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Age : 28 Join date : 2012-06-26 Points : 4479 Posts : 492 Location : Back in the sticks of VA
 | Subject: The Bullet proof, Indestructable, Off Road Pedal Car. March 4th 2013, 10:45 am | |
| My younger brother wanted a pedal car he could ride around the farm with. He was looking at one from Tractor supply that was $200! The ratings weren't good and it seems flimsy. So I made him a deal: I would make him a one-of-a-kind Pedal car that was indestructible, tough as nails, and off road in return for the ATV frame he bought from me. The deal was struck and I've started in it yesterday. It's coming nicely. Getting some very good welding practice. Using angle iron and welding them them to make a box frame. IT will be belt driven using many of the old parts form my tractor. A cool thing about this thing is it's stout enough to eventually add an engine later on. This is my currant progress.    My truck: 1986 Ford F-350 Cab&Chassis, IH 6.9L diesel V8, BW T-19 4 speed with granny gear, 2wd, 9ft Knaphiede westerner flatbed. My tractor: Craftsman LT1000, 17HP Briggs Now a 20HP Briggs Apposed Twin, 6 speed Dana Trans-axle pulley swapped to 15MPH, golf cart front suspension and tires, ATV tires on the back, Rear ATV rack, front brush guard."An unconfirmed piece of junk in someones eyes can always be turned into a confirmed piece of art in your eyes." | |
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 | Subject: Re: The Bullet proof, Indestructable, Off Road Pedal Car. March 4th 2013, 10:51 am | |
| Looks good so far. Thats a nice long solid weld. The frame sure is strong enough. | |
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 | Subject: Re: The Bullet proof, Indestructable, Off Road Pedal Car. March 4th 2013, 10:55 am | |
| LOL! I put welds on every place I could to make this sucker strong. My truck: 1986 Ford F-350 Cab&Chassis, IH 6.9L diesel V8, BW T-19 4 speed with granny gear, 2wd, 9ft Knaphiede westerner flatbed. My tractor: Craftsman LT1000, 17HP Briggs Now a 20HP Briggs Apposed Twin, 6 speed Dana Trans-axle pulley swapped to 15MPH, golf cart front suspension and tires, ATV tires on the back, Rear ATV rack, front brush guard."An unconfirmed piece of junk in someones eyes can always be turned into a confirmed piece of art in your eyes." | |
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 | Subject: Re: The Bullet proof, Indestructable, Off Road Pedal Car. March 4th 2013, 11:08 am | |
| Yeah its one strong frame. | |
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 | Subject: Re: The Bullet proof, Indestructable, Off Road Pedal Car. March 4th 2013, 11:14 am | |
| Yeah Those pedel karts at TSC are $200 buck my dad bought my brother one and the steering wheel broke off so i made a new bracket for it and the steering wheel has not broke of yet but the new bracket is alot better than the old one. I dont realy care for TSC pedel karts i rather build one. | |
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 | Subject: Re: The Bullet proof, Indestructable, Off Road Pedal Car. March 4th 2013, 11:21 am | |
| I figured that. I used the box frame method like our tractors have. It's surprisingly light. My truck: 1986 Ford F-350 Cab&Chassis, IH 6.9L diesel V8, BW T-19 4 speed with granny gear, 2wd, 9ft Knaphiede westerner flatbed. My tractor: Craftsman LT1000, 17HP Briggs Now a 20HP Briggs Apposed Twin, 6 speed Dana Trans-axle pulley swapped to 15MPH, golf cart front suspension and tires, ATV tires on the back, Rear ATV rack, front brush guard."An unconfirmed piece of junk in someones eyes can always be turned into a confirmed piece of art in your eyes." | |
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 | Subject: Re: The Bullet proof, Indestructable, Off Road Pedal Car. March 4th 2013, 12:45 pm | |
| Yeah it should hold up tho. Whats the thinkness of the steel? | |
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 | Subject: Re: The Bullet proof, Indestructable, Off Road Pedal Car. March 4th 2013, 12:58 pm | |
| I'm not sure, but I believe it's thicker than my tractor fame's metal. There is a spare tire bracket welded to the bottom that's even thicker to add more rigidity. That's the thing sticking out the back that will be the hitch. You can see it to the right on the first pic. My truck: 1986 Ford F-350 Cab&Chassis, IH 6.9L diesel V8, BW T-19 4 speed with granny gear, 2wd, 9ft Knaphiede westerner flatbed. My tractor: Craftsman LT1000, 17HP Briggs Now a 20HP Briggs Apposed Twin, 6 speed Dana Trans-axle pulley swapped to 15MPH, golf cart front suspension and tires, ATV tires on the back, Rear ATV rack, front brush guard."An unconfirmed piece of junk in someones eyes can always be turned into a confirmed piece of art in your eyes." | |
