Wagon build for my son...

[mazilla]

I guess I'll call it an early 1st Bday present....


*Sorry for the pics, my SLR is having issues.



This is how it started. It's a "Gorilla cart" that Home Depot sells for 69.99. It comes with 10" tires and has a 600lb weight rating. It also has a dump feature that I disabled by running a couple of bolt through the plastic tub and frame...I didn't want to accidentally dump my son out.




I used some made for plastic paint on the outside of the tub.


Next I took the two piece rims apart and shot them with some red engine enamel and cured them in the oven.


Next up are the undercarriage lights, red LED strips on the outside and an old fashioned red street glow tube down the middle.



Power is supplied by a 12V 7.5Ah battery in a camera bag that has been riveted onto the tub with tri-fold rivets. The sitch on the camera bag powers the lights.


I wanted a momentary switch on the handle so I welded a tab on.



Connected to the momentary switch...a car horn!


Added a 12v socket to the power, I have a USB adapter for the socket.


Clean install, no wires showing.


Interior is done, removable memory foam seat cushion + back rests.



Shot in the dark


Who owns this sweet ride?


I think he likes it!






I have one last thing to wrap up, that's speakers for the sound system. I bought a pair last night but they're larger than I like so I'm going to run out and grab another set...

[NZ-FE Vios]

That is both awesome and hilarious.

[jpmck03]

That is bad-ass!

[TLyttle]

Always fun building toys for kids. I had a couple of old 16" bikes laying around, so I got out the ol' jigsaw, and built this body (Morgan sorta), and used the bike parts to build this. Still have the plans, but the original took 7 years of punishment (you know how kids are with stuff that doesn't belong to them) from the locals, then bought by a trucker.

Believe it or not, not one kid was able to roll it, which amazed me...

[shinlee]

i wish I knew how to do this kind of cool stuff...

[TLyttle]

I didn't know how to do that project when I started, either. It just happened to work, that's all. It has to do with imagination, I guess...

I've shown my full-size roadster here before. I made some mistakes: the windshield was too far forward by 4", and I paid for it with the buffeting I took at 65mph. The original fenders were not enough to stop dust, dirt, and small rocks, so the fenders were changed. One of the great things about a wood car is that changes are just a jigsaw away!

[YAR1S]

This is my finished Scraping Wagen. Has handle attaches inside... hidden from view lol :)

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[mazilla]

^ dammmn that's low! I like it.

[mazilla]

Originally Posted by TLyttle

Always fun building toys for kids. I had a couple of old 16" bikes laying around, so I got out the ol' jigsaw, and built this body (Morgan sorta), and used the bike parts to build this. Still have the plans, but the original took 7 years of punishment (you know how kids are with stuff that doesn't belong to them) from the locals, then bought by a trucker.

Believe it or not, not one kid was able to roll it, which amazed me...

Wow! That's a lot more work than I had to do, pretty freakin sweet!

[Thirty-Nine]

Cool stuff. I saw this one at Moab at took a photo:

[mazilla]

^ I thought about going that route, but our Montero is the only vehicle that can haul the wagon and anything bigger wouldn't fit in the back with the seats up.

[Thirty-Nine]

Good point.