Dad came home with 2 of these when we were kids and lived a bit out of town back then and we ran them right on the road in front of the house. Mom drove one after we had been running them for well over a week, made Dad get rid of them because they were way to fast for us kids. He traded the 2 Indy 500 karats for 2 mini bikes and motor cycle and a station wagon all running and driving. We boys all still wanted the Indy 500 karats back. Still talk about it with Dad every now and then to this day, because they were the coolest thing around back then, and twice as fast as the ones you pay to ride at the go karat racing track down the street about a half mile.We 3 boys (Dad included as a boy in this count) never forgave Mom for making us get rid of them.
Due to its age and rarity is say keep this stock and do a sympathetic resto. But take a mold from the body and build a custom framed single cylinder screamer (maybe a 125 from a Yamaha yzf road bike... 15bhp and 12k rpm) 👍. Keep up the good work guys, love the channel. Makes me want to get my old atc70 working and road legal.
yup! and making a mold CAN be easy as paper mache. go thick, cut it off, lay up the fiberglass inside to make the new shell. this may SOUND crazy, but it's so awesome... flip a canoe upside down on saw horses, light coat of oil, lay up saran wrap from bottom to top like shingles or tar papering a roof. it takes a LOT of newspaper and waterproof wood glue to build up 1/4" to 5/16" thick, but when it dries it's lighter than you'd think. peel it off, sand primer and paint. give it wood gunwales, bow+stern pieces, cross braces, seats, and enjoy a brand new PAPER canoe! so simple once set up and told how to do neatly, a couple children can even do most of the paper+glue work. it's off season right now, excellent time to borrow a canoe a couple months to make one from. do it right, the canoe used as mold wont get messed up at all either. to make it TOUGH, just one layer 4-6oz fiberglass cloth with epoxy resin and carbon powder mixed in will give some serious abrasion resistance.
@Justin Chauvin I do have lots of stories. It is nice if you are into motorsports. We have IMS around the corner. We have the speedrome outside of downtown. And we have IRP which is now lucas oil raceway. So we get tons of racing within 20minutes drive of me. I have done amateur factory fwd racing at speedrome. I've worked the u.s. nationals at the dragstrip. We have the championship late model figure 8 race at the speedrome. Only thing I wish we had was just open day road course for everyday vehicles. We pretty much have everything else but that. The 500 though is a great race to experience. You've got a couple months until then. We always have tons of out of towners and people from out of country come in. There is a reason it is called the largest single day sporting event. Crowds are massive. Especially with the resurgence of indycar.
Vamp Tepez - I’m originally from Indiana and going back to the 500 this year for the first time in maybe 20 years. Can’t wait! Now that I’m older and having a major nostalgia trip, I’m hunting for an original promotional type Indy car kart from the 80s that I remember drooling over as a kid. 😎
@@seth_5394 last promotional one I saw was a Pepsi kart from the mid 90's for 400 but it was beat up. They come up for sale but you usually have to pay around here.. I drove a few different indy car style and nascar style go karts as a kid. They are fun but some or kid sized and uncomfortable for me because of my height.
You guys find interesting stuff that brings me back.! That is a rare find. A "rich kid" in my neighborhood, had TWO carts with different bodies, little Mags on them. lol. they were so cool looking. I believe one had a Ford Cobra body shell, can't remember the other.He raced around his oval track in his field. We kids weren't allowed to go near the track, but we could watch from his fence ! I loved watching him race. Really, your little kart may be worth some bucks to a collector. Not many family's in my area could afford them way back when. hahah ! Well thanks guys ! and Happy New Year ! .
That kart looks amazing!! I can't wait to see what it looks like once it's been restored. In my opinion, I think it'd be better as a resto with a somewhat original engine, wheels, and of course paint. I wouldn't really change a thing. Just some semi modern touches (brakes, tires).
I know you guys were looking at a snowmobile engine I live in Minnesota and They are all over the place if you need one come to Minnesota can get them for a great price
Why not just grab one and send it to them, or send it to Go Power Sports in Texas and they can forward it to them in one of their shipments of parts they get. Just make sure it is cleaned up and has NO FLUIDS in an part of it.
@@overyonderjustapiece They drive quite a distance as a matter of their show production and they actually do more than just go-karts, AND they own several houses [or at least their families do]. It is not like they are poor or anything.
i have seen some of your past videos but never saw anything worth clicking the subscribe button... but this video has changed that!!! hope to see this thing restored
Great barn find! She's a gem for sure. Restore her back to original form and cruise it around easy. Y'all guys r the best I know y'all will do an awesome job on it. Keep up the great work and videos ✌
Talk about a blast from the past... Yes I do remember these from 50 plus years ago... I would drool over the ads in PM and PS. As I remember they had two engine options a Clinton 2.5/3 hp motor and a McCulloch MAC-101. Splashing a mold is not an issue because of the age. But you are going to need to make it a two piece mold for the front and back wrap under. I use to work building boat molds so If I can help you with info let me know.
