Crosskart Frame Assembly Tips and a HUGE Surprise

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The cover photo is a VF-1 builder that mounted an R1 Engine and the thing is a MONSTER, thank you Allen for sharing your build with us; and thank you to all of the builders sharing their builds and knowledge. A lot of frames going together and I have a natural tendency to look for trends and ways to improve processes. This video is to make assembling your VF-1 or any of the VF's easier and more enjoyable. The Facebook Group for plan holders only is really bringing good ideas and techniques to light. All of the builds are so awesome and this adventure is crazy cool, a huge thank you to everyone. I love that Dave and I could set aside some time to get THREE frames together all just to give away. This is very exciting. See you on the next one.
-Kyle
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[@METALWERKS1]

Thanks for doing what you do sir . I watched endless videos you posted while spending 2 years building mine ( I have a video of mine on my channel) . Just go for it people, yes your going to screw up . But learning is living…..

[@Wolf_Pug]

Yeah, I know that’s like I may get an hour or two in the garage a week I fix cars for a living six days a week. I have your plans when you first put them on the Internet and I still haven’t had a chance to build it and you’re right, once you get started, you don’t wanna stop, but that initial start is the hardest!

[@christopherschroer3671]

These things look like they’re a blast…would love to rip around the mountain roads around here in one

[@GuyonaMoose]

Sir this kart looks incredible. I've been searching for a kart project for myself and my kids. This beast is absolutely perfect for me and my family. I will be purchasing the plans once I'm back home in a few weeks. You are doing God's work here with this project. It's absolutely incredible and your attention to detail is impeccable. Love your work. I'm curious how many fellow Canadians have joined this project.

[@KJRaycing]

This is one of the best compliments, thank you so much sir. I hope you enjoy the process of building and I hope your crosskart comes out amazing. Thank you.

[@brettbrandon1731]

Thank you for all the hard work and for sharing your knowledge. You have definitely inspired to me to try building one myself. I recently bought the extra parts list and will be purchasing the plans for the VF-1 soon. I have a small shop where I work on atv's and sxs's and started building mini bikes, now I'm inspired to build something bigger. Thank you again!

[@KJRaycing]

That is so awesome! You’re going to love it! Thank you so much. 👍

[@williamlanphar630]

I love this tip video. It simplifies a number of concerns which should get more to take that first step.

[@henriquemotores2460]

Thank you for your karcross project, I bought the plans and want to make one of these here in Brazil

[@anasff3510]

Where can I contact you?

[@gremlin3362]

I am so pumped for the bender to get here so I can start this epic project.

[@jumpercabledadz]

AWESOME VIDEO!!!!

[@brokenweltall]

That's awesome! I will continue to like and share every video I can!

[@shrugger1]

Nicely placed DuroMax 500. Hope there's some performance for them in the future.

[@Booneboarder]

Awesome video, tons of info. Can't wait to build one. Thanks for sharing. Keep up the great job.

[@rattlecan1365]

Wow! Wow! Awesome channel!

[@jamelvaughn2010]

Always watching. Always impressed and more than proud to call a VF1 my own.

[@MJBM_]

Thanks for your work!!! All my jigs are built!!! Can't wait to start building!!!

[@edgarestrada5801]

Muy bien gracias por mostrar tus proyectos aprendemos mucho

[@CALIFASgarcia]

Thanks for ur time & knowledge 💯👍

[@gremlin3362]

I can honestly say this is probably the first time I have ever shared a video when asked. What you’re doing is amazing brother. Keep up the great work!!!

[@timothyrussell3323]

Great video buddy. nice to see someone out there trying to help others understand fab work.

[@LostWheels506]

So much fun you can do it in your house coat (6:38) LOL ... just got the plans, gotta find the bender.

[@damianburke9679]

I'm interested in getting into it and I love it

[@Engineer_DUH]

this is great. appreciate channels like this

[@KJRaycing]

Thank you so much!

