Go Kart Barn Find: 3 for $300!
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- In this video, we buy more go karts! 3 to be specific... And they've all been sitting in or around a barn for nearly twenty years. Now, what to do with them... Maybe a build off?
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The lay down kart is a Enduro kart. My dad raced them in the early 70's. They ran on a ful sized race track, up to 2.5 miles and each race was 1 to 2 hrs long. They ran with single and dual engines. All karts that style had out board fuel tanks as there was no pit stops in a race. Nice find.
The laydown kart is a Meyers Lancer "Bullet" enduro kart. It was made in Bellflower, CA in 1975, and is the production version designed by me. About 30 were made between 1972 and 1975. During that time we won 8 IKF National Championships. Drivers included Kevin Cogan (Indy Driver) who nearly won the 1986 Indy 500, leading until the last 5 miles. Scott Pruett, also drove one, and is still racing for Ganassi Racing, and has won many races including the 24hr's of Daytons. Scott is currently testing the new Ford Factory Ford GT to race next year at Daytona. Yours could have been raced by an Indy 500 driver.
The races were 1 hour (that is why the large tanks) using Alky with either a McCulloch or Italian 100-135cc Komet engine. The top speed was about 125mph. We built several with two engines (75-85hp - 16,000rpm) that went as fast as 140mph.
The fiberglass faring was not used, the front bumper has been changed, if you remove the adapter plate the motor mount fits McCulloch or Komet engines. ) Rare find!!! JG
+Disneyland1951 Cool! Thanks for the info. This one will be preserved and will probably get a 212cc four stroke, but none of the modifications we do will be permanent.
+Disneyland1951 AWESOME! Thank you for the info on it... I have been looking but couldn't find much and the stuff I could find didn't look exactly right. Do you have any pictures of the production ones you made??
+Disneyland1951 SWEET
+Disneyland1951I remember watching Scott Pruett in my early racing when I was about 14. There was a an IKF and WKA show down in Charlotte in 1982. The man to beat was Scott Pruett (he had the baddest Simpson helmet :darth Vader I had ever seen and the man that beat Scott that year from WKA was a fellow names Jessee Samples! Jesse and Scott were just bad ass drivers and I loved getting my WKA magazine to see how they did.
titts an ass man, just titts a Ass!!👍build off! build off!👍 that super cart does look fast as shit!!
Okay, these should be the rules.
$500 budget.
This covers engine, tires, breaks, ect, but is open to each person's choice. This means they can pull an engine from another cart if they want (must be their own cart), dump cash on a torque-a-vertor, just buff the breaks up, and pray for sunshine and rainbows, or actually do the build right and focus on handling and whatnot.
One month.
They each have a month from the day they get their engines of choice. No parts should be fixed or replaced before the motors are ready (to prevent cheating) short of frame repair.
3 bouts.
1)Drag race, any pre-race prep that they deem necessary, but they all must do the same or similar (I.e. Doing a quick burn out to heat the rubber).
2) course race, three way. Three laps with marked checkpoints.
3) grass drift/trick/joke driving.
Basically, be show offs and try to out-awesome the others.
What do you guys say?
+Richard R Good suggestions... We haven't completely figured out the rules, but we will post a video asking for everyone's opinion once we get a better idea of what we're doing.
As someone who race karts, it really amazed me to see the fuel tank inside the side pods. now days you wouldnt be able to race with that. it shows how safety in motorsport has changed.
BUILDOFF!!! $200 budget not including the motor, all have to use Predator 212's. Please do this!!!!
+AimlessMoto Hell yes.
Yes 😂😀😂😀😀
Great idea
+AimlessMoto damn straight
+AimlessMoto YES!!!
Definitely looking forward to the builds on all of those! Great find $
wow! y'all killed it this time. All three of those karts are bad ass, and I can't wait to see what comes of them.
You're right about Craigslist. people are crazy with their prices, especially living close to Charlotte (lots of kart racing w/ Mooresville gopro track). I've found a few on cl under $100, but they're the basic kart frame no live axle. Hope to find something good, come fall.
Keep the vidyas coming!
+Darren G. Thanks! Here's how 90% of Craigslist ads go.
Go Kart for sale.
I have a go kart for sale ran when parked needs tlc $800 obo.
+CarsandCameras lol that's the truth!
+Darren G. Same with cars! People go nuts when they list stuff.
as previously said, budget build off. all have to stage in 3 events, drag, drift and circuit :)
Yeah I want to see a tandem drift challenge
+jason stewart +carsandcameras Similar to Top Gear?