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 | Subject: Re: The Bullet proof, Indestructable, Off Road Pedal Car. March 4th 2013, 4:07 pm | |
| i was wanting one from TSC. but id rather have you build one for me. haha | |
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 | Subject: Re: The Bullet proof, Indestructable, Off Road Pedal Car. March 4th 2013, 4:15 pm | |
| Looks good. If you had a bike you could make it chain drive, then make mounts for a horizontal shaft engine.  Head Forum Administrator ** Chat Moderator ** Facebook Page AdminATLTF Facebook Page ** Chatbox ** How To Upload Pictures
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 | Subject: Re: The Bullet proof, Indestructable, Off Road Pedal Car. March 4th 2013, 4:16 pm | |
| If you were in Va, than I'd do it for hundred or two.  well I might have, but that would be kinda weak spot as bike chain isn't too strong. Plus I would have to buy a clutch, sprocket, and chain. I figured I'd just use what I got. Plus the belt can serve as your clutch with an engine. My truck: 1986 Ford F-350 Cab&Chassis, IH 6.9L diesel V8, BW T-19 4 speed with granny gear, 2wd, 9ft Knaphiede westerner flatbed. My tractor: Craftsman LT1000, 17HP Briggs Now a 20HP Briggs Apposed Twin, 6 speed Dana Trans-axle pulley swapped to 15MPH, golf cart front suspension and tires, ATV tires on the back, Rear ATV rack, front brush guard."An unconfirmed piece of junk in someones eyes can always be turned into a confirmed piece of art in your eyes." | |
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 | Subject: Re: The Bullet proof, Indestructable, Off Road Pedal Car. March 4th 2013, 4:22 pm | |
| Bonus! the engine can act as a parking brake for the pedal part. Just need a way to lock the clutch pedal for pedal operation. | |
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 | Subject: Re: The Bullet proof, Indestructable, Off Road Pedal Car. March 4th 2013, 4:29 pm | |
| I was thinking of just having it as a drop-on type deal, as an option. So you could use it with either engine or pedal, but not both at the same time.  Head Forum Administrator ** Chat Moderator ** Facebook Page AdminATLTF Facebook Page ** Chatbox ** How To Upload Pictures
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 | Subject: Re: The Bullet proof, Indestructable, Off Road Pedal Car. March 4th 2013, 4:45 pm | |
| Yeah I was thinking just he same except use belts instead. All I'd have to do is mount the engine, attach the clutch pulley, and go. If he wants pedals, just take everything off and attach the pedals back on and go. My truck: 1986 Ford F-350 Cab&Chassis, IH 6.9L diesel V8, BW T-19 4 speed with granny gear, 2wd, 9ft Knaphiede westerner flatbed. My tractor: Craftsman LT1000, 17HP Briggs Now a 20HP Briggs Apposed Twin, 6 speed Dana Trans-axle pulley swapped to 15MPH, golf cart front suspension and tires, ATV tires on the back, Rear ATV rack, front brush guard."An unconfirmed piece of junk in someones eyes can always be turned into a confirmed piece of art in your eyes." | |
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 | Subject: Re: The Bullet proof, Indestructable, Off Road Pedal Car. March 4th 2013, 5:27 pm | |
| - Tractor Man Jeff wrote:
- [color=orange]So I made him a deal: I would make him a one-of-a-kind Pedal car that was indestructible, tough as nails, and off road in return for the ATV frame he bought from me.
The deal was struck Rofl, I love your thinking, well thought of  Nice welding by the way. Your a better welder than me. | |
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Age : 28 Join date : 2012-06-26 Points : 4479 Posts : 492 Location : Back in the sticks of VA
 | Subject: Re: The Bullet proof, Indestructable, Off Road Pedal Car. March 4th 2013, 5:44 pm | |
| Lol!  I ain't that good. Yeah now I can put a 4 point suspension on my tractor. Around here we swap stuff for stuff. My truck: 1986 Ford F-350 Cab&Chassis, IH 6.9L diesel V8, BW T-19 4 speed with granny gear, 2wd, 9ft Knaphiede westerner flatbed. My tractor: Craftsman LT1000, 17HP Briggs Now a 20HP Briggs Apposed Twin, 6 speed Dana Trans-axle pulley swapped to 15MPH, golf cart front suspension and tires, ATV tires on the back, Rear ATV rack, front brush guard."An unconfirmed piece of junk in someones eyes can always be turned into a confirmed piece of art in your eyes." | |
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 | Subject: Re: The Bullet proof, Indestructable, Off Road Pedal Car. March 4th 2013, 5:49 pm | |
| Nice rearend there, (Mustang), and nice project. | |
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 | Subject: Re: The Bullet proof, Indestructable, Off Road Pedal Car. March 4th 2013, 6:02 pm | |
| - Thunderdivine wrote:
- Nice rearend there, (Mustang), and nice project.