[@greymarket6834]

i started learning how to do metal work and weld this summer and this is the perfect project to hone those skills on. i already made mistakes to learn from. and will continue to learn about building vehicles and what goes into them

[@kable698]

I love mine I can't wait to build another one.

[@joesmith2465]

you are definitely right ya just need to start and there will be parts where things slow down and need to regain interest. I have gathered parts and made all the files so I can use my 4th cnc plasma to cut just haven't started yet. I even found good deals on the carrier bearings if you have time to wait

[@tysonfoshee7624]

these things are so cool... I've had a liquifire 440 in my shed for over 8 years waiting for something to live in. I hope this VF-2 is it!

[@mariopalombo7757]

Doing great work and really like what you’re doing. My kids are excited to get the first one done!

[@KJRaycing]

Love it!

[@bot_tak_bot6990]

спасибо большое за ваши видео и мотивацию на классное развлечение

[@suntzu6122]

Love this content! This project is on my bucket list :D Prob trying electric build. Lots to learn. Still need to find a garage :C

[@bruceboles]

i cant wait to start mine

[@fbcruiser1]

my next project!

[@E.V.I.L.Gaming]

Love your story would love one will be building a few for sure look to much fun not to

[@mllave240]

New subscriber. Love what you are doing.

[@KJRaycing]

Thank you so much 👍

[@ronmurphy9819]

My wife bought a set of plan’s from you oh about a year ago. She still hasn’t figured out how to print them. I’m even more computer illiterate, so I’m yet to strike an arc let alone to get any material. This maybe right up my alley. I think this an awesome thing on your part. I hope and pray that you make some friends happy. Thank you for your service. I’m ret USN enlisted. Loved almost every minute of it. Thanks again!

[@VisionAutoGarage]

Subscribed :) This is definitely on the project list for 2024. I'm thinking a road spec build here in the UK with CBR1100XX engine i have.

[@jeremycable51]

Love watching these things go together my kids are all getting ready to head off to college so I’m not allowed to spend money on toys for now lol 😂

[@unclefatherrichard2350]

I just purchased your VF-1 XL plans right as you announce a giveaway😅😂 I really appreciate you wanting to spread the joy and fun that these are. Fun fact.. YOU are what introduced me into this sport and community! Thanks again, and no worries I got the shipping all day for that frame! I have an R6 currently torn apart just waiting for its new home in one of your frames! Can’t wait to see you blow past 100k!

[@anasff3510]

Where can I contact you?

[@anasff3510]

Where can I contact you?

[@TheKhilji2010]

I have been watching thanks for the help. I am looking for parts in the country I live in. Will definatly buy your planes. Thanks alot

[@bonovoxel7527]

it's a bird its a plane no w8 its a crosskart

[@TheKhilji2010]

Plan*. There you go

[@bonovoxel7527]

I feel an ass now @@TheKhilji2010

[@blythdunlap8408]

Excellent video! I found out about you by way of the cars and cameras channel. I sub'd your channel. I've been wanting something like this for a long time. I guess I need to learn how to weld properly and learn how to bend pipe... The rest of it I can do... When budget allows... I suppose.... thanks to you.. I'll be shopping for a bender. I have full intentions of buying a set of plans and getting after it... within the next year... hopefully. Like I said.. great video! Keep up with the hard work and good luck to you!

[@KJRaycing]

Thank you so much. The learning curve for this stuff is not very steep at all. I always say the hardest part is to start 👍. I wish you the best.

[@pink_love_cat4928]

Have you thought about making a pedal assembly kinda like you did with the rear end have the pieces cut out by that company and just weld them together

[@ronmurphy9819]

This is the second time I’ve watched this video and first time commenting. Great video, it has definitely inspired me and I sure want to get started. Here’s my problem, my wife ordered the plans for me sometime ago but didn’t print them. She’s trying to print them now and I g

[@ronmurphy9819]

guess it’s been too long and now can’t get in. Can you help with that? Or do I have to order another set? I know this is a strange situation but my fingers do their own thing once in a while. Thank you for your service,(I’m ret USN EN1 ) hurt my back but trying to have some fun. I love building things.

