Pimp My Tiller ??
 

Last summer I asked my oldest son if I could borrow his little Craftsman tiller and he said yes but the last time he tried to start it, it wouldn't start. So I said no problem and went and picked it up. Well, obviously someone or several someones had been trying to crank it with no luck and in the process, they had the fuel lines wrong, lost the throttle linkage and left the "old" 2 cycle gas in the tank.

Well, I worked with it but couldn't get it started so he said to just junk it and he would buy another next Spring so I just stuck it in the corner of my mini-shop and he thinks it became part of the County Landfill.

After looking at it for a couple of weeks, I decided to see if I could find a kit for the Tillotson diaphram carb and after some emails their home office in Ireland I learned enuff to order a kit. Got the kit, installed it and it cranked but the throttle wouldn't work so after some "redneck fabrication" with a straightened out paper clip I got it to where it cranks on the first pull, idles great and runs great under throttle.

Then I decided to give him his fixed Tiller back as a Christmas gift but I wanted to do a few things to it first. I guess you could call this Customized Craftsman Old Skool Pimping. He's got a great sense of humor and should get a real kick outa this. A new one would run him about $300+.

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a...lTiller001.jpg
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http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a...lTiller003.jpg
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a...lTiller004.jpg
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a...lTiller005.jpg

Love the dice and I'm sure that the rear view mirror is going to come in handy changing lanes or parallel Parking. Flames are a nice touch to.

It must be awesome to be retired

:D you picked up on that right away didn'tcha?:D

Should have painted it pink and put hello kitty stickers on it.

hahaha, only you mego. hahaha.its perfect ! hahaha. hes gona get a kick out of it. cool !! hahaha

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a...lTiller004.jpg

Closest thing to a set of Cragars for the mower :thumbup:

I especially like the flames. My neighbor's 8 yr old girl want a bike for Christmas - her only requirement... It's got to have flames! (girl after my heart) I have been helping them look, but can't find one that comes that way, so we will be adding flames to whatever bike her Mother buys. My wife suggested that I offer to paint the flames, but we will probably just use decals. I am also retired, but Christmas is coming up fast.

had it on the dyno yet?

It's going to look good at cruise night in the garden. :)

LOL, I love it.

Brian

Best regift I've seen this season!

Does it pull hard and straight out of the rut ?

he loves to give and receive a good practical joke so he should get a kick outa this one for sure - - - - - Oh Malc, it has great torque and traction coming out of the bog but lacks top end on the straight aways

does it make good left turns? hahaha