subydrift
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Hey guys,
Long time lurker, first build post. My 9 year old and I are rebuilding a Tomberlin Crossfire 150 into more of a mini buggy so we can take it into the mountains and out to the desert. I found the buggy locally for pretty cheap and knew it needed lots of work. I didn't have any personal projects going on so this became my focus and it has turned into a full rebuild.
We stripped the kart down to every pipe, nut bolt, etc. and got to cleaning everything up and assessing what needed to be replaced (hint, it's everything. Lol). We focused on the front suspension first sourcing new 12mm heims for the control arms and finding a good deal on some Skidoo Summit 800 front shocks. All of the 12mm ball joints were in rough shape or snapped off inside the control arm so I cut the threaded inserts out and welded in all new 1/2" inserts so we can use a standard and stronger 1/2" heim joint. The new front end setup cycles about 12" of travel!
Here's the front end setup. I've since replaced the upper ball joints with the same 1/2" heims as the lowers. The shocks were an inch shorter than stock so I welded on some custom lower shock mounts (don't worry I've cleaned them up since this photo). I had to widen the upper shock mounts so I ground small grooves in the mounts to help bend them and then filled in the grooves with weld to strengthen them back up.
I found some Razor seats that fit perfectly dimensionally, just need to work our their mounting once the frame is painted. Shouldn't be too hard. I found a new seat slider for the driver's set on VMC so my son can move the seat forward for him and I can slide it back for myself and my wife.
I had the frame and all small parts media blasted so we can powder coat the small parts orange and paint the main frame and swingarm black (son's color choice).
Currently I've got a little touch up to do on the parts getting powder coat. Also need to modify the front bumper for the new lights and then sand/prep the bumper and gas tank for paint, also the wheels. The blaster guy didn't bring enough media for everything.
The rest of the build will be fun! I haven't dove into the motor and CVT yet but will jump on that after the paint/PC is done. Other parts for the build are new 8" front wheels from VMC, all new 22" tires, new rear shocks (front atv shocks), new chain, belt, rebuilt steering rack, custom body panels, new front led lights and a small led lightbar overhead.
I'll keep this thread updated as we progress!
Long time lurker, first build post. My 9 year old and I are rebuilding a Tomberlin Crossfire 150 into more of a mini buggy so we can take it into the mountains and out to the desert. I found the buggy locally for pretty cheap and knew it needed lots of work. I didn't have any personal projects going on so this became my focus and it has turned into a full rebuild.
We stripped the kart down to every pipe, nut bolt, etc. and got to cleaning everything up and assessing what needed to be replaced (hint, it's everything. Lol). We focused on the front suspension first sourcing new 12mm heims for the control arms and finding a good deal on some Skidoo Summit 800 front shocks. All of the 12mm ball joints were in rough shape or snapped off inside the control arm so I cut the threaded inserts out and welded in all new 1/2" inserts so we can use a standard and stronger 1/2" heim joint. The new front end setup cycles about 12" of travel!
Here's the front end setup. I've since replaced the upper ball joints with the same 1/2" heims as the lowers. The shocks were an inch shorter than stock so I welded on some custom lower shock mounts (don't worry I've cleaned them up since this photo). I had to widen the upper shock mounts so I ground small grooves in the mounts to help bend them and then filled in the grooves with weld to strengthen them back up.
I found some Razor seats that fit perfectly dimensionally, just need to work our their mounting once the frame is painted. Shouldn't be too hard. I found a new seat slider for the driver's set on VMC so my son can move the seat forward for him and I can slide it back for myself and my wife.
I had the frame and all small parts media blasted so we can powder coat the small parts orange and paint the main frame and swingarm black (son's color choice).
Currently I've got a little touch up to do on the parts getting powder coat. Also need to modify the front bumper for the new lights and then sand/prep the bumper and gas tank for paint, also the wheels. The blaster guy didn't bring enough media for everything.
The rest of the build will be fun! I haven't dove into the motor and CVT yet but will jump on that after the paint/PC is done. Other parts for the build are new 8" front wheels from VMC, all new 22" tires, new rear shocks (front atv shocks), new chain, belt, rebuilt steering rack, custom body panels, new front led lights and a small led lightbar overhead.
I'll keep this thread updated as we progress!
