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You're not wrong but it actually tracks pretty well. Those are the original arms, and pretty much painted and seized in place at this point. They're in OK shape and don't shimmy, but I won't say I'm totally comfortable with them at 35mph. I may try and find some new(er) ringers, swap them...

Haha, I feel that way too. I've seen bumper cars where they mount them this way. And this was the way the screw holes lined up best. So I went with it, though it doesn't feel totally right. But better than it being cocked 30 degrees when the wheels are straight. I had to order this wheel...

Yeah I showed him the old catalog pic from above. I def want it authentic with the stripe and wings and all. But instead of the cheap 80s foam I may do 2-4" of memory foam inside.

Well, here it is. The big reveal. I've probably said enough at this point so I'll let you just take it in. I've provided a lot of eye candy for you. But a few final notes: I did have a guy lined up to do an authentic KenBar seat cover, but he got busy. It will happen at some point. But...

Here's what I clipped from the catalog before it got sold on ebay. Probably should have bought it. It had a wholesale price list too. Wholesale price for The Rebel in 1993 was $765 FYI. I went with the same tire sizes as you. And matching treads ;). I like the stance too.

Do you hate painting as much as I do? Then you're gonna hate this update. Or love that I had to do it instead of you. I see lots of kart restos online but the average rattle can paint job is bound to disappoint. Its nobody's fault. Today's water based paints are terrible. After the...

No doubt they mixed and matched over time. I was quoting a catalog I found from the early 90s. They advertised a 13/5-6 for the rears. To me that feels like your sprocket would be scraping the ground. I went with a 15/6-6. What does yours have for rears? Mismatched treads messes with my...

The Master Plan -Obviously I wanted to reproduce the vintage look as closely as possible. But for the mechanics it only made sense to use a Predator engine. I won't say I didn't check ebay for some old 5hp Tecumseh's (and found some), but when I found this clone with the Ken-Honda colors for...

Haha, you're not wrong. All the welds were solid and nobody had done any amateur customizing. And it was a bit of a gift that the brake rod and pedals were still salvageable. But nonetheless, to look at it did not inspire optimism.

A little background: A few months back my 12 year old decided she was ready to drive. She came at us strong and from many angles, from driving lessons in empty parking lots, to a golf cart for cruising the neighborhood. I loved her interest and her conviction, but nonetheless all of these...

I have a live axle USA Industries kart from the early 2000s. By then it seemed they had started to think about camber and caster. It has a noticeable amount of positive caster (top of spindles tilted to back of kart), I'd say 1-3 degrees. Likewise for camber. 1-3 degrees positive (top of...

Wow that's the most intact one I've ever seen. I had to take snippets from 3 different pics just to get all the text correct. There looks to have been some slight variations in these stickers over the years, but I think I ended up with a good representation.

Oh yeah he did! (Updated the file with my final print version)

They definitely have the best name. "Ken-Bar Cornelia, GA" immediately conjures images of leather face dudes welding in a smoky machine shop. Lighting their cigs with a cutting torch. I love my Manco karts, but Manco sounds like the guys who show up when you have a car accident and you're an...

Here's what I got. I actually like the idea of all the same serial # :ROFLMAO:. It'll be like a secret club. Bumper sticker size is a great reference . The actual sticker on the kart is 2.5" x 9" FYI. My sticker is gone but the shadow is sharp. So this pic should be pretty spot on. If I...

Yesss! Can I crop that and make that sticker too? I'll be happy to share with the forum. Those stickers don't have a great survival rate and that's the best analogue I've seen so far. Someone ground mine off long ago, but the shadow is still there for me to get proper measurements. My Rebel...

Thanks! I downloaded your pic at 1920 pixels then vectorized and upscaled it to 300dpi resolution at full 13" x 13" size using ChatGPT. I used to do color matching for Valspar and after removing some sticker remnants and revealing fresh paint on my project frame, the closest match to my eyes...