The maybe rebuild…

[CP241]

Fun stuff right there. Especially when the sleeve welds itself to the bolt and even with the nut off it ain’t goin anywhere…

Gonna be good as new when it’s done though

[Fairtax4me]

Surprisingly enough… none of them were seized… probably because they’ve had the crap beat out of them for the last several years.
There were no bushings on the rear springs or shackles. Just sleeves and bolts and there ain’t much left of them either.

[CP241]

Originally Posted by Fairtax4me

Surprisingly enough… none of them were seized… probably because they’ve had the crap beat out of them for the last several years.
There were no bushings on the rear springs or shackles. Just sleeves and bolts and there ain’t much left of them either.

Sounds like pretty much every cart I’ve ever bought!

Luckily this one is in good hands. Can’t say the same for anything I’ve had

[Fairtax4me]

It won’t be perfect, but it will have lots of new life. The lady who owns it mostly wants it to ride the grand-babies around on when they visit, and ride it out in the woods on her property to chase after the turkeys and deer.

[Mooncarter]

You got this! Lookin' good!

[Fairtax4me]

Progress…



Painted a few things. Lift kit in, all new brakes, shocks, and the new tires mounted on. Next up is the stuff on the front.

[ls1chris]

Originally Posted by Fairtax4me

Aluminum is kinda tricky to begin with, but throw in some dirt and a pile of corrosion and it makes it about ten times harder to get a weld to work.

100%!!! i have to fix these cast aluminum platelets at work when they crack, the crap from cooking things , the aluminum sucks all that crap in. i have to set the balance and amps higher than i would would weld, and cook all that **** to the surface , grind it out and sometimes do it again before i can start using filler rod. i have a lincon TIG200.

[bwhitsonjr]

I'm lovin this so far. Following closely since I'm trying to do the same

[Jmuoio81213]

An artist at work. Lovely progress.

[Fairtax4me]

Gotta get the hubs cleaned up and re-greased, but the front end is together. Next stop is pedal parts and fix the bent up floor pans. Then I can start wiring everything and put the body back on.