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

[PLAYED TT]

Use metal rods and caps like the original axle. Then you can make them perfect length and they are smooth.

[Neb]

you guys are behind the times now..

[PLAYED TT]

Damn haha

[murTTer]

doing it right for my nephews..

Still have a few things to do yet, finish the frame, triangulate the rear to prevent ride height change w weight, buff/prime/paint chassis and weld axles on w some nice camber. Its coming along alright though. Ride height is set at 1/2" w no protrusions (ie nuts or bolts) on the bottom, everything recessed. Using all orig turning/pivot components sunken into frame rails w 1/8" of clearance to prevent binding when turning.
ps sorry for the cell phone pics..

[PLAYED TT]

So just a small update.....I picked up a new project for this winter.
My grandfather is in the process of cleaning out his house. I picked up my dads old wagon and pedal car. I'm leaving the wagon the way it is, but the pedal car is a different story.






As you can see the pedal car is already apart, in pieces and repainted. My aunt and uncle gave a poor attempt to restore it when I was young and for about 15 years its been like this in storage. Well now its my turn. I'll be needing to strip the paint and bang out a few small dents. Not to mention there will be tons of polishing and my biggest fear is finding stencils for the side graphics which have since been over painted. Also I need to find all the hardware that is missing, new ladders and whatever else is missing.....more to come over winter break

[NiceTTs_13]

Nice James. Now find me 2 wheels to start my project!

[PLAYED TT]

On it haha

[jwalker1.8]

So who is going to be first to bring it to the next level??? custom wheels???

I made these 2 inches wide...not sure actual dims but would be easiest to make hem same as stock wheel width so stock rubber fits it lol...damn I must be bored

[PLAYED TT]

Nah thats sweet man haha. I should draw some up in auto cad and cut them out on the cnc

[Neb]

if you want me to make you new graphics let me know. I could knock out a sticker design that's an exact replica for you

[PLAYED TT]

Alright ill look for a clear picture. Problem it the originals are painted on and post have chips missing or have rust and such so it's hard to get a good shot.

[Neb]

is it the standard radio flyer graphic?

[Neb]

quick google search.. is this it?

[PLAYED TT]

No it's a late 59-64 Murray flat face fire truck. Problem is there are different graphics for models with the siren and the light. So I need to figure out which it is. I haven't dug through the box yet tho

[NiceTTs_13]

quick google search.. is this it?

That's awesome!

[showtime212]

I know someone that has a pedal firetruck like that

[PLAYED TT]

Pics of it please?

[AudiUrPnts]

Hell yeah im doing this, i still have my little red wagon from when i was a kid. My baby sister will love this next year.

[PLAYED TT]

Do it up!

[murTTer]

finished..and this one you can actually put weight in.

[CharlieTT]

^^^^ sweet sweet sweet :-)

Charlie

[PLAYED TT]

Nice man

[kehoeautomotive]

You are confused sir. You are going the wrong way!

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[PLAYED TT]

How is a small child supposed to get in that

[mk3sang]

uhmm...
this was before, I am not sure about the wheel sizes. maybe a 4"x0.75" offset zero.


I got custom suspension on it. slammed it. about 4" lower? no spacers..
wheels: 2"x2"et0 on the rear. 1"x0.5"et0 on the front! close to -40 degrees camber?
oh, and wood flooring. sticker bombed walls... air ride tank equipped. although it's rockin' static

[PLAYED TT]

Nice haha

[Neb]

Looks like you took everything scenester and made a wagon from it

[PLAYED TT]

So I finally decided to rip this apart and rebuild it the right way. The axles will all be raised 1/2" so I can ride it. I will also fix the 3 wheeling problem. Then the frame will get some fresh paint. Some pics of the deconstruction
What she looked like earlier

The rear frame and axles

Here's a good look at how the front end works. When I rebuild it I will make the tolerances tighter so there is less slop in the steering

All the new parts laid out and the template I made to get the same camber on each wheel

More to come

[PLAYED TT]

This is the last post. I ended up getting a request to build a wagon. I Copied my frame only to find out that they dont make the antique size I have anymore. So It's going to a new owner sometime soon. Slammed Radio Flyer V2.0 is by far awesome and what I should have done from the beginning.



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And thats all she wrote

[PLAYED TT]

[kehoeautomotive]

What an amazing project! I loved watching it!