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Seven go kart plans
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Complete build plans - frame drawings, parts lists, cut lists, and weld-by-weld assembly. Print them at home and start cutting metal today.
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The lineup
Seven full go kart plans
Six full-size karts plus the Itzy Bitzy kids' kart. Every package includes all seven.
GrandDaddy
Our biggest kart. Two full-size seats, suspension front and rear.
- 2 seats
- Front + rear suspension
- 10 hp
Arachnid
Top of the line. Front and rear suspension, oversized tires, a lot of attitude.
- 1 seat
- Front + rear suspension
- 18" rear
Scorpion
A three-wheeled stinger with a huge mono rear wheel. A donut machine.
- 3 wheels / mono rear
- 6 ft long
- 62 lb
Tarantula
Rear suspension, big frame, oversized tires. Ready for action anywhere.
- 1 seat
- Rear suspension
- 18" rear
Recluse
Featured in Popular Mechanics. Light, killer fast, and easy to customize.
- 62 lb
- 6 hp
- Most popular
BlackWidow
Small but deadly. Our very first design, and still the easiest one to start on.
- 52 lb
- Beginner build
- First design
What's in the plans
What the plans look like
These are real pages out of a SpiderCarts plan set. Every tube is dimensioned, every part is numbered, and the welds are shown in the order you do them.
Pages shown from the Recluse plan. Every kart gets the same treatment.
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Full specifications - dimensions, tire sizes, engine, transmission and materials
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Exploded view - see exactly how every part fits together
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Every part labeled and numbered on the complete frame
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Precise part drawings: top, side and iso views with exact measurements, cut angles and part numbers
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Step-by-step weld assembly diagrams
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Full-color photos of real completed builds
Free sample
Free go kart plan sample
Try eight pages for free, straight out of a SpiderCarts plan set: the specification sheet, dimensioned part drawings, weld assembly steps and the parts list. Enter your email and the download link shows up right here.
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Owner reviews
Thousands of happy
go kart builders
Fathers and kids, first-time welders, and a vo-tech welding class that made a competition out of it.
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Dive in!
My advice to anyone who is interested in building a go kart is to dive in, and get going right away. If you never start you will never finish. Everything goes one step at a time, everything begins with the first step. Overall the plans were VERY VERY helpful!
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The go kart looks awesome!
I like building things with my hands and wanted to do something with my son and daughter that was fun and taught some skills. I'm most proud of the look of the finished product! The go kart looks awesome!
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School welding project
I'm buying these plans for my class. I'm the welding instructor at our local vo-tech. We are teaming up with the vehicular class for a little in school competition. I really appreciate what you guys are doing. I will definitely be building more karts in the future!
Built by owners, in their own garages
Also in the box
Extras
Every order comes with more than the seven kart plans.
- Beginner's Guide to Welding
- 19 pp
- A 19 page welding handbook. Safety, gear, settings charts, and step by step MIG and stick.
- Itzy Bitzy kids' kart
- Free
- The free kids' mini go kart plan, included with every order.
- Quick-Jack Shop Lift
- 23 pp
- Plans for a foot-lever jack that lifts a kart off the shop floor and holds it at working height.
- Go-Kart Speedometer
- 5 pp
- Turn a bicycle computer into a kart speedometer. Parts, sensor mount, wiring and calibration.
Buy now
Pick your package
Both include all seven plans. The $79 package adds the video class. Pay once, download for life. Don't like it? Contact us for a refund. That's it.
- Thousands of builders
- Featured in Popular Mechanics
- Instant PDF download
- Refund on request
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Plans & Video Class
All seven plans plus the video class
Everything in the Pro Plan Package, plus the 12-lesson video class filmed on a real Recluse build.
- Everything in the Pro Plan Package
- 12-lesson video build class
- Tools, metal and welding walkthroughs
- Lifetime access and future updates
Save $61 / only $20 more than plans alone
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All seven go kart plans
Every plan we make, in one download. Print them at home and keep them for life.
- Seven kart plans, ten printable PDFs
- Parts lists, cut lists and materials
- Dimensioned drawings and weld steps
- Lifetime access
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