Did Not Run When Parked, Corvair Monza SS Go Kart
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- this was left in a air plane hanger for many years then given to a friend, he they could not get it running so now it is our turn, 1965 Corvair Monza SS go kart sold by general motors and made by rupp.
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About a year ago I found out my father was subbed to you. I was surprised because he wasn't much of a tinkerer. It opened up a whole new area of conversation for us. He became ill and passed not long ago and I just want to thank you for enriching our lives with your content.
What a wonderful thing that you and your father found something in common you could talk about in his last days. Sorry for his passing. Treasure those discussions Mustie 1 videos brought to you both. Thanks for sharing
That's a great memorie for you sorry for your loss
Sorry for your loss i hope ur doing ok
My Dad passed in 1999. I’ve been watching Mustie1 for 3 or 4 years and I’ve always thought it would have been nice to be able to sit and watch some of Muskie’s videos with him. I think he would have really got a kick out of some of these videos. I wish I had had the time to share these with him.
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My father came home from work one day in 1971 or 72 with one of these monza/corvette jr. go carts, it was blue, I rode the wheels off that thing and completely wore out the 3.5 hp engine, painted it purple then red (same red as yours🙂) and today over 50+ years later I still have it in my basement and after watching this it’s motivated me to want to get it out and running again THANK YOU!
Good luck on that brother. It's often cool to re-live or share memories with your next of kin. I love that I bought and repaired an old Jukebox for my man cave... It's a model 17 years older than me... but I used to always drop a quarter when we went to the pub for dinner... It's fun to relive that.
I hope you did not let the registration and insurance lapse over the years. 😉
I like the idea of having the exhaust pipe going under the body!
I 2nd that motion,
Go under the go-kart put a y in the pipe and have two pipes coming out the bottom
I LOVE that last line... "I'm mentally 12, though..."
I have long been of the school of thought that says "I may get old, but I refuse to grow up!"
Hey Mustie, been watching you for years now. I’m retired now and Sundays are one of my favorite days. Love your content. Thank you!
The shed full of engines is the land of forgotten toys
Except he doesn't forget about them, and visits all the time. Other than that, exactly the same.
@@eriklarson9137 we need a tour
i find your program not only addicting, but also better than the chores I have from my wife, thx for the times
My wife is my chore. Everything else I do around the house is just fun and games to me. Great comment though. You made my day ☺️😎
I remember these being raffled off at many events that my dad and I were at in the early/mid '70s as a "Chevy Jr". My dad and I always entered. (We never won one lol) Great memory of these.
I think the Chevy dealers would donate them for charity raffles.
It's not dead until mustie says it's dead , love the content and watch every Sunday like the rest of us guys and gals.
Yeah point of no return why beat a dead horse when amazon 3 days away with. Repro engine. Better than stock
He wrote off the old engine FAR too quickly. This should run the original engine.
It's not dead until Mustie says it's dead dead
Mustie, enjoyed the video. I had a 1980 with a Briggs , that had 17 coats of lacquer , red and clear. I won it at the Montreal corvette convention , here in Canada . Father in law used at his Shriner parades . You always make my Sundays complete . 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦😊
This is where I remember seeing them in the parade driven by the Shiners
Sorry Shriners
Crazy find, we have the exact one that’s been in the family 50+ years!
Still running? 🤔
It will run but it’s been in storage for about 25 or so years.
Thanks, Bill, for keeping us Mustie fans entertained, cool looking plaque on the KILLER CHAIN SAW
I’m waiting for Mustie to do some T-shirts or something. Good guy,, great Channel
I just wish he would at least try to work with the old engine. The head gasket is leaking, of course it won't run well. I think he should clean up and lap the valves and put a proper head gasket on it and then torque the bolts and then run a compression test. It goes from being an antique GM go kart to a hodgepodge of parts.
"F NADER" is on a local personalized tag that happens to be on a Corvair, always cracks me up to see that slipped past the DMV!
"Big guy in a little coat!"
-Chris Farley
Wow. I have had that exact same go kart for almost 40 years. My chassis is a Rupp. Same exact body
tease us! Luv to see a photo of it.
All my life I trashed equipment I couldn't get to run that you would figure out in five freaking minutes. You are a master of your craft, sir.
