A couple of years ago we were inundated with requests for aluminum wheels as they are by far the most superior wheel available for Model T Go-Karts. The old red plastic wheels just don’t hold up over time and as a result crack and eventually fail.
As you probably have figured out, you can not get parts for these go karts anywhere, unless you scavenge an old go kart. The list goes on, from steering wheels, seat covers, frame, fenders, lights, light bars, hubs and wheels. There are also a host of other parts that are just not available at all, as they wear out, like steering gears.
We were hesitant at first to get into supplying replacement parts as the up front investment in tooling is pretty high. But, we did it none the less. We figured out on our own how to make quality castings. We even bought a huge supersack of foundry sand just to help fill the needs as they came up.
We just recently handed over our wheel castings to a foundry and they have done a phenomenal job on using our tooling and providing us with quality finished castings.
That being said, we still do in house castings using the same high quality automotive grade aluminum as we have always used. Our sand, is foundry sand and it has a grit of 120.
Wheels From Foundry. As you can see the surface quality is higher with the 120 grid sand. Getting the wheels cast in a foundry requires a large order, and also is accompanied by long lead times.
Some people have mentioned for example that the steering wheel was undersized. As we state in our steering wheel ad, it is a replacement for the ORIGINAL steering wheel from the 1950’s and 60’s. The diameter of the steering wheel must have changed in the 70’s when the McDonhough company was bought out, we now do have a larger size found here.
The newer units have an inch and a half larger steering wheel diameter than the original steering wheels. They will fit on newer units, but are just more authentic as they are smaller. See the pictures below for an example of finish provided.
Our pricing reflects a fair price for what you are getting. We choose carefully the products to be made at the foundry, and those that we will manufacture ourselves. Our goal is to get you the best price, along with a timely order.
Timeliness: We try to process orders as quickly as possible. We do not stock all items, as that would be cost prohibitive, so your order maybe made custom as it comes in. Please understand this method of manufacturing saves you money and allows us to offer more products to help you out. Typically an order takes around 1 to 2 weeks to process as it involves casting and machining.
We do stock some items, like wheels, rear hubs and front hubs. So an order for those should be to your doorstep in a week. To be sure, inquire ahead of your order to see if we have stock for your potential order.
Please understand that we are a small business and we do our best to help you out with your needs. So don’t hesitate to fill out the contact form and leave a phone number and email. We typically will get back to you the same day.
Thank you for visiting our site and be sure to ask any questions that you have, we will see what we can do for you.
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Additionally if you are interested getting custom parts made go to our sister company Bob’s Foundry and put in your request for a custom part.
