need help with go kart

[William English]

i need to help here i would like to know if anyone knows what kind of kart this is it uses a dead axle and scrub brakes and had a 5 hp briggs on it has a welded roll cage. want to upgrade the brakes and some other things

 

[Poboy kartman]

Welcome to the forum. I don't know what the kart is but someone else will. It does have some Manco looking features (especially the steering wheel-which I can barely see).

Meanwhile- why not fill out your profile so we know where you are.

 

[William English]

here is more pics

 

[rocketkart]

thats looks like a baja kart to me.

 

[Poboy kartman]

William- If you look up in the left hand corner you will see a box that says "post reply". Use that instead of the "start new thread" button.

 

[Half-breeder]

Its got every characteristic of a Manco... except the cage n steering wheel... But Im no pro.

 

[jandj]

Pretty sure it's a Manco someone uglied up with a rollcage.

 

[rocketkart]

yeah now that i look at more it does look like a manco.

 

[itsid]

Its got every characteristic of a Manco... except the cage n steering wheel... But Im no pro.

That is a Manco for me with a home made cage.
the scrub brakes are upside down and the wheels are different but otherwise it looks identical to
this (confirmed to be a Manco 400)


'sid

 

[William English]

The roll cage looks like it has factory welds I will get some more pics up soon

 

[firemanjim]

"factory welds" ? LoL Is that good, or bad?

 

[itsid]

The roll cage looks like it has factory welds I will get some more pics up soon

Good, then it was at least done by someone who knows how to weld (aka most likely safe to keep)

'sid

 

[William English]

Oh boy that looks like that's it man I would like to put it back like that what year is that I want to change the back tires back too and I will flip those brakes back where did you find that pic thank you again that looks like it's the one

 

[William English]

The cage makes it hard to get in it I am 6 1 I let my kid drive it he loves it

 

[itsid]

Oh boy that looks like that's it man I would like to put it back like that what year is that I want to change the back tires back too and I will flip those brakes back where did you find that pic thank you again that looks like it's the one

Yeah that's really close... I know
I can't tell you more about it I'm afraid,
that's just an image I saved a while ago,
It was an ad in some other forum.

But IIRC jandj had the exact same kart for his "Low Buck Special"
maybe he knows more about model # and year and so on.

'sid

PS I'll drop him a PM.

[EDIT]
Ah the original Ad (reverse image search is a good thing):
http://planetminis.com/forums/misc-items-sale/77079-5hp-manco-go-kart.html

 

[Poboy kartman]

Its got every characteristic of a Manco... except the cage n steering wheel... But Im no pro.

Except the STEERING WHEEL? It screams Manco to me. I'm no pro. I have a long way to go to become a noob, but that's one of the things that did look Manco to me.

 

[William English]

thats the old motor that was on it wow way cool and the thing is real fast thats why i need to do something about the brakes besides turning them the right way. i also wonder if i could make that cage removable?

 

[Poboy kartman]

Definitely, if you have the tools. Weld a piece of thick walled tubing that a 3/8" bolt will fit into to the rollbar and chassis. Make it long enough to put a nut on with 1/4" of thread showing past whatever length bolt you use (I recommend 2 1/2" ). Then cut through the rollbar and it.

 

[Half-breeder]

Except the STEERING WHEEL? It screams Manco to me. I'm no pro. I have a long way to go to become a noob, but that's one of the things that did look Manco to me.

Ahh... now that I zoom on it... yea it is... thought the middle supports were metal(silver), was looking at the pic on my ipod at the time of my first reply.... All the Manco's Ive run cross are all black plastic... but Im one of those that believe that plastic shouldnt be painted silver... it's just plain deceiving!!! Like silicone mamories!... or those pushup/padded, over the shoulder, boulder holders...

... sorry

 

[OzFab]

Definitely, if you have the tools. Weld a piece of thick walled tubing that a 3/8" bolt will fit into to the rollbar and chassis. Make it long enough to put a nut on with 1/4" of thread showing past whatever length bolt you use (I recommend 2 1/2" ). Then cut through the rollbar and it.

Although that is a perfect description of how to make a roll cage detatchable, any method of making a roll cage detatchable instantly turns it into a brushguard...