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Old 29th May 2010, 08:02 PM
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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
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Old 29th May 2010, 08:27 PM
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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"

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

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Old 29th May 2010, 08:39 PM
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I tried to make mine like an old bentley
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