Guess what, i fit

[landuse]

Awsome. Personally I would be scared to chip the paint on that riding on a dirt road

 

[crazy4carts]

yea, it won't be fast, you can bet on that. got 2 of my new tires, today, waitin on some freebie rear wheels, supposed to be new lookin wheels, with bad tires, just gotta wait a little, gonna order the front tires, wheels, hubs, and rear axle assembly. it's all coming from 1 place, so gotta save up for that one. i'm gonna have a few bucks tied up in this change over, but i think it will be worth it. i'll have a few more pics, soon.

got the mufflers on, now it's time to mount the pipe system, and i think we're gonna be ok on that. it don't sound as good, but it's toned down to better fit the effect, but you can bet if it was at a show, it would have the straight pipes.

 

[crazy4carts]

check this out,

and still waiting on the rear wheels, got the tires, t bar bumpers. got the keystone classic hubcaps, yesterday, but it's still gonna be a while on the rest.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Beautiful! Suggestions? Paint the engine cover louvers to match the body- right now, it looks like a furnace cold air return grate (which it probably is). Painting it will help blend it. Maybe find something a little cleaner to use for a back bumper, too?

Dangit, that's a nice toy!

 

[crazy4carts]

supposed to have some t bar bumpers made for it, and i got a friend that used to do the bodies for rousch racing, and was gonna see if he couldn't fix that back. now that the exhaust goes on out from underneath it, i think it can be filled back in, my biggest deal is matching the paint. i thought about finding a black, plastic louver, for the time being, to get by. believe it or not, who ever had it put a house foundation vent there. that thing is awful, so you can believe i'm gonna do something pretty quick.

 

[souperman000]

When you find a more permanent solution, I don't think it would look as good to paint it the same yellow. I like the silver, or maybe a black; it has a good contrast.

 

[crazy4carts]

yea, the plan is to have it dissappear, but time will tell

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Having a contrasting colour on that louver will only look good if the louver looks good. And Crazy, I'm sure you'll agree that the particular louver they used looks like spit.

 

[crazy4carts]

you're right, but replace the p with h, and you're on target, you should see this thing up close.

i'm gonna look at some different, black plastic ones, and provided i find a good looking one, heat it to conform to the curve of the lid, and reattach it. at least that will buy me some time, until i can get up with my body man

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Yup. LOL. I use "spit" instead of st, because it types just as easily, flows about the same, and gets the point across. And it's a bodily fluid, to boot!

I guess somebody felt the louver was necessary for cooling air, or something. The car looks great- but that louver makes it look like, I dunno- Charlize Theron with a big, nasty zit right in the middle of her forehead.

 

[crazy4carts]

for real,

at least it's on the back

 

[AceEngineer]

You'll need a union on one side of your exhaust or it will be impossible to assemble.

 

[crazy4carts]

done for now

 

[zbuck]

Looking good. What is that in the picture in post # 18, with Coca-Cola on the cowl?

 

[crazy4carts]

you mean this

 

[zbuck]

Yes, that Kool, did you build it?

 

[crazy4carts]

no, bought it, and gonna sell it, i'm too big for it, it's a kids kart

 

[Doc Sprocket]

You'll need a union on one side of your exhaust or it will be impossible to assemble.

What? No. Start at the exhaust port, and work outward one fitting at a time. No problem.

 

[crazy4carts]

that's what i did, plus, welded a tab on the bottom of the "T", so i could stabilize the assembly, and it seems to work great. once i get to start driving it some, depending on the charging issue, i may go back to straight pipes.