"Restoring" a Janky Old Go Kart

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

No annoying music, no talking, plenty of info, beautiful shots, masterful work.

[@timsolomon8352]

And no constantly fast forwarding through everything. We want to see what they're actually doing.

[@OliverReilly1]

It’s nice to come across a channel which doesn’t throw a load of dirt and brown paint over something and call it rusty. Not all restorations have to be destroyed before giving them a new lease of life and for this, I thank you!

[@RestorationStation]

Stay tuned for this year's April fool's video haha

[@OliverReilly1]

@@RestorationStation oh I’m looking forward to that! 😂😂

[@pmritzen2597]

Lordy this brings back memories! As a kid I used to race around country roads with that same style go kart. It was a blast. It was really hard to tip over. I’m 63 now.

[@instagram_official]

Grandpa, are you going again? From senior class matches...

[@pmritzen2597]

@@instagram_official Give me a cart and point me in the right direction!

[@colton9522]

Same

[@Ed70Nova427]

My neighbors was a 4 hp and I think it did about 35 mph. I wonder if this is geared to go faster or accelerate faster. The brake was metal flaps on a shaft that rubbed against the rear tires no brakes on the front. I remember in the dirt it was almost like no brakes at all. Really brings back cool memories.

[@masamune..]

Sandblasting years of neglect away, is always my favorite part of your work.

[@sisters1941]

Well, it's not an old Janky now!! That was fun watching you restore this one, less challenging than some of your projects. Thanks for sharing. From an 80 year old lady.

[@JD-iu3vi]

Yeah, it's just janky. Too many things that could have been improved and too many that were done incorrectly. But, it's better than it was though.

[@ganibattlebeard]

@@JD-iu3vi What in particular did he do wrong?

[@abdullatif-fr7vd]

@@JD-iu3viin which part of the restoration was done incorrectly? The only thing I seen that could’ve been added was the suspension. Other than that I don’t believe anything else was left out IMO

[@g3heathen209]

When I was a kid my next door friends had two of these. So me and my father built one. It was a six hp, two wheel drive, monster built out of bed frame angle iron, parts from a corn hopper and a lawn tractor we had salvaged from a barn fire. The looks on there faces when I roared out of the barnyard to meet them as they drove by I will remember till the day I die.

[@sethtriggs]

What kind of work *can't* this channel do? I swear this whole channel is a huge flex. Is this like a business or a day job? It's amazing.

[@relaxationmeditation413]

👍👍👍👍

[@lequanghien5153]

Maybe he goes to the workshops or who knows... maybe an actual huge flex lol

[@JD-iu3vi]

The only work they can't do is good work.

[@jimjam3782]

@@JD-iu3vi Any chance we can see your work?

[@JD-iu3vi]

@@jimjam3782 If you live in Alabama then maybe.

[@adammiller2246]

Go carts are a lot of fun. When I was a young teen, my friend Bob Williams and I both had a go cart. I lived in Garden city Mineola line, Long island New York . He and I rode our carts in the old Mitchel Field base. ( Where Nassau County Arena was.) These days, there is no where to ride them anymore.

[@buckleyrye]

we have lots of orv trails where i live. i am really surprised we don't see more of them on the trails. brake light and a flag good to go

[@adammiller2246]

@@buckleyrye People figure, why ride on a go cart when you can ride on a quad. That is my guess.

[@da959]

Awesome video. I love to see something really old and almost forgotten being restored to brand new condition again. I always wanted one of these when I was a kid many moons ago. I'd love to try my hand at restoring something like this. Has to be a very satisfying experience..

[@T_B]

SWEEEEET!!!! I used to have that style of go-kart when I was a kid 35 years ago! You really brought back some fun memories man!

[@TheAtvDomain]

Same here.. I have never seen another one like it till i seen this video..

[@Playingwith3D]

same here.

