First welding project

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I bought my first welder, with this project in mind. It was a 75 amp Century, that actually worked pretty well for lighter stuff like the steel tubing on this cart. Any heavy stuff was a pain. 75 amps, 20% duty cycle. I spent 2-3 weeks practicing before I actually started putting the frame together. Even so, when I looked back, I could see where I started, and where I finished just by looking at the welds. None of the welds ever failed, and she's still having fun 14 years later. ( I was REALLY critical of the joints. If any looked iffy, I ground them away and did it again)20 horse snowmobile engine. Went like a bat out of hell.
Reply:hey Red-- that is pretty cool.You must have done a pretty good job if lasted this long.How did you hook the engine up to the rear axle?
Reply:The rear axle was actually two axles, with a coupler if you wanted Posi.I used the Torque Converter assembly from the sled and adapted it to the axle.As I recall (14 years ago now...) I ordered most of the parts from a mail order Kart Parts shop, somewhere in California. The steering linkage, wheels, axle, and pedals all came from there.The dog in the pic, Spocky, loved anything with wheels. She'd sit on it and wait for hours for a ride.-andy-