50+HP Hustler

[Robertlink02-cad]

Dyno sheet

Hey rustler and onlyonce, I don't mind at all sharing info with you guys. When I called Midwest I talked to Julian and told him that i was putting this engine in a 6wheeler and he said that somebody was going to get hurt because of the Hp, but the hp that he was talking about was 70 to 80 hp. I told him that i needed it to be around 45 to 50 and that I wanted it to run on pump gas. The work that he did was a little over 1,800, and I sent him a box of engine parts that my brother gave me. I think the V twin engines are good all around engine because of the torq to weight ratio and if you are going to build something that is a four stroke, than i would choose something that you can build up in the future. When I put this engine in i will be putting large tires and try to keep the weight down as much as possible, but if i need more power,i know that with the v twin engine i can get it, by maybe adding a longer stoke or something..

[Mike]

Very cool but with 52.66HP somebody is going to get ....to have some fun.

[onlyonce]

Thanks for posting the Dyno results. I was anxious to compare these against those Mike posted on his racing 600 engine.

[Meinfield]

Those are nice numbers...you might want to add a seat belt to your machine.

[jerseybigfoot]

Very cool but with 52.66HP somebody is going to get ....to have some fun.

Mike You know how much fun 70 hp is

[West Side 6x6]

Horsepower is a really cool thing! That beast looks like a lot of fun, and sounds even better!

[Mike]

Mike You know how much fun 70 hp is

70HP is in yet another completely different category. That is Stupid-out-of-control-wheelie-popping-just-point-and-shoot-Fun. A couple of small wings on the side of it and we could have been in the air.

[Robertlink02-cad]

70HP is in yet another completely different category. That is Stupid-out-of-control-wheelie-popping-just-point-and-shoot-Fun. A couple of small wings on the side of it and we could have been in the air.

Ya,can you imagine somebody putting a ad out to sale a aatv with that much hp,what it would say,run on land,water and Air!!!

[Robertlink02-cad]

I know it's been a long time since any updates on my project. Just wanted to post some pictures and include what was done to this hustler, because of the inspiration that I get from everyone sharing there idea's and there passion for this hobby. We are blessed to have this forum and I'm glad that my dad had two of these machines when we where kids.
This hustler 950 started out as just a side project that was going to be thrown together so I had something to ride whenever my blazer was not working and friends wanted to go ride. Now I think it's going to be a rescue vehicle to get the blazer back out of woods when it brakes down.
For the drivetrain it's got a comet duster drive clutch with 9 pucks to bring it into gear at 1500 RPM, going to the stock driven with a red spring. The trans was freshened up with new bands,16 tooth spackets welded on,and new diamond shifters.Down below is 36 tooth driven sprocket driving 26 tooth sprocket on the other axles. The axles are the stock lengths that has the bolt hole and added keyway. The axles have a 1 1/2" spacers to make room for the 25" rawhide III tires on matt's rims. The rollcage is 1 5/8 x .83 1430 chromoly with the wires for the lights and stereo running through it for a clean look.
The best part is the motor that put out over 50 horses and about the same torque. It's has electric fans for the oil cooler and air duct that pulls air from the outside vents, also one electric fan that pulls air from the rear floorboard that cool the trans, than pushes all the hot air out of the back. Up front it's got iequus Gauges to help keep watch on the motor,one for the alternator that is mounted on the clutch side facing the motor spinning the opposite drection, tach for the rpms, and one for the oil pressure with a warning light for low oil pressure.
This Huslter was alot of fun building and it still needs a little bit of fine tunning, however, I owe alot of thanks to my brother Scott for his help and his wife Lacey's understanding and most of all a big thank you to my beautiful wife Erin for putting up with me spending so much time and energy on this project. I am truly blessed to have someone that has given me so much understanding from the day I brought home something that looked like a beat up old bath tub.
So here's the pictures and hope y'all enjoy!


788bdebe.jpg picture by robertlink02-cad - Photobucket

[Mike]

I love the cage on that thing.

[Model Citizen]

Some people will still think it's a bath tub on wheels, but we all know better. Good job. Sounds like you did a lot of cool mods. Hope we get to see & hear it running soon.

Bridget

[lewis]

Very cool looking machine!!! Hope to see some action videos of it in the attack mode.

[micmac]

Awesome looking Hustler!

[Robertlink02-cad]

Thanks for all the compliments. I really appreciate it and hope to go on a ride with y'all soon. When I get some video I'll post them too.

Jpswift1: I did end up with the 25" rawhideIII's, but my first choice was the interco vampire tires. It's to bad that's not happening. Thanks for the compliment!