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| Posted: Mon Jun 18th, 2012 12:18 pm |
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Steve Miller
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hello ., trying to piece a couple more fox karts together .. i picked up a kart the other day just because it had a very nice white and red seat and perfect plastic ., anyway my question is ....its got the aluminum .(fox shatter proof wheels.?) decos .?? whatever there called ..but all four are 5" and my other one has 5" rears 4" fronts ... ?? whats what .?? i would like to trade pair 5" for some 4" thanks ..
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18th, 2012 02:46 pm |
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Dick Teal
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Steve,
The Fox wheels were called Lemans and you're right, they came with 4 inch on the front and 5 inch on the back.
I have an extra set of front 4 inch restored Lemans wheels that I can trade with you.
Please send a picture or two to me.
teal@charter.net
Dick Teal
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18th, 2012 03:15 pm |
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Steve Miller
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thanks sir i been waitin to hear from you .. mine is the cheap fox kart i always get the mak and go boy mixed up .. mines the one with solid aluminum wheel outsides and steal insides .. in the ad it say you can either get lamans wheels or fox .!! shatter proof aluminum ans steal wheels .??? there exactly if not deco ,daco, dyco. how ever its spelled .. heres the wheels of one of my fox karts .
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18th, 2012 03:18 pm |
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18th, 2012 03:21 pm |
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Steve Miller
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dick .. one pair came on a fox kart with tin welded in the seat... other set came on the red kart ....but all four are 5" .???? i need pair of 4 inch front outers only ..
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18th, 2012 05:50 pm |
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Dick Teal
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Steve,
I only have 4 inch magnesium Lemans front wheels and it looks like you need the steel or aluminum outer halfs in 4 inch. Most people replaced them with either 5 inch steel or a complete set of Lemans mag wheels a long time ago. Keep looking because they're out there but not easy to find.
Dick
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18th, 2012 05:51 pm |
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18th, 2012 06:55 pm |
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Steve Miller
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thanks again dick ., from what im gathering . 4 inch dico aluminum outsides were available in them days .. ??? i have 2 sets of 4 that came off bantam karts ., i have another set the ones pictured that came off a black fox kart with tin floor pan and seat back .. i had a magazine ad. with picture of both it was like 23 bucks cheaper with tin but now i cant find it . is it true or was i dreaming ..Lol thanks again ..
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18th, 2012 07:55 pm |
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Dick Teal
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The 1961 model Go-Boy had 4 inch front and 6 inch rear Dico wheels. I'm assuming that they were aluminum on the outside and steel on the inside but some karts may have had both sides out of steel. The 1961 Mak-Kart came with 4" front and 5" rear Hands wheels. All I have is the sales literature showing this.
The 1962 Go-Boy had the Lemans wheels and the Mak-Kart also had the Lemans wheels. The seat area on the Go-Boy had welded in place steel to hold the upholstery. The Mak-Kart had the plastic satellite seat system. I also have the sales literature showing this.
One thing everyone has to remember is that Fox was making 1961 and 1962 karts as fast as they could. They built 3,500 1961 model Mak-Karts/Go-Boys. This information came from the purchasing manager who is still living. In reality I would suggest that they built whatever they had for parts at the time.
Dick TealAttachment: 62-Fox-brochure---2---72 (185x240).jpg (Downloaded 100 times)
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18th, 2012 08:32 pm |
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Steve Miller
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wow thanks .!!! so i wasnt dreaming .. also i do have a fox kart with hands wheels but get this it dont have lift out seat or tin welded in .. it has a seat with covered wooden bottom ,wooden back and no sissy rail pads .and one solid motor mount right in the center .. ???? the guy i bought it from swears it came that way ..???"
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19th, 2012 12:30 am |
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Dan Dettmann
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The model with the single rigid center mount is the A-Fly . It came with a salami style tank mounted on the seat back. There was also a model made for Gamble-Aldens department store that was similar but had a single center mounted swing mount and a floor mounted tank. These are rarer since they only took delivery of 1 truckload of karts I was told (Chuck Niles) and all were sold/disposed of in the Chicago area, not even making it into their mail order catalog. Last edited on Tue Jun 19th, 2012 01:11 pm by Dan Dettmann
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19th, 2012 12:44 am |
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Steve Miller
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thanks dan .. i been always gonna chop it apart .and turn it into a regular mak or go boy ..but its really nice ..you say they took palmini seat back tank .? .is that why theres a piece of flat stock running across seat back .?? and was it factory with wood seat botton and seat back .. oh and this kart has removable from floor pan section .. like the one feather lite i have .. ???
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19th, 2012 12:46 am |
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Dan Dettmann
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No, it was a tank like they used on the WB 580's...like a salami. I may have a pic somewhere.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19th, 2012 12:57 am |
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Steve Miller
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you gotta be kiddin me thats the first thing i took off and tossed ... it came to me with a briggs so i though someone put the tank on it ,. i hope it wasnt the right one ..!! aaarrrggg . i didnt even no the kart was vintage ,let alone a fox .. but it was way over 30 yrs ago ..i rode the dang thing for 15 or 20 yrs as a yard kart with souped up flathead befor i ever found out what it was ..
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19th, 2012 01:00 am |
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Dan Dettmann
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Here's a pic. The ads always showed it with a PP AH-82 on it, but that would make it a B-Fly. Attachment: a-fly.jpg (Downloaded 75 times)
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19th, 2012 01:11 am |
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Steve Miller
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wow thanks dan .. i have the tank still .mine has hands wheels and there aint nothin light about them .!! also sure looks like the flat stock across the seat back that hold seat back on is factory .?? i dunno about factory but its got crappy welds like every fox built .. Lol . oh and the tabs on frame that hold seat bottom from falling threw frame rails look factory .. i dont think its ever been painted ive had it way over 30 yrs and it was in a shed for loard noes how long befor i got it ..??? its med. blue metallic darker than my 60L thanks again
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