Guys! I did some more research on this cart, it did in fact have a two-stroke low profile engine and that big hole in the back or that Tecumseh 3 horse it's was not there. The exhaust would run through the hole in the back and it would suck in air from underneath the frame, hope you guys read this I did like three hours of research, and haven't slept at all. Hope this helps guys! And I hope you get this message!! P.S. the cart you have was built to run on a Mini Daytona 500 Style track one shorter adult would get into it and race it around there aren't usually 20 to 30 other racers in similar cars.

Happy New Year everyone!

Shouldn't the brake flappers (the part that contacts the tires) be facing down? Maybe that's why your connecting arm is so low to the ground - it has to be up.

Ok , guys after way more talk with Dad about the Indy carts we had they were "pro kart" racing models. The Engine was a McCulloch. We can not remember HP but was not just 3, and they had dual tanks on on each side so you could run the entire race with out stopping to refuel. Go karat racing was a super big thing here back then, Dad got them so his Boys could race. Like I said there was a Track for racing them just a 1/4 mile south down the road we lived on next to the Drive in Movie place. The ones we were a bit more deluxe than this model you guys have found. But it will still be nice to see it live again. Currently I have a gas powered mini flat bed semi truck sitting in my storage shed for the last 13 years now. Wow, been that long, "health reasons" have stopped me from bring it out for parades, four seats fit on the flat bed and riders sat there for the Veteran days parades. We made tons of cool things from Trains to "riding out houses" , most are made from broken down scooters and wheel chairs, so most electric. You should be using a complete suit with face cover and out side air source when sand blasting guy, safety first.

I think the Frame is so because it will flex to work as a Suspension to keep all wheels on the ground

definitely make a mold off that body, imagine a new one with a narrower tube chassis and taller wheels on it, 200cc Lifan with a 4 speed trans could be really cool for that look.

My thoughts seeing this frame is that you should restore it and the original body keeping everything 100% original and put it on the wall. While you have the kart apart reverse engineer the frame and make upgrades. Get a casting of the body so you have a new shell. Whether the rights to the design have expired or not you can still make one for personal use for entertainment and for sentimental value. Then if later down the line you guys partner with gopowersports to offer a 700 dollar Indy Kart 2.0 or something just check with a lawyer. I love the restorations and the mods and I still want to see those videos, but I think a series about building a kart from scratch/duplicating an old kart would be awesome new ground for you guys to break and something cool and different to do. Any which way it ends up I can't wait to watch.

We have a 1973 Chevy Corvette Go-Kart built by GM in Janesville Wisconsin where my grandpa use to work before he retired in 2000. Everyone at GM was put in a raffle to win the Corvette, it’s a fiberglass body, solid tube frame, and the color is Orange. Looks exactly like a real Corvette. I believe only one was built to my knowledge. I can’t forget it has a Briggs motor

The cart will look awesome once restored. Glad you decided to keep the paint. Do have a few suggestions: 1) Add grease fittings or at least oil holes to the pivots (the steering shaft support, the shaft that holds brake pads on, that kind of stuff). Drill a hole in the outer sleeve, then weld a nut over it for threads since those sleeves are so thin. 2) For the brake lever being so low: Cut it off and re-weld on top of the shaft. Take a length of chain, connect to the lever, then route it to the back and around a small guide wheel (small pulley from a mower maybe?), then connect it to the link from the pedal right below the frame. 3) For the grilles do what audio guys do: make a two-part mold from MDF or plywood, put the metal mesh between the two parts, and drive a truck over the contraption to act as a press. Instant shaped grilles! That will allow you to stamp all sorts of designs into the mesh, and at the very least give it a nice edge instead of just epoxying a flat piece to the inside. If you guys want i can do that and probably even stamp your logo into them.

As someone that mines and separated sand for a living, I can definitely tell you that it is very dangerous. It causes what is called silicosis which is a type of lung cancer. Luckily, the type of separating I do is less dangerous because there is little to no dust. I am grateful for the fact you caught this John.

In 1964, Pedwin Shoes sponsored contests in which winners received go-kart replicas of the Lotus-Ford driven by Jim Clark in the 1963 Indianapolis 500. Each kart featured a fiberglass body in Lotus green and yellow, wearing Clark's #92, with a gasoline-powered engine in the rear. Pedwin was a brand of the Brown Shoe Company of St. Louis, Missouri.

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Best part of my Monday and Wednesday!

I love bringing old stuff back to life

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You can still use silica sand for sand blasting, you just need to use a proper respirator to protect yourself from the silica dust, also doing it on a windy day outside significantly reduces your exposure to the silica dust. Silicosis is the medical term for lung damage caused by silica dust. There are a few comments suggesting the use of glass beads instead of silica sand, but glass is made from silica sand, so it acts in the same manner when it impacts the object being sand blasted. It shatters into tiny jagged pieces of silica that get lodged in your lungs and cause scarring of the lung tissue as it makes tiny cuts in your lungs.

