Instead, I had to compromise again and flip the frame section that houses the axle and install it upside down with a straight pipe. However, with the carburetor and big air filter on the engine, there just wasn't room for a bent pipe on that side. Originally I thought I would bend some pipe that we had leftover from a project at work to get the perfect angle for the front axle. ) He supplied me with some scrap parts: new front tires and tie rods for the new steering to be designed later. It also just so happened that a friend of mine had a large quantity of old mower parts laying around from his time racing lawnmowers. Bigger tires roll over objects better and can eat up any imperfections in the steering setup. I really wanted to use the smaller tires, but, again, not very practical. Plus, rat rod axles are supposed to be in the very front.Īfter cutting the frame apart, I had to mock it up with a couple tire sizes and frame lengths to see how it looked best. I also cut off the frame pieces that stuck out past the front axle they were just there to hold the cowling and exhaust, and we don't need those where we're going. The steering would have to be lengthened or changed, but lengthening the frame here would have almost no other effects on major components of the kart. Using a Dewalt Reciprocating saw, I cut the frame just in front of the motor mounts.
My wife is a rural mail carrier, so the mail box certainly fits an emerging theme for the build. So I picked up an old mailbox from my parents, who had recently replaced theirs. Because of the hinged barrow seat and the way the bed would cover the tow hitch, I had to make some new plans. But, the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. I welded them directly to the frame and bolted the springs under the seat for a little cushion while driving.Īt this point, I "knew" that I wanted to build a little truck bed behind the barrow to make it look like a T-bucket pickup. I grabbed some scrap 1/8" sheet metal to bend up little spring pads. The seat was mounted using the old seat hinge with new holes drilled in it. When done right, I think it really looks like an old T-Bucket hot rod.
To do it, I knew I wanted to cut the wheel barrow in such a way that I can use the deep end of it as a seat with a high back, and the shallow end as the dashboard. One main goal of this project was to use an old wheel barrow as the seat/body of the kart.
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