Lower it! (Not a TT, but a lot lower and equally as cool)

[PLAYED TT]

Haha dude I'm totally down for building one.


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You buy it and we will make it happen lol

[PLAYED TT]

And another update....rolling along nicely now
A few more parts were purchased.

One of the front frame rails.

Front frame rails cut and installed along with the rear cross member.

I got some cutting and drilling oil. It cut the drilling time in half!

The front cross member.

Holes drilled and centers marked.

Checked for fitment.

Ground clearance check. I raised it up to 1/4".

I rounded the ends of the front cross member.

Soapstone used for the more precise marking. This is one of the front axle pieces before being bent.

After bending.

Holes drilled.

A test fit with the front cross member on the rails with the axle pieces laid out.

The two coupling nuts centered on the steering rack.

The steering rack all set up and assembled.

A slightly blurry image of the front end test for fitment.

The front end with the steering rack and steering pivot thingy.

My apologies for another blurry image. This is the bracket for the handle held with a clevis pin and clip.

Tomorrow comes the fun part. Welding it all together! Then final grinding. I will add some pics with tomorrows update. then the final update will have the whole thing painted and stickered. Stay tuned for the good stuff!!

[Dr. Hermie]

A+ build thread. Can't wait to see this in person.

You need some way to put drag blocks on to throw some sparks in the parking lot.

[madmax199]

Cool build Sir!

[warranty225cpe]

dude your camber is gonna be JACKED! your gonna need an alignment BAD!

BTW, I think some skateboard wheels and some nice bearings would be awesome!

[20psi now]

dude your camber is gonna be JACKED! your gonna need an alignment BAD!

BTW, I think some skateboard wheels and some nice bearings would be awesome!

they would be much too small man!

[warranty225cpe]

they would be much too small man!

i think it would look pretty sweet! and to get a nice set of swiss bearings in ther would be TITTS! Then youd be able to ride the damn thing!

[20psi now]

i think it would look pretty sweet! and to get a nice set of swiss bearings in ther would be TITTS! Then youd be able to ride the damn thing!

that is to funny, you know you might be on the next big thing, lowered wagon turnd skate bord rolling around in GTG's

[warranty225cpe]

that is to funny, you know you might be on the next big thing, lowered wagon turnd skate bord rolling around in GTG's

Lol, there needs to be a way to transport your drunk friends. Just not the fat ones or youll be scraping.. Uh oh, the wheels in my head are turning.. Looks like I might have to throw my hat in the ring and show you guys how its done. I could put a nice steering wheel on that thing and make a little down hill slalom burner.

[PLAYED TT]

A+ build thread. Can't wait to see this in person.

You need some way to put drag blocks on to throw some sparks in the parking lot.

I would, but then Jim's would be faster and beat me in the race....lol

Cool build Sir!

Thank you. I enjoy the break from always working on my car

dude your camber is gonna be JACKED! your gonna need an alignment BAD!

BTW, I think some skateboard wheels and some nice bearings would be awesome!

Surprisingly the wheels spin freely enough. I'm def spraying them with grease tho for some extra smooth rolling

Lol, there needs to be a way to transport your drunk friends. Just not the fat ones or youll be scraping.. Uh oh, the wheels in my head are turning.. Looks like I might have to throw my hat in the ring and show you guys how its done. I could put a nice steering wheel on that thing and make a little down hill slalom burner.

Yeah the skateboard wheels are too small, but I say go for it! You will need to build a whole frame tho because the body of the wagon is too flimsy to hold much weight
As for updates the rear is welded up, but I ran out of gas and had to call it quits on the front end. I'll probably finish the welding up next week sometime when I head back up to CBTuning to install my pink wheels. Then its just some grinding, paint and stickers from there

[CharlieTT]

2 very different threads you have going on my man :-) I am watching both very closely from across the pond here in Blighty.

If of course I love both outcomes which I suspect I will and am very jealous as a result, then I will in a very schoolboy way have to demonstrate this jealousy by calling you gay :-) (the pink wheels will help my cause :-))

Charlie

[PLAYED TT]

Haha call me whatever you want. The wheels are sick and you know it.
I needed a break from the daily routine of work, work on car, sleep lol. The wagon helped big time with that.

