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Dyno ‘ing the MC49 McCulloch
Jeff Brown demonstrating several dyno runs on a highly tuned McCulloch MC49 engine (80cc fixed head motor). This is an inertial dyno, where the engine spins up a large 250…
Riverside 2014 at Adams Kart Track
2014 RIVERSIDE VINTAGE KART REUNION SYNOPSIS - by Louie Figone “Best Riverside event ever” was expressed to me by many participants. The weather was perfect: Thursday was sunny and 72…
$19 new carb option for vintage karters
WOW !! ... a new carb for the price of a rebuild kit! I recently stumbled upon a low cost carburetor option for use on vintage karting engines ... Stihl…
Fitting axle bearings
Here is a trick I practice to free up rear axle bearing when mounting them with vintage style stamped flanges. Those flanges can place excessive pressure on the outer bearing…
Brake project – “one off” retro style
The early days of karting were full of many homemade one-off designs, as talented machinists were attracted to the opportunity karting presented for spinning their best ideas into something new…