What...Leaf springs? Well the work for a Ford Transit so they should work on a Mustang  . Sorry, the door was open so I had too. | |
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 | Subject: Re: The Bullet proof, Indestructable, Off Road Pedal Car. March 4th 2013, 6:23 pm | |
| - CornishMorgan wrote:
- Thunderdivine wrote:
- Nice rearend there, (Mustang), and nice project.
What...Leaf springs? Well the work for a Ford Transit so they should work on a Mustang .
Sorry, the door was open so I had too. :p and where is your YT update? | |
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Age : 28 Join date : 2012-06-26 Points : 4479 Posts : 492 Location : Back in the sticks of VA
 | Subject: Re: The Bullet proof, Indestructable, Off Road Pedal Car. March 5th 2013, 6:23 am | |
| Thanks that's my dads 66 mustang with a 302 modified cam. It's one hot car. My truck: 1986 Ford F-350 Cab&Chassis, IH 6.9L diesel V8, BW T-19 4 speed with granny gear, 2wd, 9ft Knaphiede westerner flatbed. My tractor: Craftsman LT1000, 17HP Briggs Now a 20HP Briggs Apposed Twin, 6 speed Dana Trans-axle pulley swapped to 15MPH, golf cart front suspension and tires, ATV tires on the back, Rear ATV rack, front brush guard."An unconfirmed piece of junk in someones eyes can always be turned into a confirmed piece of art in your eyes." | |
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 | Subject: Re: The Bullet proof, Indestructable, Off Road Pedal Car. March 5th 2013, 7:06 am | |
| - Thunderdivine wrote:
- :p and where is your YT update?
I am working on one today but it wont be unloaded for a couple of days as there is other things I need to film that I haven't had chance to do yet. Life gave me some lemons, so I've had to deal with that. All will be revealed in the video...my tractor has not been touched since my last video | |
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 | Subject: Re: The Bullet proof, Indestructable, Off Road Pedal Car. April 5th 2013, 4:06 pm | |
| I know how ya feel. Well, this project has ground to a halt until I scrounge some more parts. Will up date when I get more progress. My truck: 1986 Ford F-350 Cab&Chassis, IH 6.9L diesel V8, BW T-19 4 speed with granny gear, 2wd, 9ft Knaphiede westerner flatbed. My tractor: Craftsman LT1000, 17HP Briggs Now a 20HP Briggs Apposed Twin, 6 speed Dana Trans-axle pulley swapped to 15MPH, golf cart front suspension and tires, ATV tires on the back, Rear ATV rack, front brush guard."An unconfirmed piece of junk in someones eyes can always be turned into a confirmed piece of art in your eyes." | |
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 | Subject: Re: The Bullet proof, Indestructable, Off Road Pedal Car. September 22nd 2013, 9:51 pm | |
| OK folks, time to awaken this post form the dead. I have been making solid progress on the pedal car and will be finished up here in the next weekend. I will try to post pics of it soon, but that might not happen. I've been pedaling it back and forth in the garage. All that's left is steering and brakes. Stay tuned. My truck: 1986 Ford F-350 Cab&Chassis, IH 6.9L diesel V8, BW T-19 4 speed with granny gear, 2wd, 9ft Knaphiede westerner flatbed. My tractor: Craftsman LT1000, 17HP Briggs Now a 20HP Briggs Apposed Twin, 6 speed Dana Trans-axle pulley swapped to 15MPH, golf cart front suspension and tires, ATV tires on the back, Rear ATV rack, front brush guard."An unconfirmed piece of junk in someones eyes can always be turned into a confirmed piece of art in your eyes." | |
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 | Subject: Re: The Bullet proof, Indestructable, Off Road Pedal Car. November 10th 2013, 9:45 pm | |
| My truck: 1986 Ford F-350 Cab&Chassis, IH 6.9L diesel V8, BW T-19 4 speed with granny gear, 2wd, 9ft Knaphiede westerner flatbed. My tractor: Craftsman LT1000, 17HP Briggs Now a 20HP Briggs Apposed Twin, 6 speed Dana Trans-axle pulley swapped to 15MPH, golf cart front suspension and tires, ATV tires on the back, Rear ATV rack, front brush guard."An unconfirmed piece of junk in someones eyes can always be turned into a confirmed piece of art in your eyes." | |
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 | Subject: Re: The Bullet proof, Indestructable, Off Road Pedal Car. November 10th 2013, 9:56 pm | |
| Making the brake a input shaft? Good idea! I like the build quality man. | |
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