Another New Go-Kart Member, with a great starting point!

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GNG-Kart

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Hey everyone,

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My name is Greg, I'm from western New Jersey and live in the middle of no where...
That being a possible downside for certain things, on the upside its great for this kinda hobby. There is a huge amount of places to roam and explore here, especially with any kind of motorized vehicle. :thumbsup:

I'm currently in the automotive program at my college so I figured this should be a good starting point for me. I'm from a background with... basically no experience with motorized vehicles at all. But I have picked up and learned many things over years and it helps that I'm a very "handy" person.
I don't have any fabricating or welding skills however, so that could be problematic in the future, but I'm not worried about that yet.

I had a single seat Manco Dingo and some other kind of dead axle go-kart a long, long time ago, but sadly they are long gone and I've been without a Go-Kart since. :(

But thanks to my recent job at my favorite camp over the summer, thats no longer a problem! :wai:
Part of my job there was to run Go-Karts and the camp still had a bunch of older stuff from years back that was no longer being used and collecting rust. Everything was going to be THROWN AWAY! :smiley_omg:

So... I talked to my boss and after some negotiations... I ACQUIRED EVERYTHING!!! :drool5:
Lets just say we somehow "fit" everything in one truck. Comfortably? Not so much. :D
So any guesses to what I got and for how much? Need a hint?... Manco! :thumbsup:
I'll be starting my official thread soon, either in Go Kart Discussion or Photo Gallery & Project Log, not sure which one though?...

So keep an eye out for me and I can't wait to get officially started on the DIY Go Kart Forums!
 

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Hey. .. Gregg N Gokart.......

Welcome to the forum! !!!! Yeah I spent almost 50 years fixing everything imaginable without a welder or that skill and got along fairly well......so it's not an absolute requirement. ....

Now. ..since I got a welder .......it's pretty much DOH what the :censored:....how much easier would have stuff been....how much more money could I have made over the years? ?????

The only thing in my defense. ....there was no Harbor Freight back then and wire welders cost a TON of money. ......

You don't have that excuse. ....get a welder and learn......you won't ever regret it! :thumbsup:
 

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^^ He's usually the comic relief but, every now & then, he comes up with some great advice...

I've always said "it takes an absolute genius to play the part of an absolute fool..."
 
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