Tom Thumb Frame Wanted

Oldsalt

Oldsalt

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dbone
Whatja gonna use for an engine? I acquired a 7.5 HP single cylinder air cooled outboard motor and tore the engine off and decided that, yes indeed, it can be mounted in a Tom Thumb frame. Runs good and has a spark advance! In any case the motor can't be very tall. That is why the original motor in a Tom Thumb was a tiny Ohlsen-Rice two stroke. After a long stent of looking at eBay I came to the conclusion that there are far too many people welling to pay a lot more money than I. $300 to$400 for a really nice one was not uncommon. I am sure that I'm going to build one but absolutely no way to start until sometime next winter.
 
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steven Durham

steven Durham

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I gave away a brand new 1 HP Olsen & Rice engine about 3 years ago this one had the fuel tank on the engine and ran just great I gave it to a guy into powered skate boards.
When I had my Store in Long Beach a man came in with a mini bike that was 1/4 of the size of the Tom Thumb and I watched him ride it talk about being flexible and crazy this guy was.
 
Yellowhand

Yellowhand

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The first pic of the classic 'Tom Thumb' build is not mine, but whoever is building it obviously has it down pat...sweeeeeeet.

I usually cheat by stripping the engine and wheels from a Blata clone, and building up from there...
 
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