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PostSubject: IM BACK! Craftsman II racer project   IM BACK! Craftsman II racer project Icon_minitimeNovember 3rd 2014, 8:22 pm

We'll I'm back finally disappeared for a little while got license moved around and school all got in the way never really got goin on my lt1000 4x6 build still have it. It's been in storage and plan on starting on it again soon but this isn't about that this is about my new project due to me living somewat in town and no mud real close or woods for that matter. Plus the fact I'm always ice fishing and winters here figured it's time to start a racing mower. So I picked up a craftsman 2 with a 42ci opposed and 6 speed for cheap from a good friend. First thing I did was got it running then chop chop and more chop and I got this
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PostSubject: Re: IM BACK! Craftsman II racer project   IM BACK! Craftsman II racer project Icon_minitimeNovember 4th 2014, 11:14 am

just so you know, you cant link to facebook for your pictures, upload to photobucket or use the servimg here on the forum
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I don't have a photobucket and don't know how it works and I thought we still could cause back when I joined as a new member I knew we could how do I do it on ipad
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Can't say I remember you, but welcome back Very Happy www.photobucket.com have a free app for phones and so on.
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refer to THIS THREAD for image help, its alot of work, but it always works. feel free to PM me if you still cant figure it out
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PostSubject: Re: IM BACK! Craftsman II racer project   IM BACK! Craftsman II racer project Icon_minitimeNovember 4th 2014, 11:48 am

So I've been doing work lately welded axle up made new linkage and took the motor and made it opposed stroker yet to fire up due to broken head bolts but it's a 42ci block with 40ci rods a 46ci heads and 46ci cam with mild port and polish and had a partially made header on parts engine I had that was suppose to be good to go but was rusty inside filled with water and cylinder walls gouged. But finished header and made muffler port and polished everything possible and did carb jetting and painted engine
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PostSubject: Re: IM BACK! Craftsman II racer project   IM BACK! Craftsman II racer project Icon_minitimeNovember 4th 2014, 2:50 pm

doug, here on the forum, had an opposed like that. cleaned everything, de-carboned and de-rusted everything, and the engine runs good as new. i actually almost bought it, then i got my own craftsman
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So update deleted hand throttle and put on twist throttle and handle bars more updates later. IM BACK! Craftsman II racer project Imagej25
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PostSubject: Re: IM BACK! Craftsman II racer project   IM BACK! Craftsman II racer project Icon_minitimeNovember 6th 2014, 11:09 pm

So been doing some work stripped her down almost all the way for the third time pulled wiring harness gonna redo that so I can run my kill switch on twist throttle and have a push button ignition and delete sensors. And redid exhaust didn't like the sound as much from the can I made so took some pieces from old mower headers and cut and welded till it tucked behind floorboard under frame and ran two straight feet of 2.5 to a elbow and 3.5 inch tip hoping she will have a good bark now with motor done like it is and all and pulled steering box out to change gear on steering stem and need to do bushings anyone got any tips on this?
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