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Learn about Desert Karts right here:
Desert Design & Fabrication LLC has been building superlight off-road cars since 2000. In this time we have built single seat mini rails for individual customers, and for rental companies in the US and abroad. Our karts have been used on TV shows, and by individuals for recreation. The carts we sell have evolved over time and the look continues to change with customer demand. We don't build two seat cars but we plan on doing it in the future. When we do build a two seat buggy the pictures and information will be added to the site. Some of the mini rails and go carts shown on this site where built by customers from the go kart plans available here. Some were rolling chassis' built by desertkarts.com and completed by a customers. These are an evolution from the go kart plans. Some are powered by snowmobile engines others by motorcycle engines, they are all built with information from the go kart plans. They can be driven at the dunes or in the dirt. Many of these carts can be seen at the Imperial sand dunes or Glamis. Compare all go cart plans to our mini buggy plans, or mini rail plans. Call them what you will, our go kart plans produce a buggy that works! We can support your Badland buggy build with parts. Badland Buggy no longer sells parts but we can support your build with the same high quality parts that Badland buggy was selling. so Badland buggy builders can still finish their builds with desertkarts parts.
The Oregon dunes is a common place to see the Panther mini sand rail. Some customers use the go kart plans as a guideline to complete a car that they fell work best for them. The customers with dunning and fabrication experience understand the benefits of the Double A-arm Front Suspension and Trailing Arm Rear Suspension combination. The carts or mini rails can be equipped with our Hydraulic Pedal Assembly, master cylinder, quick disconnect hub, buggy shocks, steering shaft, buggy steering wheel, buggy seat belts, mini rail spindles, mini buggy hubs, mini buggy tie rods, go-kart rack and pinion, steering u-joint. Check out our online catalog. Florida based Off-Road Buggy builders choose the knock down chassis kit then later ordered the suspension parts. Fast progress is made towards the completion of Mini off-road buggies when more parts are purchased. Get the tires and wheels on Ebay for an exceptional purchase price. The Panther go Karts are designed to be economical so the tire recommendations are very conservative. Some customers found these big tires, that look great on the bigger knock down frame, for less money than the recommended tires. Shopping around can keep your dune buggy costs way down. Complete Karts, kits, and rolling chassis' for motorcycle or snowmobile engines are available. Building mini sand rails from plans by the DIY community are an emerging hobby. Get your kart plans here. Mini buggy shocks and long travel suspension parts are available at desertkarts.com.

 
go kart, mini buggy, sand rail, plans and parts. Off road superlite buggies are the curent trend in atv's.

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Pantera Superlite


Desert Karts has a variety of off-road vehicles available for any age and budget. We are in the process of moving into a bigger shop. We are not taking any orders for Panteras until the move is complete. I cant quote future prices until the move is complete.
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The Panther ATK

Build it from the plans! The Panther ATK is the original kart produced by desertkarts.com. The plans are available for you to build the original 2000 Panther ATK at home.
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New Parts

The online catalog has just about everything you need to build a mini rail. Hard to find parts, regular stuff, and custom designed mini rail parts that work on your mini.
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Parts

New custom Pedal Assembly kits. Build it to suit your application. Now you can select any combination of pedals and master cylinders for your buggy or specialty vehicle. Now you can select a pedal frame with or without a roller pedal. You can also select a brake master cylinder for your 4 wheel brake system or your single brake mini rail brake system. To read more about choosing the right kit click here.
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New parts!
Sequential Shifter


We are still testing our karts every weekend.



We ship globally. The problem is UPS may not. If you see a part that interests you the best way to find out how much it costs and if UPS will deliver to your country is to do the following:
1. Click on the part you may want to buy.
2. Click the "Add to Cart" button.
3. Click "Check Out".
4. Select a "Worldwide" shipping method and enter your information including your shipping address.
5. Then click "Continue With Purchase". At this point you will know if your part can be delivered to you and how much it will cost if it can. If an error is shown this means there is no delivery to your address.
At this point if you really want the part, it is best to contact an exporter that specializes in transportation of goods to your country.



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