You are welcome Isaac. I remember two different body styles... About this time they started playing with rear wings on the real cars too, did that play into the other body style? It's been to many years ago and I don't fully remember. Anyway you guys have a safe and Happy New Years... Me, I'm going to keep it low key so the dog doesn't freak out!
Kriss Femmpaws , you’re right, it does need a two piece mould. I hope the guys take care when making the mould, so that the original is still in near perfect condition, that they use both carnauba wax and release agent as well. It would be a shame if the break it.
I'm out here on the left coast and it's the slow time of the year... If I had the funds I would enjoy helping them make a proper mold so they could make them and sell them. Mold making is part science and part art, the big thing is get the plug right before you start the mold. Plug finish is just about everything. CrewCut made a number of fiberglass bodies. I remember this Indy/Le Mans body, and a Model T body. I think they had a Dune Buggy styled body too. It's just been to many years ago.
I've got a suggestion for future content and it starts with a story. When I was 12 years I had a go kart and my best friend down the road didn't. His family was very poor and couldn't afford anything like that. But what he did have was an old running push lawn mower (3 HP if I'm not mistaken) and some old bicycles from his older brothers and we had my dad who when I was 12 could make anything out of nothing. My dad was aware of my friend Carl's situation and decided to do what he did best, make something from nothing. He took 2 of the bicycles, the mower engine, some scrap metal he had laying around and made the coolest go kart I've ever seen. It wasn't real fast or anything but to Carl, it was a dream come true and he and I had so much fun riding our karts all over the place. So my suggestion is simple. Build a simple go kart using just junk many people might have laying around, like old bicycles, mowers etc. Nothing extreme, just simple that even a kid might be able to build.
Nice vintage go cart fellas... It must have been a classic ride back in its day... Them old Tecumseh engines were very well crafted and built, Its great you brought it back to life. Thumbs up! 👍🏻
I have actually had the rare honor of seeing a full-sized one of these. One thing that i would like to mention is that the real versions of these had tires around 4 feet in diameter, so a cool thing to do with this one would be making it scale and refurbishing everything on it, no need for speed for this to be cool. It's already awesome enough.
That 3 HP Tecumseh with gov removed will push it faster than is very safe with that primitive (no caster/camber) steering/frame design... only good thing is it looks kinda wide for more stability...
Built flathead Briggs and a full restore on this one guys. Maybe some modern wide brushed aluminum wheels and tires. Just a suggestion, but love this barn find.
I'm glad you all used the engine it came with. I know it's not the original but still. Maybe you all could find a Briggs & Stratton from the time it was sold in the early 60's.
Yep, most guys that use vintage briggs swap the tech carbs over on them and get rid of their factory kazoo carb. Matter of fact there is a factory briggs intake that the tech carb bolts right up to.
@@rockytoady5875 Yep I've retro modded a few mini bikes with that combo. Right now I have a Wards (gilson) 424 I've been working on changing it to the upgraded 525 model. swapped the factory 4hp off it in favor of a 5 and in process of swapping the single speed clutch to a TC.
@@user-neo71665 my weird old no name mini bike had when I got it a 50's cast iron Kohler 4 horse then I replaced it with a 7 horsepower Tecumseh snow King then that blew up and I replaced it with a Briggs & Stratton ic 5 that I have running on a Lawson Tecumseh carburetor
That thing looks so cool. Hey, and Ike even fits on this one. This is gonna be an awesome ride. Lookin' forward to seeing the rust off of that ol' gal and a refresh / rebuild. Real classic there. She deserves it. Know you 2 will do her right.
It's the clutch..LoL.If you were 50+..your grip might slip some too.That thing must've been packed with rust.Go-Power Sports has tires similar,and a new style clutch.(now I'm an ad).That engine needs High Octane.Probably a bit of Lead Additive too.Man,am I jealous of that find !
me and my dad had the problem with our suffolk super colt lawnmower, it had spark issues so we wanted to check the points but the flywheel was attached the same way as in your engine and we didint have the tool for pulling off the flywheel, but somehow we got it off and the mower does its job :)
I know you guys are all about speed and power as am I however you have a lot of go karts that you have modified which I think are cool but this one it's probably special. You're right we need to find out what engine it came with and find another one and rebuild that engine to like-new Specs if you can and restore this thing and use as many original parts as you can. When you do it will be a time capsule of what was going on in the 1960s. Maybe slower and less powerful but it was what they did back in the day. I can tell you I wish I had my old Fox campus bike again.
