My new Attex

[JoeMeg]

The fellow I got the Attex from said he had a lifetime of experience in the plastics/composites industry. He said that poly and abs shrink at much different rates. If similar tooling were used there would be dimentional differences between the finished products.He still has (which I'm seriuosly thinking about just buying) a complete frame,a set of sprocket tubes and an upper and lower tub both of abs. The lower is pretty much destroyed but the upper is in decent shape. He said he originaly wanted to use the abs upper with the poly lower(that i now have) but discovered they did not match. I'll take and post more pics real soon. The floor pan I have seems like a "harder" matl also(believe its abs),has some metal reinforcments added to it,not sure if oem or after thought and is repaired in one area with fiberglass. Thanks for the frame ID info, I will check it out and have a look at my unit tonite. There are a few nice scratches in the lower and the color looks consistant (no gray beneeth). I'll try to get good pic and post it. Whats the timeline on the poly Attexs, aprox what year abs to poly? Where there ever any fiberglass Attexs? Thank again for all the knowledge,keep it comming,I find the history on these things fastinating Joe.

[racerone3]

Joe, someone has already sanded the paint from the frame in the area of the ID #. it has rusted a bit so you'll probably need to sand again to be able to see it

[JoeMeg]

Joe, someone has already sanded the paint from the frame in the area of the ID #. it has rusted a bit so you'll probably need to sand again to be able to see it

Thanks Brian! That looks exectly like the one in my garage,lol.

[Don]

Nice, machine, Joe;

The shrink rate or the two plastics must depend on the environment they're in as well as their age. Both the boy's machines are poly lower/ABS upper and fit together fairly well. I like the combination- the ABS holds it's shape so well and the poly is so much tougher that they do well used together. Is the upper that you have a Chief/Thunderchief era or something older?

[JoeMeg]

Thanks for the compliment Don, what your saying about your boy's mach's sounds logical. The rigidity of abs combined with the toughness of the poly lower sounds like the winning combo. I believe the fellow I got mine from was thinking accordingly. I've done no research on the subject of shrink rates,was only repeating what (I thought) I heard. Hope I didn't mislead anyone. As far as the frame/upper/lower I don't think this is one "complete" mach as opposed to a few diff parts all into one. Gonna check out the frame numbers tonite now that Brian pointed them out to me. (boy,do i need better lighting or a new pair of glasses!). As far as the upper and lower, still can't find any sort of ID on either and am not familiar enough with the Attex model line to even guess at it. The seller told me it was basicly a Superchief, but did not say "Superchief XXXX" or any other specifics. Thats kinda what I was tying to get input on from more experienced members. What I do know is with that brake set-up,that my Hustler project lacks,this Attex is soon to be an awesome trail machine! Joe.

[Model Citizen]

this Attex is soon to be an awesome trail machine! Joe.

And one Wascally Wabbit. You'll love it, Joe.

Bridget

[lewis]

Joe little things are addictive!

Nice looking ride and look forward to seeing you driving the Green-------- Got a name for her yet?

[JoeMeg]

Located (thanks Brian) the numbers on my frame. First two dig's are slightly larger and seperate from the rest of the string. They are 73. According to the nice post in this thread 1973 - 1975 there were no poly Superchiefs produced but the frame is said to be of a 4 chain design which is consistent with mine.This further supports my suspicions that what I have is a mix of parts which is fine by me. So...... Lewis,in honor of this wonderful combination of parts,they shall from here on be known as "The Gizmo". I have the remaining #'s written down at home,will post them later. Thought I saw somewhere (this thread?) where the remaining numbers less the last two were elaborated on by I think Larry W but can't seem to locate that now. Joe

[lewis]

Fine name for a fine craft!