Plan 07 / Go kart blueprint

Itzy Bitzy

Kids' kart / weekend build

Make your kid's day with the Itzy Bitzy. Just because they are small does not mean they cannot drive. This is our classic small kid's kart - get those tykes out riding with the rest of the gang.

42 lb
3 hp
Weekend build
Plate A / Chassis render Scale 1:8
Itzy Bitzy chassis, clean CAD render
Specifications
Seats 1 (child)
Wheels 4
Length 36"
Width 24"
Wheelbase 30"
Weight 42 lb
Tires 10.5 x 3.5
Chassis 1" #14 square
Motor 3 hp horizontal shaft
Transmission Centrifugal clutch
Brakes Band
Steering Tie rods / pitman

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Walkaround

See the Itzy Bitzy run

A walkaround of a finished Itzy Bitzy, built from these plans.

Fig. 07-V / Itzy Bitzy YouTube

About

The Itzy Bitzy go kart

If you have a beginner in the family and are on a budget, this is the kart for you. Tiny, stable and budget minded, and a very easy kart to build.

This kart is perfect for a weekend project. It will be up and running in a couple of afternoons. At its heart it is just an absolute blast, exactly like your kids.

Build-out highlights

What you are building

  • Simple low cost design
  • Smaller size, scaled for kids
  • Full sized racing bucket seats with padded covers
  • 1" 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 Itzy Bitzy plans look like

These are real pages out of the Itzy Bitzy 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 Itzy Bitzy plan itself. Every kart gets the same treatment.

  1. Full spec sheet: 36 in length, 30 in wheelbase, 3 hp engine, tire and chassis sizes P.01

    Full spec sheet: 36 in length, 30 in wheelbase, 3 hp engine, tire and chassis sizes

  2. 3D CAD assembly view of the complete Itzy Bitzy chassis, steering and running gear P.02

    3D CAD assembly view of the complete Itzy Bitzy chassis, steering and running gear

  3. Complete frame layout with every tube and bracket called out by part number P.03

    Complete frame layout with every tube and bracket called out by part number

  4. Upper steering bracket: bend points, 5/16 in hole location and finished 9 5/8 in dimension P.04

    Upper steering bracket: bend points, 5/16 in hole location and finished 9 5/8 in dimension

  5. Total weld drawing: the finished welded frame in four views before parts go on P.05

    Total weld drawing: the finished welded frame in four views before parts go on

  6. Seat bracket step with colour photos of the hardware and the seat mounted on a real frame P.06

    Seat bracket step with colour photos of the hardware and the seat mounted on a real frame

Sample pages

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Bonus PDF 19 pp
Beginner's Guide to Welding cover page

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.
Two Minute Tek
Free
A library of short how-to build videos, free to everyone.
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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