Plan 06 / Go kart blueprint
BlackWidow
Beginner / most durable
Small but deadly. The BlackWidow is designed to get you out karting in no time. This was our very first kart design and it is still a classic: a great beginner's project, but tough enough on the track to give you a lot of fun.
- 52 lb
- Beginner build
- First design
| Seats | 1 |
|---|---|
| Wheels | 4 |
| Length | 60" |
| Width | 26" |
| Wheelbase | 40" |
| Weight | 52 lb |
| Clearance | 6" to frame |
| Tires | 145/70-6 Carlisle balloon |
| Chassis | #14 square |
| Motor | 6 hp horizontal shaft |
| Transmission | Centrifugal clutch |
| Brakes | Band |
| Steering | Tie rods / pitman |
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About
The BlackWidow go kart
SpiderCarts' most durable go kart. The BlackWidow style frame is unique and strong.
With very small adjustments to the design you can put any style or size motor you want on this kart. It is built to handle whatever you can dream up.
Build-out highlights
What you are building
- Distinctive X-frame, our strongest small chassis
- The quickest build in the lineup, and a good first project
- Takes any style or size motor with minor changes
- 14 gauge square tubing throughout
- Racing tie rods and ends, fully adjustable alignment and steering
What's in the plans
What the BlackWidow plans look like
These are real pages out of the BlackWidow plan set. Every tube is dimensioned, every part is numbered, and the welds are shown in the order you do them.
Six pages from the BlackWidow plan itself. Every kart gets the same treatment.
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Full spec sheet: 60 in length, 40 in wheelbase, tire sizes, engine, brakes and steering
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Exploded view of the whole frame showing how every tube and bracket fits together
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Part number diagram - every frame member tagged with its part number
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Part SA-1 steering bracket: front, top and iso views with exact sizes and drill locations
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Total weld drawing - the finished welded chassis in side, front, top and iso views
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Photo gallery of a real welded Blackwidow frame from nine angles
Sample pages
Free sample pages
Eight sample pages, free, straight out of a SpiderCarts plan set: the specification sheet, dimensioned part drawings, weld assembly steps and the parts list. Not the full plan - a real look at what you get. Enter your email and the download link shows up right here.
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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.
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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
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All seven go kart plans
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- Seven kart plans, ten printable PDFs
- Parts lists, cut lists and materials
- Dimensioned drawings and weld steps
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