Above 1200 Sq/FT Harley Jim's place
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harley jim
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Schwinn Roadster tricycle. I found it at my buddies recycle yard for five bucks. They tried to give it to me but I dont play that way. I'm outside with my phone I will look at your pics when I get home and get the laptop out thanks.
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shortykorte
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Sweet chassis X.
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xtremek
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Thanks for the info. And that's the way everyone should be.
Thanks. I'm pretty happy how it turned out, for my first attempt.
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harley jim
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Chassis looks great X
Dalton stopped by when he got off work and said they got the body blasted so I will pick it up in the morning. I think we finished at the bil's house today so maybe I'll get to work on the chassis tomorrow.
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Dalton stopped by when he got off work and said they got the body blasted so I will pick it up in the morning. I think we finished at the bil's house today so maybe I'll get to work on the chassis tomorrow.
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That is a awesome design on the chassis 
xtremek
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Thank you, Sir. It's a hobby of mine, building custom wagons. 2 down, 2,495,238,893 to go.
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harley jim
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Picked up my body this morning. Going to stare at it for a while.
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driftpin
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Aw, that's cute! Is it gonna be used as a pedal car by a little guy/gal?
I've bought new pedal cars for the two households where our grandkids are, but seems like they didn't get as-much use as I gave my pedal cars in the mid-1950's.
I have a small collection of pedal cars, most are 1950's. Here's a pic of a shop art piece I did. I've kept the 'as-found' condition for the ones in my collection, but the one this piece came-from, was so-far gone from the 'tin worm,' this was about the only usable piece left. I cut the front off the body, and I soaked it in 6% vinegar for a couple of days, which did a great job of cleaning it up, better-than using my media blasting cabinet, I think. It did cause some perforation where the rust hadn't yet eaten entirely through the sheetmetal. I'm sure the same thing would have happened from trying to media-blast it.
In the collection are several firetrucks, being retired from fire-rescue, these are fun mementos. I also like the vintage open-wheeled racers, and I have several of those, like the Indy Cars, of the era when they were AAA-sanctioned front-engined racecars. Think Bill Vukovitch and Mauri Rose. The mighty midget racecars of the same era are like these, too.
I've bought new pedal cars for the two households where our grandkids are, but seems like they didn't get as-much use as I gave my pedal cars in the mid-1950's.
I have a small collection of pedal cars, most are 1950's. Here's a pic of a shop art piece I did. I've kept the 'as-found' condition for the ones in my collection, but the one this piece came-from, was so-far gone from the 'tin worm,' this was about the only usable piece left. I cut the front off the body, and I soaked it in 6% vinegar for a couple of days, which did a great job of cleaning it up, better-than using my media blasting cabinet, I think. It did cause some perforation where the rust hadn't yet eaten entirely through the sheetmetal. I'm sure the same thing would have happened from trying to media-blast it.
In the collection are several firetrucks, being retired from fire-rescue, these are fun mementos. I also like the vintage open-wheeled racers, and I have several of those, like the Indy Cars, of the era when they were AAA-sanctioned front-engined racecars. Think Bill Vukovitch and Mauri Rose. The mighty midget racecars of the same era are like these, too.
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xtremek
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mybigwarwagon
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That is an awesome pedal car. Makes me wish is was 47 years younger.
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harley jim
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Bugnut
I bought a sad face murry to rebuild but it lives in my wife's flower bed now. The gasser will not see Pampers duty ever again, it will live on the wall in my shop next to the others.
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I'm not sure how I'm going to proceed yet, I'm thinking about cutting the back wheel wells out to drop the rear. I cant tuck the rears as they are as wide as the body and I wouldn't be able to mount the rear axle. I dont like how much hood is used by the windshield. The front grill area is toast. I want to build stainless bumpers but gassers usually dont run a front bumper. I did find a small spun aluminum tank for the front.
I think I spent too much time looking at it today.
I like the wagon, pretty cool.
I was going to go buy another pedal car today but I was too slow.
This is my airplane and my bil's car they are parked in my bedroom for now.
My tractor is in the shop above the desk
I have several more, just dont have pics.
