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When they stopped building karts in the United States in 2005, BMI (Barhorst Manufacturing Inc) bought up a lot of the kart...

That is a great engine, right up there with a Honda. Try and salvage the engine for sure.

Been there and I cry with you. Better than a good woman, because a dog NEVER complains and is always there to cheer you up and say I...

Ed -- we might have to send Denny over there to check that out. You made me look again and you are right that extension on the engine...

Direct drive Denny, so you better be ready to go when you pull start. He sure kept the complete unit light, there is no extra weight...

Carter Brothers had a few karts with belt drives. This one sure has a beefy support where it switches down to chain on the final drive...

Hell of a lot of work dicking with the axle. I would get me a 3/8" plate of steel and mount a plate on top of the existing motor mount...

My guess is you loosen the first nut and back it off to the right , then you turn the second nut which more than likely is attached to...

Hellion , you certain do nice work and did a great job on the logo. Now if you could just get this to print out I would appreciate it...

Mystery solved you have a 16mm shaft. You aren't the first to use the magic hammer to get it on. Getting it off is going to be the...

Several ways the crank can get worn down and Hellion has one example. The most common one is that crank you got came rom an engine that...

I think he must be from Atlanta that is where you get neat crankshafts.

Well let's just check out the china clutch to see what you have. Take a penny and see if it fits nicely into both ends of the clutch...

Measure the crankshaft diameter so we have a clue what you are talking about. Sounds like you got a 5/8" or metric crank and not the...

Good looking car Denny. Was going to have you stop by for a tour and pick up some steel cut-offs for projects but you made the trip...