I appreciate your videos John and ike. you 2 are awesome and I love your videos. gives me something to enjoy watching and sitting back and think on my builds. and more to come. I want to meet you all sometime. wish lived a bit closer to each other but I live all the way in missouri. may God bless us all good. :)
The model H30 on your Tecumseh motor does mean it's a 3hp. I believe these engines where in production in the 70's for gokarts and minibikes. Yours having a aluminium flywheel confirms that. The serial number according to this website would make yours a 1973. Even more specific July 19th 1973. gardentractortalk.com/forums/topic/43247-how-old-is-my-tecumseh-engine/
Awesome, I talked to a guy I worked with at Verizon & he said Go Kart Races & Tacks were very popular in the early 60's around Dallas. He said there were about 40 different tracks & people would race their karts Friday, Saturday & Sunday & trophies were given out. He said he went to the Nationals in Kansas City when he was about 15 or 16 years old, but didnt get past the 1st race....
Oo crap guys, im watching 13mins after the download and there's already close to 4000 views... HAHA shows just how great this channel is...lol 2019 Happy New Year Everyone
I used to see these when I was a kid but never knew the name or had ever ridden one, but the familiar body style I do recognize. I only remember them being more or less slow for smaller children they were less likely to flip due to the width. I was born in 69' so I've never really seen an old one until this video.
and a great New Year to you Guys it is so good too see you fellows and watch this vid just recouped from 100 blocked art and stint install frm Dec and am just now gettng back on dstop that engine and type of cart is what i grew up /w yall act did a great job of hands on learning and work to have it do what it does,nothing at all comparable w to days stuff but back in the 60s /70s could not be beat were powering everything in my child hood tillers minibikes and anyone lucky enuf to affords go cart carry on John/Ike youve made my getting up and new year a thing to remember
@@courtlandbroussard6900 i was thinkin of 3d printin the manifold then have a 2 peice oval cone on the top (like the mail box) feeding back to the carb. Kinda like a f1 style inake.
If your Crue Cut from the early '60s, any design and/or utility patent(s) will have long since expired. Great project...Happy New Year! 2019? It'll be fine!
I bet y'all five dallors that that old girl had a small 2stroke. I've seen similar old fiberglass carts like that, they didn't have a hole cut out on the top because they did use a low profile 2stroke engine, this one looks like the owner thought it was too underpowered, and cut a hole out to fit that 3hp. some old posters of midget Indy 500 racing shows very very similar body styles, I would look up some of those old pictures and see if you can find one that looks almost like yours.(with the hole not their of course)
@@n3glv - Uh, no, the usual 2 1/2 HP Clintons 2 cycles found on them were governed to same 3600 RPMs... but were about same as the claimed 6 1/2 HP Clintons 'Kart engines' when governor removed... 2 1/2 HP Tecumseh 4 cycle would rev to about 8,000 w/ gov removed...and make nearly the same HP...
I have a 8.5 HP Tecumseh Engine MTD Snow Blower. Its about 10 to 12 years old. Still runs like a charm. Starts on 1 pull. I have the governor set so full throttle is full throttle. It screams but runs good!
I had a Sears mini bike from about 1972 and it had a 3-1/2 hp tecumseh engine. I had nothing but problems with it after about 6 years. What was my dad thinking when he bought that for me when I was only 7 years old, but I did have a blast with it for many years.
I used to work at a lawnmower/small engine repair shop long long ago and that motor looks like it came off a Hawn reel mower they used tech. motors quite often and the reason they were frowned upon by a lot of mechanics is because of the coil being under the flywheel. instead of just setting an air gap you actually had to set the timing with a dwell meter ect. which really was a pain compaired to B&S motors etc. Good luck hope this helps!
