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For the historic class racers and collectors, there is a 1960 Percival with a left hand WB 820 on EBAY.   It is a no reserve auction that is still less than $200 (including $175 shipping).   Those of us in the Geezer group with bad knees probably couldn't even sit in it.   Those of you in the younger more flexible bunch might want to go after it or someone might just want more decoration for their living room.  It's probably worth a look even if (like me) you have no interest in buying the rig.

1960 GKCA Eastern Regional Championships (Race Program), Dart Kart Speedway, Mansfield, Ohio. Program ad. (Hasselbach Collection).

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1960 GKCA Eastern Regional Championships (Race Program), Dart Kart Speedway, Mansfield, Ohio. Program ad. (Hasselbach Collection).

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Back in February, I came across an ad for an Emmick Sprint kart. In the western states these aren't uncommon, but to find one in Florida is indeed a unique score. 
I wasn't able to determine what model it was based on the pictures alone. After some back and forth with the owner we were able to determine it was an Express (EX791). This was an important discovery for me because it was the same model kart I had from about 87-90.

Jerry Van Deusen's website was helpful with identification. http://www.vdm46.com/emmick-kart-id.html

  
The next morning I drove 1020 miles round trip to Pensacola and made it back just before midnight. This write-up is to document the restoration and what is involved with getting it show-ready.
Here are the pics from the CL ad.

 

 

 
Here is what is left after taking the kart down to just the chassis and nerf bars. Although some other web pics of the Express show different side nerfs, these were the exact same ones I had as a kid (minus the added extra tubes). They look like the Elite nerfs.



One of the things I wanted to do on this kart was try to preserve the chrome steering supports and lower front bumper, as opposed to painting over them. It appears these parts were nickel/chrome plated and welded to the unpainted chassis. I suppose they were taped and the chassis was then painted. The tape line was put high enough to cover the heat discoloration from welding.



Some additional tubes were welded to the factory nerfs to accommodate side fairings. After trimming them down to the original tube I realized they were just too beat up to re-use. The same goes for the rear bumper and lower front bumper. Luckily the upper front bumper was in excellent shape. 



The steering supports are rough. Most of the chrome is gone and rust/pitting has taken over. After noting the angle they were cut off and blasted. I took them over to the buffer and used SatinGlo to grind and profile the tubes. After this, they were polished using Emery and a sisal wheel, then a hard sewn denim wheel, and finally buffed with zirconium and loose cotton. This took just under 4 hours. 

I measured the side nerfs and they were pretty straightforward. Both left and right get a 120* bend and the right gets an additional bend (I didn’t jot down the angle) to clear the engine mount. I had to re-polish everything because the die leaves deep grooves in the tube. Then I made the ½” wide tabs for the number plates. This took about 7 hrs from set up to tear down.

T.B.O is The Big One
they have announced a new theme this year.

TBO is expanding what is displayed with a request for americana Racing mementos.
it's still the finest Vintage Kart Show on the planet but with an added twist.
Here's a clip from the thread
'Americana' is defined as artifacts, or a collection of artifacts, related to the history, geography, folklore and cultural heritage of the United States and with keeping this in mind we want everyone to bring out the unique, the different, and even the bizarre karts and parts from Karting first days.

TBO Theme announcement

ave Save

Hey all, I have a question that's been eating at me for a while. I  am curious as when you need to resize the piston in the block instead of resizing the rings? Example, say you have a factory bore on the cylinder and over time it needs new oversized rings. How many ring sizes can you go before you need an over sized piston? Might be a dumb question to most but I am not a experienced engine builder or machinist. Thanks, Dean

hello I'm converting 2 Mac 15 and I'm looking for the parts to do this 
Stuffers/manifolds/ reeds reed blocks ? 

Thanks Greg

I just got the bent-up floor pan cut off of my 63 Dart kart.  I want to cut a new pan, what are you using for thickness when you replace a pan?  I think my last one was 14GA, but that seemed a bit heavy.  Thanks...

Bob Alexander

Hello new guy here 
I'm Greg from California and picked up two Mac 15 and have been chatting with Dave
About how to convert the to kart motors , I had a couple of karts way back when I was
In my late teens early 20s I'm retired now and have been restoreing vintage motorcycles
Old truck ect. Thought I'd give these motors a go. I'm going to need some parts and info. 
So thanks for site, info 

Greg