New from Muscle Shoals, Al

[eodcoduto]

Hello from NW Alabama. I'm a gearhead and all my life have loved go karts but never had my own, all the four wheelers, three wheelers, dirt bikes and Harleys but never a kart, until today! Its nothing special but it is complete and it was $130, I'd like to ID it at some point.

 

[Denny]

It was a Carter Brothers kart. Are you a Swamper? Welcome!

 

[eodcoduto]

It was a Carter Brothers kart. Are you a Swamper? Welcome!

I've ran the Swamper's 5k a few times, this area is great! Thanks for the ID its been bugging me and it just popped off with some gas, that concrete screw holding the carb on must be the magic.

 

[eodcoduto]

Carter Brothers Hot Bodies 1435, missing the roll bar and it has a different 5hp in it.

 

[panchothedog]

Welcome to the forum. Even though it's in pretty rough shape, that was a bargain at twice what you paid for it. Nice score.

 

[ezcome-ezgo]

Digging the excessively complicated drivetrain.

 

[eodcoduto]

Yea its a contraption and it was engineered that way. I got it running today but the carb is shot so I'll try to find a new one. This engine is a 135232 0038 01 and it has a Kehin 62gws121 carb on it which I'm sure isn't right. The manifold comes off at around 30° and the carb mounting bolts are parallel with the ground where most of the Briggs carbs I see have the canted bolting pattern to mount straight to the block. I might try an Amazon Mikuni and see if that will work.

 

[Denny]

That kart should have a 20 series CVT on it from the factory.

 

[eodcoduto]

It is going to be a project. Phase I is get it driving the best it can in current form. Phase II will be a 12” stretch. Phase III will be an engine and power transmission swap. All phases will be triggered by how much fun we are having.

 

[Rusty Wheel]

Looks solid enough to beat the bushes with. Might drill that left front spindle and rear left axle for a casellated nut and cotter pin. They might tend to run the nut off if you side load them hard turning especially with some worn bearings in the middle of your fun.

 

[eodcoduto]

Thats a good call. Its running great with the Chi-kuni and mismatched intake, the clutch had a saw blade shoved in it which is probably to make up for the wrong belt. New belt and clutch cleaning and it hits 26mph with my 215lbs in it. So far we have $180 into this and we are having a blast.