[CharlieTT]

Check this badboy and I have found a pic for your wheels thread too :-)



Charlie

[PLAYED TT]

I'm speechless lol

[PLAYED TT]

Alright I've just about reached the end of the line with this project, so this will be one of the last posts. Lets do dis...
I welded all of the front together finally. I gave in and took the easy way out. MIG time was around and hour including bull****ting around


Sitting nicely with minimal clearance as imagined.

I made sure to lube the front end up nicely. I use nothing but the finest lubes on my wagon.

I also made sure to use the heavy duty "red" thread lock to keep the nuts on.

Now its time to trim off the excess threaded rods and bolts.

Action shop.

And another.

Next its time to make a template for the seat cushion.

Then transfer it to the wood. In my case an old plywood cabinet door.

Cutout in no time. I power tools!

Then tape the template on top because......

When I was fitting it i hit the template with a hammer around where the bolts stick up through the bottom of the wagon. Thus marking where the bolts are and where to drill the holes.

Drill!

Now its time to cut the foam and upholster the cushion.

Elmer's white glue>3M spray adhesive!

Time to cover the foam with none other then the plaid left over from my old Jetta!

Then fold and staple everything.

And the top after completed.

And thats it for the hard part!


Oh and come on like I wasn't going to put a sticker on it.

Not bad eh?

All thats left to do is extend the handle. I just have to wait because I forgot it at a friends shop.
Enjoy!

[sfajk1]

All thats left to do is extend the handle. I just have to wait because I forgot it at a friends shop.
Enjoy!

How you gonna pull that thing around?

[PLAYED TT]

How you gonna pull that thing around?

Drive my truck through the front of your shop, grab the handle and drive away. Don't worry I'll take my plate off and wear those googly eye glasses so no one will know its me Then put it on and voila!

[CharlieTT]

LOL I have been following this with interest as you know buddy.

A few thoughts from a constructive observation point of view (baring in mind of course that I would be able to do none of what you have)

1) The front track looks to be wider than the back? is that on purpose?
2) The front mechanics looks a little messy, are you going to clean/smooth it out a bit?

Could you not have utilised the original front steering mechanism but maybe modded it and turned it upside down?

I love the camber, ride height and cushion material :-)

Charlie

[.:Hinrichs:.]

When you flip the front upside down it needs to be extended quite a bit to still be able to turn, myne turns okay but still isn't the best

[PLAYED TT]

LOL I have been following this with interest as you know buddy.

A few thoughts from a constructive observation point of view (baring in mind of course that I would be able to do none of what you have)

1) The front track looks to be wider than the back? is that on purpose?
2) The front mechanics looks a little messy, are you going to clean/smooth it out a bit?

Could you not have utilised the original front steering mechanism but maybe modded it and turned it upside down?

I love the camber, ride height and cushion material :-)

Charlie

1 If it were in any farther the wheels would hit the body when fully locked. Right now there is about 1/2 inch or for you metric guys about 15mm when the wheels are locked fully to one side.
2 Eventually I will rip it all apart, grind it all smooth and paint it. I'm too lazy to clean all of the grease off of it right now. I have a few other, more boring projects I need to get out of the way first.
3 I could have, but I saw this in a picture and wanted to try it out. When I put the handle on it I'll take some pics of the front wheels turning. It's hard to believe, but it does gave a tight enough turning radius. Also if you look at my buddy Jim's in the post above, I wanted to try and keep the wheels closer to the body and not have the front stick out as far. I will probably do another in this fashion and take it to a show with a for sale sign on it . As for mine I want to keep it and perfect it and maybe eventually upgrade it to the larger version like Jim's.

[CharlieTT]

1 If it were in any farther the wheels would hit the body when fully locked. Right now there is about 1/2 inch or for you metric guys about 15mm when the wheels are locked fully to one side.
2 Eventually I will rip it all apart, grind it all smooth and paint it. I'm too lazy to clean all of the grease off of it right now. I have a few other, more boring projects I need to get out of the way first.
3 I could have, but I saw this in a picture and wanted to try it out. When I put the handle on it I'll take some pics of the front wheels turning. It's hard to believe, but it does gave a tight enough turning radius. Also if you look at my buddy Jim's in the post above, I wanted to try and keep the wheels closer to the body and not have the front stick out as far. I will probably do another in this fashion and take it to a show with a for sale sign on it . As for mine I want to keep it and perfect it and maybe eventually upgrade it to the larger version like Jim's.

