05-29-2017, 10:15 AM
If that was a Cheetah kart, then someone shot it and tried to dress it up as a moose... Lots of add-ons and modifications. The front porch area has the resemblance of a Cheetah MK II, but that's where it stops.
First the steering uprights are like none that Margay used at that time. Most, if not all, were one piece and a formed/rounded shape at the top and we're curved in at the bottom near the frame rails. The pictured kart has what appears to be a very angular, two piece, "V" shaped upright with a heim joint at the top. Indeed, the original throttle link support has been cutoff and replaced entirely with a different type and also set further back along the frame rail. The front steering linkage is just plain wrong and the lower steering support is not right either for a Margay of that era. The support gussets for the front axle and seating uprights are missing. Margay had open bearing hangers for the rear axle, whereas, the one pictured does not. The one in the photo also appears to have a mechanical brake system, although the photo angle cannot really help confirm that or not. Margay had hydraulic brakes at that time. Lastly, the nerf bars have been added on and are not original to the manufacturer design. My opinion is that it might be more work to restore that it's worth; keep the seat & seat cover, the pedals and the wheels and look for a better frame to build off of.
First the steering uprights are like none that Margay used at that time. Most, if not all, were one piece and a formed/rounded shape at the top and we're curved in at the bottom near the frame rails. The pictured kart has what appears to be a very angular, two piece, "V" shaped upright with a heim joint at the top. Indeed, the original throttle link support has been cutoff and replaced entirely with a different type and also set further back along the frame rail. The front steering linkage is just plain wrong and the lower steering support is not right either for a Margay of that era. The support gussets for the front axle and seating uprights are missing. Margay had open bearing hangers for the rear axle, whereas, the one pictured does not. The one in the photo also appears to have a mechanical brake system, although the photo angle cannot really help confirm that or not. Margay had hydraulic brakes at that time. Lastly, the nerf bars have been added on and are not original to the manufacturer design. My opinion is that it might be more work to restore that it's worth; keep the seat & seat cover, the pedals and the wheels and look for a better frame to build off of.