Back in day Brigs wouldn’t put there engines on anything that children were able to operate for liability reasons. Tecumseh , Clinton and McCulloch 2 stroke engines were the most common. If your mini nicks or go cart had a brigs it was changed out by the owner. The engine you have is a preformance / racing engine ( the aluminum flywheel ). The smaller flywheel and points/coil units were used on the 5hp engines. Port and polish mount the carb to the block and strigh pipe tuned to the engine and you were racing. Parking lots and Fairgrounds were popular places to organize an event if a track was not nearby. A good time had by all.

You're slacking with the C10 playlist

Would love to see more mini bike videos

Great presentation and interesting project. Thank you

You guys are amazing keep up the good videos

Let's make 2019 even crazier! Keep up the good work guys!

Sand blasting is old school these days. Soda blasting is the best way to go. Is not so harsh on the material being stripped and doesn’t give you silicosis, which is a really nasty lung condition. And of course there is no cure. Love the videos. Keep up the amazing work!!!!

Whoa I'm so early. I feel like I'm in the VIP section

happy new year cars and cameras

Did some sandblasting professionally in the past. The black stuff looked like black beauty, which is ground up metal slag that we used to sandblast really hard stuff like epoxy coatings and the like. Definitely hardcore stuff you don't want to use on thin metal. Look into other blasting media like soda and the like. A lot more gentle on stuff like thin metal and brick and things you want to damage as little as possible.

PB Blaster man! Works every time

A great video series would be if you could create a replica of the Indy 500. That way you don't cause any damage to the original Indy 500.

I like Black Beauty media, Coal slag strips away old paint and rust fast and easy

I been watching this channel for a while now getting different ideas here and there. Right now just collecting pieces & parts. I'm going to use a honda ATC 185 engine and maybe the axle because it already has brakes and bearings. It's axle is on the short side. I may just buy an aftermarket extended axle and maybe spacers too. Probably pick up an old quad for front suspension & steering. I want more power than I'll ever need so it's really probably going to be a little dangerous,but not a murder mobile. I think I'll probably start with the 185,later probably put a 250 dirt bike engine on it? Yeah those doors look pretty good. I have an old 77 Chevrolet C20 converted to K20. Has computer vortech 350,& hydraulic dump bed. The tolerances in those old trucks weren't very good in the 1st place. Your door gaps are probably better than it was when it was new. Mine was completely torn apart and repaired/ painted about 18yrs ago, needed a buncha shims in the fenders for pretty good gaps. I use it so I didn't make them perfect,I still get alota compliments on it. His name is Old Blue electric blue ppg 2stage and blue inside. & I put the premium 8 lug alloys 1997 Chevy 75 dana 44 front axle 77 corporate 14 bolt out back w/ Detroit locker. No leafs that's now custom built 5 link with heavy duty bags. It's been driven sea/ord back & forth probably 4 times,rear ended numerous times has a small scratch. Just can't kill them old Chevy trucks. The 3 cars that have hit me...they totaled themselves.🙂

More flex = more suspension = more comfort

I think a vintage motorcycle or snowmobile engine and a disk brake swap would be killer.

Cool project guys.

Love the build! Resto mod with tall skinny white-wall era specific tires and modern internals would be super cool.

Keep up the great vids.

Solid rear axle and disc brake wouldn't detract from the looks of that kart, also might be a good idea to add a little bracing to that cold noodle frame, haha. Seriously though, keeping it completely original won't mean much if you fold the frame in half hitting a bump the wrong way. I really dig how wide it is though, it will look sick with some racing wheels and tires.

I was just going to comment about the silica, but I stuck around till the end. Good start guys

Resto mod, old body on new style frame....

If the purposes of the gokart was for fund raising and advertising maybe that's why it's so lightly built. Minimal materials means minimal weight to haul around, especially if the company had something like a panel van or station wagon. It's just strong enough to hold someone light and one person could load it up by themselves. :)

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Trucks lookin good Bro. John! Can't wait to see the finished product.

Re clear the body? Also frame stiffening? Love this build

I don't know, the more I see of this cart, I more the FRAME looks homemade! I think it was a Shriner's cart. You know, those guys who ride cool toys in parades!

Karts with bodies were common as promotionals when I was a kid in the 80s. I have many memories of the grocery store for no other reason than the Indy car kart raffles at the front of the store.

Happy New Year Guys. You brought a smile to my crappy day...but then again..its always good to see you guys.

Put a set of wheels and tires like the two on the front of the drag rail on all four corners. That would give it a vintage Indy look.

That's the coolest cart ever! Lol

Use crushed glass if you can (it’s silica free). If your machine can run it, Garnet is even better (it’s heavier so it carries more energy). This is a great project guys!

I think you should look around for a Wankel (Sachs) engine from an early-to-mid '70s Arctic Cat snowmobile or an OMC/Johnson/Evenrude rotary used in motorboats. If I remember correctly, the Arctic Cats were rated at 19 horsepower and "revved to the moon" as they used to say!

