attex restore project

[midwestmadness775]

hey guys bought an attex today traded an old POS electric golf cart for it body is good needs paintjob tires and it came with 2 engines but im selling them and using the cash for paint and tires i have an 18 horse (i think) craftsman lawnmower has a twin engine in it runs great its vertical shaft and the deck is rotted off and stuff so i am thinking of using the engine out of that and putting in it. what do you guys think of that idea? is a twin too big to fit in the attex? im 14 and this is my first 6x6 so ill be asking for alot of advice on here

[racerone3]

a couple things. First paint is not a great option. It doesn't stick well to the plastic bodies and you will be touching it up all the time. Better to sand the body down to good plastiic and buff it out to a nice shine. Second, you will need a horizontal shaft engine for this project. some old garden tractors used them and are a good source. What engines did you get with the machine?

[George]

Welcome aboard MidWest. You commented on my videos on YouTube, glad you came to check this place out.

I'd stick with the original colors like Race said.

I've run my Attex with a 16hp Briggs just fine but I am in the process of switching over to something with a little more umph!

[LarryW]

Cool trade! Cool YouTube channel too! I would follow racerone3s suggestions with the paint and needing a horizontal engine. Good luck!!!!

[Dan67]

Don't bother to paint it. At my factory they do make bumpers for BMW & GM, they are made from HDPE and are painted to match the cars they are for. But unless you have access to a multi-million dollar state of the art conveyor driven robotic pain oven.. it won't stick.. ever..

[midwestmadness775]

i forgot to mention the engine is a horizontal shaft but do you guys think it would fit? the engines that came with it are 250 yamaha engines liquid cooled and im not dealing with putting a radiator and i want a 4 stroke in it and it has some dings in it that need to be bondoed if i do that its going to need to be painted

[midwestmadness775]

thanks for checking out the channel more videos to come