Originally Posted by
jarrodcx
This is my first project. I remember as a kid seeing the ads for these and wanting one and 30 years later here we go. I spotted an attex 400 on craigs list in PA drove a few hours and bit the bullet. Its a beater but it runs and the trans seems good. The body is cracked pretty bad and it needs total go over. I am in the process of a total disassembly and redo. So far I've pulled the engine and all the hubs and will be putting in a 4 stroke. I'm melting up some abs in acetone and going to try some body repairs. I ran it around the yard last weekend; tore up the lawn, left black tread swirles all over the driveway, and aggravated my wife, man did i have a blast. Im in the dog house now but here with me is my attex up on benches keeping me company.
Superficial looks wise the 400 chief was always my favorite attex. I am biased because I owned one from 1975 to 1981. Why get rid of the two stroke? I guess reliability and trails are certianly better with a 4 stroke. I just liked the screamer runs in my chief. Good luck with the rebuild. By the looks of the cracks it might just be my old machine.
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