Lets see a shot with the wheels on. You can see just how low it is then.

Today there was progress, at least a glimmer at the end of the tunnel.   As I have said there's almost no room for a brake under the tail, so it was make a mounting bracket to go outside, and a pedal assembly to go inside/outside. Damned near a full day!
I have tyres mounted, rough as gutz body about to get paint. Will I make it?

Front springs back in, brake pedal mounted, bracket ready for my friendly welder, and first coat of undercoat today. The tail is still a maybe. Many of you will know my views on tails, so I feel a bit hypocritical if I don't have one. Or a lot hypocritical.

is the question of no tail due to time or due to space?

Ive hung off commenting till now cos I really wanted to see how someone else’s wooden chassis kart was all coming together first before piping up…

I think its looking great! 

Proper lightweight. Simplicate & Add Lightness, and all that. Ive been getting bogged down in fiddly woodwork on my cold moulded tailcone for the Riley, trying to keep the framework rigid, so the bendywood stringers don’t end up distorting it during fitting up, but also lightweight… next time I think ill go down the foam and glass route like everyone else, and save a couple kilos weight and probably several dozen hours of build time .. ;c) I reckon yours will definitely pip mine for lowest weight and probably for lowest CG & ride height too

Nice one Rhys, cant wait to see you on the 7th!
All the best,
Rich

Last night was supposed to be my self imposed "if it isn't done by now I'm not going"  deadline. SWMBO has told me I have to.
Fuel tank has arrived, small plastic pitbike unit which will limit running time before refuelling, but solves a lot of other issues as it can be  mounted for gravity fed.
Nobody has asked why I consider this a stupid build, so I'll offer my thoughts.
I'm totally happy with build method (so not a stupid one)
I decided early on that most of it would come out of one sheet of plywood. That compromised the height. I should have narrowed the  floor and given the sides another couple of inches each. Stupid
I didn't think enough about packaging the engine/driveline so have had to revert to something I don't embrace, centrifugal clutch and gear as low as I can. Stupid
Front end using bits  from other incomplete builds is an "Ittledo" A build from scratch would have been done differently. 50/50 on this.
Self imposed time limit is a bit of an issue. I have struggled to remain motivated. Work and giving up days to other things (selling and buying cars, collecting bits for full size projects, helping others etc) has not helped.
Anyhow, there is today (and part of that has just been taken from me by her indoors) and tomorrow for a couple of hours after work before I need to load up and travel, that's it.
It is what it is.

Just thought of the most stupid thing I've done with this, post on the other cyclekart club forum, I should have known I would get slammed for a build that wasn't done with a full workshop, paint booth, Tig or better welding and a car that wasn't known. I should have taken 7 years too.