Like Father Like Son

[HandyAndy]

Well, .............

I,m about to start a new build, its a "7" Style car :D

Whilst looking for bargains on "fleabay" in the kit car section I stumbled upon a car with a "BIN" price of just £15.......couldn,t resist such a bargain.......

It has arrived at home today,

Its a full template kit to make a "7" style car for my 3yr old son, it has very good instructions & even comes with a CD instruction manual, basically the car is made from MDF & a laundry basket & a Kitchen swing bin, & is powered by a cordless drill,

Swmbo has told me to get it made before the school summer holidays :eek:
Just not sure if it needs an IVA.....:D

I,ll post up some piccies once I start the build, the 2 cars ( mine & sons ) parked side by side will look great in a photo.

I must be daft starting another build before my own car is finished LOL.

cheers
andy

[David_17]

Well, .............

...a laundry basket & a Kitchen swing bin, & is powered by a cordless drill...


haha :D lol

Pics?

[HandyAndy]

I don,t know how to do linkys but its a great bit of kit,

The laundry basket is cut up to make the front & rear cycle wings, the swing bin is used to make the bonnet & nosecone area & the rear tub (uses the lid to make the boot lid)
Guess who,s just realised i,m going to lose my cordless drill :eek: :rolleyes:
Oh well.....an ideal prezzie for fathers day next month ;)

I,ll post some piccies once i start the build.

cheers
andy

[gingea1pom]

Andy that sounds great,

Just give us the item number and I will post the link.

Cheers Ginge

[HandyAndy]

cheers Ginge :o

item number 190394511027.

I,m not trying to advertise the item, I saw it & thought it sounds like a laugh so bought it :D

cheers
andy

[David_17]

love it, Clicky (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190394511027&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2F%3F_from%3D R40%26_trksid%3Dp3984.m570.l1313%26_nkw%3D19039451 1027%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1)

[gingea1pom]

They look great,

Only problem is my two are a little big and if I started to modify, well it would just never end.

Cheers David, was distracted by looking at big Army trucks for sale.

[Headshot]

Any help you need, He is a great guy, I have built one, helped him revise the plans, they are cracking :) will try to find my pics..................

If you need any help, just drop me a pm, I changed a few things on mine (adjustable peddle box)

cracking cars, I have mine as a 2 speed (9.6v black & decker running a 12v house alarm battery.... fairly flies along :eek: )

now where are my photo's....

[Headshot]

Any help you need, He is a great guy, I have built one, helped him revise the plans, they are cracking :) will try to find my pics..................

If you need any help, just drop me a pm, I changed a few things on mine (adjustable peddle box)

cracking cars, I have mine as a 2 speed (9.6v black & decker running a 12v house alarm battery.... fairly flies along :eek: )

now where are my photo's....

(mine is the previous style)

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs209.snc1/7619_165731754186_537984186_3665433_49510_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs225.snc1/7216_183063804186_537984186_3822388_12540_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs205.snc1/7216_187139904186_537984186_3854512_5538940_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs075.snc3/14231_221892129186_537984186_4187773_5491522_n.jpg

[Bonzo]

What a great find Andy.

Personaly, I would go with a Bosch 800w motor in that :D

If that lad of yours is as mad as you on the bikes .... I would put a roll bar on too :p

You can get a brand new, 50cc mini moto engine for about £50 .... Now that would be hairy :cool:

Enjoy the build mate & once Junior can type, I expect him to join the forum :)

[Headshot]

And thats an original 1960's mountney wheel in there :D used it in all my mini's prior to getting one with an airbag :mad:

[Bonzo]

I have just had a tought Andy !!

That wouldn't be the single seater you were talking about building at Stoneleigh by any chance :D :D

[HandyAndy]

Headshot / Ronnie

:D :D

Thanks Headshot, once i,ve read & re read the instructions i know where to come if i get stuck :p
I,ve already thought about repositioning the headlights, & i,ve only just received the plans today.

Ronnie....... I,ll be honest & say that i quite like the idea of the Roll bar, apart from safety of the nipper it,ll look even more like "dads car" :D

I just thought for £15 it was worth a punt at making it , ...........

Now, where is the jig for the front frame ????? LOL

cheers
andy

[HandyAndy]

I have just had a tought Andy !!

That wouldn't be the single seater you were talking about building at Stoneleigh by any chance

Oops..missed this post :o

call it a trial run :D

Tho, I will be making the real Single Seater too..... i best get the Roadster finished first tho :o :D

cheers
andy

[Headshot]

I also picked up the wheels from the guy who makes the plans.

One major problem I have found is the level of grip at speed is so high my little girl (2) is nearly thrown out, I currently have the car sat on my roadster build table trying to work out roll bar and seatbelt arrangements! :confused:

Have clocked her at 4mph in 1st gear and 10mph in second... which for a 2 year old is too fast :eek: (especially when she doesn't quite understand steering yet :D )

[ozzy1]

I built one of the old type also.Was good little project and no.1 loves it.Only problem i found was the old type used a wooden door knob for the steering wire to wrap around and it would slip so i extended the steering column and bent it round at 90' to form a hook and then drilled through the axle and put a u bolt there for the hook to locate and do the steering.

[HandyAndy]

I built one of the old type also.Was good little project and no.1 loves it.Only problem i found was the old type used a wooden door knob for the steering wire to wrap around and it would slip so i extended the steering column and bent it round at 90' to form a hook and then drilled through the axle and put a u bolt there for the hook to locate and do the steering.

Cheers Ozzy,
I,m sat here right now reading the build manual :eek: :D
& I thought the steering mechanism was a little suspect so will be doing something similar to what you did to make it a more positive steering system.

I wonder what its self centering would be like , I,ve thought about putting a bungy cord ( under tension ) into the steering so that it will always self center . do you think that is worhwhile ?

cheers
andy

[ozzy1]

Iwouldnt bother as mines always turning the wheel to chase the other 2 buggers or the cat :D
Heres a pic also of a kiddie car from the shop that i copied the idea from,might make more sense than my explanation!!

[Headshot]

I built one of the old type also.Was good little project and no.1 loves it.Only problem i found was the old type used a wooden door knob for the steering wire to wrap around and it would slip so i extended the steering column and bent it round at 90' to form a hook and then drilled through the axle and put a u bolt there for the hook to locate and do the steering.


This part is now changed to a rubber door stop and 2 LARGE washers, works a treat, no slip :)

[HandyAndy]

This part is now changed to a rubber door stop and 2 LARGE washers, works a treat, no slip

I spent an hour reading the instructions in depth today, got my head around it :)
Swmbo has even been out & bought our little lad a "Racing driver suit" :o :D

I best get cracking on it,
I suggested it should be tango orange like my car, wife says "silver & black stripe" :rolleyes:

cheers
andy

[Headshot]

I tried to make mine like an old bentley :)