realfast89gt
Kart Krazy!!
To make a long story short I bought a Murray kilowatt kart last year for my "daughter" and it has officially turned into my kart after various modifications.....
Her 5th bday is the 29th of January so i decided i owed her one.
This brings me to my current project, a Carter econo kart i purchased A few days ago for $175. It was a complete kart minus 1 front wheel/tire and I was told it worked fine before the wheel broke. I could tell the guy didnt know much about go karts but he seemed trustworthy so i took his word for it. This is what it looked like when i first got it.
It has a tec 5.0hp engine which i needed to get running. First i checked the oil and it was extremely dirty and black so i changed it. I replaced the spark plug. Added gas and noticed the tank leaked and so did the carb from the bowl. I had an extra tecumseh tank so i swapped that out. The carb was full of problems so luckily i had an extra carb off another tec. engine which i was able to use. Added gas and it started right up.
Next comes refreshing the whole thing. I dont want to give my daughter a weathered ugly kart with a torn seat so I basically stripped it to the frame.
If you have ever seen the econo karts the frames were available in a few different colors and the roll bars were black. I picked a really cool purple for the frame and plan on repainting the roll bars satin black. (And yes i know i am going to be welding and cutting to install the live axle and moving the engine mount to the center, but i wanted to paint it first and then repaint the back of it again....
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I ordered the axle bearings and brackets so i will have to wait till the end of the week to get the axle on. Tomorrow i plan on sanding and painting the roll bars and going fabric shopping for new vinyl and padding for the seat(yes i know how to sew).
Updates hopefully in a few days.
Her 5th bday is the 29th of January so i decided i owed her one. This brings me to my current project, a Carter econo kart i purchased A few days ago for $175. It was a complete kart minus 1 front wheel/tire and I was told it worked fine before the wheel broke. I could tell the guy didnt know much about go karts but he seemed trustworthy so i took his word for it. This is what it looked like when i first got it.
It has a tec 5.0hp engine which i needed to get running. First i checked the oil and it was extremely dirty and black so i changed it. I replaced the spark plug. Added gas and noticed the tank leaked and so did the carb from the bowl. I had an extra tecumseh tank so i swapped that out. The carb was full of problems so luckily i had an extra carb off another tec. engine which i was able to use. Added gas and it started right up.
Next comes refreshing the whole thing. I dont want to give my daughter a weathered ugly kart with a torn seat so I basically stripped it to the frame.
If you have ever seen the econo karts the frames were available in a few different colors and the roll bars were black. I picked a really cool purple for the frame and plan on repainting the roll bars satin black. (And yes i know i am going to be welding and cutting to install the live axle and moving the engine mount to the center, but i wanted to paint it first and then repaint the back of it again....
)I ordered the axle bearings and brackets so i will have to wait till the end of the week to get the axle on. Tomorrow i plan on sanding and painting the roll bars and going fabric shopping for new vinyl and padding for the seat(yes i know how to sew).
Updates hopefully in a few days.
