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Re: unidentified race kart

Post by travis stevens » Sun Oct 21, 2012 10:52 pm

the motor mount tab thats welded on the bumper on the left rear... was moved from the right side made for the unimount... so it actually was made for dual uni mounts... and also someone welded in the metal floor pan cause the rivet holes are still in the bottom of the frame... the seat back is riveted aluminum.
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Re: unidentified race kart

Post by Chris Marchand » Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:32 am

Looks like a1969/70 "K" model sprint. Does it have a 1 1/4" diameter rear axle ?
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Re: unidentified race kart

Post by travis stevens » Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:22 am

no whoever had it replaced it with a 1 inch axle. the original holes are there for the origonal larger bearings... does anyone know where i can find an axle for it? and it came with knock off wheels i belive and standard rupp turbines but if the axle was 1.25 diameter i dont know how the regular turbines would work they had to be special!
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Re: unidentified race kart

Post by VirgLove » Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:00 pm

You have a 1969 Model K (DAS) Amreican Sprint (sometimes referred to as Series K).
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Re: unidentified race kart

Post by travis stevens » Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:38 pm

what does (das) mean? is it a rupp?
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Re: unidentified race kart

Post by Chris Marchand » Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:31 pm

Dual American Sprint . Yes it is a Rupp. The "K" model is the last redesign of the Rear engine line of karts.Very few were produced and raced because the Sidewinder designs were faster.
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Re: unidentified race kart

Post by Gary Wlodarsky » Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:52 pm

Chris...


I'm glad yo clarified that...I thought it was German for something.... :oops: ...lol

GW
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Re: unidentified race kart

Post by travis stevens » Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:27 pm

So its the last rupp kart design that rupp made? If so this kart sounds a little rare?!parts are gonna be hard to find any help would be appreciated thanks!
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Re: unidentified race kart

Post by Chris Marchand » Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:09 pm

NO , Its the last new REAR ENGINE design . RUPP designed and sold Sidewinder styles of almost the same kart and were fairly successful. The K MODEL was low production because they didn t sell ! So , if you spend several thousand dollars to find the parts and then restore that kart in the pictures, you will have a pretty rare kart. The final value is what someone will PAY for it. Good luck.
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Re: unidentified race kart

Post by travis stevens » Tue Oct 23, 2012 11:45 am

Ok well on with the restoration I'm grinding off all the welded on b.s. and welding the right side motor mount tab and gettinng the frame ready for primer! Thanks everyone for all the information I couldn't have done it without you. I love this forum!
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