Recent content by Seventy Won

When the go-cart was given to me, there was no carb, no air box, no rope starter, no oil, no roll cage, no seat, no nothing. There are no factory air filter assemblies available. The stock carb IS still available at Jacks Small Engines. It lists for $199. That's why I went with a $23 one from...

I hope it's OK to bump this thread with a few pics... Progress has been slow. Throttle is hooked up, brakes adjusted, air filter added and new seat pan constructed. I have the original Ken-Bar seat pan but it's a big huge heavy piece and I'm not convinced that I need it. The seat is a generic...

I look forward to it. I haven't seen any other carts like mine, in person or online.

Thanks! I plan to finish it up this spring. These are the seat rails I used. Similar ones can be found around the 'net. Measure twice before ordering. https://www.tractorseats.com/p-829-km-rame-slide-rails.aspx

That is a nicely sorted and well engineered set-up you have. I should have taken pics but, yes, my throttle rod is not threaded. It is a 3/8" rod with a flattened end. The end has a hole drilled in it. Your pics have given me some ideas. Thanks for posting.

Thank you. You should restore it! It sure feels great to bring something back to life. Learning new skills in the process is a bonus. It sure beats pumping hundreds of hours into beating/mastering a video game. When done, you'll have something.

Thanks! I'm honestly not sure what I'm going to do with it when done....if I ever finish it. It has been a really good excuse to buy new tools though (the plating kit and vibratory tumbler). LOL! I restored my '97 Bontrager Mountain bike a couple years ago. Put a LOT of money into it and...

California doesn't have to worry about seeing me anytime soon. Although a road trip on the cart does sounds fun. Now, where to mount the saddle bags... :unsure:

As it looks today... The to-do list is getting shorter. I need to rebuild the seat. It came with an old lawn mower seat but that was never attached to it and I'd like to try and get this thing as close to stock as possible. The silver paint I used for the control rods absolutely does not...

Pic. 1. Differential assembly was a tad trickier than I expected. The sprocket will only mount to one side. I sealed it with a tube of black RTV, packed both side full of grease and then had to do it all over again..twice. Pic. 2. The new jack shaft assembly is perfect. New bearings, new shaft...

Thanks! I was torn on whether to use 400 or 600 grit. I know 600 is generally recommended for metal flake paint since it won't allow the flakes to "stand up"....it basically forces the flakes to lay down and that gives metal flake its best appearance. Hopefully it sticks. Lol. This is also a...

In the end I chose "International Gloss Blue". It's an Ace Hardware color and should be commonly available for easy touch-ups. I'm really not a blue guy, but it's growing on me. I wet sanded it with 600 grit wet/dry paper. It's a tad darker than what I came up with on the computer but think...

Color selection. I liked the stock red w/white wheels. I also wanted something different. Yellow w/silver wheels was my first choice but the primer was black and yellow was gonna be tough to do. Green looked good too. To visualize it I opened up Gimp, loaded the photo and tweaked the color...

I bought a kit from Caswell (including 5amp DC power supply) and got started zinc plating the hardware. The biggest disappointment I had with my 3 wheeler restoration was how all the hardware rusted immediately after it was completed. On that project, all the hardware had been cleaned with a...

That's a shame. Sadly things just aren't built like they used to be. This cart has had a rough life and yet the engine is still solid. There is evidence of previous collision repair to the front of the frame. This thing has been a real wallet cleaner. A junk engine would have certainly forced me...