Chris G 3,361 #1 Posted March 8, 2019 Well I went to pick up my bolens ride master today and we'll I was there I got this little gem for $150. Wasnt planning on getting anything else. But the gentlemen said he felt it needed to go with me and i was not gonna disagree. Came with a solid deck and it's got a k-90 and solid seat pan! 10 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,339 #2 Posted March 8, 2019 Nice find! Now I’ll say it .... WHY can’t I find a deal like this?! Are you going restore it or patina it? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herder 2,355 #3 Posted March 8, 2019 (edited) Nice! I hope you wouldn't disagree. That was a great price. Edited March 9, 2019 by Herder 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHNJ701 4,165 #4 Posted March 8, 2019 I like that exhaust, I think you could triple your money really quick 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris G 3,361 #5 Posted March 8, 2019 I'm probably gonna do a full restore on it. It's missing a few things, but I'm not gonna complain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,211 #6 Posted March 8, 2019 Looks like some fun reverse "engineering" there. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildman 205 #7 Posted March 9, 2019 2 hours ago, Chris G said: Well I went to pick up my bolens ride master today and we'll I was there I got this little gem for $150. Wasnt planning on getting anything else. But the gentlemen said he felt it needed to go with me and i was not gonna disagree. Came with a solid deck and it's got a k-90 and solid seat pan! Dang that was a nice score 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slim67 2,809 #8 Posted March 11, 2019 On 3/8/2019 at 4:34 PM, The Tool Crib said: Nice find! Now I’ll say it .... WHY can’t I find a deal like this?! Are you going restore it or patina it? FB marketplace seems to be the new CL theses days. I've been seeing a fair share of RJs and Suburbans, but not necessarily all what you would call deals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 51,919 #9 Posted March 11, 2019 Nice Chris... real nice Perfect example of how they fall out of the sky when you're going on another score and not even looking! Solid seat pan & K90 might suggest an early 400??? If you can date the motor as being earlier than '60 that might confirm it? Too bad the dash plate/serial is missing. @Racinbob has got the skinny on how to repro it tho. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Racinbob 11,991 #10 Posted March 11, 2019 Que the picture again. I made the levers from a piece of flat stock using the one old one I had as a template. Knobs from Glen, decal from Terry. I was fortunate to have the part underneath and was able to flip the plate to get rid of the pitting. I didn't have a serial # and you don't either so I asked him to put 'Suburban 400' where the serial # would be at. I didn't think about it at the time or I would have asked him to remove the 'OFF' since I'm not using the throttle to ground the magneto. I mounted the original kill button that was on the K-91 shroud in the hole to the right of the steering column. 2 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris G 3,361 #11 Posted March 11, 2019 @WHX22 @Racinbob I do have a serial number plate. I'm just missing the throttle and choke levers and the bracket they attach to. It came from another suburban 400. I bought a roller for parts at a steam show and the serial plate was zip tied to the shifter lever. Been hanging on to it for awhile now. But the serial number is 41785. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Racinbob 11,991 #12 Posted March 11, 2019 Excellent! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
