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- 1985
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It was my gf's grandfather's, she fussed to keep it at his farm sale. Needs some work, hasn't ran for 10-15 years and part of the transmission case broke off and needs welded back on (common I guess) And the plastic has seen a better day plus one tire keeps going down (I plugged one nail hole but it still goes down, I need to revisit that) Kinda cool it has electric start, the '81 110 we had growing up did not have that (didn't really need it either though) and I like that this one still has a pull rope too.
Anyway I thought it would be neat to restore/fix up since it is one of the few things she has from her grandpa and I could have it in the back of my Ranger is a period correct accessory at car shows. They looked the same in 1985.
Her dad took the footpegs and exhaust off when he diagnosed the tranny way back when, I have them and don't see the need to put them back on at the moment because the trans still needs fixed.
Someone had set a wagon on the front fender while it was in her dad's shed and cracked it.
No story on the rears, I wish I had the part that is missing from the left.
Factory rack opens up so you can get to the toolbox.
Anyway there is a mouse nest in the frame (coming out below the battery) and I am guessing it will need at least a battery and a carb cleaning to run, I can't figure out how to get the rear fender/seat off the thing. It feels like they want to come together but I don't want to force it and break more of it, anyone know what the secret is? Haven't found anything about it in the Clymers that came with it... so I guessing it is obviously easy and I am missing it.
Anyway I thought it would be neat to restore/fix up since it is one of the few things she has from her grandpa and I could have it in the back of my Ranger is a period correct accessory at car shows. They looked the same in 1985.
Her dad took the footpegs and exhaust off when he diagnosed the tranny way back when, I have them and don't see the need to put them back on at the moment because the trans still needs fixed.
Someone had set a wagon on the front fender while it was in her dad's shed and cracked it.
No story on the rears, I wish I had the part that is missing from the left.
Factory rack opens up so you can get to the toolbox.
Anyway there is a mouse nest in the frame (coming out below the battery) and I am guessing it will need at least a battery and a carb cleaning to run, I can't figure out how to get the rear fender/seat off the thing. It feels like they want to come together but I don't want to force it and break more of it, anyone know what the secret is? Haven't found anything about it in the Clymers that came with it... so I guessing it is obviously easy and I am missing it.
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