Little Tikes "Crazy Coupe"

With the new drive sprocket and brake disc fitted I was now able to finally assemble the rear axle assembly;



It's the first time the rear wheels have actually been bolted to the rear axle! (Yes, I realised afterwards that the wheels are on the wrong way round!)

Anyhow, I chopped 7" off of the chassis rails and welded in the front cross member. Along with which I fitted the mounting points for the hairpins;



I'm quite enjoying doing some brazing again. I don't get to do enough of it at work these days.

So, with the front of the chassis propped up (I'm still waiting to find a suitable leaf spring to mount the axle with) the chassis is finally sitting on all four wheels!








And that's where it will have to stay until next week. Busy weekend with family stuff and attending a steam rally (with the Atco and rotovator believe it or not!)

There are a fair few builds on here that amaze and surprise me in various ways, but not that many that make me chuckle at every update like this one does. Absolutely awesome!

I like this!

brilliant...want one

Right then. That's gotten the weekend out of the way, so with family duties out of the way, I can continue progress on this contraption!

So, we all know these kids toys are , well, for kids, so they're not big. I hadn't quite accepted just how small though;



Either I need the shrink ray gun off of Despicable Me, or I need to enlarge this thing somehow! Despite it being something of a mission, the latter is the easiest route. So, I started cutting and pop riviting stuff;



That's an extra 10" in width. Now it's not perfect by any means, but with a little more bracing and some fibreglass I think we're on to something

A little wheel arch clearancing;



Similar approach to the roof;



Decided to leave the plastic abuse for a whille and get back to something I'm more comfortable with. Making metal stuff!
A mate of mine, who does historic stock cars, dropped me a leaf spring to steal a leaf or two from. This enabled me to make a spring for the front axle.
I welded the eyes on the end of the spring with a 7018 low hydrogen rod, which are designed to reduce cracks, so it should be up to the job.



A couple of mounting points on the axle and a pair of shackles sees the spring attached to the axle itself;



And at that point I called it quits and went home for dinner!

During a drunken BBQ a few years ago I was made a bet that I couldn't get into my kids old Crazy Coupe. With a resounding chorus of 'Hold my Beer' I squeezed my 6'1" frame into the Coupe, triumphantly proving the doubters wrong.

Couldnt get out. They left me in there for about an hour as I became more and more questioning of their parents relationship before they finally had to cut me out...

Oh how we all laughed after. Not.

I think I still have the cut up remains in the shed if you need any bits.

Please continue, love it.

P.

I'm 6'4 and managed to get into my daughter's by wearing it essentially like underwear really wanted to do hers into a little hot rod but the Mrs gave it away when she outgrew it this is awesome though taking it another level

Awesome!

got pics?