Need advice (vintage 1960 home-built kart)

[Thad Allton]

I have put new gaskets on a couple of vtwin Briggs and rebuilt the carbs. i can cut metal and stick metal. So I have some basic skills.

 

[Thad Allton]

Only surface rust. Everything is coming apart easily. I will work on the brakes. Wishbone front end is in good shape. This thing is built like a tank.

 

[Hellion]

Awesome that it’s coming apart well. The Zerk (grease) fittings seen on some of the moving parts certainly helped as there was no doubt a layer of old grease in there keeping moisture and corrosion out.

I really like the kart, even the “banana brakes”. We hear from 350lbs dudes on fun karts with only one brake and they’re wondering why it won’t stop very well. Your hand-me-down kart has two brakes at least. The underside and the wishbone thing reminds me of the bottom of a Model T.

 

[Thad Allton]

Yes the zerks certainly helped and they are all functioning.

 

[Denny]

That is a great kart that looks built tough enough to be passed down for a few generations.

 

[Hellion]

If you cannot find a “vintage” Briggs flatty or one that isn’t another mini project in itself, the exalted Hazard Fraught Rotaderp 212cc is going on sale June 1 for 109.99, the lowest (not THE lowest) it’s been in a while.

You’re going to need another engine anyway for the next project.

 

[Thad Allton]

Well if I had known I would have waited. I ended up buying one over the weekend. 20% off but not $109.99. I paid $120. Oh well.

 

[Hellion]

Well I have a HF thread in the Good Deals subforum, you have no excuse.
The solution to that is buy another at 109.99… Or take it back and wait

Did you unbox it and place it on the kart for fitment testing/see if bolt holes line up?

ALSO: Is it a Hemi or non-Hemi engine?

 

[Thad Allton]

That’s a good solution but I don’t think my wife will go for it. Yes I did unbox. It lines up with two holes I will have to drill a couple more holes. It’s a non hemi.