Cooler Kart Build

[BuffettFan]

Awesome!
Great attention to detail and execution.
Loved the videos.

 

[Bigblockyeti]

Are the LED lights the kind that will work on 12V - 24V?

That predator apparently has quite the following in the performance department. For alot of money you can bolt on parts to make it 20hp.

 

[shortykorte]

Very nice cart but needs the Vtwin. lol


Shorty Korte
Always remember quality in QST

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[Bigblue&Goldie]

That turned out awesome! The emblem you had cut was much larger than I thought. You need to put a mask and gloves on and do the Lord's work and distribute some beer to the neighborhood!

 

[LXCam]

Finally...it's done!

Cooler Kart - 1st Ride / Day Video

Cooler Kart - 1st Ride / Night Video

Bud that's AWESOME!.

BTW, I normally hate it when someone quotes all the pictures. But considering you needed those on the latest and greatest page....just had too.

 

[larry4406]

Good job! Nice build.

 

[bugnut]

That is cool (er)! Great Work!

 

[jbmatth]

That is very cool, you executed the construction and finishing details flawlessly! Do you have a link to the 20v adapter?

JB

 

[aka Larry]

Great job Vincent. That looks awesome.

When will mine be shipped and I like red with lots of chrome.

Thanks very much Mike! Keep and eye out at X-mas. Maybe the fat guy in the red suit will bring you one.

Awesome!
Great attention to detail and execution.
Loved the videos.

Thanks! I appreciate the kind words.

Are the LED lights the kind that will work on 12V - 24V?

That predator apparently has quite the following in the performance department. For alot of money you can bolt on parts to make it 20hp.

Yes, these LEDs are rated for 12-24V. They definitely look a lot brighter at 20V vs. 12V, I just hope they last. The good news is they won't see a ton of use.

Very nice cart but needs the Vtwin. lol

Thanks Shorty, but it's dangerous enough right now!

That turned out awesome! The emblem you had cut was much larger than I thought. You need to put a mask and gloves on and do the Lord's work and distribute some beer to the neighborhood!

Thanks man. I'm happy with the emblem, and will be ordering from those guys again for sure.

Good job! Nice build.

Thank you!

That is cool (er)! Great Work!

I appreciate that!

That is very cool, you executed the construction and finishing details flawlessly! Do you have a link to the 20v adapter?
JB

Thanks! I got the 3D-printed 20V adapter on Ebay. Here's a link.

 

[Bears Fan]

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!

 

[Duker]

That is killer! Nicely done!


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[casmurbax]

That looks fantastic.

Came out beautiful, nice job

 

[aka Larry]

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!

That is killer! Nicely done!


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That looks fantastic.

Came out beautiful, nice job

Thanks guys! I really appreciate the positive comments.

 

[Boosted1]

That is awesome.
Nicely done.

 

[MWMWMW]

Totally Awesome!

 

[aka Larry]

That is awesome.
Nicely done.

Totally Awesome!

Thanks for the kind words!

Maybe once this pandemic is over I can finally take it to the track and use it as intended.

 

[Yarz]

Maybe once this pandemic is over I can finally take it to the track and use it as intended.

Nice work!
Do they have a racing league for these?

 

[aka Larry]

Nice work!
Do they have a racing league for these?

LOL, probably, but that's not the purpose of mine. Really for just getting around the paddock at races and other track events.

 

[Farrier]

I want my own!

 

[polexican23]

That cooler cart looks like total pooh. Did you take any time really going over the details at all?

I mean, just send that junk to me and I will be sure to dispose of it for you.

JK man, looks great, lets see some wheelie videos.

 

[aka Larry]

That cooler cart looks like total pooh. Did you take any time really going over the details at all?

I mean, just send that junk to me and I will be sure to dispose of it for you.

JK man, looks great, lets see some wheelie videos.

Yeah I know I **** at the details, but hey, this was my first one!

I don't know about a wheelie, but if turn too quick/sharp you'll be on three wheels or two in no time.

Thanks!

 

[casmurbax]

How is the Kart holding up?

 

[aka Larry]

How is the Kart holding up?

Thanks for checking back in.

Unfortunately I've been the victim of some very bad timing. First the pandemic hit, which cancelled my first event to use to the cart. Fast forward to two weeks ago and I had to miss another track event because I myself contracted the virus. This past weekend I was still in quarantine, so I missed a 3rd event.

My next opportunity to use it will be in three weeks...unless yet another thing happens.

 

[shortykorte]

Hope virus doesn’t hit you to hard.


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[aka Larry]

Hope virus doesn’t hit you to hard.

Thanks.

My case was relatively mild. Pretty much the same symptoms as the flu for me except the exhaustion factor lasts a lot longer. My current lasting side affect after 14 days is loss of my sense of smell, but my taste seems to be back about 90%.

 

[larry4406]

Get well soon Larry!

Enjoyed this and other posts.
- another Larry

 

[casmurbax]

Geesh Larry, hope all is ok and you have no repercussions of having it.

 

[casmurbax]

Hello aka Larry

Anything to report to us, waiting patiently. Did you fully recover? Hope all is well.

 

[aka Larry]

Hello aka Larry

Anything to report to us, waiting patiently. Did you fully recover? Hope all is well.

Sorry, but thanks for asking.

I'd say I'm about 95% back to normal, but my wife is struggling with breathing issues, cough and fatigue.

On a note related to this thread, I still have gotten to use the damn Cooler Kart. I missed two events due to Covid, and one due to rain.

 

[casmurbax]

Dam aka Larry, hope all will be ok with the spouse. Kart isn't important as your spouse's health.

 

[PugetDude]

Hope Mrs. Larry is going to be OK.
Look forward to you resuming the cooler cart posts.

 

[zmotorsports]

Hope the Mrs. gets feeling better Vincent.

Glad you're mostly back and wish you both a full and speedy recovery.

 

[aka Larry]

Thanks for the kind thoughts everyone. I really appreciate it.

 

[aka Larry]

Well I FINALLY got the use the Cooler Kart this past Friday!

I found a track event to attend and took the kart along just to have some fun with it. It works well, but I confirmed the slicks are for pavement only. Any grass or sand and the drive wheel just spins. I'll probably leave the fronts as-is, and replace the rears with some type of treaded tires.

 

[casmurbax]

That's great! Glad you got to use it!

 

[jbmatth]

Time to upgrade the engine? Glad you are getting to enjoy it, does sound like fun.

JB

 

[zmotorsports]

Glad you were finally able to use the cart Vincent. Just remember "spinnin' ain't winnin'."

 

[aka Larry]

Time to upgrade the engine? Glad you are getting to enjoy it, does sound like fun.

JB

I know 20MPH doesn't sound fast, but trust me, on this thing, that speed is more than enough! The C-of-G is quite a bit higher than a typical go-kart.

 

[GreenIron]

Finest CoolerCart I've ever seem.

 

[aka Larry]

4-17-22 Update.

I had a couple of items I wanted to add to the build.

First was the addition of a trailer hitch. I built this almost 2 years ago, but finally got around to installing it yesterday. The purpose is to be able to pull our pit cart with the Cooler Kart at the races

Second was for some added bling. I bought some LED strips over 2 years ago, but never installed them because I didn't want to go to the trouble of removing the engine so I could turn the kart upside down for installation. I decided to see if I could get the kart on the lift, which worked, so I installed them with the kart raised on the lift.

Here's a shot of what it looks like with jus the under glow LEDs: