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Location: MURRELS INLET, S.C. U.S.A
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I have taken a break on here for several years and been working on my golfcarts since I retired out of the Nuclear work. My Familly and I, all moved to the SC coast where I have been busy building and fixing golfcarts. I have my dream cart in the works and would like to share it with all of you.
This is #1 of many I wil guess once he has this one done. This is just the mold for the fiberglass.
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1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 ![]() Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. |
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The hood and doors will be functional along with a cover that I will make for the bed. The hood will even have my louvers installed when done. The top is removable also so when weather is nice we can ride with it off. I'm gonna try and match it as close as I can to my real truck.
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1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 ![]() Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. |
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Re: My new..... 71!
This project is Over the Top.
![]() The Removable top is a Great idea. What voltage with this cart / Truck run at?
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Skunkworks is at the top of the page right now. Justin Emms is the CEO a friend who is just starting out. I have 3 of his batteries in 3 of my carts now.
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1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 ![]() Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. |
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Re: My new..... 71!
I'm subscribed to watch. It's going to be cool!
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Thanks, I'm going to start buying up parts for it starting next week after all the winter storm moves out. I have a chassis already built pretty much. I may end up having to redo the front end though. I built it for another roadster body but when I found Jay and his company I just decided to use it. The front wheel base is gonna be to narrow I think for the truck but it want take much work to widen it.
It has a set of Miata & Jakes Hydraulic disc brakes. The Miata are a kit for golfcarts I have made to work on the back axles of EZGO or CLUB CAR rear ends. I use a Wilwood Disc Brakes 14-0008: Summit Racing Master Cylinder and Pedal Pro Packs for the ease of installing.
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1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 ![]() Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. |
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Join Date: Dec 2019
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Re: My new..... 71!
I thought I recognized your username from way back in the day on BGW!
I haven't logged in over there for years, I still have a few carts but I got out of the repair business because it was taking all my free time working on other people's stuff. Can't wait to see this build! That's gonna be one SWEET golf cart!
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I don't post on BGW anymore. I'm on face book though and most of the golfcart sites there. I retired and went full time into carts. It gives me fun money for my cart projects. I have 7 carts right now. Here is what I own as of today except for the white one, I sold it last week.
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1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 ![]() Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. |
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Re: My new..... 71!
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Re: My new..... 71!
Fore!!!
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This past week I talked to Jay about the body and he stated in 2-3 weeks he will need the frame to do the final fitting. So with that I will be heading up to NC with the frame for him and getting to see it in person for the first time ever. I very excited and hardly can wait.
I tweek on the frame some this past week and hope to do some more this week before loading it. Weather is looking good for this week in the mid 60's.
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1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 ![]() Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. |
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Re: My new..... 71!
This is gonna be cool. Following along
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Re: My new..... 71!
Very cool Andy!! Glad you are back!
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Well I haven't herd much on it lately but I been playing with the Google Gemni AI stuff. I'm really liking this. It does pretty good at letting you see what something will look like.
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1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 ![]() Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. |
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New updated pictures. It's getting glassed. He has to do the hood and door reinforcing and cut the top and mount the pads. The last picture is the S/S hood hinges.
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1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 ![]() Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. |
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Re: My new..... 71!
Nice, it's looking great.
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Had a minor setback on the frame. I had originally built the frame for another roadster in the pictures. But after finding Jay and getting the truck body done I just decided I use it. Well the back body inside to inside is 54" wide so I had to cut the back section off and narrow it down to let the wheels tuck inside the fender's.
I got it all cut apart today and will get it cleaned up and start putting it back together tomorrow. Should have the rear end done by the end of next week.
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1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 ![]() Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. |
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I put the new wheels on it before I cut the rear section off just to see how they looked and fit over the Miata disc brakes. They fit fine.
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1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 ![]() Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. |
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I cut the back section off and cleaned everything up and re aligned it good. Had Damon come over today and we welded it all back together. The rear end was to wide to fit inside the truck fenders so I had to go back to a stock rear. I started working on swapping the brakes over to the new rear end but ran out of time. The old rear was 65.5" wide the truck is only 54" wide inside to inside. I had originally built the rear to be used on another T bucket body I have.
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1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 ![]() Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. |
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Re: My new..... 71!
Looking good
![]() I like those wheels they will fit right in.
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Not much to post about. Still waiting on Riggz to call me and take the frame to him. I have it ready for him now. It has the floor sitting in place but until I know where the body falls I can't hard mount it. Seats are just sitting there as well. Soon I hope it will be loaded up and on it's way to meet with the body.
I need to order some z bar to make the seat brackets or make some. I have a 67/72 polished tilt steering column to go in it also. The controller is a Navitas AC 850 amp with 7.5 K motor and 76 volt Lithium/Skunkworks battery combo, one of the biggest controller/motor/battery kits you can buy today. I ordered the water jug to use for the burnouts and will install a front disc brake lock to help.
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1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 ![]() Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. Last edited by Andy4639; 03-28-2026 at 09:42 AM. |
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