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My vintage superdart has no brakes and am exploring brake options. I think it had hydraulic brakes at one time because there's a place to install the master cylinder. Unfortunately, it looks like a brake system will run around $200 in addition to needing a caliper bracket that fits the kart and...

I need to get some brakes on my superdart. It looks like it originally had hydraulic brakes but all of the brake hardware is missing and I'm looking for options for brakes that wont break the bank. I really hate to spend $100-150 but if I have to, I will. My first problem is the caliper and...

My vintage kart shakes at speed because the wheels need balancing. How can I do this? I'm running Margay series 24 wheels and I don't have any kind of balancing fixture to do this on. One wheel always stops in the same position so I expect I'll have to add a lot of stick-on weights to the light...

I need to get some working brakes on my Superdart kart. I see a bracket on the frame which seems to be where maybe a master cylinder was mounted near the brake foot lever, but that's it. I see no bracket or anything for where the brake assembly would mount for the rear axle. I'm not looking for...

Just freshly rebuilt and cleaned up with a billet rod and lifters and a hot cam. The carb is the old pull-out style choke. I cleaned it out good and reassembled everything. The needle valve is set to 1.5 turns from seated position. Problem is, it idles just fine on half choke but dies on...

Vertical shaft engines are easy to find. How feasable would it be to build a front engined kart with vertical shaft engine with a belt clutch and belt drive to the rear axle? Simpler than using a mower transaxle and the belt could accomodate the twist going from horizontal to vertical. Not sure...

Anyone have pages from the Sears catalogs that showed their minibikes and gokarts? I used to always look and wish for one of their machines. They had GOOD/BETTER/BEST models and was fun to see what changed to make a better model. In Xmas of 1984, my brother and I got a two seater model called...

Here's my long-term restoration project. I understand it's a modified Superdart. It has Margay series 62 wheels and a floating motor mount and aluminum floor pans. It turns both left and right which I prefer. I kinda like the cage in the back as it keeps others from overriding you. It's in...

Looking to buy a welder and learning how to do it but have some questions. I want to get one for light duty work and farm use, such as welding back together cheap farm gates made of light tubing and perhaps exhaust systems and kart frame + sheet metal repair. Need something that will work...

Got a lot of questions of late... Warmer weather coming soon... My Superdart kart has a crack in the frame. I don't think it is bent, but just a partial cracking of the frame tubes on the bottom of frame. It's at the joint where the steering wheel hoop connects to the right side main frame rail...

Can someone provide some info on the different carb types for the standard flathead B+S 5hp engine? My model is a 130202. My engine has the pull-out slide choke and used the flat mostly square metal air cleaner. There was a later type that used a lever for the choke and used a cylinder type...

Got what I think is a vintage race kart with live axle, similar to an A-bone or similar. When I bought it for $75, it had race kart wheels on it with slicks in poor shape. The rims are 1pc and attach to 3 bolt hubs which seems to be what current race karts use. I want to put a new/used set of...

I've got an old engine I'm trying to clean up and get going again. I have not taken it apart yet, but the block has tiny spots of white powder on it which is aluminum corrosion. What's the best way of cleaning it off and preventing it from coming back?

Trying to reuse as many parts as I can on my Craigslist kart Ive been fixing up lately. The 1pc sprocket and hub also has a brake drum attached to it. The problem is it's not a very tight fit on the axle even with the key in. The sprocket hub has 4 bolts in it every 90 degrees which I've...

Here's a pic of a kart I bought 20 years ago for $20 or so. It's got old Margay 62 series (or something like that) modular wheels. Had it going a long time ago just to ride it around for fun. Looks like a modified A-bone, but can someone confirm?

I dont think it's an A-bone... or is it? It's had a front end accident so it's bent up front. The motor mount also looks added on and home made. The racing wheels don't fit well as the fronts are too wide and the rear axle has threaded ends, but uses modern racing 3hole hubs. Floor pan needs...

Hello from NC. Been reading the forums for a while. Good info and I can contribute help as well. Currently been putting together an old rear-engine race kart I bought off CL for $70, engine from ebay for $50, and other misc parts for about $60. Runs ok, but need to get some new wheels for...