Definitely like the Idea of the Pipe Going Under the Car and it Having an "ACTUAL" Tailpipe, I am betting it would look Awesome...
Every man needs 50 small capacity engines. And spares for them. And, and, and ........
How can you tell when your a hoarder
Great looking fiberglass body has classic lines. Rolling artwork you have there. Classic American design.
Hi Daren, I am a subscriber for many years, I rescued a snapper ride lawnmower with a 6.5 hp brigs engine last saturday by following your menthode. check the oil, dump the gas, check for spark, remove the mice junk, clean out the gas tank. Spritz break cleaner to make it puf. clean the carb. Put new alcohol free gas in it. Runs like a charm now. have to replace some controll cables with bike brake cables. Original ones are expensive and hard to get in the Netherlands. Also its not easy to work on if you only have metric tools.
That ratcheting starter setup on the drill is most clever, Mr. Mustie!
I work shifts and lose track of the days, I momentarily forgot it was Sunday! A pleasant surprise, to be sure.
I took a small engine course because I love messing with old machines and get so much satisfaction getting a old or broken machine working again. It's even sweeter if you can ride what you fix.
Mustie is the Bob Ross of sundays ...Just really relaxing to watch
the "ting" sound the centrifical clutch makes, from when I was kid, when that noise was nearby, you knew there was FUN going on, plain and simple.
Greetings from North Carolina farm country where we are getting some badly-needed rain - we'll be cutting hay next week.
Been watching your videos for a number of years - Mustie1 the engine whisperer. Take an old putt putt engine, dials it in and it starts on first pull - I aspire to get to this level. Keep delivering this video excellence!!! All hail the engine whisperer
Another good one Mr. Mustie! Always makes Sunday morning a little better to get to sit and watch ol' Mustie bring some old junk back to life!
Amen to that...puts a little smile on my face.
I have a friend like yours that keeps and eye out for stuff that I collect too. He knows that I like to collect zippo lighters. He finds them in the trash and snags them up for me. A lot of donations to my collection. I have a golf ball display that I had many shelves to show off golf balls in a row and levels I have converted to display zippo's. Funny thing is yesterday he asked if I was interested in a go kart with out an engine that I would like to mess with. Sold it to me for $100.
Where are those head gaskets? Oh yeah on top of the tool box under the weed Wacker line..
Where is that weed Wacker line? Oh yeah third shelf from the bottom next to the pile of float bulbs..
MUSTIES HOARDE..we luv it
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Of Course. G-Gaskets; G-Gas Trimmer. There are some Gumballs in there somewhere. 🤣
As a kid in the 80's, I had a homemade go-kart that I was always tinkering with and swapping out motors. I could make a Briggs run no problem. I came across a Tecumsah and that carb was so foreign to me that I couldn't get it to run and have hated those things since. At the beginning of this video I recognized the motor and thought to myself, omg, a Tecumpsah... good luck. At the time, I probably would have never realized what that diaphragm was for and what was wrong. I'm sure that was the problem with mine. So this video answered a decades-old mystery for me, which is awesome. Thanks!
Wow that new motor fit in there PERFECTLY!! Can't wait to see this one done.
Ha ha...mentally 12 years old, that made me smile. And once you stop smiling and laughing when you have wrenched, it's time to sell your stuff. Stay happy and let us have fun watching you wrenching 😁 Thx Mustie 🤗
Look at those lines. that is one of the coolest fiberglass body i have seen! Super jealous! Well Done good sir!
Back in 1965 my dad bought a Buick at one of the local Chevy/Buick dealerships and they had one of those in the show room. I was nine at the time and it was the perfect size for me so of course I wanted one. As I remember they were not for sale to the general public at that time because GM had allocated just one per dealership across the country and that one was going to be the dealership's owner's sons when the promo was over for the then new second gen Corvair introduction.
Ha ha I was reminded of the Mommas and Poppas song Rolly Polly when you mentioned you weigh 220 pounds......as the line goes 220 pounds is a lot to carry round, Rolly Polly. Bless you Momma Cass.
wowzers, thats a find of a lifetime!!!! As the son that got to ride in a corvair and a 1969 vw bus with the corvair engine in it.........that find is priceless.
