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05-24-2011, 08:21 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
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Budget build of an 86 Marathon
Well I've enjoyed this forum for about 4 months now. What a great wealth of info & lots of great looking carts.
I bought an 86 Marathon off of ebay July of last year (pink) I gave her a rattle can restoration, made a roof frame out of 1/2" EMT & had my mother-in-law make a canvas top for it (red) & we used it the rest of the summer. I then began thinking of lifting it over the winter & putting some Cub Cadet wheels & tires on I had laying around. After lifting it I wasn't satisfied. I wanted a TXT style body...Then a "BIG BAD ROLL CAGE"...Etc, Etc, Etc... anyway...I'm pretty handy & pretty resourceful. Here is what I ended up with(green). Now like I said, I had the wheels along with a couple of other things but...including buying the cart & 6 new batteries I've got 1,220.00 in it. I have a ton of pics that I took all the way through the build that are posted in photobucket if anyone is interested. Steve. |
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05-25-2011, 07:41 AM | #2 |
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Re: Budget build of an 86 Marathon
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05-25-2011, 01:04 PM | #3 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Budget build of an 86 Marathon
Sweet!!! I like it.
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05-26-2011, 07:15 PM | #4 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Budget build of an 86 Marathon
Thanks for the kind words. The roll cage, push bar & surf fishing rod/cooler rack are all made out of EMT tubing. The stuff is very easy to bend & doesn't weigh alot. It's also very forgiving if you make a mistake while bending. Price is nice too...$0.17, $0.34 & $0.59 per foot for 1/2", 3/4" & 1"
If you're interested in the rest of the build I discovered how to share the album so here's a link. http://s1140.photobucket.com/albums/n571/TheBucks19/ |
05-26-2011, 07:54 PM | #5 |
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Re: Budget build of an 86 Marathon
very nice work. how did you make the txt body fit?
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05-26-2011, 08:22 PM | #6 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Budget build of an 86 Marathon
I had to do some trimming of the dash once the old cowl was removed & I did some cutting & redesigning in the rear. There's a couple pics of that stuff. I wish I had taken more pics in the middle of doing things, it probably could've helped other guys trying to do the swap. It really wasn't too hard to do.
Steve. |
06-03-2011, 07:38 PM | #7 |
Getting Wild
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Re: Budget build of an 86 Marathon
Very interesting, Nice work.
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06-05-2011, 02:53 PM | #8 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Budget build of an 86 Marathon
Thanks again. I'm going to take the "very interesting" comment as a BIG compliment. I like the usual lifted golf carts but I wanted mine to look different & tried to go with the dunebuggy/beachbuggy look. We keep it at a campground at the beach in Delaware & wanted to go with that theme.
Steve. |
06-06-2011, 08:06 PM | #9 |
Gone Wild
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Location: Southern Minnesota
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Re: Budget build of an 86 Marathon
Cool! I like it! Does that emt tubing bend much when on the cart?
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06-06-2011, 08:34 PM | #10 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Jul 2010
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Re: Budget build of an 86 Marathon
Thanks. The 1" roll cage is SOLID !!! It's all as solid as a rock. Even the surf rod/cooler holder that extends out front pretty far is very rigid. I haven't tried but I'm pretty sure I(200 lb) could sit on it & it probably won't budge. Trust me, we put a VERY full cooler of beverages in it at all times & it doesn't even flinch.
Steve |
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