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by nils gustafson
Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fuel Tank Rust
Replies: 9
Views: 9050

Re: Fuel Tank Rust

nuts , bolts ,auto trans fluid,and kero, put bke on idle ..
by nils gustafson
Fri Dec 10, 2010 12:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gear drive starter motor
Replies: 10
Views: 10194

Re: Gear drive starter motor

85 Honda Accord.
by nils gustafson
Fri Dec 03, 2010 9:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Caretta ID?
Replies: 18
Views: 17326

Re: Caretta ID?

What is the wheel base on these Caretta sprints ? from the pics it looks like its on the long side of that era. thk/u. gus.
by nils gustafson
Tue Nov 16, 2010 12:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Colverator O ring
Replies: 7
Views: 7560

Re: Colverator O ring

Dan; Got my venturi out, and to me it looks like who ever had built it up b4, cut a oversized (length wise) O ring apart and wrapped it around in carb body ,then stuffed the extra ends down a small bolt hole which was exposed when the carb body was bored out . weird but true,gus. ;)
by nils gustafson
Sun Nov 14, 2010 9:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Colverator O ring
Replies: 7
Views: 7560

Re: Colverator O ring

Hey Dan ; I just inherited one on a rotary Yami; I want to pop out the internal adapter also,but was afraid to put to much "hammer" on it. How did u pop yours out? is it a real tight press fit ? thk/u. gus.
by nils gustafson
Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Kind Of Sad, Or Is It Just Me?
Replies: 14
Views: 13255

Re: Kind Of Sad, Or Is It Just Me?

Hows about those socket wrenches with buttons , after 50yrs of just pulling off sockets, now we got to press a button ,got 40yr old wrenches ,and sockets never fall off, and WTF NASA looking for black holes ,they should come and examine my shop floor !!!! :lol:
by nils gustafson
Fri Oct 09, 2009 8:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ALLOWABLE TIRE SIZES
Replies: 41
Views: 36281

Re: ALLOWABLE TIRE SIZES

Hello Ron; What does this mean ? just as I said, I have to support all events ,everyone who is sticking their neck out and $$$$ for exact vintage repos also need support to continue futher projects. I am only trying to zero in on why VS tires are banned at TBO. We try to make tire repos as close to ...
by nils gustafson
Fri Oct 09, 2009 3:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ALLOWABLE TIRE SIZES
Replies: 41
Views: 36281

Re: ALLOWABLE TIRE SIZES

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL10/971588/1801567/375705820.jpg Hello Bob; Thanks for the opportunity to describe the Vintage Speed line; I have enclosed photos of a slightly used11x6.00-5 GY BS and a VS copy. I don’t think the old GYBS had that extreme square edge that theVS Duro10x 410 /350 -5 h...
by nils gustafson
Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ALLOWABLE TIRE SIZES
Replies: 41
Views: 36281

Re: ALLOWABLE TIRE SIZES

Hello Walt; Vintage Speed tires are a selection of tires best suited for vintage karts .All VS tires 65 durometer; The 11x6.00-5 and 10.5x5.00-5(old designation 11x4.50) are copies of the old Goodyear Blue streaks right down to the casing thread count and layout . These tires have the exact concave ...
by nils gustafson
Wed Jul 29, 2009 1:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: is this zip saw the one that karters can use?
Replies: 3
Views: 3944

Re: is this zip saw the one that karters can use?

Dave;Dont know if I understand the deal ? is the 2man Mac saw available 4 sale? thk/u,gus.