Brabham BT19

The body will be based around a Drift 2 go kart front end to utilise the swing arm assembly similar to the original. The front end had a wheel centre distance of 700mm which did not fit my scale dimension of the original car, which was 1000mm wheel centre to centre. to remedy this I decided to cut the assembly down the middle and insert the necessery 300mm sections with extension tubes. While doing this I was able to dial in some camber and caster which my very knowledgable welder, Damien Newton (NBMW), was able to recommend. 

This project requires a body design to meet the racing lines of the 60's. A search for similar existing karts  found Steve Vinson in the USA and his sharknose Ferrari. I purchased a set of his plans and this kart will be based around his dimension. I recommend Steve's You Tube instructional videos and Etsy page as a great source of information. I have adopted the original BT19 ratios to suit the resulting frame dimensions.

The intention will be to use an aluminium frame internally with a minimal steel subframe, This will be for two reasons:

1) to keep weight to a minimum, and 

2) my welding skills are less than adequate. 

Once the chassis is complete i will add a fiberglass body over the top.