Death Machine Offroad Build!

Hey guys, This is the beginning of what will soon be a woods machine! So i guess I should probably start out with my plan.. The plan was..
-Buy the tractor off my buddy..
-Fix motor and flat tire..
-Begin mods..
-Beat the hell out of it
(I do want to add.. that as soon as school comes back in, progress will increase because I'll have full access to a pro fab shop..)

So here is how I got her, the motor was running on 1 cylinder and the right rear tire was off the bead..

So then, I fixed the tire using carb cleaner, a lighter and a crappy bicycle pump.. Its all i have here at my uncles, then I got bored and seen a sick looking opposed in blue on youtube, but it was missing a sticker on one side so i had to top that and keep both stickers..


Heres an up close of the motor.. still running on one cylinder..

So.. running on one cylinder.. it barely sparked. so I made a homemade spark plug wire out of 10g wire and insulated it well.. still didn't run.. So i knew it had to be something internal.. and before I knew it was blowing air out of the intake on the carb.. So i thought maybe that valve had been stuck.. Well it was definitely stuck..

There a bolt in it!!!
So i pulled the intake manifold off and popped it out really quick! Bam.. torqued head to spec, and she fired right up.. No internal damage done luckily to the valve..


It started to get late so i had to shut her down.. So i started designing a dashboard.. It eventually gonna get tricked out with gauges and toggle switches (under glow!!) Also, push button ignition may be getting a transport if this fails.. So anyhow I found an old pioneer radio and started fitment!


That all for now.. TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW!!

Update!
Headlights done!

Sweet tires anyone in WA that needs 9" ATV tires? note I could buy them later this year and ship them to someone out of state but not over 1000 miles away from WA too much $$$ will be used in shipping.

Ariens YT11 wrote:

Sweet tires anyone in WA that needs 9" ATV tires? note I could buy them later this year and ship them to someone out of state but not over 1000 miles away from WA too much $$$ will be used in shipping.

Please take down your ad.. this is a build thread not a classified.. Dont know how much brains it takes to figure that one out..

My friend has the same mower, kinda. It has a 16.5 oppy on it with a hydro, and hes to cheap to do anything with it.

So that's where the bolt went, I was looking for it!

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

My friend has the same mower, kinda. It has a 16.5 oppy on it with a hydro, and hes to cheap to do anything with it.

They made a ton of tractors with this body style.

TroyBilt Pony wrote:

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

My friend has the same mower, kinda. It has a 16.5 oppy on it with a hydro, and hes to cheap to do anything with it.

They made a ton of tractors with this body style.

I guess so, just another mtd Pan style frame

Update!

Sweet mower I like the tires I just got two twins for free cant wait to do something with them tomorrow  

Not much done today.. Pretty much am eyeing up an exhaust plan for the near future and possibly welding up the front end.. might not lock the axle on this one.. the tires otta do enough to get away with out it..

TroyBilt Pony wrote:

Not much done today.. Pretty much am eyeing up an exhaust plan for the near future and possibly welding up the front end.. might not lock the axle on this one.. the tires otta do enough to get away with out it..

If you made a selectable locker for a mower everyone would cherish you forever haha including me

i had idea but i would have to design it for mtd axles only to work.. that way all of u mtd haters will suffer forever!!!! lol
Seriously tho.. I was thinking that.. my uncle can probably do it for me.. you would have to stop, and creep and i mean creep, until it slides into the spiders.. it would be like a 5th spider gear but this one doesnt turn.. and it just slides in and locks on the lever... also would need to be spring loaded

Havent done much to death machine, had no time. Tommarow progress will be made, locked front axle, front bumper, possibly rear bumper, grille maybe getting mounted up and hood and such. So much when I take it to the shop tommarow. Anyhow. Wondering what color to paint it.. Thinking lime green with black accents with blue and black motor parts. What you all think?

Lime green over black oughta look good, but I think the blue will clash. I prefer the stark contrast of limiting to two colours, but hey- it's your ride!

Doc Sprocket wrote:

Lime green over black oughta look good, but I think the blue will clash. I prefer the stark contrast of limiting to two colours, but hey- it's your ride!

You won't see the blue once I get it done. Gonna paint everything but the hood until I get my custom cowl done. Unfortunately not gonna happen today tho.. maybe this weekend.

Starting issues fixed. Swapped solenoids now its like new! Bumper hopefully tommarow..

and... its gone.. sold to my buddy.