Update:
Ah, the usual day. Get up, work for 9 hrs or so, come home, go to the store, stop at the hardware store, do this, do that, eat...
Outside buddy. We gots work to do.
Step one.
Rename it. My karts are girls. Why? Because they're a pain in the behind somedays.
So, bring on the Baroness.
Step 2.
Out with the frame, setup a little work space including 2 cutoff wheels, safety glasses, a cooler, and some spray paint.
Step 3.
Cut it into usable pieces. Note, I don't grind down the sharp edges, ever. Bend the steering rod up to a new position.
Step 4.
Bring back the steering hoop and slide it over the steering shaft, now cut in half. Position it forward & down a bit, reinsert the cut steering wheel and tack weld in place where it will now be.
Step 5.
Cut off the rest of the steering wheel. Don't ask why, it's just how I work and it's how I roll pal.
Step 6.
Take off the extra hardware, grind off / or sand surface rust. Wasn't much so not much to do here.
Step 7.
Ah, the wheels I'd envisioned for the front.
Step 8.
Clean frame a bit, paint. Assemble wheels on axles & steering rods. (yes, I'm painting it now, it's just spray paint. Helps with the creative process. When the frame is right, I strip it then repaint... with spray paint.
Step 9. Allow to dry for days.
Yup, put it back together when tacky. That's how you get the hot rod look. Paint it, then work on it, gives it that certain look.]
Why the half-ashed approach? Because. I'm gonna use the thing & beat the crap out of it. The welding isn't pretty, nuts & bolts don't match, the paint gets chipped & dirty.... and it looks like it's been in a battle, with some style thrown in.
If I took the time to actually make the super pretty welds and the powder coating, etc... It'd defeat the purpose entirely. Perhaps one might even start rubbing it with a diaper & making love to it. Nope. Make it with what ya got, use it, break it, fix it, update it, drive more.
It's a kart rod.
More soon,
Kelly