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I bought a sad face murry to rebuild but it lives in my wife's flower bed now. The gasser will not see Pampers duty ever again, it will live on the wall in my shop next to the others.
X
I'm not sure how I'm going to proceed yet, I'm thinking about cutting the back wheel wells out to drop the rear. I cant tuck the rears as they are as wide as the body and I wouldn't be able to mount the rear axle. I dont like how much hood is used by the windshield. The front grill area is toast. I want to build stainless bumpers but gassers usually dont run a front bumper. I did find a small spun aluminum tank for the front.
I think I spent too much time looking at it today.
I like the wagon, pretty cool.
I was going to go buy another pedal car today but I was too slow.
This is my airplane and my bil's car they are parked in my bedroom for now.
My tractor is in the shop above the desk
I have several more, just dont have pics.
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xtremek
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I think the spun tank is the answer to the front end of this pedaller, I love the few I've seen. Cut the entire rot off and put the tank there? Or is it possible for you to reproduce/repair the rot? If you open up the rear wheel wells, are you going to try to move the "trim" detail up too?
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harley jim
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Uncle Willie I got some we can fit in and we dont have to pedal either
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harley jim
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I looked at a few pics on pinterest trying to decide. I'm the kind of guy to raise the trim and make it look like it came that way. This body is square and has right angles, round wheel wells wouldn't look right so.....still thinking.
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I looked at a few pics on pinterest trying to decide. I'm the kind of guy to raise the trim and make it look like it came that way. This body is square and has right angles, round wheel wells wouldn't look right so.....still thinking.
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PelicanPines
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I asked my little great nephew if he wanted a pedal car... he said NO... I want a rascal scooter... with a basket. He's 3... going on 73
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harley jim
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A scooter with a weed eater motor on it. It's got to have gas. I think I have put a motor on everything I've owned. My stingray had a Briggs on it.
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xtremek
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I'm cool with hot rodding electric vehicles. The kid's Power Wheels went from 6v to 18v, and if I'd had one more motorcycle battery, it would have been 30v. That little sucker hauled.
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Merry New Year, btw.
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harley jim
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My budy (Pistnbroke) put a Dewalt drill in his grandsons pedal car. Got to have power.
Happy new year to you and everyone else out there. We are going to have a great 2021.
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Happy new year to you and everyone else out there. We are going to have a great 2021.
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rmack898
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The gasser is looking way cool Jim.
I'm looking forward to seeing it come to life.
I'm looking forward to seeing it come to life.
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harley jim
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Thanks Mack, I'm hoping to get some QST next week and hopefully make some progress.
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PelicanPines
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My buddy (girl)... had a similar request... with a 18v dewalt sawzall and her _____ ... she enjoyed the increase in power.
The result was really able to clean all her corners.
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harley jim
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I got my bil to cut up a tree and split it, it fell at the neighbors house the neighbor is 82 so we took care of it. Now it is stacked nicely in my shop, red oak. He also brought three 55 gallon drums with him so I made him a compost barrel and made Pat a new burn barrel.
I love work
I can watch it all day
Nice red oak
I started working on the rear rims for the pedal gasser
Still a long way to go
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I love work
I can watch it all day
Nice red oak
I started working on the rear rims for the pedal gasser
Still a long way to go
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BuffettFan
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Rims are cleaning up nice, Jim!
Gonna look just like chrome reverse, like in the good old days.
Have a color picked out yet? Hopefully something with a ton of flake.
Gonna look just like chrome reverse, like in the good old days.
Have a color picked out yet? Hopefully something with a ton of flake.
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harley jim
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Pop pop I'm not sure, I'm in Tennessee, never been to NY
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harley jim
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Terry, Happy New year buddy, how did the phseant hunt go.
On the color I dont know yet but it will be big flake, I'm thinking about naming it Temper Tantrum.
Any ideas post them, I need an idea.
The rims are a job, they came off of a racing go cart and are covered in traction compound and were black.
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On the color I dont know yet but it will be big flake, I'm thinking about naming it Temper Tantrum.
Any ideas post them, I need an idea.
The rims are a job, they came off of a racing go cart and are covered in traction compound and were black.
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mybigwarwagon
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Those wheels look good.
