1960s concessions kart

[Smerft85]

Oh dear! I'm dying over here fellas!

 

[Karts of Kaos]

still need to know how thick of an oil to use? I believe I am am also the butt of a joke here!

 

[Brianator]

You're not, it just went over your head. Watch Crocodile Dundee as research into a "walkabout" and you'll get it! Lol. I believe 30w is what it originally calls for so it shouldn't hurt to use it, if you'd still like to thicken it up a little add a touch (1 fluid oz maybe) of Lucas Oil stabilizer.

 

[Bansil]

 

[Karts of Kaos]

so I drove it for the first time yesterday with a 5.5 hp clone i picked up for 30$. no brakes or throttle cable. it is a lot of fun. it's not very fast but I think ma sister will like it. where can i get a custom seat pad that mint fit.

 

[JTSpeedDemon]

The craft store, assembled by you.

Seriously, there's not a lot of options for kart seats. My solution involved some T-nuts, plywood, a staple gun, and a yard of marine vinyl and foam padding from the local Hobby Lobby. Marine vinyl will hold up real nice.

 

[Brianator]

so I drove it for the first time yesterday with a 5.5 hp clone i picked up for 30$. no brakes or throttle cable. it is a lot of fun. it's not very fast but I think ma sister will like it. where can i get a custom seat pad that mint fit.

That's great! I love seeing (and bringing) old stuff left to die back to life!

For the seat, FA did a nice and detailed post(s) on the Lunar Rovers seat he made which should help guide you towards success!

 

[Functional Artist]

That's great! I love seeing (and bringing) old stuff left to die back to life!

For the seat, FA did a nice and detailed post(s) on the Lunar Rovers seat he made which should help guide you towards success!

Thanks Brianator

My Areial Atom thread has some good info on makin' a seat for a kart too
(starting @ post #132)

https://www.diygokarts.com/vb/showthread.php?t=40167&page=7

 

[SteadyMobbin]

The craft store, assembled by you.

Seriously, there's not a lot of options for kart seats. My solution involved some T-nuts, plywood, a staple gun, and a yard of marine vinyl and foam padding from the local Hobby Lobby. Marine vinyl will hold up real nice.

THANK YOU!

 

[Karts of Kaos]

the day before I went on vacation(that's why i did not post for 2 weeks.) i put a gx 160 with a head job, thinner head gasket, guv delete, cylinder hone, and 212 carb on it. did two lap in my yard at 1/4 throttle and broke the right front spindle bracket off. got back Sunday night. so yesterday i had my dad re weld it. the i worked on getting full throttle tonight. i succeed but the throttle kept sticking. btw I rigged up a weed eater throttle for it. i post pics soon. with the old engine it topped out at 20mph. this one is a bit faster!

 

[Karts of Kaos]

ok so i never posted pics, but it sat in a shed for like 2 yrs and slowly hard parts stole off it. but yesterday i picked up a Briggs raptor at a yard sale and slapped it on there today still have some stuff to work out but i think its a much more fitting engine.

 

[Karts of Kaos]

also the engine dosnt say raptor, but it has the same model number, its got a big carb and its jetted super rich(maybe jetted for alcohol?) it needs rings but runs, it does have a sticker on the top that say its a racing engine and does not have a governor.

 

[ezcome-ezgo]

Sticker is worth 2-3 hp.

 

[Karts of Kaos]

well shoot lol

 

[Karts of Kaos]

Have some pics