M Dean yeah!! only .. without james may. if james may did it, he'd only just have it running and would have it looking retro. it would be slow and he'd o fitted seatbelts XD
that would be amazing!
Diesel powered Go Kart, that needs to be a thing!
+Liowen Good idea, but I haven't seen a small diesel engine cheap enough for us to use.
CarsandCameras
May have to look around for used generators that run on diesel, but it is true that even small diesel engines are not that cheap. I have an idea of taking a 10hp diesel motor turboing it and putting in a frame of a motorcycle (road bike), but finding a CVT style clutch (much like the one on your race cart) and affordable motor has been the biggest obstacles thus far. Maybe an idea for something in the future to do with a cart at some point though.
Liowen they actually needed up doing a diesel
Hahaha after 5 years, it is now recommended to me. I wonder if I am alone🤔🙁🙁🤔
I'm ready to see the build off
that's awesome guys can't wait to see a budget build off good work guys nice find
do it! build off and "2.4 Hours of Le Mom's".
Haha le mom's
350$ budget after your engine,clutch,chain/converters are done and go carts are in rolling condition.. Then build off and races like said below. Good find guys. Good vid again.
2:27 all that hair😨 I thought you was hair less
lol me too
+William Matthews He grows it out and donates it.
That's nice
How did you guys not see the chain hoist not even ten feet away hanging like "Here I am, use me!!!!" Great find, happy carting!
hate when Taylor records because all i can hear is creepy heavy breathing
+taylor pelletier Hahahaha I was giving him a hard time when I was editing it.
+taylor pelletier SORRY BUDDY
+CarsandCameras did the car ever have a flat head in it
Which car?
+Mikey Tube No it did not :(
The build off would be awesome. ... looking forward to what you all do with them.
Now you just have to make a dirt track around your house and do some real racing.
You guys are the most entertaining show on the RUclips, you should have a show on cable. I wish you all the best.
Ike with his hat off kinda looks like John Travolta
😆
Awesome episode! Build off sounds great! Love your channel and can't wait for more vids.
so are you guys going to ever do the build off?
Ikr
that van looks like free candy ^^
I'm thinking about getting a 600cc honda sports bike engine for a kart
DO IT
+gamenationX Do a honda gx390 for the money, do a 2stroke rotax for the speed and simplicity (no shift) and a honda cr125 engine for speed and quite a good price!
I've been looking at Honda cbr 600 engines in England they are £100-£200 for a used one
+gamenationX that would be maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad
gamenationX these engines would go very fast. But probably it won't fit. You should place the motor behind you, and sit more to the front. I wouldn't recommend that. If jou want it. To place at your side you should make special mounts and you have to make a huge cutout in your sidepod/bumper.
Man what a find, I would like to see You guys just restore them, that lay down one is real old school, was probably top of the line back in the day. But either way an awesome price & very cool karts, I am sure You fellas will do something awesome with them. Can't wait to see them running!
buys 3 go kart 1 year later hasn't touched em
3 years later no videos on them
I totally want to see the build off! I want to see a drag race and an endurance race a you guy spoke of. Sounds sweet!
one year later
Omg please do a build off!!!!!!!! Would be the best video on youtube EVER!!!
build off!!
Mmmmm i love barn finds, but go kart barn finds just top it off :)
so what ever happen to this? you guys building?
+Dylan Lee Yep, we are. We've just been really busy with other projects.
good stuff. im looking to build a go kart like yours. and well make it and video the build. id like to kinda partner with you guys if you wanna have a guy down south. im big into anything that moves and will start filming stuff i make.
+CarsandCameras is it a problem to have your engine on one side and nothing to balance the weight out on the other side
will it come out soon?
John, your kart looks good already... just needs a few thangz to get it goin, but ya'll got a good deal for sure. Im on the hunt for a kart to build. Thanks for sharing.👍
convert one to electric
Isaac is such a character in this vid. You guys make good watching.
I live in sweden and idk where to get a cheap go kart -_-
Same here but i live in finland
+olkku s ok
Hej Emil kolla på blocket
+Duett A Traktor tjena
Hallå
That lawnmower trailer would be the perfect truck bed for the golf cart !!
You guys inspired me and a few friends to buy a cheap dead go cart and Revive it. I'll upload pics of it in a few days sanded and primed the frame painted red then sanded the metal floor turned it into black the gas canister is red and the steering wheel is red the seat is black rims are black we got a 163cc 6.0hp go cart it goes about 25 mph and I weigh 145 I'm having problems with the brakes. I'll keep you updated!
