Recent content by KCTA Chris

Ha! Yes it has and good eye. The boys kart project put the 30th anniversary drivetrain swap on hold for a month or two. Hope to be back on the road soon.

wheels...

Didn't get any hub answered here so after a week of calling around I found Yerf Dog go kart shared the same axle and offers a 110 4 bolt hub. Purchased and found a set of trailer wheels/ tires to match. While at it my 14 year old learned the pipe bender and I showed him how to make some zoomie...

Now for help... the power unit or rear assembly bolts direct from my kids older XRS. The current rear wheels are splined and bolt direct. We want to go with larger rear wheels and looking for options. I'm not familiar and don't know if there is a larger wheel that is a bolt on? I could use the...

Well the front wheels arrived. Of course they didn't bolt on so had to modify the spindles. Thats ok as I wanted to add a little less camber to the front end. I was hoping for a little larger wheel and tire to hit the late 40's early 50's Dirt look. However we battled over a vintage drag look...

I worried about that too. of course the first time he hits a tree... lol

Thanks! Yea it was my bad, I wanted to post under "Discussions" but had been looking at the cool stuff in the build off sections. I accidentally posted there but couldn't find a way to move it. robertdjung helped me out.

Decided to resurrect my kids Kart into something different as a father son project. Lurked for a while and needing build advice and learning. Have a small history with vintage cars and fabrication but a "Newbie" to the Karting world.

Thanks! I'm learning.

The rear is a different matter. I don't know much about Go Karts and have seen adapters to 4 bolt wheels for the rear. Nothing I find works with the axle I have (cheap and splined rear wheels). I can make something but feel like there is an easy solution. I'm leaning to cutting the factory wheel...

I'm trying to save the boys some cash so made some mods and reused the XRS cage, it will bold right in. I has some aluminum sheet so fabbed a hood, there will be fake exhaust pipe and air filter mounts so have not added the sides yet or trimmed the grill. I chipped in and helped him order two...

The frame started with new 2”x3” rails that I tapered about 24” down the front and rounded the ends to look like a Model A ford frame. the back I boxed off and added tabs to mount the rear motor unit, mimicking a slight “channel” for body drop. This can always be modified down the road. The...

Well here is my first post and the start of many questions... As we were walking through a swap meet the boys spotted a 1/2 scale '25 Ford glass body and my boys went wild. My youngest "Chase" had seen these online and had previously asked about building a Kart front engine dragster which I...