[@KJRaycing]

So awesome man!! Isn’t it exciting when you decide you are going to build a machine? I still get it when I start new builds. Send me an e-mail and we’ll get you straightened out, [e-mail]

[@brianknowles7701]

Love the enthusiasm! I sooo desperately want one of these.. I dont know how to weld, don't have a welder yet. I DID just get a 30x50 shop built so I can learn to weld and learn to build one of these. I would LOVE to get plans and a bender... I think for my first attempt though, I may want a kit... And a jig... do you sell the jig kits or are they in the plans too? I'm in Arkansas but willing to drive to pick anything up to save on shipping... Anyway, I'm rambling... Love the channel. LOVE the builds! Gonna share this ALL over Facebook for sure!

[@KJRaycing]

Thank you! That is the whole idea and you are definitely in the right track. The jig is definitely in the plans and is pretty simple to build. Everyone who has started a frame has finished one so you definitely should be excited. And check out this video I made for the guys wanting to get started… kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZjHYnaAfdKHbMksi=1DvE513HgSxGdex9

[@tedshickell7315]

This is the first channel that I’ve shared also if I win one or not I’m gonna have one

[@Hootman865]

Have you done a long travel setup yet? Love the karts man

[@chrismustry9302]

Have you watched any of his videos? They all have in excess of a foot of travel.........how is your long travel machine coming along?

[@oliverrosenkrantz2670]

Hey bud so in love with these. And I am an apprentice fabricator and thinking of doing one of these. I am from Europe and use the metric system. Do you know if I will have any problems using metric tubing as that will have different dimensions than imperial. Could I just use the metric tubing diameter that comes closest to the ones you use and then follow your plans? Or would I need to calibrate the measurements somehow?

[@safwankhalid5835]

I want to make an electric version of this mated to a manual transmission. Any tips or suggestions?

[@nicolaeconstantinescu9269]

KJ,... Îmi doresc un plansasiu

[@josephybarra5387]

Build another two seater with a Honda gold wing engine

[@JohnUllrey]

I have been binging your videos and dreaming about building a two seater. I'm really curious if you put a diff on the street racing cart (#5)? If not do you notice it on pavement?

[@KJRaycing]

Thanks man that is so cool! I don’t use diffs in any of them because they really don’t need it.

[@michaelborders4674]

Sir what about dirt bike tires would that work

[@simonmusicka5552]

Hey guys what bender do you use and what do you use to notch your pipe as I’m going to order a set of plans after Christmas cheers simon from western Australia

[@KJRaycing]

I use Rogue Fab products, but the clr’s required are in the plans if you want to use something different. There are lots of guys building these down under and loving them!

[@user-mf3pc3wg6k]

what kind of metal tube u use

[@CoastalGardening]

👍👍

[@Demasys]

I have a question if you don't mind. Is your welder 110 or 220 and are you welding at that? From the video it looks to be a 110 cord going to the welder. I'm thinking about tacking the main frame with a 110 welder and having a professional do the full weld. The other small stuff I can weld myself. The main frame is essential, I would like strong clean welds. i'm going big motor and street legal. I bought the laser cnc bend kit, super excited to be part of the KJ Racking Team.

[@KJRaycing]

It is 110, frame tubing for small buggies has a wall thin enough to make 110 mig welding very easy.

[@rexg76]

The hardest part for mine will be add hand controls, but I think I can do it. But has anyone tried fitting a gold wing engine in one?

[@bonovoxel7527]

Can I ask what are the standing features why you chose a GW engine, apart of the reverse? (Or is bc it's an engine you already have spare?) Askin seriously, I want to have the reverse on mine but thought I only ned the gearbox. What am I ignoring about the gw engine?

