This is all about my process of building a rat rod go kart from an old lawn mower. As with any good rat rod build, it is mostly assembled from salvaged parts. The end-goal for this project is to give it to my wife for her birthday Memorial day weekend so she can drive it in the Tractor Days Parade on the island she delivers mail for.
Postal-Themed Rat Rod Mower Really Delivers
The new drag link was going to be made from some square stainless tubing I had, but I noticed the old drag link threads looked really similar to the threads on one of the tie rod arms I had gotten from my mower-racing friend. Sure enough, it was a perfect fit, so my new drag link was as simple as threading an old drag link onto an old tie rod!
I also 3d-printed a switch box to mount on the dash in lieu of using the keyed switch. There wasn't anything wrong with the switch, but it had too many mower safeties that didn't apply to a go kart, and it really didn't match the feng shui of the build. 2ff7e9595c
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