[@abdullatif-fr7vd]

I literally just got one of this same style at 35 years old 😂 I always wanted one but was too poor to afford a new one or just to build one. I received mine two days ago for helping someone clean up their basement. He was going to give me 40 dollars for payment until he said he was getting rid of his go kart because he doesn’t have the time to restore it so I said I’d take it instead of the 40 dollars which he still gave me along with the 40 bucks because it was a lot of work I had did. I’m truly grateful because I’m actually living back home with my Mother and am out of work with no money. If you have your own company I’m a hard worker and I believe I’d be a positive asset to you and your company. My apologies for going off topic but I just need a job bud

[@cemk6097]

I guess the engine needs some care too. The inside of the gas tank seems corroded.

[@lar4305]

I saw the same thing.

[@brixelkid2882]

I bet that's a whole other video that he already filmed!

[@3Dsjk]

I think that might have been some kind of foam to keep the fuel from sloshing?

[@matthewrice7653]

@@3Dsjk it is old briggs engines had that

[@OSUCharger]

Old Briggs eat rust. I bought a kid the same kart 20 yrs ago. After it ate the rust it's been happy ever since. I even changed the oil once. 😏

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

My grandpa built me my first go kart out of an old lawn tractor frame. He cut and welded and put a Briggs 5HP motor from a tiller. It looked very much like this thing. Bareboned with nothing extra. I must have put 100,000 miles on that thing! (that's what it felt like) He made me fix it when I broke it so I could learn. The brake was from a bicycle and simply put friction on the drive shaft. I had to change the rubber pads once a week. Every bike I could find was stipped of parts. Great memories and it taught me a ton about how things worked.

[@pookysdad4884]

I'm building one the same way from the frame and rear axle of an ancient riding mower I found at the dump. I can't weld and don't have a welder, so I have to bolt everything together. It's EXTREMELY janky, rusty, and ugly, but I have ZERO dollars in it! All garbage dump parts. It'll just have a friction brake on the rear tires, and I expect it to do maybe 15mph in the yard 😂.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

Well, to increase chain tension the holes in the engine mount are customarily slotted lengthwise, and the engine was slid on its mount fore and aft to adjust chain tension. It is rarely done by adjusting height with washers...

[@bastienpabiot3678]

Whatever works

[@relaxationmeditation413]

👍👍👍

[@tonywright8294]

bastien pabiot Don’t forget jerky verky is a you tube expert

[@bastienpabiot3678]

@@tonywright8294 what do you mean ?

[@JD-iu3vi]

The chain looked a little too tight.

[@sasquatch_886]

The fact that you have all these tools and knowledge to use them all is awesome bro. Very lucky!

[@JustinKaye]

Hopefully you caught it already but the pedals are on backward from how you took them off. The small limiter tabs are now facing inboard, not over the frame as they were.

[@ssgss3ra441]

I was just about to comment on this good thing you got to it already lol.....

[@carlandrews3475]

And I also believe that the front tie rod should not be bent

[@sciencewerm4286]

2:19 amoogos

[@comandergold93]

He also used brake grease as paint

[@spamspace6878]

@@carlandrews3475 depends, some have bent ones from the factory on purpose,

[@abdullatif-fr7vd]

I’m literally working on one right now myself that I received from this guy for help him clean up his basement and as soon as he said he had one I told him I’d take it for the payment instead of cash in which he agreed with. He actually gave me 40 dollars along with the go kart.I watch a ton of go kart restoration videos here on KZbin and always wished to be able to restore one myself. Now that I have one, I can😁 I just have to come up with the money to do so😩 Well great job bud and thank you for the awesome video. I subscribed just because of this video alone😂 God Bless

[@Barb5001]

For those not aware.. Originally this type of a cart was called a "Go Boy Cart" which was a registered trade name for it. Eventually, they were all commonly called "go cart"" from any manufacturer, even for a home built one of this same configuration.

[@Mikey__Mike]

A man of many talents fair play. Loved every second of it. Also really nice to see the old air gun from previous video making an appearance

[@pokecollect32]

Wow haha this go cart brings back memories. We had this exact style and version of this go cart as a little kid growing up and had many hrs of enjoyment. Only difference is we ran slicks vs the grips.

[@relaxationmeditation413]

👍👍👍👍

[@LordQuintix]

I used to have a go-kart growing up and they drove it out to its dying day. this restoration was a nostalgia trip, thank you for the memories!

