Gotcha T20D let the build thread begin

[George]

This looks like a pretty cool project Drew.

Would the rubber mounts off an Attex work?

[amphibious drew]

I thought about using them and just stacking them 2 tall. I have plenty of them laying around, but I need 3" to clear the bottom of the motor, and I think stacking will give too much flex.

[amphibious drew]

Well progress continues at a snails pace it seems. I called the company that stocked the metallic flake I was planning on using. I asked about their gelcoat products and priced out almost $500 worth of products to finish the body. I needed more if I were to go that route, but at $500, my wallet said "Find another way." With some research, I found some paint for the upper body that I really like the look of, and the system will only cost me about $100. I will still need to figure out what to use on the lower, but a good black paint that will work should not be hard to find. I got most of the outer body patched the way I want it, and got around to priming it tonight. There are a couple of spots that need a bit more attention, but nothing points it out like that first coat of primer.

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[amphibious drew]

A little more progress has been made on the body. I still have a bunch of little imperfections to fix, but with some primer on it, I at least now where to spend my time. I used self etching primer first, and then some filler primer which I ran out of.
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[amphibious drew]

Well after a trip to Harbor Freight and Summit Racing, I have what I need to do the finish work to the body. I originally intended on using a gel coat system, but when the pricing for material surpassed $500 and I had not priced anything for the bottom, plans changed. I just used the cheapo Harbor Freight gravity feed gun and some rustoleum for the bottom after the self etching primer. For the top I bought Sublime Metallic Green and a prism clear coat to finish it off for less than $100. I want to cut the axle holes prior to painting the top, but I really wanted to use my new gun and see how the bottom was going to turn out. Well any way, here it is.

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[miller_time]

hey drew i just ran across this. wish i would have seen it before you dropped off the gas tank. the john deere i had in the garage i just transplated a kubota d662 into. the stub shaft you need is 1 1/8 as you thought. i found one one ebay off of a jacobson mower. the guy was selling the entire engine i saw the stub shaft and emailed him. he took it off and sold it to me for $60 shipped. i will keep an eye out for another one.

[amphibious drew]

Thanks for the look out, I actually have been acquiring many parts lately including what I believe to be is the correct stub shaft. I am hoping to get to Lockport Saturday to see how all my purchases are working out.

[Rusty-Gunn]

Nice work. I enjoy reading this one. You will have a nice ride once you get it running. Please do a few vids when it gets done.

[amphibious drew]

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Progress is slowly coming along. That's the pic of the left side jack shaft chain tensioner mount. A 4-chain Attex rear tensioner will be bolted to the mount. The right side is going to be a little more complex to engineer as the chain is further from the inside frame rail and much closer to the drive chain and sprockets on that side. I am still scratching my head trying to get the design right. I doubt it will be at ash for the races, and may not even make hatfield McCoy, but when it is done, it will be done right with no shortcuts taken.