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Old 02-12-2012, 03:19 PM   #1
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anyone into old go carts ?

my lil boy is 7 and wanted a go cart ...figured would be a good father son deal to build one with him ....we have bought a couple of old frames and several motors ...one frame i would really like to know who made it and how old it is .know of anywhere to look up old carts ? i have looked days on end on the net ..no luck .will post a few pics of it later
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Old 02-12-2012, 06:28 PM   #2
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Re: anyone into old go carts ?

here are the pictures ....
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Old 02-12-2012, 07:06 PM   #3
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Re: anyone into old go carts ?

That's a old single wheel drive (stub axle) Manco, Below is the live axle model. I'd date that one around mid 80's maybe early 90's.

You can go through this list of manuals and see if it's listed;

http://www.mancopowersports.com/ipls.php?cat=gokarts
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Old 02-12-2012, 07:24 PM   #4
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Re: anyone into old go carts ?

thats the cart ! lol thanks ! i plan to make it a live axle ,cheaper on tires...looking thru the link you posted it looks like a model 297
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Old 02-12-2012, 09:03 PM   #5
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Re: anyone into old go carts ?

Keep us updated on your progress !
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Re: anyone into old go carts ?

will do ..its gonna be a slow go as the 7 year old is doing most all the work .hard to believe a cart from the 90s still had scrub brakes !
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Old 04-24-2012, 09:12 PM   #7
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Re: anyone into old go carts ?

quick question ....we have two race motors set up for alcohol...whats involved in setting them back to gas ? they will not be used on the track , so no need for alcohol....but man to they sound good !
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