[@LasseMagnussen]

Should have resto-modded it by adding a bearing to the steering. That grinding action was like fingernails on a chalkboard.

[@afghanistankabul5857]

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[@Wv-mt5vc]

@@afghanistankabul5857 whats the uhh . for

[@shafferjoe1962]

That was an amazing rebuild. Love Go karts and always wanted one as a kid. Thank you for letting me hang out for the rebuild. You have a mad skills brother. Be blessed...

[@Strawfungus]

I still want a go kart soooo bad. They just cost so much😂

[@rockystelone21]

Love it when a plan comes together with the right tools, equipment and knowledge!!

[@mike77tmc2]

Brings back memories. I use to work at a company that built go karts that looked like that style. They were fun!

[@nighthawkj30A4]

Probably Manco Products INC they where the best ones.

[@Kado01]

Man when you sandblasted and repainted the rims just to use the screw drivers to curb the lip drove me nuts. Anyways nice build!

[@doghousejim]

We had three of these and a mini bike all with 5 hp B&S's they were all DEATH TRAPS,...so much fun in the 70-80's. One wheel peel, one wheel brake pad (on the rubber tire), no seat belt (only chance to survive was to be thrown from these things), to shut of the engine you had to reach to the spark plug and flip a piece of metal onto it to ground the plug(sometimes you got a shock). Some injuries ,but nobody ever died,....even though it felt like it.

[@karroome]

He welds, he sews. And while asleep he dreams of ways to fight corrosion

[@RestoredChannel]

🤣 very talented indeed👌

[@chonkilong2022]

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[@bigwaste7632]

LoL

[@kbobdonahue1966]

Smart guy 👦👍🍺

[@SteelRyno]

It’s a bird, no it’s a plane, nah it’s that restoration guy on KZbin 🤩🤩

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

REmarkable. You sir, are a craftsman..I wouldnt even be able to keep track of what screws go where after taking everything apart lol.

[@ProtonOne11]

Thats why he makes a video of the disassembly process, so he can just rewatch his video to see how it was taken apart...

[@Larsgman]

I’ve always wanted a go kart since i was a kid and I’m 36 now. Seeing this video really does makes me nostalgic in a way.

[@4wheelliving132]

When we were kids my buddy had a go cart that was almost identical to this one. The biggest problem we had was the steering, and it seems to always be breaking. Nice job. Now you need to put a bigger engine on it😄

[@simonhi99]

Nice job, and nice toy. As well as adding all the new washers to the bolts, nyloc nuts would have been a better choice too, less chance of becoming loose from all the vibrations.

[@pookysdad4884]

Lock washers do the same thing.

[@louisbryant2302]

I watched 46 minutes of restoration and only saw it run for 1 minute!!😂 Please show us more of it driving!

[@aaronsmith8073]

Well done. Brings back memories of my go cart from the early 1980's. Rebuilt my motor several times (before it finally gave up for good).

[@imaginenation3280]

You have the patience of a spider my friend ... Like the show ..

[@blonob_estates]

You can take the air quotes off "restoring" - just because you got lucky with a good motor and fuel system doesn't make it less so - that thing was a piece of crap before you got to it. Maybe you can redo the gas tank and mechanicals in another episode if you want. Great work!!!!!

[@Omni-Rage]

Stumbled across this video and watched whole thing nonstop. I fount found it therapeutic tbh. Extremely good job!

[@kcbhitman]

I use to have one of these. Exactly like this. It's really crazy how exact mine was to this. It makes me wonder if was the one I had. 😂. They are not comfortable to ride with no shocks it beats you around pretty good unless you're on asphalt. But it was fun.

[@giancarlopbranco]

Hey man, beautiful job, congrats! Please consider to restaurate a full car - any old car, because people like you motivate people like the rest of us to complish our dreams! Thank you and congrats again!

[@VRestoration]

I don't know why but in the end I expected to see him slip with a banana haha

[@michaeldupree4360]

Looks like an old “Western Auto” or “Montgomery Wards” model my brother and I had each had our own 2- seater models many many days of fun. Great job sir!

