Before and After

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Re: Before and After

Post by REAR » Fri Jan 16, 2015 2:11 pm

Dominic,

Your restorations are appreciated by everyone and your not alone on how you approach this hobby. There are plenty of folks who enjoy the resurection aspect of a old kart every bit as much as the driving apect.

Don't feel bad about putting way too much money in a project or getting a turd part when you were expecting a diamond to show up either, it happens to everyone sooner or later and just chock it up as a lesson well learned.

Keep posting all you want, it sure makes winter go by just alittle faster.

R.E.A.R.

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Re: Before and After

Post by Dominic Salvato » Fri Jan 16, 2015 5:33 pm

What I like about karts, if I drink too much, It won't fall over, and land on you. The chrome cap on the top of the shock mount snaps off like a number panel on a go kart. The dealer wants $74 each, so I normally take them with me.

It was necessary to use an aluminum number panel, until I found the correct one for the Caretta VI-E. In this picture it is equipped with the Mac-8 Mike Berg sent me.

That's an extra number plate on the floor of the Dart, I'm so blind I didn't see it when I took the pictures.

The MCHal helmet has a long story behind it.
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Re: Before and After

Post by Dominic Salvato » Fri Jan 16, 2015 7:21 pm

Hope to make the big one in 2015....
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Re: Before and After

Post by Dominic Salvato » Fri Jan 16, 2015 8:13 pm

Had to get rid of the over the engine gas tank, didn't trust it.
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Re: Before and After

Post by Dick Teal » Sat Jan 17, 2015 10:29 am

Dominic,

Very nice stuff. Come to Fremont and have fun. There'll be a kart for you to run.

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Re: Before and After

Post by roger santee » Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:20 pm

Love your karts, great job on everyone. Your welcome to run one of our karts at Fremont.

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Re: Before and After

Post by REAR » Wed Jan 21, 2015 9:31 am

Dominic,

Have been using the factory over the engine fuel tank set-up for quite a few years and never had any sort of failure. The oem mount is strong and it supports the tank well. You have to keep in mind however how long or how many laps you have run because the tank capacity is not that great.

Like the look of the stripped 'dresser' also. Had a 83 FLHS Shovelhead that was lowered, had spoke wheels and dragbars. Hurt to let her go after 30 years.

Bob

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Re: Before and After

Post by Dominic Salvato » Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:20 pm

Your right Bob, but I didn't want to carry a fire extinguisher just in case.
I've had plenty of help from REAR's members in completing my projects. From T-shirts, hard to fine parts and advise, it couldn't have been done without them.

Slotcars, choppers, cars and karts it seems we're a group of boy's with our toys.....
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Re: Before and After

Post by REAR » Wed Jan 21, 2015 9:06 pm

DAMN! Got a weakness slot cars myself...still do to this day.

Great collection, love all of those Manta Rays, La Cucarachas, and the Chapparels.

Are the 2E's correct running cars ?

Bob

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Re: Before and After

Post by Dominic Salvato » Thu Jan 22, 2015 11:46 am

The 2E are runners....I preferred scratch builds.

I retired from the business in 2001.
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