I'm rebuilding my 86' Quadracer from the frame on up and I would like to trade my motor in on a good running one. My cases are trashed and my bearings and everything else seems to be going bad. I already called East Coast ATV and they don't have any 86' motors. Anybody know anywhere?

 

Does it have to be an "86". Won't any other the other years work.

 

If it won't be hard to drop an 87+ motor in it I'll get one

 

I put an 89 RM250 engine in my 86 Quadracer... (I haven't run it yet) and I think it has the same mounting points as the 87+ Quadracers... I had to make and weld on the head mount, and the upside down Y-shaped crossmember that the exhaust goes through...

AND I don't have the benifets or strength of a real '87 quadracer...

So, I wouldn't completely reccomend it unless I was going to do lots of frame or suspension modifying, anyways...

Go with an 87+ frame and suspension if you're thinking of doing an 87 engine, unless of course you really don't care about your frame strength, suspension, stability and handling that much... [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] It would also require a bit less work to use the 87 frame... It would all be bolting, no torching/welding/chopping... Hope this helps...

 

If you check on Ebay, there are motors on there from guys who are parting out machines. I would try to get a running motor and rebuild the bottom end, or have it done at a very good local shop. Get you cylinder ported/bored by a good shop, bolt it together and go roost.

 

Hey red rooster where is Rockwood? I'm from williamsport

 

Rockwood is southeast of Pittsburg. If you saw where flight 93 crashed on the news, I'm only about 10 miles from there.