We had a GMAC CREDIT REPRO 1963. VAIR DPYDER CONVERT IN FAMILY bought for cousin ran like snot and retired in 1973 with bad axle and blower bearing..I fixed both in 1975. And unc sold for. 6k in 1981..car was garaged all the time....
Another great project! Personally I would re-power it with a vintage engine just to keep with the look
You in that Kart? I could not stop laughing!!!!!
I got to drive one of those as a kid. I don't remember who it belonged to, but I remember driving it. I was 6 or 7 at the time. Good memory awakened seeing this thing.
Your shed is a lot cleaner than I thought it would be 😀😀
I had a scale model of the Monza SS show car when I was a kid, it was a pretty neat design. A quick look online suggests this cart was made by Rupp, who was one of the premium brands, and the wheels are a giveaway for it being manufactured by Rupp. They remind me of the aluminum 8 lug wheels that Pontiac had as an option for their full size cars from 1960 to 1968.
Man mustie you wouldn't believe what that frame alone is worth anything rupp is very rare and expensive I would sandblaste the frame color match it restore engine and you got 5k plus kart
A gift toy that came with some car purchases.... today you have to fight over a set of FLOOR MATS!!!
I grew up when everyone had go karts and mini bikes. I'm glad I did... now it's all outlawed.
When go-karts are outlawed, only outlaws will have go-karts ...
The exhaust underneath and out the back would be great. She’s going to look fantastic.
I remember that episode from the Munsters with the Go karts L o L Grampa Eddie 😊😊😊
The wheels on this go-cart remind me of the Pontiac factory 8-lug rims that were on my '66 Grand Prix back in the day.
I want it! I have a red 1966 Corvair Monza, and a red 1977 Chevrolet Corvette. It would round out my collection perfectly!
Funny video, Darren, love your humour. Great project. That car would look great in a parade. 😎
Mustie, seeing you sit in that go cart reminded me of some of the vintage Rat Fink models that I have. All you needed was a three foot long stick shift. I was laughing my butt off. Thank you for bringing some laughter and knowledge to this cloudy but, warm South Carolina day. I can't wait to see the next episode.
Those wheels look like the old Pontiac 8 lug from the mid 60s. Too cool!!
I love it! Musty's operating table. You never know what the surgeon's going to come up with
I find it hard to believe you only have 670K subscribers. People just don't know what they are missing!
That's one of, if not the best looking go kart I've seen, and such awesome wheels. Such a cool find!
Hey Mustie - when you try to remove the rubber diaphragm from pump, start away from the bolt holes.
Where the bolt holes are is the tightest that gasket would be, and the hardest to remove.
You have a winning motor, and you fit perfectly…. Love it…
I REALLY like the style of that. Sometimes I think modern stuff doesn't include the "cool factor"
Worked 2 years cutting lawns to buy a 1976 Keystone minibike, that centrifugal clutch brings back memories of having it fly apart and waiting for the pieces to cool down enough to rejig. Great learning tool, incl the kill switch -- a flat piece of metal over the spark plug that every so often would give a little zap if you weren't careful.
Those wheels look like the 8 lug wheels Pontiac used on some of their early 60s cars. I always enjoy seeing what you work on next
Great project. Look forward to seeing it run.
I believe those springs on front of the engine plate are tensioners. Looks like you can adjust it fore and aft, and then back off the spring bolts for proper tension. I would run the straight pipe down and back, then wrap it with exhaust tape to protect the fiberglass. And it really needs some modern racing slicks on the back. Awesome project!
I once replaced headbolts on an outboard and they were just a tad too long and not knowing they bottomed out just enough thinking they were tight but werent bringing the head down to seal . Lesson I learned make sure headbolts are almost deadon in length when you replace them is a good practice to avoid this,HA! not sure here in this video with Musties choice seems alright just a point for all you tinkerers,HA!...
if all else fails, add a washer (or two) and try again.
Man I wish I was your neighbor, I shouldn't have no problem finding what I need for any of my engines here lol.
What guy young or old doesn't love old go karts ? Looking forward to part 2. Watching from the Philippines 🌴
Nice fit Mustie, go for it 😊
It begs the question why did Chevy never build a full sized version of this! Super cool!
Please use that flange and make an exhaust pipe out the bottom. It'll look cool and sound good. Hey Darren I've been watching you for 10 years I think. I love the go carts and bikes. That hobo freight engine fits like a glove! Take care.
