manco dingo 2020

[Mr. Spindle]

hey everyone if you don’t remember me, i’m Ethan. I’ve been restoring a manco dingo for the last four years on and off. finally decided to finish it with a bang this year after taking pretty much a three year break. this weekend i’m going to go pick up a honda gx390 13 hp and fabricate the engine mount setup so it’ll fit. i’ll keep this thread updated and in doing so, keep you guys updated.

 

[landuse]

MR SPINDLE!!!! How's it going?

 

[Mr. Spindle]

MR SPINDLE!!!! How's it going?

good so far, how about you?

 

[Budget GoKart]

A nice to finnaly meet you I recently got a dingo and a gx390 for my yerfdog

 

[landuse]

good so far, how about you?

Cant complain Nobody listens anyway

 

[Mr. Spindle]

got the gx390 today! it definitely needs a cleanup as it was on a pressure washer prior to now. i’ll send pictures of the cleanup/repainting process.

 

[Mr. Spindle]

here’s what the go kart is looking like so far. i’ll send engine pics after this.

 

[Kartorbust]

Straight or tapered shaft on the engine? Just in case you need a different one: https://www.amazon.com/HONDA-GX390-ROLLER-CRANKSHAFT-PISTON/dp/B00FOUPA4C

 

[Mr. Spindle]

Straight or tapered shaft on the engine? Just in case you need a different one: https://www.amazon.com/HONDA-GX390-ROLLER-CRANKSHAFT-PISTON/dp/B00FOUPA4C

so you’re saying i’ll need a tapered or a straight crank? here’s the crank i’ve got, and it’s straight.

 

[Kartorbust]

I was asking which crank was on there.

 

[Mr. Spindle]

I was asking which crank was on there.

yeah i have a straight crank

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looking everything over (pre torque converter

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anyone have advice on cutting out engine mount slides?

 

[Karts of Kaos]

drill as much out as you can then file the rest.

 

[Smerft85]

Drill the ends of the adjustment holes, 4" grinder with a worn down cut off wheel to cut between the holes, then file way less. If you need a template use some cardboard and poke the holes thru to match the engine, lay the template straight and spray paint over the holes in the template, move it 2" down the plate, make sure it lines up, spray again, use a speed square to draw your cutting lines, drill and cut when happy.

 

[Mr. Spindle]

thanks, i actually ended up using a jigsaw with a metal blade, then realized i totally for got about the jackshaft plate. i’m ending up having to use the original mounting plate instead of this custom one.

 

[Mr. Spindle]

here’s what i’m up against now. i’m burning through cutoff blades.

 

[Mr. Spindle]

here’s my next issue, should the shafts align? also my plates are in a scary situation, but i will have to double post to show you that picture because of tapatalk.

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here’s the plate issue

again, sorry for the double post. any suggestions on these?

 

[Whitetrashrocker]

Your frame might be made for a small block where as the engine is a big block.

Different mounting pattern.

 

[Mr. Spindle]

Your frame might be made for a small block where as the engine is a big block.

Different mounting pattern.

the engine actually is twice as big as the original in horsepower. the mounting plate will be fine, but would it be ok just to drill some holes in the jackshaft plate so it’ll fit?

 

[Earthy]

I put a 420cc motor on my Dingo last summer. I found that I had to cut out the old mounting plate (left the cross members alone), made up some new rails from an old bed frame, and then put a new mounting plate on from GPS. This allowed the series 40 torque converter to line up without the converter back plate hitting the frame. Otherwise you may have to use spacers to get it to clear the rear of the frame.

I'll try to post some pics tonight.

 

[JTSpeedDemon]

Well hey! I think this makes almost a dozen "old timer" members that came back! Lemme guess, you're bored out of your mind in quarantine?

Budget Gokart and I have been called the Spunkbrothers before, and I've theorized before that you were kind of the original.

GX390, eh? ->

I just bought a honda!