I would like to see a video of all your go karts you guys have made and or restored side by side! That would be a cool video!
I would love to see that too
+Natejo87 For now, go back on their channel and find them. There is 2 go karts and the rat rod wagon, but only one go kart was made fully in video.
Great finds. Waiting for build-off update. Maybe a small 3HP predator with fuel injection, nitrous and a turbo?
Happy to be alive y'all have to much fun that's awesome
build off my friends. those as made to Haul butt. great show. thanks.
thanks
Do a build off! love to see yall's builds. Need to upload more. But love it!
killer deal, just have all 3 of you do separate builds, make a budget and get started. it will be interesting to see what you all choose
Upload more often please! This content is just too good.
+The_Guy We wish we could!
Awesome, very nice find! Get the B & S unstuck and running it'll be worth it.
Keep those funny videos coming John Tray We enjoy them even though we don't know nothing about go karts jajaja good luck
Straighten out the frames, Sandblast them, Acid dip, and powder coat. Soda blast and clear coat the wheels. Build 212 predators and you're well on your way. As for the body work, You can make wood forms and heat sheets of acrylic and form them over the wood to make really cool bodywork. There is a place near here that makes whirlpool tubs, A friend talked to them and they helped him. He made forms and they put them in a machine that heats up an acrylic sheet and then vacuums it down over the form. After that they pulled it off the form and sprayed fiberglass on the back for him. When he got it home all he had to do was cut it out and sand down the edges and drill holes at the attachment points. The guy at the tub place only charged him for the $22 sheet of acrylic. He was really nice. Said he liked to see kids learning how to work on things instead of getting into trouble. I'm hoping to build my own one of these days. I'm shooting for something REALLY fast though. I bought a 250 Kawasaki Ninja. The plan is to build a frame around that motor. The end result will look like a formula 1 or INDY car with a lay down seating position. Body work will be formed Acrylic, although eventually I hope to make another set out of carbon fiber. As for the suspension I got in touch with an instructor at a local community college that has a machining technology program. He said I was more than welcome to get with some of his students and make my spindles, carriers, control arms and anything else I needed. All I had to do was supply or pay for the materials. Students need a lot of practice and having someone pay for your materials is a huge bonus for them! Right now the biggest part of the chassis design is done in solidworks. The front suspension is a booger though as it will be a pushrod setup where the shocks work off a bellcrank. Once the 250 cart is done the next iteration will be built around a 636cc Kawasaki engine with an estimated top speed of about 150Mph.The whole build will be documented and put on RUclips hopefully within a year or two!
Nice find. definately a budget buildoff then a endurance race!!
The first one is an early Enduro "laydown" for 2-cycle, that one is older than 90's, it's more like late 70's and these would go about 90mph around Daytona. The other two are mid-80's Margay Pro-X and the one looks like a later Margay Expert. I raced both of these and has a "flat head" Briggs and Stratton 5HP. At one time, before Jamie Russell and Gary Freeze invented the "Offset" first kart called the Olympic around 1988 - these are what you raced...and won with...still have two of these myself.
I would definitely love to see a build off, have them race then have people vote on who built the best looking one.
I feel like Taylor would have the best handling kart because it seems like it would have the best weight distribution and I think John has the coolest due to the race plastics and general setup of the kart.
Awesome guys! I hope you can get that Briggs unstuck and ride the kart around as it is before the Predator.
Wow incredible find guys! I'm so green with envy lol. Hopefully you guys get them bad boys going.
My grandparents used to have property in Floyd. There were a ton of cool old wrecks in their cowfields, including an awesome Corvair that was in restorable condition. It had been pulled aside and covered.
"And then Ike just bought that one for 100 bucks. I mean, and that ones got a motor on it! Granted it also has a bunch of bird crap on it..." LOL! Awesome video guys! Cant wait to see what comes of the find!
P.S. I just bought an entry level mig welder based on Ike's recommendation. So excited to get started as a student of the Cars and Cameras School of Baddassery and Motors!
+mrkthmn Thanks! Have fun with it... Don't forget your welding helmet and proper (not rubber) gloves!
Id watch a 2 part Build Off / 24 minute of Lemans. I could dig it!
That was entertaining. The music for Tobias was great. I thought he was going to win a race of attrition. Do this again.
An older "Lay Down" kart. Used on Road Race courses. Used to call them "Enduro" karts The Laydown with a strong KT100 engine will run as fast as a 125 Shifter Kart on a road course. Cool find.
A build off would be so cool, and if the build was documented on RUclips and then once they are done to do a race or something like that :)
BUILD OFF!!! Ilike yours the best, just the plastic hood thing on it makes it look amazing!
