My 4 year old sons first car - the swing bin racer.
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After reading this ph thread I decided to order the plans to make my own race car. For my son, you understand. The idea of using a bin as the basis for a go kart sounds a bit crap but the finished article is actually quite nice looking, like a Lotus 7. The plans come with decent instructions, a cd guide, parts order list and full size paper plans. You can buy a ready built kart from the company but I'm pretty handy (my Golf & Porsche projects have already featured in readers cars) and I knew from the instructions there would be some stuff I'd want to upgrade.
It now has rose jointed steering, a larger capacity battery (plus optional on board spare), reverse gear (operated by a toggle switch on the dash), a speedo and steel uprights. Power is provided by a cordless drill - £1.04, the batteries were £9 for both, the steering wheel is for a wii & cost £3.50. The wheels were rather expensive at £35. Here's a few pics -
It still needs a paint job (we have chosen Bugatti blue) but the boy - and me - is keen to give it a testdrive. I'm already thinking it needs more power but this is supposed to be a budget toy so as long as it can get up a reasonable incline I'll leave it. For now....
It now has rose jointed steering, a larger capacity battery (plus optional on board spare), reverse gear (operated by a toggle switch on the dash), a speedo and steel uprights. Power is provided by a cordless drill - £1.04, the batteries were £9 for both, the steering wheel is for a wii & cost £3.50. The wheels were rather expensive at £35. Here's a few pics -
It still needs a paint job (we have chosen Bugatti blue) but the boy - and me - is keen to give it a testdrive. I'm already thinking it needs more power but this is supposed to be a budget toy so as long as it can get up a reasonable incline I'll leave it. For now....
Daughters not due to emerge until September but I am making serious forward plans and surfing the bay for parts
Any chance you have any pics of your steering setup?
We need specs. 0-5mph times. Battery life. Load capacity and towing weights etc !
Any chance you have any pics of your steering setup?
We need specs. 0-5mph times. Battery life. Load capacity and towing weights etc !
Edited by Marlin45 on Saturday 25th June 09:47
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