Showing posts with label B Metals Jeep Hinge tire paint Garage welding fabricating making home made home built Rock Crawler Bumper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label B Metals Jeep Hinge tire paint Garage welding fabricating making home made home built Rock Crawler Bumper. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

The Building of Rat Wagon

We'll all I started to build a second wagon seeing how much fun I had with the first before selling it.  I thought I would build one for my first nephew Action Jaxson!  & His sister Sophie! 


It is coming out awesome I did the hairpin style front end avail this time with him joints and springs. The front end is going to have 2" inches of travel to dampen the hard landings of wheelies. 
I learned this the lat wagon! I wish it had front suspension if you chop the gas and hit the brakes it Comes Down HARD!


This one had a T handle bar with a thumb throttle because the throttle has a built in stop to regulate the amount of throttle they are able to give it for learning purposes.


The seat is a Tillett racing Go Cart seat my brother scored from a friend.



The front wheels are 10" scooter tires and rims. The front axle is custom bent and 6 inches wider than the rear axle. Bent to simulate a drop beam axle for that old school feel.


The wagon had to be notched for the frames steering setup and also the carb an intake because I am making the chassis as low profile ad possible to avoid roll covers a any cost!
(((Hence the throttle stop)))


The exhaust is awesome it looks like a open header set out the sides 4 exhaust pipes on each side of the wagon to give it that mean sound and to look like the real deal!


I also I'm in he middle of building the center console shifter and choke knob mount. I'm trying to keep it as sweet looking as possible its hard though I came up with a carb cover / shift console pan idea I am going to try out and see how it comes out.

Also my mini Pete  semi cabs are on pre sale email me for pricing and a shipping quote...


Well till next time....
Keep Moving Forward. & Get"R"Done!





Thursday, August 4, 2011

Just Recycled a Friends Wrangler Rear Bumper! With Tire Carrier! Whew What a week!

Well First off Pics Are Starting to Go UP!

Well im just Minding my own Building MY Jeep and all of the sudden "Wham"
Nick Rolls Up
Hey man need any help finishing The Jeep?
Sure I always need an extra hand and another Opinion on the ideas.
Sweet
Building... Building... Building...
Oh Hey Kim...

I HATE HAVING NO STEREO IN MY CAR!!        is her reply
Nick Says Let me take a look at it while you just stay on the Jeep
"""" THANK YOU NICK"""
perfect i get to keep building and he can fix my problem! LOL
SURE HES GONNA GET IT I THINK!!! YEAH RIGHT ITS PREAMP FRIED!
20 Mins Later Low & Behold
(((((DANG BRO IT WAS A WIRE CONNECTION)))))
!!!!!!!!!!!!YES!!!!!!!!!!!
HE Fixed The Stereo! Yay Yay Hooorayyyy!
so Kim asks what is wrong with the Sub?
i said i dont know.
Nick Says Let me Take A Look!
10 Mins Later Low & Behold
(((((BOOM))))) ((((( BOOM))))) ((((( BOOM)))))
Nick Says Sounds good what about the Trunk Rattling. lol
Yes Thank you Sooooo much Kim Has Deserved Her System For So Long She Drives No Less Than 120 miles a Day!
She Is So Happy Now Bumpin on Down the road.

Well To thank Nick I told him we would start building his Jeep bumper the Next day and i would put MY Jeep on hold for the time being!
He Was So Happy!!!!   "back ground" ((((Little Nicky Laugh)))   lol

So There It Was
Thats what i am doing tomorrow i guess
Good Im Glad I Hated his Rectangle Block Bumper It Was Big Square & Just There!
7am he Shows up  We took off to B&B Metals.
he had an idea in his head what he wanted and an Iphone to show me on! lol
so i got a great idea on how he was wanting the bumper!
Nice Bumper Mount Swing Tire Carrier.  It Was Easily "Do able"
so we snagged up all the metal and headed to Tractor Supply Co.
where i had an idea for the hinge! "HEAVY DUTY!"
PERFECT!





We bought a Trailer Stub Axle & Wheel Bearings with Races.
That Oughta Be Strong Enough!
Back to B & B Metals for the Hinge Hub Pieces, Home Depot for the Wire & Supplies, Then back to the Garage!
Once there i had the Main Tire Swing Body Completely Cut And Welded  Within 20 Mins

Then i cut The Inner Spacers, And the Bearing hub to Determined Lengths, Drilled 4 Holes through Both While Jigged in place  and put in the bearing races.
I Thought to my self "This Is The Perfect Hinge"
 When that was done i Promplty Began Chopping And Cutting His Old Bumper To Unrecognizeable Shreds. lol

Nick Did Not Look Happy! lol
 Kim came out and asked Nick to take her to Costco with his card to get allergy medicine so they split for like 20 mins when he got back he realized i had most of the plates for the bumper cut and Spot welded in place.
Man Was He Happy... No Seriously He Was Stoked!!! Last He Saw Was a Carcass
Now This!  He could finally see what i was seeing in my head the whole time and it was Such a Warm Fuzzy Inside Feeling For Him!!!!  lol
LOL    Sorry Nick   LOL
The Next Day We Got up   and Got Going About 7am  he Showed up and we got it all cleaned up for the Paint Job & Tire Mount attached & Painted it up!






all in all it was a Killer Fun project that Kinda Outta The Blued Me!

In The End I Was SUPER HAPPY With the Final Product
An $600-$800 Bumper For $less Than $200
The Hinge Was $75 Alone if not a little More!
Well Im Tired Its Bed Time And Until Next Time Keep Moving Forwad &
Get "R" Done