1983 Hustler 950 V-twin transplant

[Stonewall]

Stonewall, GREAT work on the Hustler......man that thing looks tough with those Vampires on it!

Man those Vampires look tough on a 950. I like it. Post a video when you start swimming it

Thanks guys! I plan on posting some videos, but I want to get my clutch tuning issues worked out first. Anybody with Comet Duster experience that could give me some pointers? I think that I need more or heavier pucks, but I don't want to just go adding things not knowing what I'm doing.

[highrollinmopars]

Call 888-861-2640 Cartspartsplus and ask for Tom. He knows everything there is to know about Comet clutches and can tell you what do do and sell you what you need. I have been dealing with him for years. He specializes in putting Vanguard Vtwins in golf carts.

[Stonewall]

Thanks, I'll give him a call in the morning!

[Stonewall]

Well, I called Tom at Cart Parts Plus, and he wasn't very much help. He basically just told me that I'm SOL because Comet's been out of business for 2 years. So, I ventured over to eBay, found some NOS pucks and springs, and ordered a couple different ones. I'll try my luck and see what happens.

I have been thinking about getting a rev kit for my engine, any thoughts or recommendations on who to get one from and if it's worth the money? I do plan on cam and carb upgrades in the future, but I don't have the money for that kind of thing right now. I could swing a rev kit though.

[Stonewall]

I got my clutch parts in the mail to day, and set up my Duster. I ended up using 9 of the 7/8 steel insert pucks and a pink spring. This rig is AWESOME now!! It really puts the power to the ground, and tops out at about 25 mph.

While I was waiting for the parts to get here, I added a glasspack to the exhaust and built a windshield. I actully ended up taking the windshield off though, because the airflow behind it swirls dust in my face....

Still open to suggestions for engine mods.

[turtlecrawler]

Stonewall,

The exhaust looks great. Great idea......lol. I really like the cage around your exhaust, I might have to borrow that idea....Your rig looks great.

[LarryW]

Looks great! Nice Job!

[JoeMeg]

Yeah,nice machine Stonewall.That black header wrap looks really sharp! Where did ya find that?

Joe.

[Stonewall]

Looks great! Nice Job!

Thanks Larry, I'm real proud of it!

Stonewall,

The exhaust looks great. Great idea......lol. I really like the cage around your exhaust, I might have to borrow that idea....Your rig looks great.

Yeah,nice machine Stonewall.That black header wrap looks really sharp! Where did ya find that?

Joe.

Thanks guys. I made that exhaust shroud out of a scrap piece of expanded metal that was laying around. If I was to do it again, I would use something more like perforated steel instead; that expanded metal doesn't curve well. The header wrap is just plain ThermoTec that I bought at the Napa store. It's actully a tan color on the roll, but once I got it wrapped and dried, I painted it with ThermoTec high heat coating (which is actully what I painted the entire exhaust with). The high heat coating comes in either black or silver. So far it's the best high heat paint I've used. After 2 full days of riding and testing and working out bugs, it still looks like I just sprayed it on, it's not faded or powdery at all.

[wjs0311]

Awesome thread!