[Silly Little Cars] Truckster Re-Power
David Rosenblat via Silly_little_cars
silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com
Sun Dec 11 18:26:14 PST 2016
Alec,
What motor and trans do you have exactly? Does it go at least 40mph?
Also with my build would be something similar. I will need to beef up the
axels. Thank you for sharing!
Dave
On Dec 11, 2016 7:17 PM, "Alec Bennett via Silly_little_cars" <
silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com> wrote:
> As far as adding 700 to 900 pounds, not sure anything is going to handle
> that very well.
>
>
> I'm not sure how heavy the photobooth box added to my cushman is (
> photoboof.org), but I'm guessing it's at least 700 pounds, especially
> with the 4 Trojan 6 volt batteries. And add 4 or so drunk hippies in the
> back and it's probably pushing 1500+ pounds if not significantly more, and
> it drives just fine. Those hippies might have to get out and push when we
> encounter steep hills tho...
>
> It's a water cooled 1989 if that helps. It started out as an air cooled
> 1987, but that one caught on fire on the way back from burning man one
> year...
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> On 12/11/2016 3:44 PM, David Rosenblat via Silly_little_cars wrote:
>
> Hello All,
> I have two Cushman Trucksters '68 & '69 that are in need of a re-power
> so they can be driven 5-10 miles a day 3-4 days a week. I have registered
> them and they are street legal but only go 25mph. Also I will be increasing
> the weight of the vehicle by 700-900 lbs.
>
> 1. Has anyone swapped a Go-4 Motor and Trans into their truckster?
> 2. Where can I find a new or used Go-4 motor and trans (45mph desired)
> 3. Are to go 4 trans capable of hauling heavy loads?
> 4. Any other swap ideas
>
> Thank you all for your time and knowledge
>
> Dave
>
>
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