You don’t need no stinking brakes!
My first kart was also a Bug, about a ‘73. My brother and I went in on a Mac 101 (125 cc of raging angst) but never quite got it all together. So I bought a proper ‘76 Margay-Mac 49E, drenched with a full 8 horsies from its 80 cc powerhouse of Hell, and went racing in ‘77.
But the cool factor didn’t stop there! I bought a used Bell Star and a “visor-opening plug kit” for it. It was an arch of fiberglass to completely cover the visor opening so you could cut a narrow opening for extra coolness.
Move over, Johncock!
(Warning! You must be REALLY OLD to comprehend this reference!).
I couldn’t see, but little matter.