[@bonovoxel7527]

Shift controls by hand afaik are the same system than a lever, at least if you use a servo actuator on the engine side (auto clutch, auto sync, auto shift, in milliseconds. Cool.)

[@rexg76]

sorry for the late response , but gw motors make a bunch of torque and because it has reverse

[@user-fc7vb2ng6h]

What stile and tube siz do you iuz

[@everettkellar7362]

I want start this in ontario Canada can you help me

[@CrazyCat229]

What racing class? Is there a standard?

[@chrismustry9302]

Kart Cross hasn't arrived as an organized series in the US yet

[@jeffreywalter5890]

I am in mich. My city is traverse City I wood like to know what state you are in? We have a lot of sesenl rd. In my area that will be fun to go on with this crosskart. I am thinking of doing a hiberd electric. Wood you have eney sagesten? I would like your input.

[@KJRaycing]

Electric is expensive compared to gas but it would be fast and if you bought the right setup it would be pretty simple too. I’d love to come ride some fire roads in Michigan 👍

[@carloscorona6649]

Do you have a patreon page? I would love to donate to the cause.

[@Room1sixtyfive]

I know I won't win the giveaway, I never win sht but rest assure that before I die I will make 5 of these... 3 for my kids, one for the wife and one for myself with a busa engine.

[@waldodf]

My name is waldo from sweden, will like ti have or make a frame

[@richardsimmons1824]

I am a 100% disabled vet and would like to know if you sale a tack welded frame. I am raising 6 grandchildren on a limited budget I am almost 70 but I can come pick it up

[@williamwhitted2490]

I am going to build you a proper welding table sir. What state do you live in?

[@KJRaycing]

…so I’m just a dude in a garage, so I build like one. I like to build cool things without ALL of the fancy tools, just the absolute ones required. I do appreciate it though, it is very thoughtful of you. 👍

[@nicolaeconstantinescu9269]

Vreau sa construiesc unul , sunt din Romania. Ați putea să-mi trimiteți un plan și prețul.

[@KJRaycing]

Kjraycing.com or look in the description of every video 👍

[@ClaytonTNelson]

Just ordered my rouge fab bender, this will be one of the first things I build.

[@nicolaeconstantinescu9269]

@@KJRaycing am urmărit toate filmele video, și chiar am construit unul cu piese care am găsit în România. Acum construiesc altul cu motor de yamaha 1002 cm2. Am văzut dimensiunile gabaritice L 2600, l1600, h 1200, este ok. Mult succes și vouă.Sarbatori fericite

[@FAA-DPE]

From an experienced metal worker to someone who's never measured, cut, bent, welded, a cage before, and are considering this. You have a semi truck load of in your face reality check coming your way 😂 Im not saying dont do it. After ali, we only really learn through mistakes. Just prepare and budget for a lot of wasted pipe. My advice? Find a good mentor or go to work as a helper in a fabrication shop or shipyard, etc. Trust me, you will learn.

[@KJRaycing]

From just a dude in a garage to an experienced metal worker… it is tube, not pipe. Pipe is for plumbing. Oh and also everything else you typed is wrong as well, plenty of first time fabricators are getting these frames together just fine. Go $h!t in someone else’s lawn.

[@joshparton6444]

I'm 6'5" and need like an 8 inch stretch rofl.

[@RAWCHI13]

Can we buy digital currency (USDT)from you?

[@bonovoxel7527]

"Can we pay you in USDT?" I think was the question you meant. I think he should consider it. There are countries where access to dollar is inhibited, even access to cash is, not to mention places where even buying stuff from abroad is let's say, regulated. If you need to buy USDT as written, you better use an exchange.

[@TheCidiot]

It would be cool to see one of these ice racing with studded tires.

[@chrismustry9302]

If we get enough ice on our lakes this winter, rest assured it will be on Kyle's list