Rust Bucket!

[courts94s]

Keep practicing with that welder. You can make a tank. I did. They are expensive $$$ and even an old simple metal one of an old briggs are hard to find.



I used a Piece of 3" tube and welded caps on the end. welded in a 1 1/4" pipe thread nipple for a filler fits a PVC or Steel threaded cap. Also a simple brass barbed fitting can be threaded into a tank for the gas outlet. Cool Stuff give it a try.



My tank is small but can be made any size, It is also Thicker than needed but is easier to weld that way as opposed to sheet metal.

How do you keep the inside from rusting?


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[chancer]

I dont! LOL
But there is a product for sealing homemade tanks.
It is an epoxy and you put it in and rotate the tanks all around so it fully covers the inside.
There are some videos I watched on you tube that use it.

I just now Googled "fuel tank sealer" there are several products between 14 and 40 bucks.

 

[Flyinhillbilly]

I used to revive old rusty motorcycle tanks by sloshing muratic acid around in the to kill the rust, then I'd seal them with redkote. Can be bought at O'Rielly for about $20/ qt. there are also two part sealers that will even stop pinhole leaks, but you won't get it out if it rust blisters underneath. The redkote can be removed with MEK.

 

[chancer]

Yup Redkote is one I saw on a Quick Search.

 

[Flyinhillbilly]

It turns your fuel red for a while. Reminded me of the good old days when premium unleaded was red, 101 octane, and $0.89/ gallon. I drove a malibu with a 12:1 small block in it back and forth to work back then. I miss the good ol' days.

 

[courts94s]

Not much progress today. I got part of the bed frame done.

I began to cut out the wheelbarrow front for my legs, and realized there would be no way for my legs to fit in the small cut out. I'm adding supports for added rigidity, so that when I cut out the cross bar piece, the rest of the wheelbarrow won't be wobbly. It was very difficult to weld because the steel was way thicker than the wheelbarrow. It was challenging to to find the right heat/wire speed setting to keep from melting through the wheelbarrow, and penetrate the steel support piece. Definitely going to have to polish out some of those rough welds!

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[Flyinhillbilly]

When I'm welding sheetmetal to thicker metal I usually focus on the thicker metal while watching the puddle and just touch the sheetmetal enough to get it to flow together. That's how I put in floor mounts in race cars when I build roll cages.

 

[courts94s]

When I'm welding sheetmetal to thicker metal I usually focus on the thicker metal while watching the puddle and just touch the sheetmetal enough to get it to flow together. That's how I put in floor mounts in race cars when I build roll cages.

I kind of figured that after a while. I bought the $50 wheelbarrow, rather than the $90 one. It's half the thickness of the expensive one. If I ever do another wheelbarrow go kart, I'll opt for the more expensive thick one. I wasn't planning on welding to the actual wheelbarrow, but realized it was going to be necessary


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[chancer]

Looks like you could have also used 1/2 as much bead, Skipping every other inch. Maybe opposing 1" beads down each side of the support.

 

[courts94s]

Looks like you could have also used 1/2 as much bead, Skipping every other inch. Maybe opposing 1" beads down each side of the support.

The steel support piece was so thick, I wasn't able to get it to contour the wheelbarrow well. I had to weld and forge it while it was glowing hot. Skipping the bead wouldn't allow me to bend the steel. This is the down side of designing as I build. It's all from the hip!

 

[chancer]

Love it! From the hip.
Almost counts in Artillery and Ordinance! Right? LOL

"My dad used to say Horse shoes, Hand grenades, and Artillery"

 

[courts94s]

I got some sheet metal, it's 20 gauge. I probably shpuld have gotten 18 gauge. This is pretty thin stuff. It's sturdy, just easy to melt through. I have one side of the bed up, and the other cut out. I'll post more pictures later.

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[courts94s]

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[chancer]

Dude I love this project!
It may be too late but Can I suggest Round tube on the top of the bed instead of angle.
You know like an old 40s Truck bed.
https://www.google.com/search?q=194...hVLiVQKHaSNCR4Q_AUIBygC#imgrc=eS0z-8_83RxZNM:

 

[courts94s]

Dude I love this project!
It may be too late but Can I suggest Round tube on the top of the bed instead of angle.
You know like an old 40s Truck bed.
https://www.google.com/search?q=194...hVLiVQKHaSNCR4Q_AUIBygC#imgrc=eS0z-8_83RxZNM:

The angle is so that I can lay the wood floor down. From the side, the bed will look deep. But there will be wood over the engine, then some wood railing. The plan was to have about 4 inches of truck bed. I measured the engine from the plate to the bolt holes for the fuel tank.... but the dang spark plug cable stick up another 3 or so inches. Dang spark plug!


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[chancer]

Cool then I will stay tuned!
I wonder if that Spark plug wire can be changed out. They do have that Goofy part that seems, to stick up for no reason.
Mine however is barely higher than the exhaust. Don't forget about the exhaust height.

 

[courts94s]

Cool then I will stay tuned!
I wonder if that Spark plug wire can be changed out. They do have that Goofy part that seems, to stick up for no reason.
Mine however is barely higher than the exhaust. Don't forget about the exhaust height.

I still have some round pipe to add to the outside top edge of the bed. I'm going to make a new exhaust pipe pointing down.



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[Flyinhillbilly]

Looking good. I wonder what it would look like with a T-bucket style turtle rear on it.

 

[courts94s]

Looking good. I wonder what it would look like with a T-bucket style turtle rear on it.

We may never know! This may be the last wheelbarrow Go Kart I make. While searching for hot rods last night, I discovered something called a Cycle Car (or Cart or Kart). I'm thinking about making one of those next. This is an example of one! It's pretty freaking cool!

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[chancer]

Those are Cool Kelly wood is building one here.
http://www.diygokarts.com/vb/showthread.php?t=33420&highlight=Cycle+kart&page=2