My dad is a Briggs & Stratton dealer, and he has literally hundreds of old engine blocks and parts lying around. You anywhere near eastern South Dakota? I'm fairly certain he still has flathead stuff, would all have to be dug out of a scrap metal bin and inspected/cleaned up/possibly machined a bit...Just a bit of Kart racing. Never really took part in sanctioned events though as the Briggs flathead motors I built up for us are totally not legal for it at all...Yea no thanks I'm not going to make my motor slower! But we do have a lot of fun with family and friends at the local tracks once in a while.
Hardly anyone seems to run Briggs flatheads anymore though, but they sound so much better then all those clone OHVs out there. Those clone guys always like to talk about how fast their stock harbor freight motor is and how they got it for so cheap...just love beating them though as I fly around them while their valves float down all down the straights. Just not giving that up.
Very cool! Thanks for the offer, but my main problem now though is aftermarket service parts (I beam babbits, timing gears, rod bolts, etc.). Most of the stock Briggs stuff was replaced before the motor was even run (so it doesn't explode when we turn it 9,000+ rpm). Either way I live down in California, so it would be a bit tough to get up there.My dad is a Briggs & Stratton dealer, and he has literally hundreds of old engine blocks and parts lying around. You anywhere near eastern South Dakota? I'm fairly certain he still has flathead stuff, would all have to be dug out of a scrap metal bin and inspected/cleaned up/possibly machined a bit...