That vintage body and the bedframe chassis as I call it really cool. I love the Tecumseh but it would do better on a mini bike. A 5hp old school briggs would rock on the old kart. And happy new year by the way guys.
making a mold on that kart is a great idea! an old 2 stroke on the original would be cool and it would free up some room you can find good ones on snow blowers or you could get a vintage race motor but they are pricey
Fellas, I could be wrong, but I believe parts are still available for that engine. It sure would be an education and what a tip of the hat to the way things used to be. Besides, an angle iron frame can only take so much, lol. Your pal, Big Bad Bubba Burns
There was an old dude that lived down the road from me when I was a kid in the 80's, he had one of these sitting up in the rafters of his shed. It was blue and white though. The old fella is long gone but his son lives there now. Id love to find out what ever happened to it. Possibly one of only a handful of them that ended up in Australia.
awesome find guys! a couple personal opinions... if you could find a period-correct "original" engine (probably not), then by all means do a full on period-correct restoration. Since that is probably going to be about as easy as finding a unicorn, then i would say to do a "resto-mod" type build. don't cut it up at all, but go ahead and throw some modern horsepower, tires, live axle, and brakes along with some serious elbow grease to shine 'er up again and you would have a seriously bada$$ retro machine that is not only a head turner, but a true performer as well. as always, you guys are awesome and keep doing what you do and we'll keep watching! Happy New Year!
I like the restore-to-original idea. It would be awesome to build a modern successor, too, like a tribute in style and form but with the last 50 years of best backyard engineering principles applied.
some kid woke up christmas morning and found this 60 years ago, great video guys, love the old stuff,
Fellows I'm 71 years old and I really look forward to you videos
You guys were just old teenagers and I love it it works well
Dad came home with 2 of these when we were kids and lived a bit out of town back then and we ran them right on the road in front of the house. Mom drove one after we had been running them for well over a week, made Dad get rid of them because they were way to fast for us kids. He traded the 2 Indy 500 karats for 2 mini bikes and motor cycle and a station wagon all running and driving. We boys all still wanted the Indy 500 karats back. Still talk about it with Dad every now and then to this day, because they were the coolest thing around back then, and twice as fast as the ones you pay to ride at the go karat racing track down the street about a half mile.We 3 boys (Dad included as a boy in this count) never forgave Mom for making us get rid of them.
Richard O'connor Cool story! 👍
Do you remember what engine they had?
@@walkermediaworx I was to young and asked Dad and he has no clue what engines or size they were.
Very cool story Rich !
so, your Mom never rode the Mini-Bikes? LOL. Lesson I learned, never let Mom see ya ride such things, and never talk to Mom about how fast they are.
Due to its age and rarity is say keep this stock and do a sympathetic resto. But take a mold from the body and build a custom framed single cylinder screamer (maybe a 125 from a Yamaha yzf road bike... 15bhp and 12k rpm) 👍.
Keep up the good work guys, love the channel. Makes me want to get my old atc70 working and road legal.
Sweeeeeeeet
Making mold is a great idea! Future mold-making episode?!?
yup! and making a mold CAN be easy as paper mache. go thick, cut it off, lay up the fiberglass inside to make the new shell.
this may SOUND crazy, but it's so awesome... flip a canoe upside down on saw horses, light coat of oil, lay up saran wrap from bottom to top like shingles or tar papering a roof. it takes a LOT of newspaper and waterproof wood glue to build up 1/4" to 5/16" thick, but when it dries it's lighter than you'd think. peel it off, sand primer and paint. give it wood gunwales, bow+stern pieces, cross braces, seats, and enjoy a brand new PAPER canoe! so simple once set up and told how to do neatly, a couple children can even do most of the paper+glue work. it's off season right now, excellent time to borrow a canoe a couple months to make one from. do it right, the canoe used as mold wont get messed up at all either. to make it TOUGH, just one layer 4-6oz fiberglass cloth with epoxy resin and carbon powder mixed in will give some serious abrasion resistance.
I grew up around all the indycar gokarts. But that is the benefit from growing up and still living a few streets from indianapolis motor speedway
@Justin Chauvin I do have lots of stories. It is nice if you are into motorsports. We have IMS around the corner. We have the speedrome outside of downtown. And we have IRP which is now lucas oil raceway. So we get tons of racing within 20minutes drive of me. I have done amateur factory fwd racing at speedrome. I've worked the u.s. nationals at the dragstrip. We have the championship late model figure 8 race at the speedrome. Only thing I wish we had was just open day road course for everyday vehicles. We pretty much have everything else but that. The 500 though is a great race to experience. You've got a couple months until then. We always have tons of out of towners and people from out of country come in. There is a reason it is called the largest single day sporting event. Crowds are massive. Especially with the resurgence of indycar.
Vamp Tepez - I’m originally from Indiana and going back to the 500 this year for the first time in maybe 20 years. Can’t wait! Now that I’m older and having a major nostalgia trip, I’m hunting for an original promotional type Indy car kart from the 80s that I remember drooling over as a kid. 😎
@@seth_5394 last promotional one I saw was a Pepsi kart from the mid 90's for 400 but it was beat up. They come up for sale but you usually have to pay around here.. I drove a few different indy car style and nascar style go karts as a kid. They are fun but some or kid sized and uncomfortable for me because of my height.