Look at that huge dangerous beast!
Ike: I WANNA GO TOUCH IT!!!
Thank you very much I love the competition and friendliness y'all have
+Hunter Hudson thanks
The kart hanging from the ceiling is a vintage 1960's era "Enduro Kart."
These karts were raced in endurance races like 12 hours at Daytona, 24 hours at Le Mans.
I raced go karts in the 60's and still have my GO KART MFG. Model 800.
I wouldn't take a million dollars for it.
Build of for sure! Then let everybody use 125cc dirt bike engines and see if you can do a 1 hour race on a gokart track ;)
A build-off would be epic!
This is a perfect example of how HARD it is to find these karts for 100 a peice. John and Ike Had to drive 3-5 hours to find these. I was very lucky when I found mine for 100 for a rolling chassis after looking daily for 3 months. Bought a predator and a stage 1 kit and bam 50mph racing kart. A little paint and TLC and it was worth 750 easily because they are rare.
Its to bad that the FC was so far gone, they are awesome Jeeps. Would love to see a build off.
+RCNova I was pretty disappointed too. When I went to open the door before John and Ike came up, it didn't open... it just bent. I'd like to see one that was in better shape one day though.
They freak out over that van and I'm over here drooling over the 55 chevy
+dustinnator 53 chevy. ive got a few already
I found my mini bike by seeing it sitting in someones garage driving by and I stopped by and asked if they were selling it, and they were for like $70 for like a basically $500 mini bike. Just gotta get out there! It's the Baja warrior and had everything except an engine.
yes you neeeeeeeeeeeeed a build off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Definitely do a build off!, I just modified my predator 212 with nr racing's stage 3 kit and made 22" atv tires fit (with some home made 5" wheel extensions (I have a similar kart like your first one you guys had, mine is the banshee frame). I look forward to seeing your guys' progress! I wish I had a nice yard like you guys, mine is a bit small compared to it, but does the job.
I'm really excited to see what y'all do with these!
Mad! Can't wait to see the progress boys!
Thats so cool guys so keen to see them go!
I have watched all of their videos I love this channel I want ever stop watching this channel
Current favorite you tube channel
.. Ike is the man
+James Robinson thanks
Build off for sure man it will be amazing I'd stay subbed for that and watch everyday I've seen all vids and love this idea so far I'm building a go kart with a drz 125 dirt bike engine so I got major work to do
Those are amazing i so want to make something like that but like your neighbor said and i know mine will say the same "you cant have fun around here" you guys are really inspiring me to get off my fat butt and start looking for a toy
love the long video and BUILD OFF!!
Can't wait to see what you'll do with this good stuff !!!
That cart hanging from the ceiling, that's what we call gocart in Norway/ Europe, the offroad ones we call crosscart :P
Build off !!!!! Yours is the coolest !!!
ive started doing random go kart videos like these on my channel, theyre the best things to mess about on!!! love the videos guys!!!
+RustyLock thanks
+Isaac it'll be fine no worries keep up the good work
With the kart that is laying down, you should put an upright seat in it and mount the engine behind the seat, then it will be easier to ride and also you won't catch your head on the engine ;)
Looking gooooood
a build off would be awesome!
Do a sick build off!!!!
great finds !!! i love your vids guys keep them coming
A jeep Foward control!!!!!!!!!! Dang..i like that chevy truck...got me a 49 3100!
YES YES do a build off . you guys do these race and us a paintball and shoot each other like Mario karts that be cool :)
3 or 10 hits your out LOL :)
i have NEVER seen ike so happy! C:
yelling at cows is so funny. ha ha
That big "cow" was a bull! lol
do a build off if you haven't already, that would be dope as shit!! I wanna see what cart comes out on top, they all look like they'll shape up nicely!! Do the build off~
+Daniel Grant build off in two weeks. starting dec 19th.
please do a build off and keep up the good work guys
Dang I live up north west and I still can't find barn finds like that Thumbs Up Guys that was find of a lifetime lucky knuckleheads
Oh my gosh man, I love this account and I live in Floyd Virginia. So when I saw this vid I went crazy
The old lay down karts were made for smooth high speed tracks...If it was me I would put a normal kart seat on it,and raise the steering shaft alittle ...That would make plenty of room for Two predators behind the seat...Then Taylor would kick both of your butts....
build off for sure. maybe predator 212 on each with identical hp mods so that their equal. leave setup to be determined by driver. gearing, tire pressure, etc.then run em off! see who does the best when hp is equal.