[@superbluecameronultimate9864]

1:35 Dismantling The Go Kart 8:20 Restoring The Front Wheels and their axles with further dismantlement 17:58 Restoring The Steering Wheel 20:46 Restoring The Rear Wheel Shaft and Axles 25:48 Restoring The Go Kart Frame Sections and Baseplate 30:56 Tailoring A New Seat 33:14 Restoring The Rear Wheel Hubs, Clutch Gear and Brake Drum with further dismantlement 35:13 Putting The Go Kart Back Together Again 44:49 The Final Preparation For The Go Kart

[@tedohio3038]

Nice, liked seeing the multiple washers as spacers, now I don’t fell so bad about some of my repairs.

[@cornfritterjones5349]

“I am not sewing. I am upholstering, which is one of the five original industrial arts”.- Hank Hill

[@tedparkman3111]

I echo Trevors sentiments. I had a go kart also growing up and this video brought back great memories for me. I thought I was going pretty fast with the little two and a half horse power engine. Awesome video!

[@TheCuttingtorch]

could easily widen the front end if ya wanted and probly off road friendly tires with low pressure... but that thing was janky even when it was new i think..

[@robleary3353]

Love it! Really like old bits of kit like this being given a new lease on life. Good on ya from down under Aus.

[@TWLML420]

That was a strange frame, mostly bolted together rather than welded. An old kit of some kind maybe? Also that fermented tire sealer was nasty, I'm a tire tech by trade I know exactly what that smelled like! Gross indeed.

[@relaxationmeditation413]

)))))

[@Boemel]

looks like the same kits u can buy today.

[@musicauthority7828]

This was a really comprehensive restoration of that old go kart. definitely great attention to detail, but while you were making such an effort. you should made some upgrades to that old go kart. like putting a live axle, and maybe a series thirty CVT system, and better brakes on it. you would have had a much more fun go kart in the end.

[@murphymmc]

Interesting resto. Just curious; is the inside of the fuel tank the color of rust on purpose (45:36)? What will prevent dirt and water from getting into to foam cushion at the underside between the cushion and frame? Possibly use zip-ties rather than tape to keep wires in place.The tape will fail quickly in a hot, dusty environment.

[@necrosyss]

yes

[@Collins_racing]

you speak my mind

[@1mawesomel1kethat]

It's a go cart I don't know what you expect, it's not likely going to be on dirt all that much especially when you look at the design this is clearly a road go cart

[@holgerb4563]

i think thats no rust but a sponge, that prevents the fuel from "shaking" (?)

[@nv1493]

Growing up , we built all kinds of stuff from gokarts to long tube stingray bikes. Probably everything we made would be outlawed by the pc handwringers today. God bless those earlier days where kids could have FUN.

[@pookysdad4884]

Yeah, cranks, weenies, whiners, lawyers, litigious types, and moms have taken the fun out of everything.

[@adamhotrod]

Such a shame not to clean up the crappy welds/tacked on section on the switch panel where the steering wheel mounts! Right in the field of vision.

[@pookysdad4884]

Someone always has to nit pick.

[@garymucher9590]

I like refurbish things like that. The real reward is the nice cart you now have. Thumbs Up!

[@RestoredChannel]

Very impressive set of skills. Wonderful restoration 👌

[@jtj1331]

The mechanic in me, and the Marine MOS 6048 applaud this video 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@cannoncolossus2449]

Great job. Regarding the homemade rust preventative paint, might I recommend a cold galvanizing compound like Zinc-It? It's probably as effective and easier than mixing.

[@soomroim7417]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/q17bnYdmiJWEe9U

[@TyinAlaska]

Or steelit. Steelit looks great and can be welded over directly.

[@klaytonmayeaux8966]

OMG! I remember driving one that looked like this as a kid! Wanted one of these so bad growing up! I would have preferred the original steering wheel with the horn (I loved beeping at my buddies when riding around) but I do dig that push-start!

