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Oct 23, 2012 | 09:57 PM

#21

mercuno

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From: jacksonville, tx

I have found tons of em around here for 1500 running and blue titles. Gonna let this post go to sleep for a while til I get started on my ninja project lol. I really appreciate all the comments good or bad because they all led me here.............

Oct 24, 2012 | 09:22 PM

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Jmb94

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From: Piermont, MO

Good luck, looks like a fun project. Can't wait to see this thing in the mud!

Oct 11, 2013 | 04:34 PM

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sr.ruedas

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From: Los Gatos, CA

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Originally Posted by mercuno

can you say chopped up suzuki samurai. 1300cc engine and all of the components required with reverse lol.

That's what I did. 88 Sami for $500. Toss the body and weld a roll
cage to the fully boxed frame. Add hydraulics and a dump bed.

I was hoping to add a windshield and belts/mirrors to make it
street-legal, but I could not pass smog and went with a Weber.

I can now haul a ton of dirt around my place....try THAT with your Mule,
Gator, or RTV!

Not for mudding....I still have the solid axles and crappy tires. But the
traction in 4L is still excellent.

I was going to post it on TractorByNet, but maybe I should do it here....

Mar 16, 2016 | 04:35 PM

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Dusty Hammond

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slowly but surely "CHAIN REVERSE"

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Originally Posted by mercuno

well then that may change things. the reverse with a chain thing is killin me right now and I havent had time to just sit down and research it. I just do not know how I could mount a cvt trans to a 100+ hp motorcycle engine. The rims weight wont really matter that much with that much hp but I was asking more to the point of lug pattern so I could use atv rims but stronger automotive parts. My boss is now in on it and has our machinist on standby for anything we may need to fab : )

I appreciate the replies and welcome some out of the box thinking here. I have sourced some junker atvs but most of the cheaper ones have solid rear axles and in this day and age that just wont do.

Like you I have been pondering this option and physically playing with some ideas. I currently have an 86' Suzuki Katana 750 that is stretched and ready for the dunes sporting the street fighter redneck 3 wheeler look. Eventually I'll build a 4x2, 1 man buggy out of it similar to the Australian "Barracuda".
Anyhow to solve your reverse with chain drive try this setup. It appears it would be fairly simple to diy and make it work. High tork mini-starter for v8 application perhaps. Lmk what you think