Man, that's one classic style body! I just love the look of those old school race cars.
Your enthusiasm for all things go-cart is endearing, and enjoyable to watch.
Omg, look at the width of the front end on that thing. It looks like a Lotus 😎🏁
For it being that wide, it sure does turn quick don't it!!
I think that is based on the lotus type 38
Lotus 25 or 49 somthing like that
@@lukepalmer2126 the type 38 was the IndyCar they made during the 60s
@@rcguy45 I take It's that's the lotus withe the chassis off set from the center line ?
You guys find interesting stuff that brings me back.! That is a rare find. A "rich kid" in my neighborhood, had TWO carts with different bodies, little Mags on them. lol. they were so cool looking. I believe one had a Ford Cobra body shell, can't remember the other.He raced around his oval track in his field. We kids weren't allowed to go near the track, but we could watch from his fence ! I loved watching him race. Really, your little kart may be worth some bucks to a collector. Not many family's in my area could afford them way back when. hahah ! Well thanks guys ! and Happy New Year ! .
That kart looks amazing!! I can't wait to see what it looks like once it's been restored. In my opinion, I think it'd be better as a resto with a somewhat original engine, wheels, and of course paint. I wouldn't really change a thing. Just some semi modern touches (brakes, tires).
This would make an awesome restoration project. I can not wait to see how it turns out!!!
There's a door on the pickup!
Motor in it too
Really cool! And yes Ike, Tecum”seee”, I live right by the company headquarters, my buddy’s Dad used to make those engines.
I feel like I have been waiting my whole life for this video. This is about to be my favorite build yet.
I love that you drove it with the throttle cable in your hand that was the best thing I've ever seen
I know you guys were looking at a snowmobile engine I live in Minnesota and They are all over the place if you need one come to Minnesota can get them for a great price
Gearheads 1997 little bit of a journey considering they live in NC don’t you think?
Why not just grab one and send it to them, or send it to Go Power Sports in Texas and they can forward it to them in one of their shipments of parts they get. Just make sure it is cleaned up and has NO FLUIDS in an part of it.
@@overyonderjustapiece They drive quite a distance as a matter of their show production and they actually do more than just go-karts, AND they own several houses [or at least their families do]. It is not like they are poor or anything.
Bro same pine city Minnesota
It's quite the drive but u can buy them for like $100. At least a 440-600cc engine
That a great find.
i have seen some of your past videos but never saw anything worth clicking the subscribe button... but this video has changed that!!!
hope to see this thing restored
Great barn find! She's a gem for sure. Restore her back to original form and cruise it around easy. Y'all guys r the best I know y'all will do an awesome job on it. Keep up the great work and videos ✌
Talk about a blast from the past... Yes I do remember these from 50 plus years ago... I would drool over the ads in PM and PS. As I remember they had two engine options a Clinton 2.5/3 hp motor and a McCulloch MAC-101.
Splashing a mold is not an issue because of the age. But you are going to need to make it a two piece mold for the front and back wrap under. I use to work building boat molds so If I can help you with info let me know.
Thanks
You are welcome Isaac. I remember two different body styles... About this time they started playing with rear wings on the real cars too, did that play into the other body style? It's been to many years ago and I don't fully remember.
Anyway you guys have a safe and Happy New Years... Me, I'm going to keep it low key so the dog doesn't freak out!
Kriss Femmpaws , you’re right, it does need a two piece mould. I hope the guys take care when making the mould, so that the original is still in near perfect condition, that they use both carnauba wax and release agent as well. It would be a shame if the break it.
i just looked up the specs on that McCulloch MAC-101, 12.5hp on a kart back in the day? that thing wouldve been a rocket lol.
I'm out here on the left coast and it's the slow time of the year... If I had the funds I would enjoy helping them make a proper mold so they could make them and sell them.
Mold making is part science and part art, the big thing is get the plug right before you start the mold. Plug finish is just about everything.
CrewCut made a number of fiberglass bodies. I remember this Indy/Le Mans body, and a Model T body. I think they had a Dune Buggy styled body too. It's just been to many years ago.
Go Speed Racer...Go!!!
Thats Awesome. There are alot of these old Yard Buggies lying around. Can't wait to see what U guys do with it
I've got a suggestion for future content and it starts with a story.
