[Silly Little Cars] Truckster Re-Power

[Alec Bennett via Silly_little_cars]

> What motor and trans do you have exactly?

Sorry I should know that, but I don't. Its a water cooled 1989 if that
helps narrow it down though, and it used to be a metermaid buggy in San
Francisco. Maybe someone else knows what the possibilities would be, if
more than one?

> Does it go at least 40mph?

That's probably its top speed, but yes. Its main issue is the brakes, on a
steep downhill you have to press hard and it feels a bit like using a leg
press at the gym. But they work. I've always meant to research beefing
those up a bit. But it can handle San Francisco's worst hills, which is
about as bad as hills get.





On Sun, Dec 11, 2016 at 6:26 PM, David Rosenblat <
soundtraffic.dave at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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