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I'm trying to get my girl into rodding a bit or at least to start learning about cars. She has a little off the shelf go kart that she has fun with so we decided to build a kart from scratch this year. I had seen some karts done with wheelbarrow tubs as bodies that came out looking like mini...

It's looking good so far. It's a lot of work but attention to detail will pay off in the long run. I found that clamping a piece of 1/4 round rod into the gutters helps align thing a lot since it will fit down in the curve in the gutter and kind lock it in place. I'm no expert and have only...

Thanks guys! I set the grill roughly in place with the hood for a spacer to get a feel for length. The grill obviously will have to sit lower and may need to be sectioned a little to keep it from dragging on the ground but that's a future worry. The frame rails need to be pushed out a bit in...

I'm 6'2" and channeled my Willys about 4-5 inches. It's tight for sure. It's fine for running around town but I wouldn't want to go on any road trips in it. With the running boards on yours, you won't need to go any lower than you are to cover the frame anyway so you should be good.

I set the cab on the frame to start planning cab and axle placements.

I'm super slow but I'm starting to lay things out. I did get tires and got them mounted up. I just have the rails sitting there roughly at ride height and the spacing is close. I need to get my cab back inside and set it up on stands over the rails to get the proper spacing and axle...

Thanks guys. I wish I could take credit for the idea but my buddy is the one that thought of that. I cleaned up my wheels and got my tires so they are at a shop for mount and balance. While that's happening, I started putting my front end together. It's looking pretty cool I think. It's...

I got the other rail kick up adjusted and tacked. I also finally bit the bullet and ordered tires. Once they are here, it will be time to mock up the axle and cab placements so that I can start sorting out where to put cross members.

Man, it's been awhile again! I finally started working on the 36 frame again. Hopefully I will get my momentum back and start getting stuff done again! I'm getting the rear kick up adjusted first. I'm setting the rear section parallel with the center section of the frame. I have one side...

I have been working on a new tach for my Willys for awhile now. I forgot to take pics of the rebuild unfortunately. It's a vintage Sun tach. I pulled the original 3500 rpm guts out and replaced them with modern electronics. The main drive board is actually in a separate pod that I will mount...

We got a bit of spring snow last night so the snow bike had to come out :D

Thanks guys! Smallfoot, the track is off of a tracked snowblower. I was going to use the whole track assembly from one side but the wheels in it don't have any bearings in them so I decided to put bearings on the axles. I bought the cheapest mounted bearings I could come up with and, of...

So I've been off the forum for awhile since my 36 Ford project has been stalled waiting for better weather and a friend to help get my frame sorted out. Since I couldn't work on that, I needed a project. Here are a couple of things I built this winter. First, I built myself a drift trike...

86 rivets and a bit of cutting on the center of the K member and the frame is apart and ready to go on the jig. Now I just hope that my buddy with the jig can fit me in his busy schedule before too long.

Can't wait to see where this goes! The angled chop should look killer. [cl[P In your photochop, it looks to me like you are planning to stretch the doors, and behind the doors but I don't see a stretch in the cowl. I'm I seeing that right? Are you channeling it as well? Based on driving...

I made some progress on the frame last night. It's a 47 frame. Anyway, the front and rear crossmembers are off as well as the rear brace. The k-member is next. There are lots of rivets to take out which is a major PIA!!!

Man, I've been gone awhile and come back to see that fine work! Nice Job[cl Looks fantastic!

I finally picked up a 9 inch for the 36. I got the brackets cut off and wire brushed the housing. One of the brake drums was totally frozen on. I tried all the tricks that I could come up with to get it off and finally had to cut the sucker. All seems good now that that drum is off at...

Actually those Cadi/AC Heavy Duty air cleaners came with a flat back like that. That pic makes it look like there is also a dent in it but it isn't, that's just a spot of bright sunlight. That air cleaner top is super straight and nice, it just has a lot of patina.

I finally got a good set of the valve covers that I wanted. They are vintage Cal Custom covers. I also picked up a vintage Malory duel points distributor with a mechanical tach drive for it. There's a chance that I might have to get an offset base for my air cleaner for clearance over the...