Turning a Marathon into a MUTT

FieldandRange

My grandfather and I recently managed to get our hands on an old 1990 EZ-GO Marathon 2-stroke golf cart. We decided to make a few modifications and make it unique. Here's what we came up with:





Since these shots were taken, we've painted the rims and added a spare tire on the rear. Whatcha think?

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that is a awsome project looks awsome

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Your cart looks awesome!!

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Just Ducky

Looks good. Do you have any before pictures and pictures of the transformation?

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jackel440

That's awesome! Great job! Yeah I would like to see some build pics if you have them.

FieldandRange

Here's what we started with:



The body shell was removed leaving only the seat/engine compartment, frame rails and some sheet metal. We swapped out the original tires for trailer tires. These are the plain ones you can find at Walmart for 59 bucks. Best part about those, you don't have to put a lift kit on the cart to use 'em. They just bolt right on.



Next came a metal sub-frame. This was made of 1" steel tubing and welded to the cart's main framework. This gave us a relatively substantial mounting surface that was still fairly light.



The front frame as welded to the chassis. The slanted metal plates were welded directly to the strut tower brackets.



From there we used a combination of 1x2 and 1x3 boards to completely frame out the body. This was bolted directly to the metal sub-frame to give it strength and to be able to finalize the shape of the wheel wells and fenders.



Here it is after the plywood skin has been attached. This photo also shows the re-worked seat.

FieldandRange

While I'm at it...

Here's a couple shots of the MUTTLET (as we call it) with it's rims painted OD GREEN and the spare tire mounted on the rear. All the lights work...well...they turn on anyway. Still have yet to rig up actual STOP lights, but they do turn on with the switch. We're pretty sure our next goal is to get a windshield built and mount up a 2.5 gallon Jerry Can on the rear end.

Just Ducky

That's doing it old school. I thought I recognized the wheels, I just couldn't place them. Mine are all 5 stud. How does it run? With all that wood I think it would probably be a little slower than if you had done it in fiberglass.

The wheels lend a look of reality in some ways, but I think I'd rather have the lift. :)

crash12888

I think it would be lighter than original or same.
Looking really good is only half of it, Spending quality time with your grandfather on a project is worth more than any material possesion.
Job well done to the both of you.

FieldandRange

First off, it runs like a champ. It's had the oil pump removed before we got it, so the premix works out well. The governor has also been removed. It'll book pretty good for a two stroke motor. Fiberglass would definitely have been lighter, however it's much harder to work with and it gets expensive if you mess up a part...not to mention that if you're really gonna do it right, you need to make molds and such.

Secondly, yeah a lift kit would've been nice, but it was a little much for what we wanted to do. Those tires do lend a little lift just by their size so...technically...we did lift it a little bit!