[@billybike57]

Ya must have run out of primer paint when I come to the important parts of the restoration. Near as I can remember, paint won’t stick long to bare metal. 😏

[@RestorationStation]

Rust-Oleum oil base enamel will stick just fine to bare metal. Once you give it a few months to completely dry that is.....

[@terryrogers1025]

I like it, it’s akin to raising the dead. Looks great, I enjoyed the watching the process. Thanks.

[@CarsRestored]

Me: No way he can restore this Restoration Stations: Hold my go kart

[@relaxationmeditation413]

👍👍👍

[@Jason1234545]

My friend had one of these. I had the Idea of getting two 2x4 and some plywood and made a side-car so we could have a passerger.

[@TyinAlaska]

Wow. That gas tank sure needs a clean and seal.

[@paulosilverio2789]

It's preety cool to see how dismountable the whole body of the kart is, I shurely thought everything was gonna be welded togeder

[@dirtyhairy8884]

A lot of great work, skills & beautiful restoration! Looks awesome & fast! 🤩👍👍👊

[@andy11ink]

Wish he could have fixed my old 2 seater Go cart! Amazing work!

[@CYMotorsport]

This is INCREDIBLE

[@myjunkertravels6897]

A 1977 Murray XRZ3 low flyer. Damn seeing that brings back sum high speed memories. I remember being pulled over on mine at 8 years old far going 78 miles per hour on my lil red go kart from hell.

[@RasalGhul-e3u]

Maybe some engine work and a bearing for the steering wheel would've been nice. Nonetheless good work

[@RestorationStation]

I though about adding a bearing for the steering but couldn't think of a good way to do it and this go kart didn't deserve it. Also the engine video is coming soon

[@RasalGhul-e3u]

@@RestorationStation the cart turned out great. And it deserves it, even some rubber handles for the steering wheel or something 😂 keep up the good work i love the channel

[@d-anger-noodle]

@@RestorationStation the go kart didn't deserve it BEFORE. Now that you've made it beautiful, it deserves it.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

@@d-anger-noodle Pffft, for $50 and it being a kart made before everything had to have seat belts and safety cages, it deserves a lot of love just for being a dangerous kiddie-maimer! Rofl 🤣

[@strydyrhellzrydyr1345]

Omg.. u have no idea . How much I would love to find something like that.. that needs work... This is literally perfect for what I would like to find

[@shanemcguire170]

Hopefully you straightened or replaced the bent steering rods before you re-assembled?

[@howardwilliams8993]

40:10 he didn't

[@j.b.7870]

Nice work buddy. 👍

[@phonotical]

The kart didn't seem all that old, remembering the one I had as a kid, that didn't have a motor 😂 You painted silver parts silver again? Why 😅 Think you might have got one of the steering rods the other way😮

[@mzansiwoodcraft2872]

Nice work brother. For keeping a tight budget you did great!!

[@DiHandley]

It’s a good word that…”Janky”. 😂. Very descriptive!

[@RestoredChannel]

Agree 🤣👍

[@chillycheeze2207]

So simple yet the most captivating stuff my little eyes can enjoy😊

[@scrapinpennies4365]

"Gotta oil up the brake drum, it'll stop better"

[@henryattfield8979]

It does cause it stops the brakes from locking so that the car doesn't skid or worse flip over

[@justincasey_grabbederpussy6756]

@@henryattfield8979 flip over 🤣

[@henryattfield8979]

@@justincasey_grabbederpussy6756 it happens, especially on early cars when they go to fast then try to stop

[@justincasey_grabbederpussy6756]

@@henryattfield8979 😳Oh you were being serious! My apologies bud I thought for sure that you were joking. Mind to drop a link or tell me where I can find some facts on it? Not trying to argue at all. Honestly I’m not. Just wanna hopefully see a video of it bc it seems like it would be hilarious to see for some reason. Please leave me some more info on it if you don’t mind. I would greatly appreciate it if you would. Hope you’re having a great day and hope your afternoon is even better! Look forward to hearing from ya bud!🤙🏽

[@henryattfield8979]

@@justincasey_grabbederpussy6756 kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2mniZhpqrCqnMU its not the best video as I learned about this from my dad and some hisotry about old cars but i should be good enough for a crash course.

