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Robron Rocket Roadster Restoration - AUGUST 1ST 2026
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Here is a twist referring back to an earlier comment ... the front spindle is approximately an inch above the frame and the rear assuming 1X1 boxed would be an inch under equalling a 2" difference front to rear with same size tire / wheel is that normal with karts? I looked closely to the rear and it has definitely has been sanded. It 'could' have been where a 1X1 was mounted.
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There seems to be a typical high rear/low front stance on many classic go karts of this type but it is not wildly exaggerated. There also seems to be in some karts larger rims in the rear, smaller in the front, but again not drastically. Something like 4” rims in the front and 5” in the rear for example with tire sizes to match...
It’s not impossible that the previous owner flipped the spindles to make it sit lower. On purpose, or a mistake, it happens when things are disassembled and put back together incorrectly by a neophyte. Avail yourself of all the photos that the internet can provide to prove or disprove the way this kart should look.
On another note, I clicked on a link for Robron Inc that was posted on DIYGK many years ago and the link “works” and the page loads but quickly, in a nanosecond, it diverts to a page saying “click here to prove you’re not a robot” and it asks for permission to keep you updated. Suffice to say, the answer should be heck NO. I smashed the screen shot button to get the below image. Anyway, I wonder if Robron is still around....
Found this elsewhere: Robron - Robert Stanton robroninc@marlboroelectric.net 1-800-624-7383 (7am to 4pm). Email address is different that the one on the screen. FYI.
It’s not impossible that the previous owner flipped the spindles to make it sit lower. On purpose, or a mistake, it happens when things are disassembled and put back together incorrectly by a neophyte. Avail yourself of all the photos that the internet can provide to prove or disprove the way this kart should look.
On another note, I clicked on a link for Robron Inc that was posted on DIYGK many years ago and the link “works” and the page loads but quickly, in a nanosecond, it diverts to a page saying “click here to prove you’re not a robot” and it asks for permission to keep you updated. Suffice to say, the answer should be heck NO. I smashed the screen shot button to get the below image. Anyway, I wonder if Robron is still around....
Found this elsewhere: Robron - Robert Stanton robroninc@marlboroelectric.net 1-800-624-7383 (7am to 4pm). Email address is different that the one on the screen. FYI.
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I’m not doing the research so maybe you already read-up, but there’s a post here that said Rob Stanton had passed away, about 2023. Good on him for even forming Robron, buying the parts, tooling and plans from Mr. Rupp, and right after the industry was in a decline as I recall.
Good views of the warning decals and floor pan decal in that thread.
EDIT: I see in post #1 that you can tell the boundaries of the original floor pan decal or where it used to be. Take those measurements and I bet with the help of a.i., you can recreate that decal. Member Deuce @Deuce has some expertise in this area from a recent Ken-Bar restoration thread.
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Good views of the warning decals and floor pan decal in that thread.
EDIT: I see in post #1 that you can tell the boundaries of the original floor pan decal or where it used to be. Take those measurements and I bet with the help of a.i., you can recreate that decal. Member Deuce @Deuce has some expertise in this area from a recent Ken-Bar restoration thread.
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