As I was watching . to open the zip bag of carb parts reminded me that when young we could pick up a dime from a flat surface. Once old we have to find tricks to open and pick up things
Thank You Mustie sir. When you sat inside the Corvair,you made us laugh sir.Thank you for making our day.CHEERS We like your skills,you never say no,But maybe something will work.VROOM VROOM VROOM
WHO'S your Daddy!
Later
as usual, the Mustie1 innuendo jokes are hilarious 😂👍
Always enjoy Musties shows on Sunday. Watching from Aransas Pass Tx.
"I'll get it running" says Mustie. I don't doubt it one bit.
The project got a whole lot more interesting when you decided to swap out the original engine. That thing was tired. Looking forward to the next episode on this kart.
Nice job cool Go..kart Nice show 👏👏👏👍👍👍👍
Just love watching and picking up tips from you 👍👍
You sitting in that car reminds me of the Shriners. LOL!
Mustie, we have a Techumseh engine on our small portable 1500W Generator and it is a total pain. Always needs to be fiddled with - mixture for low and high speed running and idle speed. Very fussy on fuel and demands lead free and ethanol free fuel. Our various Honda small engines never need any TLC other than regular oil changes and start first pull every time. We have a Honda 3.5HP on our 40+ year old Dart Kart, still running as good as new. They will run on whatever fuel you pour into them.
That is a very cool loooking cart!
Awesome project I would love to find a project like this for grandkids
I had a Rupp Continental minibike back in the mid sixties. Man was I ever cool.
I had a Rupp in the 70's. Dad got one that was thrashed hard. Got it all back & looking good for me. Was a lot of fun and taught me a lot as he got sick of fixing rather quickly. I was 9 or 10, rode the crap out of it for years. Neighbor was the small engine teacher, his son had almost the same bike.....Learned alot. Thanks Mr. Burns.
I'm a bit mentally twelve also. Thanks for the great videos Mustie, always something interesting being repaired or built going on.
A pity about the original motor and not keeping the kart it as it was when it left the factory.
But I think it'll be a whole lot more usable with the new engine.
I'm looking forward to part 2 👍🏼
looking forward to the next episode mustie!
Another great video. Thanks Mustie1. Matt from Kent England 😎
Looks like you did some painting on the Econoline too. Can't wait to see that back on the road.
As usual, the content is interesting and goes so well with my morning coffee. Love the body on that go cart.
Re engine was the right call. In for round 2.
Going to look like someone from Wacky Races. love the new engine with that cart.
So far so good! Can't wait to see it finished :)
Tailpipe for sure!! Maybe a 4" strip of aluminum or stainless riveted to the body to protect the fiberglass on the lip near the exhaust pipe. Lookin good 👍
Thanks Mustie 1, Today I'm in my 4th childhood, Ya I'm old physical, Not mentally. Gord Ontario.
Mustie1, That is one dam cool project! You fit….yea right….haha
That's going to move really quickly with that new motor, go for it
Nice work musty!!!🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊
It’s always good to be mentally 12 years old mustie can’t wait to see you in the thing giggling away awesome job as always .super cool go kart
Love this thing, those wheels look like Pontiac 8 lugs. There must be a story about this somewhere.
I think that engine looks good in there. I can understand wanting to keep it original but look at it as a re powered classic.
No doubt about it, straight pipe under the rear valance is the way to go. Gonna be fantastic!
Need a light spring on throttle linkage to governor lever to maintain solid connection, on 5hp Briggs you can use vertical crank cam on horizontal crank engines, the vertical crank cam has steeper grind you have to set timing mark off by two teeth, you sand 5 thou off head by placing sand paper on mirror large enuff for sanding base too increase compression... had two sons we named our cart, the bucket of blood...
Realized this has the same 3.5 HP Tecumseh engine that came in the Bonanza mini-bike I had back in the day. Friend got the version that used engine out of a Honda 90, which advertised a "0 to 50 time of less than 6 seconds". We just couldn't have that, now could we? So I oofed up the governor to run wide open, but that eventually led to over revving, the flywheel coming apart, (explode?) and shrapnel onto (into?) my leg above it.
having 6 corvairs they are very safe i remember when these were sold ,,,