Haha!
I have no problems in making it the 'GPGames.org Kart', infact I think it might be pretty awesome if we could get someone/run a little challenge to design some stickers for it on the forum. I am sure there are people here in the know who might even be able to get them done for much lower costs, or better yet, free!
It was originally stickered up as 'Team O'Neil' whoever/whatever they are. They could be a generic parts'suppliers sticker, or an actual team, I have no idea. The underside of the aluminium footplate has something along the lines of 'Essex Racing' or alike, I forgot exactly. There is also a 'Hoddesdon Karting Club' sticker. Again, not a sausage on what that is, lol.
The grimey smearing is a mix of dirty old oil rag residue and grease, it is going to be removed tommorow and just soaking up the crap, so don't worry that it looks worse than it is! It was white earlier.... oops!
So yes, today I have spent a few hours laying it out and taking it apart. Bear in mind I have NO engineering knowledge and ZERO brain power on the parts of cars/engines and whatnot. This is going to be done by reading as I go, so just to warn in advance of being a novice!
As you can see, the Kart is in pretty knackered condition. It isn't trashed, but it isnt new either.
That said, I ran a quick scrub up with some Gunk, Petrol and WD40 and it is soaking overnight to loosen up the crap everywhere. Already from what it was, its a billion percent improvement.
PS the chairs arent part of the trailer... thats just damn good photography lmao.
The electric starter battery is fookered, and my dad is out tomorrow to get a new battery and some 2-stroke petrol and oil.
He is also adament we can replace the hardened brake fluid and fuel tubes with some homemade diy air-conditioning liquid tubing. Should do the same, all the original fixings match.
The engine, which the neighbour thought was a Rotax head, actually is stamped up as a PRD. From googling around, it seems PRD is a Taiwanese engine supplier that also fits Yamaha pieces (allegedly). I have no idea what this is good/bad for, but from the pics I'd appreciate any more info on what it is. I cannot see any more markings, but I have yet to clean the engine up or take it apart. Internally, it is as good as new, just the outside has oxidised from lack of use and care. We believe it is a 100cc engine, but that will be looked into...
As mentioned before, a clutch has been added, so this makes it a bit mega for the novice who won't stall it.
The chassis is a Tony Kart CIK 011 (plus serial). I haven't got much more info on how old this is, pointers again appreciated!
There's a lot of patchy rusting on the frame, small bits here and there. A few chips on the front and back, that is it. Considering we are only using this as a 'fun kart' I am not sure if it is worth doing much else to it. Powder coating it is for the pros, which is not us, lol and costs a bomb.. I was thinking just for the sake of preventing further rusting to hand spray it over again, the entire chassis once clean. Something like black, lol. Dooooom! Any tips or advice? Is it worth it?
The pics indicate the level of grime the kart has. It looks a lot worse, and most of the visible muck is actually layers of oil and grease that came off with a hand scrubber in minutes. I am totally scrubbing the chassis over the next two days.
The smaller nuts and bolts are currently suspended in a jar of 1:1 Gunk and Petrol to clean them, and they too will get scrubbed.
A lot of the washers are rusted so I think it best if we replace those, but the nuts and bolts look like they will suffice. Would it be worth it replacing these?
The red silicon rubbery 'plunger' cover on the brake cables is also split - doesn't seem like it will cause an issue, besides aesthetics. The same also for the red plastic spacer between the brake cables, something has snapped, but as it doesn't move we don't think it is a big worry. We could be wrong LOL!
Overall, quite a lot of work to be done, but we aren't racing it for blood and glory, just a bit of fun.
Oohh also on a side note, when we do get it fixed up, I did say we were going to take it out. Rye house is one option, as it is near, but we could be open to other places not too far from Watford. If any of you GPGers are local or live almost close it might be fun to get in touch with me and we could make a little GPG event out of it. You guys would be welcome to have a go of my kart... if I like you. :P
This entire post will be pasted on a kart forum, so excuse me if I am being generic and not related to this forum!
Making a list as I go of clearly broken/damaged pieces. The first being the rubber bung (left) on this air filter. I am sure a spot of googling will help me out, and most likely ebaying second hand bits = cheap 'n cheerful!
Jenson drives it like he owns it; Lewis drives it like he stole itEdited 4 time(s). Last edit at 07/16/2009 09:01PM by danm.