1997 Manco 400-11 Restoration

[TylerWes]

Just completed a frame off restoration of the Manco 400-11, a Christmas gift to my son back in 1997. It had been pretty much open to the elements for like 12 years and become what I described as dumpster junk. Anyhow I took it apart, had it sandblasted, powdercoated, replaced engine (new BS 3.5 HP), new clutch, chain, sprocket, seat, tires, tubes, one side of a two-piece aluminum rim (I cracked one trying to separate it from tire), kill switch, pedal springs, replica decals and lots of new fasteners and assorted hardware. Maybe 30 hours of my time and a couple of hundred dollars more than I paid for it back 22 years ago. Images: How it looked back around Thanksgiving and now.

 

[t1704]

Looks great!


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[JTSpeedDemon]

Are you planning to 'build' or upgrade it? If not, it doesn't belong in the Build Off area. It belongs in the Photo Gallery and Project Logs section, as it's complete.
It's all right though, 'cause I know you are a new member. Just FYI.
I think the mods will back me up here. Moderators, what do you think?

 

[RobertD]

We'd love to see more pics. I moved this to "project logs" since you're not going to be in the build off competition

 

[landuse]

Nice restoration!!!!! It looks really clean. How does it perform with the 3.5HP engine?

 

[LightningTeg]

Looks awesome! Id like to build something small and fun like this next.