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Years ago, I took my truck to a muffler shop because it was back-firing real bad and was extremely loud. He pulled out a folding ruler and fashioned it into what he wanted the final product to look like and then he'd bend the pipe with a pipe-bender and double check his work using the ruler...

VERY nice. I'm looking to the same to my HF clone engine, because in the stock configuration, it will not fit under mini bike frame. Do you have any problems with just the straight pipe? I imagine that it's pretty loud.

It was $100.00. Looking back, I guess that may be a little high, but I talked him down from $125.00. Heck for a bike that runs, I figured I got a fairly good deal. This Fall/Winter I'll tear it apart. It's too hot out right now.

Correct, I was driving down the road and saw it on the side of the road with some other items for sale. It was difficult to ride due to the engine not running correctly. It actually turned very well, just not at low speeds. I'm sure that the rings are shot, especially if it has gas in the...

Just bought a mini chopper that I saw driving down the road. It brought back a TON of memories, so I had to have it. He also had an XR-80 (same bike I got when I was 8), but I couldn't justify buying both. Hopefully this one will be a cool project like the Red Fox go-kart project. I did...

Both of the go-karts that I have only have one wheel attached to the engine, so only one wheel pushes them along. On a live-axle, both of the back wheels are attached to the engine, so both wheels with push it along. As long as you're not on pavement, then two wheels are better than one. If...

Thanks!

Which dimensions were you looking for? I can go out sometime this week and take some measurements for you. If I were building one, I'd make sure to include a live-axle instead of the one-wheel pull like these two.

Yeah, we were having a blast. Funny thing is, I was taking all of the pictures. That is my uncle and my cousin with his girlfriend.

Thanks! This is actually the second time that I posted this restore. I guess it got lost last December? That engine came off of another kart. I tried to use a Harbor Freight engine on this one, but the seat slants back too far and the engine mount holes wouldn't line up. So I put the HF...

I bought a Red Fox sight-unseen, because I wanted a vintage go-kart like I used to drive around when I was a kid. You know the kind, no roll-bars or seat-belts. I just don't like all that safety stuff... Anyway, when I picked it up, it was in extreme disrepair. The engine mount was cracked...

Thanks guys. Well, the brake cleaner nor the engine cleaner worked. They did bubble up the crappy paint that was on them, but there was just corrossion underneath, so they must be bead-blasted. I guess it won't be too bad. Guess I'll throw some primer and paint on them and call it a day. As...

I know. I wasn't sure why they were so expensive, but they're the ones I wanted. I guess when people find out that they are no longer made, they try to squeeze every penny they can out of them. I just got the frame sand blasted earlier today. It's in pretty good shape. The rust and the old...

Here is what they look like. With all of the crevises, it'd be kind of hard to sand in there and do a good job. I guess they'll have to be bead-blasted unless you guys have a "chemical-type" solution.

I've been looking for an old go kart like I used to ride when I was younger (70's/80's). Come to find out, you can find them, but 9 times out of 10, the wheels have been replaced. So, I went on a mad search to find just the wheels. Much to my surprise, the wheels that I was searching for have...