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  1. 7thofa2nd

    If I had seen these kits last summer, I probably would have ordered one

    https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001706564008.html?_randl_currency=USD&_randl_shipto=US&src=google&memo1=freelisting&aff_fcid=196f3e677f5f4981a0d49f05cad5f7a5-1642377560724-01701-UneMJZVf&aff_fsk=UneMJZVf&aff_platform=aaf&sk=UneMJZVf&aff_trace_key=196f3e677f5f4981a0d49f05cad5f7a5-1642377560724...
  2. 7thofa2nd

    Need Advice on fuel line

    Last week I drained the gas out of one of my go karts for winterizing. I noticed the gas looked oddly like the color of my fuel lines... yellow. I'm guessing the gas is making these fuel lines deteriorate prematurely because the last time I had the kart out for a ride, I noticed a little high...
  3. 7thofa2nd

    Another go kart project completed...

    ...maybe. I've finished another kart, it's another Fantic Broncco TX5. Except for the engine, it has all original and NOS parts. On this one, I wanted to try out an engine that I've had sitting on a shelf for over a year... a Champion 163cc engine 6hp... just because I liked the looks of the...
  4. 7thofa2nd

    My latest go kart restoration is coming along

    I bought this kart, another Fantic TX5 Broncco, a couple of weeks ago and got started on it the next day. I'm now in the process of assembling it. Originally I was going to put one of my Predator engines on it to match my yellow Fantic, then I decided to set this 163cc 6hp Champion on it to see...
  5. 7thofa2nd

    Where is itsid?

    ...I haven't seen him around for 2 months. I hope all is well with him.
  6. 7thofa2nd

    Fantic Broncco TX5 driveway test run...

    I did a couple of upgrades on the engine and the gearing and now I think it runs pretty good... :banana: I'm not sure where Gopro gets it's sound from, but...
  7. 7thofa2nd

    Fantic Broncco TX5 SCORE

    I'm ecstatic... A deal that I've been working on for about a month now, just came together and I picked up 2 more Fantic TX5 go karts yesterday morning. The one pretty much matches my other 2 karts, but the other one... a twin-engine setup. WOW, I never knew Fantic made one. AND... in on...
  8. 7thofa2nd

    I picked up a Fantic Motor (Italian) go-kart today

    Today I broke the lockdown quarantine and went on a road trip to buy a go-kart... an hour each way. When I saw the listing, I instantly fell in love with this kart. I've never seen one before. Heck, before I even got home, I stopped at my sister's (20 acres) to give it a test drive. It has a...
  9. 7thofa2nd

    Go Kart Dyno - FOUND ON CRAIGSLIST

    Go Kart Dyno - $1000 (New Franklin) OHIO Vintage go kart dyno. Built by two mechanical engineers. Uses a hydraulic pump to load the engine at variable rates. Also used to break in fresh rebuilds before going to the track. Has a manual fan to keep engine cool while testing. It has a Hortsman...
  10. 7thofa2nd

    Rupp Monza SS frame

    Yesterday I drove from Ohio to Pennsylvania to buy this kart. It was listed on facebook Marketplace and I had passed it up several times simply because it looked so drab. Finally out of sheer boredom I decided to take a look. At first glance, I didn't realize what I was looking at. I thought the...
  11. 7thofa2nd

    Here's a kart that I saw listed as a COPPCO... I think he's mistaken

    I just saw a listing come up for a nice go kart, but the guy is saying that it's a COPPCO. It looks to me to be a Robron kart like mine. He was asking $250... and just in the time I typed this out and went back... SOLD Yeah, it's a Robron A-bone. :mad2:
  12. 7thofa2nd

    In need of some thoughts and input on engine choices for my karts

    I've been searching for the past year for some reasonably priced chainsaws for their engines to be used on a couple of go-karts. FINALLY, I've gotten my hands on a couple that I think may work :wai: ...but I'm not sure if they will be enough power. One is a Mac 10-10 that runs strong, but is...
  13. 7thofa2nd

    What is this? On craigslist NOW

    I saw this on craigslist and it looks like a deal... $150!!! But, what is it? Kinda looks a little like a Rupp GoJoe, but not quite. https://akroncanton.craigslist.org/snw/d/kent-vintage-go-kart-go-cart-tires/7044085017.html
  14. 7thofa2nd

    Robron go kart info WANTED

    I picked up this little go kart last weekend. It's way to small for me, but I just couldn't pass it up. It came with a 5hp Briggs engine that I doubt was original to the kart. The guy said it runs... pfft, maybe at one time, but as soon as I took the cap off the tank, I could tell it was a LONG...
  15. 7thofa2nd

    HELP - Piston Rings Installation

    I'm installing a set of new piston rings in a Tecumseh 4hp (first-timer) and I need some help in figuring out the order and direction they need to go in. No instructions or photos came in the box that they came in. Tecumseh ECV-110 4hp horizontal shaft.
  16. 7thofa2nd

    Question...

    I have a 4hp Tecumseh engine that I'm prepping for a mini bike project. The guy I bought it from (a shady sorta guy) said the boy ran it through a mud puddle and it stopped running (much of what he had told me turned out false). So, I've been disassembling the engine to see what the problem...
  17. 7thofa2nd

    My first restoration

    It all started last summer... I found a pretty 5 hp Briggs and Stratton at a yard sale, it looked brand new. Then I needed something to put it on... which lead me to buy a go kart, then another, then another, then another, then another. (doesn't everyone do that?) Well, the first two karts are...
  18. 7thofa2nd

    I'm a newbie trying to find my way around here...

    Hi everyone, I'm new here and still trying to figure out how to post. I'm from Barberton, Ohio. I'm retired from the autobody repair field where for most of my years I restored cars... now I've started restoring old go karts... the good old yard karts. I've got a kart that seems to me to be a...
  19. 7thofa2nd

    I'm a newbie here...

    OK, I'm new here and just trying to get familiar with posting. I have no idea if I'm even posting this where it's supposed to be posted. If it doesn't belong here, please remove it. So here goes... Over the winter I purchased 5 go karts, simple yard kart projects. One has already been finished...
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