Dan's is probably the nicest crawler you'll find that's come from a Cub Cadet, plus it seems (but I could be wrong) that it is also the one little machine that you'll find the most technical info floating around on the web; the link above being one of those sources.
You'll have to decide what you want out of the machine & what uses it will take part in. There are only a few ways to effectively steer a track machine though there many more overall designs of a track machine, such as a little Cletrac OC-3 or IH T-3/T-4 to the bigger Cats. Besides the steering, you've got different main frames, transmissions, track frame designs, different track pads/grousers.
There's a gentleman who built a little McCormick T-20 replica for his grandson using a 16 hp Briggs and a Peerless hydrostatic drive, disc brakes to steer and track pads with no grousers or traction design on the pads themselves so it can be driven on the lawn with no damage.
Search away my friend and find a template you like and go from there. Kinda like the guys building the 4x4 articulating machines do in regards to proportions & the main articulation joint.
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Mike  - Ramsey, MN
'65 100 - #126432
Options: V61's, 8.5" Tru-Powers, stock sleeve hitch, Xtreme sleeve hitch adapter
Attachments: Dad's 42" Dozer Blade & 38" 3-spindle deck, 42U deck, Homemade Sleeve Hitch Dethatcher & a QA36A Snowthrower
Mods: K301 Upgrade, IHinIN's clutch pivot upgrade, SST driveshaft, custom bar axles
"Why buy something shiny & new when you can save something old."
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