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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...

You can get these bearings at any tractor supply places since they are used in harvesting implements.

Looks like BMI karts have the caliper mount brackets, but only fit 1.25 inch bearing hangers whereas I have a 1inch axle. Maybe it would still fit with modification. As for the mechanical calipers, I cannot tell if they can mount the same way as the hydraulic ones.

OK,I did some research on this. I was thinking about installing a MCP or Airheart hydraulic system. I've attached as a pic the caliper mount I think would work on my kart as it attaches to the axle flange without welding. Problem is, can't find a place in the US that sells it. Found one dodgy...

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...

That kart looks like a green 2seater one from sears like the one I had back in 1984. Should be live axle.

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...

Fig C is what I currently have and what I've seen on pretty much any old 5hp engine with points which mine still has. Fig B is what I call the 'better' series and is what I'd like to upgrade to. Fig A is the newest nonadjustable type I think and uses the flat paper filter. I dont think this...

ok, with all this talk, I'm gonna get the superdart out of the shed and set it up and take lots of pics of it for you guys. It has margay 62 series wheels which I like although they use tubes. Did have it running shortly about 20 years ago. Currently sits stripped of paint and with light coat of...

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...

IIRC, 60 teeth on the sprocket, and not sure on the clutch. It's just a standard old Maxtorque using #35 chain. It's pretty worn out and does not track straight either so I'll have to get a quickchange sprocket hub to replace it.

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...

jandj, you're pretty good! That's my kart I am talking about. As you can see, the sprocket is almost as big at the rear tire. Had pretty good acceleration even with a stock motor. From looking at tire sets on ebay, I might have to spend around $150 to get rolling again.

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...

I would warn you AWAY from China made power products. It's all cheap copies of something better made elsewhere. A friend stupidly bought a Chinese ATV. It had problems in the 30 day warranty and finally the crankshaft starter gear stopped turning the engine and there was no kickstart backup! Not...