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BuffettFan
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I'm kinda partial to red. Goes with the Temper Tantrum pretty well, I think.
Sounds like the wheels are a pain!
Pheasant trip is this coming weekend.
Today would be a perfect day for it though. Got a few inches of new snow last night. Looks pretty and would make for an enjoyable walk in the country, birds or not.
Sounds like the wheels are a pain!
Pheasant trip is this coming weekend.
Today would be a perfect day for it though. Got a few inches of new snow last night. Looks pretty and would make for an enjoyable walk in the country, birds or not.
xtremek
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I don't miss the maul one bit. I used to be pretty good with it. How are you polishing the wheels? Where did you get them from?
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harley jim
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Yep, as much as I hate snow it dose make bird hunting better. My dislike is due to being the on call guy when I worked at Montgomery, everytime I planned something I would get the call to plow or salt. All in the past now[emoji106]
When I get the pedal gasser onto all fours I will get some pics and see if I can photoshop a paint job, see what Red looks like. I need to go to the storage bay and see if I can find some hubs for the rear axle.
I have been in the shop all day, mainly doing nothing but I did manage to order some wet sand paper from 800 to 3000 grit should be here tuesday. A couple weeks back I broke my tubing bender so I cut it back and beefed it up with a thicker bracket and some gussets.
The guy I bought it from had it mocked up but it never was fully finished.
He designed it to go into his truck hitch and that works well for now. Next summer I will put an anchor point behind the shop where it will live.
Got a little smoothing done on the mini chopper fender it will need one more coat, maybe tomorrow.
Its past five o clock here so Im going to the house.
Also I did hang the gas pump panels on the wall in the fab shop so I can start making a plan for them to become a pump.
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When I get the pedal gasser onto all fours I will get some pics and see if I can photoshop a paint job, see what Red looks like. I need to go to the storage bay and see if I can find some hubs for the rear axle.
I have been in the shop all day, mainly doing nothing but I did manage to order some wet sand paper from 800 to 3000 grit should be here tuesday. A couple weeks back I broke my tubing bender so I cut it back and beefed it up with a thicker bracket and some gussets.
The guy I bought it from had it mocked up but it never was fully finished.
He designed it to go into his truck hitch and that works well for now. Next summer I will put an anchor point behind the shop where it will live.
Got a little smoothing done on the mini chopper fender it will need one more coat, maybe tomorrow.
Its past five o clock here so Im going to the house.
Also I did hang the gas pump panels on the wall in the fab shop so I can start making a plan for them to become a pump.
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harley jim
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I dont miss it either, that's my bil swinging it. I stayed behind the camera!
The rims came off of a racing go cart my buddies shop builds and dose maintenance on them. He has a semi trailer full of old parts out behind his shop.
So far I am using my grinder with a cotton wheel on it. I only had 360 grit paper the night I polished the one but it is rough, I ordered some wet sand paper and some cotton wheels to put on my die grinder they will let me get all the way to the bottom inside the rim.
They are 6.5" overall
3.5" deep inside.
I'm not sure why I'm polishing them, I guess it's good practice.
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I dont miss it either, that's my bil swinging it. I stayed behind the camera!
The rims came off of a racing go cart my buddies shop builds and dose maintenance on them. He has a semi trailer full of old parts out behind his shop.
So far I am using my grinder with a cotton wheel on it. I only had 360 grit paper the night I polished the one but it is rough, I ordered some wet sand paper and some cotton wheels to put on my die grinder they will let me get all the way to the bottom inside the rim.
They are 6.5" overall
3.5" deep inside.
I'm not sure why I'm polishing them, I guess it's good practice.
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shortykorte
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Looks like good spot for pump panels. Fender turning out nice.
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mybigwarwagon
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I have 5 kids. I will make one of them swing the axe.
xtremek
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Because most of the drag cars back then were nice? Unless you were the "Michigan Madman" (EJ Potter)
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harley jim
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He was a madman
But I liked his bikes, except the rev it up and knock it off the kickstand part.
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But I liked his bikes, except the rev it up and knock it off the kickstand part.
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PelicanPines
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No worries Jim... I assure you...
You are as normal in life as I am.
You are as normal in life as I am.
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