1964 Cushman Sharknose Golfster An Interview with Builder Joseph Aleksiejczyk
GCMAG: Joseph, thank you for submitting your Cushman build. This is an amazing cart that I wanted to share to our readers. I’d like to ask you some questions… What can you tell us about the build? JOSEPH: Richard, myself, and Mike Aleksiejczyk all worked together to build this 1963 Cushman. We purchased the cart non-running and non-functional, missing the entire back half, floor pan, and seat pan. The previous owner advised that it had not been running in over 15 years. All that we had when we purchased it was the fiberglass front clip, driveline and frame. The motor is an opposed twin OMC motor with a centrifugal clutch, required for switching from drive to reverse. We removed the front clip, removed the motor and rebuilt the entire wiring harness, replaced all of the engine seals and gaskets, fuel line plumbing and all other accessories. 10 www.GolfCarting.com
The factory fuel pump was not working, so we purchased an electric gravity fed Edelbrock fuel pump and utilized that for fuel supply. After we verified that the engine and driveline was functional and in good shape, we fabricated the entire rear
