can use them on the axle
-Longer axle (5 and 5/8")
-Wider hubs (3 and 1/2")
-Push-pull cable shifter
-Clutch behind steering wheel
-Hopefully a rollcage
-Re-weld some things
-Grind all weld
-Paint!

I want to get it out and running next year by riding season to give some time for trouble shooting the little gremlins that are sure to appear after the rebuild and then get it out to the track and hopefully the drag strip to see how she handles the 1/8th and possibly the 1/4 if I can get them to let me run it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsco2LHTAL4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_U6VK7_JDE