{"id":17099,"date":"2026-10-07T01:10:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T01:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/?p=17099"},"modified":"2026-10-07T01:27:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T01:27:28","slug":"how-to-make-a-wood-go-kart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/how-to-make-a-wood-go-kart\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Wood Go Kart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This video serves as a comprehensive, step-by-step tutorial on building a <strong>wooden go-kart (Version 2)<\/strong>. The project emphasizes a <strong>no-welding approach<\/strong>, making it accessible to hobbyists using basic power tools like a drill and circular saw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Project by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y5k2c6W7L1I\">Eric Lindberg<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Make a Wood Go Kart V2 | No Welding Required +Free Plans!\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y5k2c6W7L1I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Stages of the Build:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Milling and Cutting (01:16 &#8211; 06:11):<\/strong> The creator explains milling soft maple lumber into 2x4s and cutting the frame, engine mounts, and steering column components to their final dimensions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prep and Fabrication (07:18 &#8211; 13:36):<\/strong> This phase involves drilling necessary assembly holes in the wood and fabricating custom metal brackets and spindle components. These parts are then painted with a matte black finish.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Assembly (17:42 &#8211; 24:36):<\/strong> The frame is glued and screwed together. The creator utilizes wooden dowels to plug and hide visible screw holes for a cleaner aesthetic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Final Installation (28:30 &#8211; 52:55):<\/strong> The build concludes with the installation of the plywood floor, steering column, live axle, engine (<em>Predator 212<\/em> with a torque converter), and the throttle\/brake linkage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Testing<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Test Drive (54:06 &#8211; 55:36):<\/strong> The video finishes with a successful test drive, noting that the go-kart achieved the project&#8217;s goal of exceeding <strong>40 mph<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/woodworkingnut.com\/2023\/09\/17\/how-to-make-a-wood-go-kart-version-2\/\">Assembly Guide<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This video serves as a comprehensive, step-by-step tutorial on building a wooden go-kart (Version 2). The project emphasizes a no-welding approach, making it accessible to hobbyists using basic power tools like a drill and circular saw. Project by Eric Lindberg Key Stages of the Build: Testing Assembly Guide<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":17101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[218],"tags":[221,220],"class_list":["post-17099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-projects","tag-eric-lindberg","tag-woodworking-nut"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17099"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17108,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17099\/revisions\/17108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}