Fair play and thanks for taking my comments as they were intended rather than getting upset :-)

I would love to do one of these and am keeping my eyes peeled for either a Radio Flyer or something similar. I like the RF with the wood sides as it gives it a bit of a retro feel :-)

Charlie

[PLAYED TT]

Fair play and thanks for taking my comments as they were intended rather than getting upset :-)

I would love to do one of these and am keeping my eyes peeled for either a Radio Flyer or something similar. I like the RF with the wood sides as it gives it a bit of a retro feel :-)

Charlie

No problem lol. Some of us on the interbebz are still level headed human beings thankfully. I will probably do a wooden sided one at some point. Have you had a look at the link on page 1? There are a few pics of wooden sided ones in the HAMB link. Also if you need help acquiring one let me know. I'm sure shipping isnt to bad lol.
In other news I found my next wagon! Its the same size as Jims in the picture he posted. It is my dads and I found it hanging on the wall in my grandfathers garage when I was picking up some router bits for the shelf I'm building (shelf aka boring project). I just need to ask him when he gets home if I can have it. The one I did in this thread is from the 80's and my dad's is from the 60's. You can tell the difference in the build quality for sure! I was standing in it and jumping and the floor of the wagon did not bend the slightest bit. I would say it is made from steel twice as thick! I cant wait to do this one now!
Cell pic

[warranty225cpe]

In other news I found my next wagon! Its the same size as Jims in the picture he posted. It is my dads and I found it hanging on the wall in my grandfathers garage when I was picking up some router bits for the shelf I'm building (shelf aka boring project). I just need to ask him when he gets home if I can have it. The one I did in this thread is from the 80's and my dad's is from the 60's. You can tell the difference in the build quality for sure! I was standing in it and jumping and the floor of the wagon did not bend the slightest bit. I would say it is made from steel twice as thick! I cant wait to do this one now!
Cell pic

Given the fact that your dads is a classic, id try to restore it to original instead. I thik having one restored sitting next to the low one would look really cool.

[CharlieTT]

Given the fact that your dads is a classic, id try to restore it to original instead. I thik having one restored sitting next to the low one would look really cool.

Yeah good point, if it is 50ish years old it would be a shame to do anything to it other than revel in its beauty :-)

Charlie

[PLAYED TT]

Yeah but I won't be ruining it lol. I have all the parts to the one I just did and I purposely built it so it can be put back to original without damage. Plus I want to get an old picnic cooler to tote beer around in and the one I have it too narrow.

[warranty225cpe]

Yeah but I won't be ruining it lol. I have all the parts to the one I just did and I purposely built it so it can be put back to original without damage. Plus I want to get an old picnic cooler to tote beer around in and the one I have it too narrow.

If you can find a way to keep a mini keg cold on that thing, youd be the most popular guy in town. Have a couple cute chicks selling beer for you out of your wagon. That would be pretty fukin cool.

[PLAYED TT]

If you can find a way to keep a mini keg cold on that thing, youd be the most popular guy in town. Have a couple cute chicks selling beer for you out of your wagon. That would be pretty fukin cool.

I do believe I have a new challenge to figure out lol.

[Neb]

so awesome! You should take the 50's one, just restore it to it's original condition, then hook up a mini trailer hitch so it can pull the lowered one with the rad CC keg cooler!

[PLAYED TT]

so awesome! You should take the 50's one, just restore it to it's original condition, then hook up a mini trailer hitch so it can pull the lowered one with the rad CC keg cooler!

Omg that would be sweet to have a wagon train. I Have some thinking to do!

[Twilliams83]

this is so raddddddddd

[CharlieTT]

so awesome! You should take the 50's one, just restore it to it's original condition, then hook up a mini trailer hitch so it can pull the lowered one with the rad CC keg cooler!

That is the best idea in the world ever Ben :-)

Personally I think he is now just being greedy :-) and should send me the latest one :-)

Charlie

[Neb]

That is the best idea in the world ever Ben :-)

Personally I think he is now just being greedy :-) and should send me the latest one :-)

Charlie

[.:Hinrichs:.]

james i might start on the wee wagon today....just not sure what i should do with it

[PLAYED TT]

james i might start on the wee wagon today....just not sure what i should do with it

You can't go wrong with it. Mo matter what it will look dope. Post up a pic so we can see it.

[.:Hinrichs:.]

just drop it, or demon camber it