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Dan Dettmann
 Post subject: Fox Built Homelite Kart
Unread postPosted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 5:48 pm 
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Somebody was looking for one of these some time back. Most of them had fixed mounts (Montgomery Ward version). This one is set up for swing mounts but appears to be for LH engines, so this must be the Homelite version. Seems like a deal.

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Russ Smith
 Post subject: Re: Fox Built Homelite Kart
Unread postPosted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 12:15 pm 
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Left front axle looks tweaked. But still worth a buck.

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steve carroll
 Post subject: Re: Fox Built Homelite Kart
Unread postPosted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 8:28 pm 
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Don't know anything about homelite karts but not fox frt bumper or floor pan? Spindles don't look fox either.
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tommy kelley
 Post subject: Re: Fox Built Homelite Kart
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fox axles usually bend back a few inches too
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Dan Dettmann
 Post subject: Re: Fox Built Homelite Kart
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They were a little different than "regular" Foxes. Maybe they didn't want people to know that they made them. They had a different front axle, bumper and used Azusa pedals. But used the telltale "satellite" seat and rear bearing hangers. Also the Lemans wheels.

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Dick Teal
 Post subject: Re: Fox Built Homelite Kart
Unread postPosted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 1:24 pm 
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Dan is correct on it being a Fox kart. They built for many different customers in the early days. They included McCulloch, Homelite, Sears and others.
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tommy kelley
 Post subject: Re: Fox Built Homelite Kart
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i wouldn't mind a Montgomery wards fox for my son to race
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Gary Wlodarsky
 Post subject: Re: Fox Built Homelite Kart
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one thing for sure,,,if Mr Dick Teal says its a Fox,,,you dang well believe, its a Fox..

I had to question it my self...one I was not familiar with..little Fox, little D301 kinda thing goin on...

keep learning about this stuff everyday...

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Tom Smith
 Post subject: Re: Fox Built Homelite Kart
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Steve Carroll, The reason the spindles don't look like Fox spindles is because they are Rupp spindles, so are the king pin / bolts, front axle, and tie-rods.
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