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Firewall looks like it is buckled all over the lower half, basically. Guess it’s now quite flexible on those creases, rather accordion-like? How ya gonna fix it?

There’s a lot of myth and trepidation about when the governor gear “will go”. 3600 revs is the engine industry standard for powering a tiller, generator, power washer etc. It’s just an agreed-upon RPM figure to suit the implement on the end of the engine. Not slow, not super fast but enough...

I get that Tractor Supply is like an institution, they sing about it in country songs and stuff but I much prefer Rural King (or for those in the know “Urban Queen” because it’s easier to pronounce). Plus they have free movie theater popcorn and coffee, self serve!

No problemo.

Moving the throttle lever back and forth (which is actually the governor control) as you are doing in the video, should move the rod that is attached to the carburetor. Something seems way off here.

Closest I can find that seems to match the frame shape is something called a Spider or Extreme Spider. Can find similar frames sold by Massimo as well. For example "Extreme SPIDER 300GK EFI Go Cart Go Kart Off Road Dune Buggy" Spider 300GK EFI features a tough water-cooled 300cc, four-stroke...

Hi Steve! :welcome2: I don't know what to ask but I like those kart photos. :drool5:

Are the tire sizes listed anywhere near stock? I like stock/OEM but, if for no other reason than simplicity, one size tire to rule them all is a great idea; meaning same tires all around. BUT the way many karts are configured, the rear axle is mounted higher on the frame than the front axle(s)...

I’m feeling some deja vu. Who here posted a similar kart, very recently, that had a water cooled engine and trailing arm suspension? I think the engine cylinder pointed straight up vertical.

Cool. However, I am now a strong believer in the stub axle, dead axle, one-wheel-peel kart. Many are disdainful of them because feel they have been cheated (peer pressure in effect) out of the glorious live axle drive, but they are simpler, arguably faster (as long as you don’t lift the drive...

Egad, they painted the insides of the carburetor, the float chamber, et al? That’s different. Must be the wave of the future….😎 Carry on, brother

A side view from a distance, 15 feet away or so, and on the ground would help immensely as that’s the way most are photographed. Cool drive system, “that thing ain’t got no axle bro” (at least in the conventional sense). The rear end reminds me of a tractor wherein you can stop one wheel and...

I think my preferences are set to “no email notifications“ but at the same time I drop in and read the weekly active threads and even more so now since I moderate. No worries on being late, it’s life with its ebbs and flows. Since this is a build-thread thread, I think members would appreciate...

Glad you are okay. As “tis but a scratch” manly men we’ll shrug it off and wear the scar like a badge but did the planets align at that moment so that engine pieces hit you in the face? Yikes. I do wear eye pro at the very least when I ride to prevent my eyes watering from the wind, and for...

Not exactly sure what you have but beware of the pod or cone filters that are sold with the “Stage 1, 2 and 3” kits. They are woefully inadequate we have come to learn. They filter so little real dust and particulates that they’re essentially a bug filter. They must’ve been intended for track...

I think he meant at the garage hobbyist level but full-bore production, meaning more than one example, maybe multiples or one for each of a half dozen friends. It is a confusing initial statement or query. But I refer you back to my link from the much neglected front/home page.

It’s okay to run every little niggling concern through this forum, throttle cable purchases and whatever, even down to nuts and bolts. There’s common parts that’ll do, stuff that is unsuitable and then “the best” for the application. In other words, bicycle cable will do, solid wire is a nope...

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Do you mean private individuals like you or me or does Go Power Sports count? https://www.gopowersports.com/vintage-go-kart-roller-kit-no-engine/ They have several. And Asuza is still out there as well with their kart kit. To do it home-grown I think you'd need a strong tubing bender to mimic...

:oops: Oh dear. I didn't mean to trigger you but what does "precision" mean? Does it mean perfection or does it denote a quality of some level? What level of precision is meant by precision? Maybe it is akin to saying the weather is cold but the coldness must be defined, so how cold is it...