Newb with a 1988 Club Car DS

FireFighterHill

I am now the semi-proud owner of a 1988 Club Car DS. It definitely needs alot of TLC as its been sitting awhile. I'm trying to fix the electrical issues to get it mobile. First obstacle to overcome is rebuilding the V-Glide. It must have had some loose connections causing heat issues which melted a hole in it. It broke into pieces when I took it apart. The only part I will salvage from it is the brush holder arm and spring. I may also have to pull the motor as the cable that connects to the "S1" post broke off at the ring terminal and charred the post. I've already disconnected and pulled out all the aftermarket bastardized wiring that has been added over the years. Should make troubleshooting easier if I put it all back to its stock form.

Currently I am charging the batteries individually with a 6 volt charger, once they are all charged up to at least 6.3 volts I plan to connect them all together and charge them together. They are all fairly new Interstate batteries with a build date of 09/15.

Im also going to have to add lights and turn signals to it. It had some originally, but they were all busted and sun damaged. I plan to replace them with a LED light kit.

Once I get it all running I may put alittle money into it. Thinking of things like replacing the worn out shocks, new seats, putting on a lift kit, new rims and tires, maybe some speakers I can hook up to my phone.

Well that's it for now. All I can do for the moment is wait for the parts to get here. Once I get the v-glide rebuilt I'll report back and post a few pictures.

BGW

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LukeL

I have some v-glide parts available from my 1988 club car if you need any.

FireFighterHill

Thanks for the offer Luke. I think I have everything I need en-route. I'm basically building a whole new V-Glide assembly from individual parts. Was a whole lot cheaper than buying the entire assembly. The only parts from the original V-Glide I am reusing are some of the bolts and nuts and the brush holding arm and spring. Everything else will be new.

LukeL

That’s great. They can be finicky to get working. I’m assuming yours is a resistor cart?

FireFighterHill

Yes, The resistors all seem to be fine. I need to find a chart of what they all should ohm out to so i can check them. I like to have spares, so I plan to order an extra HD solenoid and directional switch to have on hand in case the ones in it now gives me issues.

I will be eliminating the keyed ignition switch as the cart will be staying in a secure location (think compound guarded by men with rifles) that's only about one square mile total.

On a separate note, does anyone know if they make a spline adapter to go from ez-go to club car? I have a rebuilt 48 volt ez-go motor and access to some 8 volt batteries.

LukeL

I have a Forward & Reverse switch I just removed from mine while upgrading it

FireFighterHill

Well it looks like there is more problems with this cart than I was led to believe when I bought it. Looks like im gonna either need a new motor or to rebuild this one. The S1 & A1 Studs were corroded solid. One had the wire broken off at the stud. When I went to try and loosen them the one broke in half and the other snapped off from the winding inside. This motor was definitely getting tired. The brushes are worn down pretty far. I don't wanna put a ton of money is this cart. So if anyone has any suggestions on how to fix it cheaply or has an old spare motor they wanna sell cheap shoot me a PM. Here some pictures https://goo.gl/photos/VHcUiyA5kfhZwQMP8

FireFighterHill

Part number on the motor is club car 101772801

FireFighterHill

Is it possible to adapt the V-Glide to control the throttle of an AllTrax controller? Or would I need a Curtis PB-6 potentiometer or a new throttle peddle?

FireFighterHill

Well since im kinda stalled until I can find a solution to my motor situation (thinking im gonna order a D&D Motor 12:2) I might as well work on more of the cart. I pulled the canopy and rear fiberglass off. Ive removed all the lights and wiring. Tomorrow im gonna take off the front fiberglass and power wash the entire thing.I have several gallons of 2 part epoxy at my disposal, so i think ill use my time to coat the entire frame. And if im gonna do that I might as well replace all the worn out bushings, etc. Ive gone from just wanting to get it running to now turning it into a project. I think as long as I don't spend anymore than around $1,200 bucks total on parts I should be able to get my money back out of it when I leave next year. Ive already started looking up parts. Thinking a D&D 12:2 motor with a AllTrax SR48300 controller. Upgrade all the wiring to 4 gauge wire with tinned copper connectors, Heavy duty Curtis solenoid. Keeping it 36 volt since I don't wanna replace the batteries. A-arm lift kit in the front and new leafs in the back. Replace the worn out shocks and brakes. That should cover just about everything.