This is my 2001 CC DS. I believe we purchased it in 2007. It's been used and stored at our beach property since then - about a year of that it was stored outdoors. Years of salt air have taken it's toll on the cart. We purchased it already lifted with the not-so-attractive black & silver paint job and Harley Davidson sticker on the front. The previous owner needed money to pay for his girlfriend's breast implant surgery - so it was priced for quick sale
Last year or so, we saw a cart that had a DoubleTake body swap done on it and Mom loved the "teal" color. During the "quarantine" period last year we started talking about doing the body swap vs. buying a new cart. New carts run around $10,000 - so rebuild it is.
Starting this thread to document the process in case anyone else wants to attempt the same mess I'm finding myself in.
The plan is to completely strip it to the frame (done), clean, paint/coat/rubbercoat everything as it goes back together, add radio (old one died), horns (air horn and ooooga horn), LED head/tail lights, some LED accent lighting, and attempt to keep the entire installation as "sanitary" as possible.
I'll be installing the DoubleTake Spartan body, Sentry dash, Max Cruze rear seat and matching front seat, color matched steering wheel, fender flares and brush guard.
Here's some before photos:
and starting to strip it down:
Stripped to the frame:
engine and transmission are out...and ugly