Mastercraft Off road project

I use tremclad on the frame. Primer. black , and clear

The red is obtained with Duplicolor aluminum High performance wheel paint, with a coat of clear, and duplicolor Metalcast Red, over top with an additional coat of clear. Everything is laid over Tremclad Primer or sometimes I'll use the Rust-Check primer



I like the wheel paint becuase it dries with a shimmery look as opposed to metal flake. A coat of clear really helps to bring it out.

http://www.carid.com/universal-paint/dupli-color-high-perfomance-product-4014568.html
The Red and Purple so far have given me pretty good results. I think the next custom project I do, I'll try the blue
http://www.carid.com/universal-paint/dupli-color-high-perfomance-product-4014530.html

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Rear Axle assembly



Front suspension in, with lower steering column




Jackshaft loosely in place

Nice work

Looks great Chop!

How far off are you from completely rebuilding it?

Its coming together nicely.
I like how the paint turned out.

looks nice, your going to have a sweet looking lawn tractor.

Doug Fackler wrote:

Looks great Chop!

How far off are you from completely rebuilding it?

A few week to a few months. Depends on the shape of the universe

That has got to be one of the best builds ever!!!

Its gonna be a sweet looking machine when its done.

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looking good, your planning on doing trail riding/Mudding with it?

It was originally a keep busy winter project to use up some old junk laying around.

It was to be a racer till the local sanctioning body said no, with out serious mods.

It will go forward fast and stable, no reverse.

Best application is full bore mowercross. Its got no gears, just a clutch and sprockets.

I'll probably give it to my nephews or trade it for something.

I'll take it for a test rip up the alley, and might be able to borrow some land for some serious testing.

recent medical situations have come up that limit my fun

Still recovering from hernia surgery.

[quote="Chopperhed"]More pics




Rear Axle assembly



you wouldn't happen to have another axle lie this laying around would you? lol i want to use on on my racer

Sorry, no I don't.

ButI DO have some more pics

Engine is in. Ita's a 13hp Honda GX390 Clone, sold by Princess Auto.
The driveline is connected and adjusted. Steering is in and tight, but not set yet.


The U-joints are 3/4" shaft keyed joints on high strength 3/4" shaftsI drilled through the U-Joints and shafts and installed grade 5 bolts in double shear instead of keys. These are way bigger than the ones I installed in the Cobra



The arse end

nice, lookin good

Look good.
I like how its turning out.

Newer Rear Tires. Dunlop KT877A. Cost me 40 bucks, but still cheaper than the alternative.



Dashboard is in, and most of the wiring is complete. Will need to change out the ignition switch with one that has a powered terminal when the key is on. but still has a closed connection when the key is off to kill the engine. Red light is low oil indicator (no engine kill). The toggle switch is for the lights. It lights up when the lights are on. Still have to drill a 2-1/16" hole for the voltmeter.


The underside of the dash



Front end with the stock front tires and rims. The rims are the original finish, with a coat of clear.

Also, just measured the tread depth on the tires, and they have 80% of the tread left.

I like it.
It has a clean wiring job

Got some work done



Got the new tires mounted and installed. Cost me 18 bucks each to have the old tire removed, and the new one mounted. 20 buck a piece for tires with 85% tread left, plut 18 bucks each to mount, and I still got a good deal.
getting Side panels painted, I've been having trouble getting good coverage on some of the old painted parts, even after a good scuffing and chemical cleaning, stripping parts to bare steel helped a bit but not much



Picked up a new battery, smaller than I wanted, but this thing has no electric extras, so it should be fine. It will fit in the space provided.



Installed the voltmeter gauge.



Also got some work done on the air intake

You've done a great job so far, but your building heavy duty I see , so I'm just wondering, will the 6.5 horse be enough?

Actually Its a 13 hp GX390 clone

nice build!

Cool.

It looks sweet. Get anything done recently

Love that dash too, where do you guys get those diamond plate sheets and do they ship