When I was 12 years I had a go kart and my best friend down the road didn't. His family was very poor and couldn't afford anything like that. But what he did have was an old running push lawn mower (3 HP if I'm not mistaken) and some old bicycles from his older brothers and we had my dad who when I was 12 could make anything out of nothing.
My dad was aware of my friend Carl's situation and decided to do what he did best, make something from nothing. He took 2 of the bicycles, the mower engine, some scrap metal he had laying around and made the coolest go kart I've ever seen. It wasn't real fast or anything but to Carl, it was a dream come true and he and I had so much fun riding our karts all over the place.
So my suggestion is simple. Build a simple go kart using just junk many people might have laying around, like old bicycles, mowers etc. Nothing extreme, just simple that even a kid might be able to build.
I might just give that a try. These guys are already doin plenty lol
Been thinking bout that too
That thing is sick. I can't wait to see you restore it. Very cool.
Nice vintage go cart fellas... It must have been a classic ride back in its day...
Them old Tecumseh engines were very well crafted and built, Its great you brought it back to life.
Thumbs up! 👍🏻
I have actually had the rare honor of seeing a full-sized one of these. One thing that i would like to mention is that the real versions of these had tires around 4 feet in diameter, so a cool thing to do with this one would be making it scale and refurbishing everything on it, no need for speed for this to be cool. It's already awesome enough.
Please guy dont put a predator on it it need a old engine like a briggs
Nah fam a predator could out-preform a old briggs
Nah, it needs one of them 22hp v twins :{D
@@puregaming3976 predators are ugly and bring af.
Rebuild the Tecumseh with a new billet rod. It'll Be Fine.
I agree no predator
So, glad I sent you guys the listing for this Kart. There were some other goodies there but the prices were a touch steep.
Put one of the 5hp briggs on there.
Why not find a year model engine that came in the go cart it would really be cool if you could get the original type of engine for it
@@stevedonald844 yeah, it needs something that's original to the body
That 3 HP Tecumseh with gov removed will push it faster than is very safe with that primitive (no caster/camber) steering/frame design... only good thing is it looks kinda wide for more stability...
Built flathead Briggs and a full restore on this one guys. Maybe some modern wide brushed aluminum wheels and tires. Just a suggestion, but love this barn find.
Love this one! Can't wait to see this cart restored
I'm glad you all used the engine it came with. I know it's not the original but still. Maybe you all could find a Briggs & Stratton from the time it was sold in the early 60's.
Cool looking body
Looking forward to see where this build goes fellas!
I have a vision of you guys snagging a barn find quarter midget racer,tuning it up and taking it for some hot laps.That'd be too cool!
You can buy the Tecumseh replacement carburetors on Amazon for about 15 bucks with all of the old style adjustments. 🤔👍
Yep, most guys that use vintage briggs swap the tech carbs over on them and get rid of their factory kazoo carb. Matter of fact there is a factory briggs intake that the tech carb bolts right up to.
@@user-neo71665 www.amazon.com/Carburetor-H30-35176G-H30-35176H-H30-35176J-H30-35177F/dp/B07DF4PCZP
@@user-neo71665 I have a 5 horse Briggs IC that I put a Tecumseh carburetor on and it runs amazing for my mini bike
@@rockytoady5875 Yep I've retro modded a few mini bikes with that combo. Right now I have a Wards (gilson) 424 I've been working on changing it to the upgraded 525 model. swapped the factory 4hp off it in favor of a 5 and in process of swapping the single speed clutch to a TC.
@@user-neo71665 my weird old no name mini bike had when I got it a 50's cast iron Kohler 4 horse then I replaced it with a 7 horsepower Tecumseh snow King then that blew up and I replaced it with a Briggs & Stratton ic 5 that I have running on a Lawson Tecumseh carburetor
I bet that thing was something to behold back in the 60's. Pretty sweet guys.
i love vintage go karts keep on making good videos your the best karting channel to date
I agree, they really make good vids and i learn a lot from them
That thing looks so cool. Hey, and Ike even fits on this one.
This is gonna be an awesome ride. Lookin' forward to seeing the rust off of that ol' gal and a refresh / rebuild.
Real classic there. She deserves it. Know you 2 will do her right.
It's the clutch..LoL.If you were 50+..your grip might slip some too.That thing must've been packed with rust.Go-Power Sports has tires similar,and a new style clutch.(now I'm an ad).That engine needs High Octane.Probably a bit of Lead Additive too.Man,am I jealous of that find !
me and my dad had the problem with our suffolk super colt lawnmower, it had spark issues so we wanted to check the points but the flywheel was attached the same way as in your engine and we didint have the tool for pulling off the flywheel, but somehow we got it off and the mower does its job :)
That thing is sick
those were the best engine they made 3 hp and 2 dogs this is how good they were happy new year guys
Those are some hi-tech brakes on that thing!!!
