GRIFFKART
New member
Howdy guys and gals.
I’m a longtime car guy and love almost everything that is fast, fun or dirty. American muscle cars, Jeeps, trucks, boats and even a few Gambler 500 races. As a father, I constantly strive to involve my kids and impart my passion and skillset to them. They are now 6 and 8 and its time for them to start wrenching and enjoying on their own project!
I’m working on a budget and I want to develop their mechanical skills and pride in their own hard work so I didn’t want to just buy a new kart. I was lucky enough to have a buddy gift me a 2000’ish Yerf Dog 3020 that his kids had enjoyed, abused and eventually outgrew. The kart had been sitting under a tree ignored for several years and is need of some TLC. Here’s what we have already accomplished:
Once we get all the bugs worked out and the kids have a good grasp of safe operation we are already talking about some upgrades
I’m a longtime car guy and love almost everything that is fast, fun or dirty. American muscle cars, Jeeps, trucks, boats and even a few Gambler 500 races. As a father, I constantly strive to involve my kids and impart my passion and skillset to them. They are now 6 and 8 and its time for them to start wrenching and enjoying on their own project!
I’m working on a budget and I want to develop their mechanical skills and pride in their own hard work so I didn’t want to just buy a new kart. I was lucky enough to have a buddy gift me a 2000’ish Yerf Dog 3020 that his kids had enjoyed, abused and eventually outgrew. The kart had been sitting under a tree ignored for several years and is need of some TLC. Here’s what we have already accomplished:
- Replace the tiny handcart tires in the front with 145/70-6 knobbies
- Converted the front to 3-bolt hub
- Ordered the wrong size 3-bolt hub and had to drill the wheels to match
- Replaced the worn out PowerSport 5.5hp with a Predator 224
- Original motor was old enough to buy alcohol and had a broken pull start, cracked fuel tank and was full of varnish
- Replace the rotten 18x9.5-8 tire in the rear
- Struggled and failed to remove the rear wheel from the 1” keywayed shaft
- Humbling
- Repair frame crack on driver rear
- Rebuild steering pivot that was rusted solid to the frame
- Lots of heat, beating
- Broken retaining bolt
- Clean and reassemble the Comet 30 series (?) torque converter
- Disassemble and rebuild the front spindles
Once we get all the bugs worked out and the kids have a good grasp of safe operation we are already talking about some upgrades
- Bellmouth, filter and jet upgrade
- Remove governor
- Header and muffler
- Add Nerfbars
- Paint-kids Choice
- Rebuild seat