Kart, mudbug, and small 3 wheeler projects

[MudBug]

Well I have some projects I am starting up again, after dad and I never got very very far with them. A large go kart, a 73 mudbug, and a small 3 wheeler with motorcraft painted into the fenders. The kart will get cleaned up and painted, front roll bars added, 4 corner shocks, and a 500cc or so snowmobile engine. The mudbug with get cleaned up an painted, a new seat, and some ss body and fender pieces. I havent decided what engine i want to put in it yet, something 10hp or more maybe. And the 3 wheeler will be cleaned up and repainted original colors, i have a tecumseh 5hp that will get rebuilt, and i will try to keep the motorcraft paint original too. Here are some pics of what me and dad will be restarting after 10+ years.

 

[bighead]

Love the dune cycle.

 

[MudBug]

Love the dune cycle.

Yea its unique that's for sure. Not sure which direction I want to go with it yet though. Back to stock or a little wild?

 

[Jake.B]

Id definantly make that dune cycle wild. Those things are bad@$$, you should put sumthing around 15-25hp on it. That would be pretty cool. Maybe a twin engine and some dual headers would be sweet. You should powder coat it chevy orange and black. With chrome accesories. Considering its a clasic this all may be wrong, but it would be fast!

 

[MudBug]

Yea it'll get something like ss or diamond plate fenders and engine cover. It'll look something like what the original fibergalss looked like, just better. And some bigger hp is planned for it too, no harbor freight 6hp. And ford blue is i was planning on painting the frame.

 

[bighead]

I got a pacesetter trike if your interested? $100 It's got suspension. Last pic show what they looked like.

 

[MudBug]

Thanks, but i need to finish these other 3 projects before i start buying up other trikes.

And I did get the frame cleaned up and painted it yesterday. The fresh gloss black looks a lot better than the old fading black and rusting frame. Today I'll start getting the fiberglass sanded down.