Yes, I'm making a (small) effort to populate this part of the Forum. You other guys need to get busy.
For the moment this will be a bit of a place holder, but perhaps still interesting.
Not really a "build" story, but still a "story".
I assembled this kart for my karting buddy Tim Denham, and presented it to him as a surprise at the 2010 Turkey Trot in Dixon California, at the Kinsmen Kart Club. My how time flies when you're having fun!
It was a recreation of a kart he raced in high school, a '61 Go Kart 800 with a Mac 30 engine.
The kart is about 90+% original, including a NOS fairing. Took forever to find one of those. Upholstery and axle bearings/flangettes are the only non-stock items. Them original GK-800 Azusa aluminum/steel wheels is hard to come by, and part of why I paid too much for the roller in the first place.
Here's a few shots from how the kart looked when purchased, to how it looks today:
For the moment this will be a bit of a place holder, but perhaps still interesting.
Not really a "build" story, but still a "story".
I assembled this kart for my karting buddy Tim Denham, and presented it to him as a surprise at the 2010 Turkey Trot in Dixon California, at the Kinsmen Kart Club. My how time flies when you're having fun!
It was a recreation of a kart he raced in high school, a '61 Go Kart 800 with a Mac 30 engine.
The kart is about 90+% original, including a NOS fairing. Took forever to find one of those. Upholstery and axle bearings/flangettes are the only non-stock items. Them original GK-800 Azusa aluminum/steel wheels is hard to come by, and part of why I paid too much for the roller in the first place.
Here's a few shots from how the kart looked when purchased, to how it looks today:
Jim Waltz, West Sacramento, CA