rainman
Rough Rodder
Now were talking, cooler with a keg in it, beer tap for a radiator cap!!!
My kind of golf cart!
Mini T bucket from golf cart
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zzrodder
It ain't grey hair, it's chrome!
So this is what I did on the weekend........ everything is still just tacked, but it's coming together. Cowl, firewall are in place, sheeted in the seat riser and tacked in the floor. I rolled in reveal beads on the cowl sides, they'll line up with the door beads. Think I'll do the rockers next and then the doors.
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Rodder,
DUDE... that is lookin' saaaaweeeeeeeeeet!!! How did you make the lip on the back of the cab!?!?
BoB
DUDE... that is lookin' saaaaweeeeeeeeeet!!! How did you make the lip on the back of the cab!?!?
BoB
Johnson
Well-known member
Looks good man. You`re going to have to keep your keys on you when you drive that thing around. Somebody might cart-jack you 
38fordtruck
Well-known member
now thats just cool youve made some great progress in such a short amount of time
ive got idea for you how about you make another body that will bolt onto the frame? then you could change them around and really mess with people. how about a C cab?
ive got idea for you how about you make another body that will bolt onto the frame? then you could change them around and really mess with people. how about a C cab?
zzrodder
It ain't grey hair, it's chrome!
Thats done with a bead roller - after I had the panels formed and cut to shape, I rolled it in, then tacked the panels in place.
You must have been looking at the C cab build on KB ? That'd be cool for sure though it would certainly be heavier - that one sure is, he's using 14ga. or something like it. I just don't have space for more unfortunately, my garage and sheds are stuffed already!
Johnson
Well-known member
Time for a new/another garage?
Todd
He's just one of them Rusty-Chainers!
How shades of green am I? Way cool!
zzrodder
It ain't grey hair, it's chrome!
The May edition of the 'honey - do" list came out so this is all I got done today.. Borrowed an idea from Cornfield Customs to make the grill shell - drew it out on the sheet and bead rolled the outline, then I just have to cut it out and weld on the outer rim - seems easy 'enuff [
Borrowed an idea from Cornfield Customs to make the grill shell - drew it out on the sheet and bead rolled the outline, then I just have to cut it out and weld on the outer rim - seems easy 'enuff [Attachments
sgtpontiac
Older, Wiser and Still Buildin'
This thing is just way too cool.....
A fantasic cool idea to begin with and great workmanship.... love it....
A fantasic cool idea to begin with and great workmanship.... love it....
LOWANDRATY
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mini t
How do you bend your 1" square tube you made some very nice bends.
How do you bend your 1" square tube you made some very nice bends.
zzrodder
It ain't grey hair, it's chrome!
I have a tubing roller, when I bought it they couldn't get the 1" tubing dies so I just crank it through on round tube dies - it works but tends to go sideways a bit so sometimes I have to flip the tube on it's side and run it through again to correct the unwanted curves. Before I got it I was just using the hydraulic jack type bender - bend a bit, move it bend a bit etc., etc. - took forever.
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rainman
Rough Rodder
I'm sure a regular truck style bed would make more sense, but a turtle deck would sure look good on that thing!! [P Keep up the great work!!
LOWANDRATY
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Mini-T
I have looked at the rollers at HF but don't know about the quality, don't want to waste money on a bad one, IMHO the truck bed would be cool it is a golf cart after all, gotta have somewhere to put the golf bags right
I have looked at the rollers at HF but don't know about the quality, don't want to waste money on a bad one, IMHO the truck bed would be cool it is a golf cart after all, gotta have somewhere to put the golf bags right
zzrodder
It ain't grey hair, it's chrome!
I wasn't into the turtle deck so much but then I saw the T on the latest issue of Rod & Custom and it would sure be kool. But, yeah I'm going with the pickup bed for practicality.
I have looked at the rollers at HF but don't know about the quality, don't want to waste money on a bad one, IMHO the truck bed would be cool it is a golf cart after all, gotta have somewhere to put the golf bags right
Mine is a Magnum (China I guess..) and not cheap but I cant see it wearing out in my lifetime!!
I was going to start on the doors but after rolling out the front piece of the grille shell, I just had to see how it would look finished. At this point, it's just temporarily mounted as I have to figure out how the rest of the front sheet metal will mount plus the headlights.
I cheated on welding the pieces of the shell together by welding it on the backside - MIG welds are hard and tough to grind down without messing things up, plus that gives the seams a bit of a backing so I can smooth them off easier.I've got a thing for the look of the Model A shell so that's what I was going for here.
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zzrodder
It ain't grey hair, it's chrome!
Oh...DUH. Actually the upswept side parts of the 'cab' were done with the roller but it won't bend tight enough to turn the corners to meet the back piece. I made the corners from flat strips welded together to make the box section. I first tried heating with the torch to make that bend but that was a mess.
I have looked at the rollers at HF but don't know about the quality, don't want to waste money on a bad one, IMHO the truck bed would be cool it is a golf cart after all, gotta have somewhere to put the golf bags right
I've got one of the HF rollers, seems to be as good quality as any that I've seen..
Love what the golf cart is becoming..too cool
zzrodder
It ain't grey hair, it's chrome!
Got one door made, hung and latched today. Very simple construction, 1" tube frame with the skin welded to the edge, I rolled some beads in it before welding. Used these neat little SS steel hinges welded directly to the door and frame, the pins won't rust and you can lift them right off. Used a mini bear claw latch to latch it, also tacked in the rocker panel.