Can't wait to see it done

Happy new year, guys. Why not try some Eastwood rust encapsulator on the frame? Easier than sand blasting, and doesn't weaken the metal. Plus, it prevents future rust. Love the LMC doors. They provided a lot of parts when I restored a 1974 GMC. Go with the dual outboard fuel tanks, as another subscriber mentioned. And yes, I believe these had the McCulloch 8 hp engines, originally

Happy New Year Hank and Herman!!….May this year be even better than last year!!

Happy New Year Guys...love the videos

Happy New Year to you guys! That's one damn nice tool box in the background...wow! As usual, a great video. Keep up the good work.

Happy goodyear men!

Hey guys I love the videos and I’m glad to say that I have been watching for MANY years thank you

Happy New Year!!!

I love the old Indy car styling. I have ever since I saw the old lotus Indy cars at the Barber museum in Birmingham. Great videos guys!

Needs a vintage McCulloch or similar 2 stroke!

The 2 of y'all are so good together

Happy new year!!

you guys are the best

Good video guys I love go karts an old cars an trucks I never can wait til the next one

Looks like a good Shriner-mobile.

I’m thinking they built the breaks upside down! In my opinion anyway

Mike that truck is looking good

I entered a part of your guys' world yesterday and went go karting. It was the best 30 mins ever

Okay guys here's what you do you build a subframe that attaches to but does not modify the existing frame so that your subframe stiffens up and cross braces as it should and perhaps even reaches to the end of the axles for extra bearing support

Thanks, guys. I'm from the time period of this kart and haven't ever seen it.

6:47 😂. Crazy that's really how it was made back then. Sweet none the less

I liked the idea of a mold of the body. I'd like to see a second newer version to mess with more.

Gonna be a awesome project! Keith

Yup! That thing is cool!! Do it right, true to it’s past

You guys should make some merchants that says: "Alright Dude"!

Starting the new year making something old new!

Idea here take the old style brake off and install a disk brake setup! Also put the built Briggs y’all have in it !

Lovin this project. I second the suggestion already made earlier to take a mold of the body .... there will be a market for replica bodies, it's a design icon 😎

The 66 is starting to come together. Looks great and I've ordered parts for my old 80 C10 from LMC and I love them!

I'm glad you're doing this right. Take your time.

Happy new year, I think it could make a good Shriner go kart

Q? does the fibre glass body form a strengthening member once bolted into situ, hence the rather simple ladder frame?

That "black sand" Copper Slag is normally good for metal that rusty I always use it in my Blast Cabinet , And also Water Sandblaster

cant wait to see the truck done.......

YEP,THIS IS HAPENING!!! 3 HP GO-K/VINTAGE UNDER RESTORATION.KEEP IT COOL GUYS,HAPPY N YEAR!

Liking this build you guys are doing. Should atleast mock up a copy of the chassis(might want to make it a tad thicker though) just to have a duplicate. Would be cool in itself also.

The rooster at 2:25 lmao

hey guys, still wondering about the angle iron frame? in those days, with only 1 wheel with traction, this framebuild was quite common, with tubing, or more stiffness in the frame the wheel with traction would Always loose grip in corners to the same side where the traction is, this frame is ment to be very flexible, simply to always have both back wheels on the ground, thats also why the body was only mounted in 4 points, with more connection points, it would make the whole too stiff too drive, or would crack the body, btw, this body had a engine cover made out of gauze? fence? not sure how to call it, i'm dutch :D this engine cover was shaped in the form of the engine cover, anyway, keep up the good work, really a pleasure to watch your channel, just please keep the wheels original, modern wheels would totally ruin the historic looks

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Happy New year boys looking forward to this build....slowly working on a mini bike with a mitsubishi motor and I've made a few mistakes, that's life.

it seems counterintuitive but back then they wanted the flex in the frame it was used as part of the suspension even in cars

I have two of these carts. Mine are unrestored that were owned by a local Shriner group. They have Tecumseh engines.There is supposed to be a fiberglass shroud around the engine. I only got one shroud when I bought the pair and it had numerous cracks. It was a lot of work, but I have made a mold of the shroud to duplicate it. I might make a few extra ones. Let me know if you are interested.

What's up guys! I've had great luck using a mini vice grips to lock onto stripped panhead screws similar to the ones on the body. Sure beats grinding.

Keep up the hard work!

If you got some adapters made, you could put a disc brake and change the rims and sprocket, with all of the go power sports products.

Happy new year! I like this thing. Racing tires, maybe some wide slicks would be great for its profile wouldn't it? Wondering what engine you'll go with. Cool project.

Get some sheets of aluminum, and make a custom body for it! I would definitely brace the frame as well. The Indy kart is really cool!

Happy new year I was just thinking a duel exhaust would look killer on this just my vision

This ole kart is gonna be sweet. Need atleast 12 horse engine or more :). Racing wheels are gonna look awesome !!! 👍👍👍👍

Lots of comments on this already. Honestly I would go with modern frame brakes and wheels so you can put a bigger engine on it. Use old frame as pattern so body fits, but use tube frame with proper support bracing. Seen the rail so I know you can do it right.

Somehow I lost your channel in my subscriptions and then this is the first video I see. I’m excited to go back and watch what I missed out on.