Plan 01 / Go kart blueprint
GrandDaddy
Two-seat / dual suspension
The Grand Daddy of them all. This two-seat, dual suspension go kart has a design that makes karting a team activity. A sister kart to the Arachnid, it is a heavy duty machine and a genuinely fun project to build.
- 2 seats
- Front + rear suspension
- 10 hp
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Wheels | 4 |
| Suspension | Front + rear |
| Rear tires | 18" balloon |
| Chassis | 1 1/4" #14 square |
| Motor | 10 hp (any size) |
| Transmission | Torque converter |
| Brakes | Hydraulic disc |
| Steering | Tie rods / gear box |
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About
The GrandDaddy go kart
SpiderCarts' biggest and only two-seated go kart. The GrandDaddy has two full sized seats, full front and rear suspension, and a 10 hp motor.
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
- Huge 18" rear wheel on aluminum axle and components
- High performance hydraulic brakes
- Front spindle bracket springs and rear suspension
- Full sized racing bucket seats with padded covers
- 1 1/4" 14 gauge square tubing
- Motor of your choice, with room for upgrades
- Racing tie rods and ends, fully adjustable alignment and steering
What's in the plans
What the GrandDaddy plans look like
These are real pages out of the GrandDaddy 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 GrandDaddy plan itself. Every kart gets the same treatment.
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General arrangement: side, front, top and iso views of the finished two-seat chassis
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Exploded view showing every frame member laid out in the position it welds into
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Main frame plan with every tube called out by part number and every span dimensioned
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Single part sheet: exact length, cut angles, hole positions, and how many to make
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Suspension block weld sheet with spacing, offsets, and the order to weld it in
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The finished GrandDaddy long-leg kart built straight from these plans
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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