Go Kart atop a 308?

I haul a 10' 6" balsa veneer Velzy surfboard, but you are talking a lil' more weight there, bra...I'd go with a hitch and a trailer.

Or at best find a rigid roof rack that grabs your roof rails........

 

Patrick Shim hack your account?

 

He's got a GTS as I recall, not really anything rigid there to connect to. How much do these weigh, and what are they worth? You're betting a lot on the integrity of those two little latches.

Regarding trailers and 308s -- that concept doesn't meet with much approval here

 

Pete's car also does not have the rain rail on the windshield side that was added in 1980 so if those two pins snap, the kart will be in the drivers seat.

 

I thought of you, you have a hitch on yours right?

Gotta get the 4 wheeler to the deer lease and all.......

 

well if you do ya' crazy bastard you'll have to post pics!

 

I would not put even 30 pounds on the roof.

1. it's made from fiberglass
2. Ferrari made it
3. no front support for the top
4. Ferrari made it
5. You might crack the $2000 windshield
6. Ferrari made it
7. Replacement tops are about $1000 or more.

So according to murphy's law.....

$1000 for the top
$ 200 for roof rack
$2000 for windshield
$2000 for new seats
$1500 for new center console
$3000 for new windshield frame

 

How does one load and unload a cart from a roof rack anyway? 4 strong friends?

Ken

 

We used to launch our 14' Sunfish from the roof of a '63 Impala.

Engineering was definately involved........

 

fixed it for you

 

That is one of the all time great threads on FerrariChat.

 

Think of the liability if the cart were to blow off and hurt someone.... is that worth the risk?

Is this something a reasonable person would do?

A hitch set-up would be a much better idea. Put a small 1" reciever stlye hitch on the back and you could also use it for a bike rack, etc.

 

Actually new windshields can be had for about $700 +$200 shipping/crating fees (or $1250 through FNA). Trust me, I know

 

What kind of kart are we talking about?
Mine is about 175 lbs dry, and cost more like $7K.
Spend $3K or less and buy an old truck to haul the kart. That is what I did, and it has worked great.
I remember seen back in the days one guy carry his kart on top of a VW Rabbit, and another one used to haul the kart INSIDE an AMP Gremlin, some assembly required tho.

 

Peter, have you been moonlighting in that kart?

http://videos.streetfire.net/Player.aspx?fileid=535CF318-94D8-4B27-8CDA-8CCD24F05158&p=0
(apologies if it's a re-post...)

 

I thought about that to get race tires to the race. I'm leaning toward a small trailer, but I want to take a good look at building a lugage-type rack for the rear deck lid first. A deck lid rack my work for you too. I'm planning to have something done one way or the other by spring....I'll put on my fire suit and post pics of whatever I decide to do

 

That's good and bad news

 

Take it from me, putting the kart atop the 308 is a bad idea. I raced karts for 4 years and transported them in unimaginable ways due to a lack of available tow vehicles. Place a kart on a 308 roof and you will almost surely damage / warp the window frame if not crack the front glass. You must own another vehicle. Buy a tiny trailer for it (like $3-400) or put it on a sturdy roof rack of a non-Italian built car. One other thing is that karts leak a lot of oil, this way your Ferrari will have oil drips on top and below.

 

I am not worthy

 

Pete, don't get high on your own supply. They don't call it "crazy" glue for nothing.

 

Buy a GTB and you can mount a roof rack on it for the kart. Functional and you would still look cool.