Started another project as if I don't already have enough irons in the fire! This is a father/daughter project. Been wanting to build a custom low rider radio flyer for a while now. Well, finally got all the stuff I need. My mom brought me a wagon she had back around Thanksgiving. Picked up some square tubing and some thick sheet metal this past weekend while back home. Only thing missing was the front suspension. Bought a prefabbed kit off ebay. So today, Madison and myself got the wagon stripped down to just the tub. Went back out after dinner and cut 80% of the tubing cut for the chassis. Just need to hit the welding supply for some gas, and wait for the front suspension to show up.

Before tear down:


Torn down and mocked up at "ride height":


Chassis laid out and ready to be welded:


Rear axle ready to be welded:


Front axle/steering:


Plans are to leave the paint alone for now, leave the frame in bare steel (for a short while). May get the frame powder coated later one. Not sure if I will paint the body later on, time will tell. Going to cut a piece of wood to sit down inside, covered in a diamond'd leopard micro fiber, with red leather buttons. Should be a pretty quick and easy build once I get my gas.

 

Looks good, I've always wanted to "hot rod" a Radio Flyer. Some rake to it, maybe some chrome zoomies

 

This one has a mild rake, about 1.5" front to back.

oh and pipes like these?

 

Sweet project. I never seen anything like that before

 

haha, awesome project

 

Never seen anything like it. Neat father daughter project.

 

That's awesome!

 

Hoping to make it to the welding supply shop tonight before they close. we'll see. i'll have about 20 minutes to drive to the other side of town.....

 

That's pretty cool. I recently got into doing this also and now have three wagons sitting in my basement. I started on one that is lifted, and plan on doing a rat also. Are you getting the go kart wheels/tires or using something else?

 

Nice Troy!! How fast will it be?

When you finish, we can race.

 

I made it to the welding shop with just minutes to spare. dropped the wife off at work at 4:30, took 25 minutes to drive through town. put the tank in the car and was pulling out at 4:58! they close at 5. got the main frame tacked in place. i haven't welded with a MIG in so long, and haven't really welded with this welder since i bought it a year ago. I'm happy with it so far!

i have a harbor freight wagon on 10" tires. so that's my "lifted" one. original plans where to use treaded karting tires, but i can't afford them plus the hubs, etc. so for now, i'll be using the wheels that came with it. i may try to find some smaller tires for the front, and put duals out back! looking for some bicycle fenders as well.

sounds good. not sure how fast it'll be. low and slow!

 

Yeah, those adapters + tires gets costly. I have been checking Ebay for some used ones, there are a few good deals. Here is my most recent pic of my wheel mock up on one. Still waiting on my lift springs.

 

that's cool. i have ran across a couple deals on ebay, but most go out of my price range at the last minute!

Made it to the welding shop yesterday with minutes to spare. spent a few hours tonight getting the frame and axle supports welded up. got the mounting plates and the nuts for the axles welded on. I found out the wagon is a Hamilton, probably made in the early 50s and pretty rare. anyways, here are the pics.




body sitting on frame:



with two wheels!


I left the frame long until I get the front axle, which shipped today! I was looking at it and I think i'm gonna leave it long and build a mini tool box to go on front of the main body. I want to put a light on the front and rear, leds of course. So i'll need a spot to mount a battery etc. I think that place would be perfect.

 

Lookin' pretty cool. I have one of those Hamilton Greyhound wagons also. After seeing what they go for stock, it was a hard decision to decide to tear it apart, but oh well, too late now.

 

Yeah, i didn't know what it was til I looked at the hub caps tonight. i might keep the stock axles. how i'm doing mine shouldn't modify the body at all, other than needing to drill two more holes for mounting.

 

The wagon is looking good Troy. Are you just lowering it? Or going to do something like this?

http://www.hunterracing.com/pittride...speedflyer.htm

These guys are actuall down the street from my dads house

 

those are cool, but no, i am not going that far. my daughter is only 4 (next month)! she has a power wheels and that is plenty fast enough!

 

WOw. I've seen a few of them done like that before, but that one looks pretty damn fast.

 

I built a lowrider cart to tow behind my tractor a while back, its 4ft wide by 8ft long sits on 6 10" pneumatic wheels, the 4 corners swivel and the middle to are strait, coverd in some plywood and some old office carpet i had lying around its total height off the ground is about 5-6 inches or so. i used some angle iron and my trusty welder. i only needed it to to some major tree renovation at my moms place, then i donated it to the local high school band so they can cart their stuff around competitions and home games.

 

well, it's done for now. I got some other things I want to do, but not anytime soon.

 

thats cool lol

 

That's awesome, love the hurst handle.

 

Nice handle!

 

anyone ever seen the radio flyer car a guy in alaska made??? its street legal and driven on a regular basis.

Heres a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTnHI...eature=related

 

Looks good, needs one of those Indian kind of blankets for the seat