I’m all for building a modern replica. Speed Racer!!
Great find!
3:47 ...and here we see Ike using the Clarkson method.
Precision Tool : Sledge Hammer
If it doesn't work, use a bigger hammer
That fly wheel is sweet looking and the font is cool like you all said.
I know you guys are all about speed and power as am I however you have a lot of go karts that you have modified which I think are cool but this one it's probably special. You're right we need to find out what engine it came with and find another one and rebuild that engine to like-new Specs if you can and restore this thing and use as many original parts as you can. When you do it will be a time capsule of what was going on in the 1960s. Maybe slower and less powerful but it was what they did back in the day. I can tell you I wish I had my old Fox campus bike again.
Prolly came with common 2 1/2 HP Clinton... small, compact, fit under the missing 'hood'...
I appreciate your videos John and ike. you 2 are awesome and I love your videos. gives me something to enjoy watching and sitting back and think on my builds. and more to come. I want to meet you all sometime. wish lived a bit closer to each other but I live all the way in missouri. may God bless us all good. :)
The model H30 on your Tecumseh motor does mean it's a 3hp. I believe these engines where in production in the 70's for gokarts and minibikes. Yours having a aluminium flywheel confirms that. The serial number according to this website would make yours a 1973. Even more specific July 19th 1973. gardentractortalk.com/forums/topic/43247-how-old-is-my-tecumseh-engine/
Awesome,
I talked to a guy I worked with at Verizon & he said Go Kart Races & Tacks were very popular in the early 60's around Dallas.
He said there were about 40 different tracks & people would race their karts Friday, Saturday & Sunday & trophies were given out.
He said he went to the Nationals in Kansas City when he was about 15 or 16 years old, but didnt get past the 1st race....
Oo crap guys, im watching 13mins after the download and there's already close to 4000 views... HAHA shows just how great this channel is...lol 2019 Happy New Year Everyone
Love that go kart!!! I would do what you were thinking and make a mold of the body and put it on a modern frame!
Happy New year guys! Let's make 2019 super awesome. A fan from the Netherlands!
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I used to see these when I was a kid but never knew the name or had ever ridden one, but the familiar body style I do recognize. I only remember them being more or less slow for smaller children they were less likely to flip due to the width. I was born in 69' so I've never really seen an old one until this video.
Please keep the tecumseh and build it or put a Briggs on it
Well john said: "i dont think anybody is turning these things at 9 grand, but if you are, thats awesome!"
Goal set
Restored the Tecumseh and put it on the shelf , not very reliable , hard to get parts for , put a Briggs on it and drive it like you stole it .
and a great New Year to you Guys it is so good too see you fellows and watch this vid just recouped from 100 blocked art and stint install frm Dec and am just now gettng back on dstop that engine and type of cart is what i grew up /w yall act did a great job of hands on learning and work to have it do what it does,nothing at all comparable w to days stuff but back in the 60s /70s could not be beat were powering everything in my child hood tillers minibikes and anyone lucky enuf to affords go cart carry on John/Ike youve made my getting up and new year a thing to remember
This is where a 3d printed intake would be cool idea.
Agreed
Velocity stack style
@@courtlandbroussard6900 i was thinkin of 3d printin the manifold then have a 2 peice oval cone on the top (like the mail box) feeding back to the carb. Kinda like a f1 style inake.
Awesome guys!
If your Crue Cut from the early '60s, any design and/or utility patent(s) will have long since expired. Great project...Happy New Year! 2019? It'll be fine!
Patents don't really matter as long as they are not pulling a mold and selling repop bodies anyways.
I like how the helmet paint matched the paint on the kart Great video guys. Happy new year !!
I bet y'all five dallors that that old girl had a small 2stroke. I've seen similar old fiberglass carts like that, they didn't have a hole cut out on the top because they did use a low profile 2stroke engine, this one looks like the owner thought it was too underpowered, and cut a hole out to fit that 3hp. some old posters of midget Indy 500 racing shows very very similar body styles, I would look up some of those old pictures and see if you can find one that looks almost like yours.(with the hole not their of course)
Would explain the big drive sprocket. 2strokes rev way higher.
@@n3glv - Uh, no, the usual 2 1/2 HP Clintons 2 cycles found on them were governed to same 3600 RPMs... but were about same as the claimed 6 1/2 HP Clintons 'Kart engines' when governor removed... 2 1/2 HP Tecumseh 4 cycle would rev to about 8,000 w/ gov removed...and make nearly the same HP...
