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| Posted: Sun Jul 17th, 2011 10:40 pm |
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Kelly Wood
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Thanks both of ya.
Steve, I've got a deal with someone for my fox wheels in trade for some brake equip... but I'll tell you what, I have a crazy knack for finding weird stuff and will keep you guys in mind when I do run across this stuff.
Mike, what exactly are you looking for?
150 kick starter? Really? LOL I think it's funny looking... but it works.
More soon.Last edited on Sun Jul 17th, 2011 10:49 pm by Kelly Wood
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18th, 2011 07:36 am |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18th, 2011 02:46 pm |
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Kelly Wood
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Update:
Yesterday was stripping the frame of the old paint, then a simple covering of flat black for now. For anyone wondering: My plan is to make myself a kart... from parts & whatever I find... make it all work... then strip it back down & make it pretty. For now, it's flat black so it don't rust too much and gives me a solid color to stare at.
I really wanted to be on Junkyard wars.
Playing with the engine was fun, it runs and all is well but that kick starter doesn't work right at all for this project... so we'll just do something else... like a hand crank like on an old car LOL (just kidding, probably an electric external starter)
Looks like some lucky soul is going to find that kick starter they've always wanted.
And it looks like this now. This is fun.
Thanks for looking,
KellyAttachment: DSC08267B.jpg (Downloaded 337 times)
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20th, 2011 12:42 am |
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Kelly Wood
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A little goofing off... approaching the look I'm going for.
yea yea, I know. Not a racer. You gotta admit though the Manco wheels suit it when done this way.
I dunno, I don't care. It's fun.Attachment: DSC08301A.jpg (Downloaded 292 times) Last edited on Wed Jul 20th, 2011 12:48 am by Kelly Wood
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20th, 2011 01:21 am |
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Joe Drabicki
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Hey Kelly!
I love it! I like how the unpainted rim edge "pops" between the tire and black painted wheel center. It is cool looking. I agree with you on it does not matter that it is not a racer. It looks like one. Bug did their fun kart right with the dropped front axle, so it does look like a racer. You get a big thumbs up from me.
What kind of seat are you going to put on the kart? I sell thick plastic kart seats in red, blue, yellow and green in size XL or black in any size fibreglass, $100 per seat plus shipping.
If a $100 seat is too much, here is an idea. I saw an old Bug enduro kart turned into a sit up sprint kart. The seat on it looked like one of those plastic types of chairs that you might see in an elementary school classroom, with the chrome legs removed.
Kind Regards, Joe
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20th, 2011 01:35 am |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20th, 2011 02:34 pm |
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Kelly Wood
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Good ideas there. Most likely it'll end up with a seat with a shorter back but enough to support the driver. It will have side plates similar to that found on the evans spl or similar karts. I don't wanna slide out of this.
The fiberglass & school chairs are a great suggestion but might not be the way I go here. We'll see how it goes.
Kelly
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20th, 2011 02:40 pm |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20th, 2011 08:25 pm |
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Steve Miller
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Kelly ..are you a big guy .?? to me it looks like the steering hoop and steering shaft pretty short ..i have no idea how your shop set up is ...but have you ever thought of bending up a seat back and some side rails .?? i think it would look cool with some simple side rails or even tin wings like a mak kart and a nice low seat back to match the low steering setup .with full floor pan and seat back ..ill tell ya the ol manco wheels look pretty good .lookin good even with the dang ditch digger on it ..LOL,
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20th, 2011 08:33 pm |
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Kelly Wood
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That's pretty funny.
Believe it or not, I"m 6 foot. I fit in this thing and it looks just as goofy as the old days when everyone else bent their knees.
I think the idea will go similar to what you're talking about. the wing thing with holes in them, mak kart / evans looking... ditch digger. I like 4 strokes.
I have no shop... just a carport and an idea.
Kelly
Steve Miller wrote:
Kelly ..are you a big guy .?? to me it looks like the steering hoop and steering shaft pretty short ..i have no idea how your shop set up is ...but have you ever thought of bending up a seat back and some side rails .?? i think it would look cool with some simple side rails or even tin wings like a mak kart and a nice low seat back to match the low steering setup .with full floor pan and seat back ..ill tell ya the ol manco wheels look pretty good .lookin good even with the dang ditch digger on it ..LOL,
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20th, 2011 08:59 pm |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20th, 2011 09:16 pm |
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Bob Towarnicki
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Hey Dave. Kids growup fast. Be careful what you promise the nephews. Before you know it you'll be promising the grand nephews!
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20th, 2011 09:36 pm |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 21st, 2011 01:35 am |
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Steve Miller
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Hey kelly if you insist on the ol 4 stroke at a bare minimum get rid of govinor put a tilly on it and run bean oil in the crank case ..itll run way way better and smell like a 2 smoker atleast ... heheheh ..also right after you get done gettin yelled at for hanging out in the car port to long every day .tell your lady you will take her out to dinner .!! 99% of the time mine was so mad shed say i aint goin no wheres with you .then in a couple days you can throw it back out there when she starts in on ya ..but honey i ask if you wanted to go to dinner .!!! and you said no.
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| Posted: Thu Jul 21st, 2011 03:49 am |
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David Luciani
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hey steve,
just for giggles,
aren't you like always ending up single?
a true shop rat you are.
yer bud
dave
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| Posted: Thu Jul 21st, 2011 01:40 pm |
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Kelly Wood
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Thanks for that, I pulled the case cover off last night to check the innerds. I've hopped up 4 strokers numerous times. Here's one of my builds. LOL She's a throaty one. Attachment: image027.jpg (Downloaded 497 times)
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| Posted: Thu Jul 21st, 2011 02:11 pm |
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Steve Miller
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Kelly... now that i no you no a little bit about whats goin on i wont pick on you .i race modern dirt karts latest thumper is yzf 200 r1 motor i took outa an old golf kart 6hp overhead valves .last i had it on my dyno it was 38hp its wka leagle limited mod but i only turned 8 laps in the limited class and they booted me to open witch i won 5 outa 7 races so far ..And yes dave thats why i said 99% and was LOL.. dang i meet em at the races figure all is well but seems after 3 or 4 yrs of not doin nothin with them and not hardly seeing them things kinda peter out ..heheheh ..i sure wouldnt take much advise about women from me .!!
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