[@gjwestonable]

Amazing job. I dreamed of owning a petrol go kart when I was a kid. I had to settle for a friend push powered one.😊

[@mrm9285]

Mounting a tyre while holding the rim (freshly painted) with the vice grips - this is barbaric

[@kejaymy2001]

First of your videos to pop up in my suggested views and it was like someone from my past suggested it. My brother and I had that same type of go-kart and we loved driving the wheels off of that thing. Same red paint and engine as ours. Talk about a time warp.

[@lisagrafton2529]

How old are you? Your hands look like those of a young man, in his teens or twenties. Your ability seems to place you into the age of a 70-80 year old! I'm sure others would agree, we'd love to hear how you got started, how you accumulated all these tools, or if you borrow a shop somewhere, how long each project takes, and how you know how to do things like, rebuild small engines to seeing. Please let us know. Your videos are so relaxing! Great work on the video presentation, as well!

[@miguelcastaneda7236]

Well sadly true most younger out there would be showing completed cart saying this and this was done but ask them how and how and oh I went to this guy

[@proneczarniecki2833]

The end result looks a lot of fun to drive a restored go kart

[@DoctorD250]

When you added a wheel spacer to make more clearance for the clutch, shouldn't you have done it to both sides, for balance?

[@007von]

Yes yes he should have

[@tonywright8294]

It’s a children’s toy not an F1 car .wanker

[@cyclonedc228]

Idk why i feel satisfied watching your videos

[@rigostar14]

So you make the wheels look good to then just use vice grips on the and mar the shit out of them ?

[@RestorationStation]

Mounting those tires was a lot harder than it looks but yeah. At least they hold air now

[@rigostar14]

@@RestorationStation lube is your friend

[@Mad-Duk_Machine_Werkes]

@@RestorationStation Dawn Dish soap and you can ALMOST change those tires with little or no tools..... also, NEW tires and not hard, stiff ones from a handcart

[@jusjos1970]

Looks like you’ve got something to get around the property with!

[@POPRAVIPOKVARENO9596]

Good job...amazing👏👍 i also record restorations .. if you are interested take a look...

[@niles006]

Is there anything more pleasing than fresh paint and new hardware 😀

[@EricRaduazzo]

Yeah I’m envious of your work and how much I would like to be able to do 1/2 that

[@donaldfranklinjr7087]

Awesome restoration build

[@tarestorations]

Very nice work !

[@MrSaemichlaus]

I'll give some tips from my wleding experience at my work. I'd recommend you hold the TIG torch much closer to the workpiece. You want the arc to be as small as possible to focus the heat on the seam. That will give you better control over the molten puddle and reduce heating of the workpiece. It will help cover the weld with protective gas. It will also make less noise. I hope you were not in AC mode. DC electrode negative is what you want on steel. Anyways I enjoyed the video and I would love to do a project like this myself at some point!

[@randyschurter6779]

I think I saw a model a chassis in the background when you were painting parts. I enjoy rebuilding and working on them.

[@darinbell473]

9 out of 10 because you didnt put the International Harvester paint back on.

[@ryanblackwell1180]

This is so satisfying, I fall asleep every time I watch this video

[@TommiMakkinen]

I love the scissors he uses to cut the upholstery material... it says "Property of Bates Motel..." LOL

[@blackbuttecruizr]

Great work! A live axle upgrade is always good on these things

[@melindajohnson3394]

I've gone from sitting on a quarter panel adjusting a distributor on a V8 to baking a casserole in the kitchen but NEVER from motor to sewing machine. I have obviously missed out.

[@Timhey0912]

The little kid in me loved this! Dang you are talented!! Thanks!!

[@davidthomits544]

Good deal for 50.00 bucks this guy does great restorations great channel

[@davidthomits544]

Man can sure lay down one hell of a weld

[@rodneythetall8877]

Nice job restoring the go cart. One thing I notice was you switched the pedals to opposite sides, now the pedal back stops don'y stop against anything.

[@toyjunkbox1255]

nice work brother