Scotty's Workhorse

[tonyton]

COOL. Document those measurementsI'm going to BB my workhorse in a couple months. Show me the way Scotty.............(kiddin) It'll be a kohler. Different mounts.

[spriddle]

Originally Posted by scottyb

After a few days of beating the weeds back and putting new sand in the wife's riding arena I am glad to get back to a little cart work.... I am the point of no return Took out all the electric and fuel and started making the engine cradle .... I got some pieces so I took a pic of todays minimal progress Hopefully I will have a functional cradle tomorrow and a motor test fit .... nothing even tacked up yet so now is a good time for criticism

Nice work Scotty!!

[scottyb]

The robin 25hp is18" inches front to back (strater to oil cooler) and the workhorse had 20" in the compartment and another 12" to spare in front of the stock crossmenber location. ( this is where the 12 inch wheelbase stretch is in the cart) I'm gonna move the crossmember forward some so I don't have to shoehorn the motor in

[scottyb]

Hey PizzaMaker, I can not find the rebuild kit for NIKKI carb anywhere. I found this similar Nikki carb for $85 on ebay...... Do I dare try it? Or just try to clean up the old one without a kit? I just hate carb problems and I don't like the idea of opening one up without the kit....

ebay item # 140322524262

[tonyton]

Originally Posted by scottyb

The robin 25hp is18" inches front to back (strater to oil cooler) and the workhorse had 20" in the compartment and another 12" to spare in front of the stock crossmenber location. ( this is where the 12 inch wheelbase stretch is in the cart) I'm gonna move the crossmember forward some so I don't have to shoehorn the motor in

That's a good idea. lots of room after that.
Are you doing the suspension as well? Or jst dropping in the motor?
I'm not over confident with my fab skills. I'm not sure I (personally) would try the suspension, but, I look forward to seeing how you do it. Good Luck.

[pizzamaker]

Originally Posted by scottyb

Hey PizzaMaker, I can not find the rebuild kit for NIKKI carb anywhere. I found this similar Nikki carb for $85 on ebay...... Do I dare try it? Or just try to clean up the old one without a kit? I just hate carb problems and I don't like the idea of opening one up without the kit....

ebay item # 140322524262

i would clean up the old one, back off the screws for the bowl,etc and then set the thing in hot water for 5 mins or so and it will soft'in the gaskets/or not

[pizzamaker]

that is a good price on the carb

[scottyb]

Killer price if I only knew it would work

I will cook the old one today ...

[pizzamaker]

Originally Posted by scottyb

Killer price if I only knew it would work

I will cook the old one today ...

soup yet

[smallblock450sl]

Originally Posted by scottyb

After a few days of beating the weeds back and putting new sand in the wife's riding arena I am glad to get back to a little cart work.... I am the point of no return Took out all the electric and fuel and started making the engine cradle .... I got some pieces so I took a pic of todays minimal progress Hopefully I will have a functional cradle tomorrow and a motor test fit .... nothing even tacked up yet so now is a good time for criticism

Very nice Scotty! Your cradle design is outstanding and very strong. Gives you all kinds of options for rear suspenssion reworking. Thanks for the build pic's!