@@BuzzLOLOL a full race yellow Mac could turn 13k and the ball park of 30hp! But the bottom line is small 2strokes were CHEAP
This things sweet. Fiberglass looks to be in great shape. Color too
Just came to like I will watch it later. You guys make awesome videos.
Sweet. Yous have good taste in the old classics. A twin exhaust system would look pretty cool.
Swap the dukati motor on it 😂😂😂
@sprockets garage they tried a few videos back check it out
Do you want them to die?
NO! Haven't you learned anything from watching these video's by now?
Love these restoration videos! Keep them coming 👍🏼
Make a new chassis and put that body on it
And scale tires
7:36 dang that... that master persuasion... I must give In
That thing's so low and wide it would make an epic track kart with a beefed up predator
Don M no
Charlie Norton
He’s gotta be trollin.
Briggs or other American engine.
MrHillfolk yeah predator is boring
This thing is SO sexy! Almost looks like a jet! Probably my favorite in your collection, and I really hope it's still around for you guys to ride.
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I have a 8.5 HP Tecumseh Engine MTD Snow Blower. Its about 10 to 12 years old. Still runs like a charm. Starts on 1 pull. I have the governor set so full throttle is full throttle. It screams but runs good!
Built 212 all over it
No, flathead.
That thing is awesome! Can’t wait to see it done
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Its kind a cool thing.i love vintage go karts the way they look genuine
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You guys do awesome things with go karts that's why I continue to watch over the years
Ike is awesome. The burnout was great
Keep it vintage!!! Old school cool!
That is awesome! I wanna see its 2.0 version and this restored.
I had a Sears mini bike from about 1972 and it had a 3-1/2 hp tecumseh engine. I had nothing but problems with it after about 6 years.
What was my dad thinking when he bought that for me when I was only 7 years old, but I did have a blast with it for many years.
I used to work at a lawnmower/small engine repair shop long long ago and that motor looks like it came off a Hawn reel mower they used tech. motors quite often and the reason they were frowned upon by a lot of mechanics is because of the coil being under the flywheel. instead of just setting an air gap you actually had to set the timing with a dwell meter ect. which really was a pain compaired to B&S motors etc. Good luck hope this helps!
That kart is So sick! Put on a old 2 stroke from something since the stock engine is gone, and live axle it! Boom really fast/cool vintage kart.
Angle iron is awesome, and that Chevy in the background in lookin' good.
That vintage body and the bedframe chassis as I call it really cool. I love the Tecumseh but it would do better on a mini bike. A 5hp old school briggs would rock on the old kart. And happy new year by the way guys.
making a mold on that kart is a great idea! an old 2 stroke on the original would be cool and it would free up some room you can find good ones on snow blowers or you could get a vintage race motor but they are pricey
Go period correct, put any motor on it from the 1960's!! You guys rock, awesome vids
COOL retro ride!
Way to go guys!! Another great video!! Happy New Year!!!🎆
Great find I need a motor like that for my mini café racer build
Awesome find 😃
lovely machine! that width should help keep it stable with some good power behind it as well
I laughed so hard when ike took it for the test run and it did like 1mph. That was amazing gentlemen, thanks for the new content!
Fellas, I could be wrong, but I believe parts are still available for that engine. It sure would be an education and what a tip of the hat to the way things used to be.
Besides, an angle iron frame can only take so much, lol. Your pal, Big Bad Bubba Burns
There was an old dude that lived down the road from me when I was a kid in the 80's, he had one of these sitting up in the rafters of his shed. It was blue and white though. The old fella is long gone but his son lives there now. Id love to find out what ever happened to it. Possibly one of only a handful of them that ended up in Australia.
Looks great guys.
awesome find guys! a couple personal opinions... if you could find a period-correct "original" engine (probably not), then by all means do a full on period-correct restoration. Since that is probably going to be about as easy as finding a unicorn, then i would say to do a "resto-mod" type build. don't cut it up at all, but go ahead and throw some modern horsepower, tires, live axle, and brakes along with some serious elbow grease to shine 'er up again and you would have a seriously bada$$ retro machine that is not only a head turner, but a true performer as well.
as always, you guys are awesome and keep doing what you do and we'll keep watching! Happy New Year!
I like the restore-to-original idea. It would be awesome to build a modern successor, too, like a tribute in style and form but with the last 50 years of best backyard engineering principles applied.
Happy New Years guys! You entertain me! I want a go cart so bad!