"zeontestpilot" (zeontestpilot)
02/22/2016 at 10:27 • Filed to: Golf cart
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"zeontestpilot" (zeontestpilot)
02/22/2016 at 10:27 • Filed to: Golf cart | 0
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So I got bored and started looking up parts for my 1990 Ezgo Marathon GX444 with a 2cyl engine. There isn’t much for me from !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! channels. So it’s either unofficial channels or hodge-podge from now on. And I sort of like that... [pictured is the cart hibernating for the winter. I also have really bad tarp wrapping skills]
My grandparents said this cart might only last for a few years, but I feel I shouldn’t give up on it so easily, even though getting parts will probably be difficult. But the idea of a frankstein golf cart with parts from various years and makes sounds really cool. Heck, I learned the difference between a drive clutch and a driven clutch today! I also found out that’s why the acceleration is erratic, both clutches might be bad. No lift kit for me though, I like my low center of gravity, :). Probably should get seat belts though...
I also told my wife, later down the line, we’ll see if we can get an electric cart for her. Honestly, besides the cost of batteries, an electric is the smarter choice out here. But the idea of a gas one excites me, :).
BigDaddyShimmy
> zeontestpilot
02/22/2016 at 11:46 |
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You may be quite surprised at how available parts are for those. I resurrected an 88 Marathon PG02 config about 6 years back and it has been unstoppable ever since. It makes a great repository of various leftover 2 stroke fuel mixes. I can pull and rebuild carb in about 15 min at the start of each season. It saw heavy abuse at the hands of my teen son and his friends throughout the time I have had it and it never skipped a beat. Well there was that time the buzzer wouldn’t stop in forward or reverse but it has since been deleted. Enjoy the project!
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zeontestpilot
> BigDaddyShimmy
02/22/2016 at 12:03 |
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That's good to know! :D
Dru
> zeontestpilot
02/22/2016 at 14:06 |
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If/when you get ready for an electric cart, check out my BIL’s business: All Season Custom Carts in Calabash, NC. He primarily works with club car (electric, aluminum frames). Not sure where you are, Calabash is a stone's throw from the Atlantic ocean.
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zeontestpilot
> Dru
02/22/2016 at 14:21 |
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I'm in Michigan, lol. There's suppose to be a really cheap place an hour away, or so I hear.
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Dru
> zeontestpilot
02/22/2016 at 14:24 |
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Yikes. That's a hike.
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zeontestpilot
> Dru
02/22/2016 at 14:34 |
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Also random people sell them up here too. The one I got was being sold for $500, but I didn’t have the money at the time. I was the only one interested apparently, so when it suddenly died one day, they gave it to gramps to give to me, free. I like that kind of price tag. Though I did find it strange that the cart was at gramps trailer for a month.... :p.
Brickman
> zeontestpilot
02/23/2016 at 09:06 |
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These things are fun to work on. Like a car, but smaller and simpler :)
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zeontestpilot
> Brickman
02/23/2016 at 09:14 |
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And since I don't use it to commute, it's ok to tear apart!