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I find myself checking out the "Other Brands" thread quiet a lot....& feel a little guilty for not being a Wheel Horse purist.

The three Horse's I have do me fine, sure I'd like to have a couple more round hoods when & if I ever get my pull barn up....maybe a Speedex, one of them green round fenders, Powerking, etc, etc...

So to get this thread on track & end my rambling, I like the odd ones, hand built or obscure GT's that never caught on (see my Homesteader thread).

 

Whatchamacalit, I'm not sure what else to call this or what thread this should go under.:blink:

But Odd & Obscure fit it pretty good.

I believe it was built as a parade car?

It's 11' long & 55" wide, powered by an 8HP B&S, with a belt driven 3 speed car trans &  a car type rear axle.

No suspension & with all the weight towards the front, if the front end dips low enough to lift a back tire....there it sits.

 

What I have....a 22HP Predator engine, a HD 8 speed from a C series, a pair of Samurai axles & driveshaft's.

Maybe some 26" ag's or bigger, have to do some math, see what kid of gearing I would have in the axles & at the drive from the engine to the trans.

For suspension I'm thinking maybe a transverse leaf at the front & golf cart leaf springs in back.

Anyone seeing where I'm going with this?

Isn't it fun to dream & ramble.....

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19richie66

That would be sweet with a set of sami axles. I think the 8 speed would hold up. Look at some of the abuse they go through. Weld up the differential in the tranny and go for it. Should be a cool project. Wish you were closer. I'd be all over that.

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Sarge

Not sure if you'd want my help with that thing - it may grow into this....

 

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@Tgtack might get a kick out of his old store site decal across the nose in front of the radiator . I had built a 1.6L Tracker/Swift GTi hybrid engine for this thing - over 150hp on 93 octane fuel....

 

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Which all leads to days like this - result of a broken rear axle , the dumb thing just wanted to pivot over and flip - this was the 3rd time before we figured out why it wouldn't go through there...lol .

 

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Have fun , be safe...

 

Sarge

 

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slim67
6 hours ago, Sarge said:

Not sure if you'd want my help with that thing - it may grow into this....

 

05222011552.jpg.6b687636581592189baa1d54f1096146.jpg

 

597f370819651_April17(2).jpg.7879ea85ee313622f76db73699f75481.jpg

 

597f3742c0265_flames2big(2).jpg.77cd4d434657be016ea9d7098f7c5863.jpg

 

@Tgtack might get a kick out of his old store site decal across the nose in front of the radiator . I had built a 1.6L Tracker/Swift GTi hybrid engine for this thing - over 150hp on 93 octane fuel....

 

HPIM0295.JPG.5d6c83c84a40620b49ec98a97408897e.JPG

 

Which all leads to days like this - result of a broken rear axle , the dumb thing just wanted to pivot over and flip - this was the 3rd time before we figured out why it wouldn't go through there...lol .

 

April23.jpg.77d28ae0234ad617e5dc787d7c170f73.jpg

 

Have fun , be safe...

 

Sarge

 

That looks like fun.

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