Manco Fox Vortex Upgrades and Mods

KXJoe

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Hi Group,
I am a newbie to Go-karting but am familiar with DIY mech. projects mainly on dirt bikes as I am a 60 year old guy that stills loves to ride the trails and occasionally get on a Motocross track every once in a while. Also, my grandkids are also dirt bike enthusiasts and we have a camp at a trail riding club in central PA. where we spend a lot of time. That said, I recently picked up a Manco Fox Vortex Go-Kart that runs but could use a little love and attention. But will admit I know nothing about this Go karting world but am hooked. So I want to learn all that I can and would like to start with this Kart as a project that I can upgrade (Rack and Pinion, Torque converter, hydraulic brakes, etc.) But have no idea of where to start or if I can even get the right parts for this kart as I know it is a old kart (mid 90`s I think). Anyway, I would love any input that any of you may have. Thanks for hearing me out.
 

Denny

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Welcome to the nut house! The nurse will be by shortly with your cool-aid and meds. We will be sure to enable your new addiction. We’re mostly old guys too with a strange sense of humor, or are we just strange? I forget.
 

panchothedog

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Welcome to the forum. Pictures help us help you a lot. Sounds like you're going to use it off road mostly. Torque converter and tall tires ( maybe it already has them) help out a lot. I've got 4 karts that are used by my Grandkids off road exclusively.
Two have rack and pinion with hydraulic brakes. The other two have common mechanical go kart steering and mechanical disc or band brake. Big difference on asphalt, but for dirt seems like everyone is happy as is. My grandkids are 11 to 21 years old and all I ever hear is " Grampy, can you make it go faster ". Spend most of my extra time building the engines for more horsepower. Gonna guess that it won't be long until you have more than one.
 
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