[Silly Little Cars] 1. Truckster Re-Power (David Rosenblat via Silly_little_cars)

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Propane conversion would take care of most of the fumes.  I have that on my
GO-4, though I wish it was still petrol for convenience. when it was
running right, it was very smooth and quiet.

-Vegaman_Dan

On Dec 11, 2016 8:15 PM, "Demetrios via Silly_little_cars" <
silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com> wrote:

> I wanted to jump in and ask, has anyone done an electric conversion? I
> have a very low mileage 2001 Cushman Truckster and I just drive it around
> the city, but I am sick of the fumes, I was thinking how hard and expensive
> would it be to take the motor out and make it electric. for as little miles
> as I go.. like at most twenty  round trip. what are my options?I love
> driving it, sooo much fun! I am not able to do the work myself, so is there
> like a kit or could some shops do it for me?
>
>
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> *From:* Jerry Caldwell via Silly_little_cars <silly_little_cars at lists.
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> *To:* "silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com" <
> silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com>
> *Sent:* Sunday, December 11, 2016 10:57 PM
> *Subject:* [Silly Little Cars] 1. Truckster Re-Power (David Rosenblat via
> Silly_little_cars)
>
> Hi All
> Cushmans were rated at 1000 lbs pay load. Some early Trucksters had an
> unbelievable rating of 1 ton capacity, On a 1974 we did a governor delete &
> some-other minor mods it was able to do 40~45 mph. It all so had larger
> tires on the rear. The pre 1975 18 HP engines have more compression than
> the later 18 hp engines.
>
> We have a 1961 in our shop that we beefed up the suspension for the heavy
> ice cream box mounted on it.
>
>  I'll post PIC's latter.
>
> All 1975 and earlier models have the drive train mounted on a sub-frame
> unlike any later models. My suggestion is to work with what you have and
> make the best of it!
>
> Best Regards
> Jerry
>
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