Recent content by cmmatthews

Just checked the mail and my trusty HF add showed up with a coupon for the 6.5 HP horizontal shaft motor for $119........Time to start checking the mail guys...:cheers2:

I have the band/drum style brake on my kart....it sqeeks something fierce when i hit the brakes. Is this just nature of the beast? Today I found out what happens if I set the cable too tight.......in the middle of an emergency braking manuver- the cable snaps:furious2: Now that I have...

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I have a pair of Manco Aluminum 5" front wheels. The tires are dry rotted and worthless. The wheels could stand a good cleaning. Do not appear to have any damage or cracks. I would really like to trade for a pair of 6" live axle steel wheels or a set of good used or new 145 70 6 knobby...

I got this Dingo for free- motor was seized and the torque converter is questionable at best, the tires are dryrotted and won't hold air....It needs a complete restore. I am considering ditching the torque converter by running the same size wheels front and rear (ditching the rear 8 inch wheels...

I have a Honda GX120 (4hp) motor on a gokart. The ON/OFF switch does not work. What is the best way to trouble shoot this? I need to make a kill switch up front so the driver and kill the engine when they want.....right now it is hop off and pull the spark plug wire (which is right beside the...

UPDATE...almost there...need some tech advice.. I installed a finishing panel on the back today-a) to cover up the axle so nobody gets their body parts in there. b) it looks cool. c) gives me a place to stand while i show my son how to drive it around the parking lot slowly. I also made...

the only Before pic I took... I had a fiberglass body sitting on it..... anyone in Houston or the area want to buy a fiberglass body cheap?

yeah... I need to make a seat for it....took it out for a spin (literally) in the school parking lot....man, if you don't have 'roids before you ride it....you will have them when you get done..... I built it up for my 7 year old son.....he likes it- still has a little growing to do. I sat on...

When I got it the floorboard was rusted out, it had been painted about 6 different times (last time with a brush), rusty cables and dry rotted tires.....not bad for $25. Sandblasted the frame, replaced the front wheels/tires, replaced the brake shoe, cables, cut out the floorboard, repainted it...

I am in Houston and need a 7/8" centrifugal clutch.

I have a couple engines and a fiberglass body for sale: 3.5 HP Briggs and Stratton with a 3/8" shaft with a pulley mounted. Runs great-starts on the 3rd pull. Asking $40. 5 HP Briggs and Stratton with a 3/4" shaft- does not run-needs to be rebuilt....was the stock engine on a Manco Dingo...

I have a really nice (starts on the first pull) Honda GX 120 4HP motor to put on the Carter Kart I am restoring for my son. The shaft appears to be a 3/4", but it is not keyed and is threaded on the end. It was originally on some type of water pump. Are there any clutches available that do...

I have a Honda 5 HP that came off a cement mixer. It has a 7/8" shaft. I want to put it on the Manco Dingo I picked up for my son. The Dingo has the torque converter on it. Will this work: A Comet SCP 350 series belt drive centrifugal clutch at the engine then to the stock pulley on the...

I just returned to the go-kart scene after a 25 year break.....now for my 7 year old son. I acquired a Manco Dingo go-kart with a siezed motor and in need of restoration (price was right- free!). Then I "accidentally" acquired a fiberglass formula body for a go-kart (don't know what I am going...