07-06-2018, 08:07 AM
The hydro brake will be fine. If the wheels are Margay, you can buy narrower rims and the hard narrow slicks. Otherwise, look for narrower wheels. You're free to do whatever you like as far as appearance goes. Do the seat and paint or powder coat whatever style and colors you like. I don't ever paint any more. Powder looks great and lasts a lot longer. Stay away from the modern spun aluminum wheels and tubeless tires. Old school here. Two (or three) piece wheels and tube type tires are the ticket. As long as the equipment looks vintage, and the parts are things that would have been O.K. in the old days, you're golden. There are a number of good sprocket hubs available. Number 35 sprockets such as Horstman, RLV and Williams work well, and definitely use a quality modern No. 35 "space" chain such as the RLV g0ld. Don't forget a good chain guard. Vince Hughes is a great source for good repopped vintage parts like chain guards. He's at: http://www.californiavintagekarters.com/ Dick Teal, who's on this forum, is a real good source for Fox kart information. He used to work there. You'll find there are lots of Fox drivers. My friend, Ron Cubel, is finishing one up with a Margay gearbox and a Mac 91B1 right now.
Dean Kanocz will be hosting a really nice event in Tucson, AZ November 2, 3 and 4th. 30.00 per day. He feeds us, too. This is a fantastic track and well worth the trip. I'll have my Photon/WB 610, and my n1ke/WB 610 there. Come on down! Here's a pic of the pits at Tucson last November. There were a number of karts that came in after this was taken. The kart on the stand is my Photon. Ted
Dean Kanocz will be hosting a really nice event in Tucson, AZ November 2, 3 and 4th. 30.00 per day. He feeds us, too. This is a fantastic track and well worth the trip. I'll have my Photon/WB 610, and my n1ke/WB 610 there. Come on down! Here's a pic of the pits at Tucson last November. There were a number of karts that came in after this was taken. The kart on the stand is my Photon. Ted