My 1450 restore is underway
 

:biggrin2:Hi gang
As I posted in another thread. I came across this baby when I was helping a friend of mine clean his dads shop and selling stuff after they had to put him in a rest home. His dad had worked on tractors for over 50 years and had quite a collection of tractor related items including 5 cub cadets in the early to late 80s. Billy (my friend) told me his dad worked on all brands of tractors but was really partial to cubs. While poking around I noticed back in a corner of the shop something covered with a tarp. When I pulled the tarp there she sat partly torn down. I ask Billy about it and he told me his dad had bought it several years ago with the intentions of restoring it himself and had started working on it but never finished. He also told me that when his dad got it was running and was still cutting grass. Any way long story short I got the tractor and all the parts we could find and so far everything is here except the mower deck the ignition switch and the pto switch. Here's a pic or two of it the way the way I found it.

Looks like you gonna have some fun!:beerchug:

Looks like a fun project! The ignition switch, pto are easy to replace. Several aftermarket and you can get them from cub too. Decks are out there too. Have fun, keep us posted!

Yeah, looks like a project, but you should have all kinds of fun putting it back together.:beerchug:

Can't see the engine cradle in your pictures, you need that and new ISO mount, look around in your friend Dad shop, they are 2 separate pieces of metal the one in this picture have been modified with a cross section. Good luck with your project :beerchug:
Cradle
http://cubfaq.com/9911.jpg

ISO
http://cubfaq.com/iso.jpg

Good luck with your 1450 restoration! Please keep us updated.

Yeah I looked around the shop for the engine cradle but couldn't find. I found one on e bay and ordered it. still have to do the mod on it but a good friend who is a good welder will take of that:biggrin2:. Thanks for the specs.
Larry

Update on restoration of 1450. I got the little bugger tore apart and after about a gallon of purple power and lots of pressure washing it's ready for sanding and glazing some rough rust spots. Tare down wasn't to bad PB blaster works miracles. Had hep big trouble getting the steering wheel pulled, I tried most everything in the book short of cutting it off. But was finely able to get it with a gear puller set I picked up at Harbor Freight (the big boy tool toy store). Got parts ordered and they are on the way. Lots of good information on OCC website about these older Cubs. Anyway i'll post updates as work progresses. :beerchug:

Thanks for the update and pic!

update on the restore. I have got a little distracted the past week. While looking for a deck for my 1450 I ran found a 782 with a good deck but no engine. Tractor is complete minis engine, guy offered me a good deal so I bought it. This cub fever is gonna send me to the poor house.:biggrin2::bigthink: