Rodders Toys ....What did you build for the kid?

[timebandit]

This is a trike I built when my oldest son was 3 years.
My youngest uses it now . They both have birthday soon ( 6 and 10 years), so I need some inspiration for something new.
So,show some toys you have made.
http://home.c2i.net/torjesen/trike2.jpg

[Stone]

Thats a nice trike.I don't have any kids now but when I do I hope I can make them something cool.

[Rocket88]

My bro, pops and I built this for my son when he was 3.

http://photo.starblvd.net/~rocket88/2-3-1.jpg

Frenched antenna, and cut down 49 Chev tail lights.

http://photo.starblvd.net/~rocket88/2-3-2.jpg

It's even got tuck and roll upholstery, the upholstery guy said it was like sewing frickin Barbie clothes.

http://photo.starblvd.net/~rocket88/2-2-4.jpg

[Smokin Joe]

I don't think that flatty is going to fit that trike, but it's a hell of an idea... Just needs more work! Maybe try a V8-60 http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[C9]

Classy trike.
The 36 roadsters pretty darned neat as well.
I see an exhaust pipe sticking out, does it have an engine?
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Here's an all teak babycar I made for most of the kids in the family - mine and brothers - when they were little.
This one a bit of a sport coupe, others were a Donald Duck looking sedan, six wheel locomotive and six wheel flatbed truck.
All with stainless axles, washers and acorn nuts.
Finish was a grade of gunstock oil hand rubbed.

[C9]

Here's a couple of billet aluminum tops I made for my girls when they got a little older.
The shafts are 1/8" drill rod.

Spin em on a hard surface like glass and they'll spin forever.

The thingy in the back was an engineering exercise in close tolerance fit.
Tolerances were so tight that you couldn't hardly get the lid off.
I took a few thousandths off and now, if you hold it by the lid it takes several seconds for the bottom to slide off.
Air has to leak in to let things start moving.

I made em other stuff as well, the most interesting one being a sidecar bicycle.
It was interesting to ride and tough for me to handle, but the kids didn't have a problem with it.
I was too ingrained with the turn right to go left bit and found myself running the sidecar bike off the cement walk pretty often.

[timebandit]

Some cool stuff you have made there. That 36 look killer.
Must have been lots of work on that one. Here is the first motorized vehicle I made for the boys.
http://home.c2i.net/torjesen/minibike.jpg

[smittyshotrods]

Built this for my son about five years ago.

[MarkX]

Tyler(Flt-Blk) Got this for his nephew for christmas and brought it by the shop laid out the flames and i sprayed it the we hauled it to the Outcasts party at BigRics and heres Bass stripe'n it

[29EHV8]

Heres my boy Blaze in his stroller I built him.Its all steal,metal finished then painted by my buddy Ron.I built the axles outa 1"tubing then had it chromed,hairpins are 1/4"rod.I think theres bout 60-70 hours in it.Hes won a few carshows with it.He won "best of show"with it once,pissed off all the trophy hunting goldchainers!LOL.I gotta built another one soon,cuz were having a baby in May........Shinyhttp://photo.starblvd.net/~29EHV8/6-3-2.jpg

[29EHV8]

heres the diff........Shiny http://photo.starblvd.net/~29EHV8/6-3-4.jpg

[Zodoff]

Kool bikes timebandit!
Never got around to reply on your intro,men velkommen ombord! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Christian]

I'm building a trike for mine, with a QC (made outta electromotor ends) and chrome wheelbarrow wheels, never got to finish it as we moved and I don't have a workshop now, and those gerbils grow so fast that if I want it to get used I either need to get crankin on the trike or on the missus : )


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[Paul2748]

Does this count - actually we both did it

[Rocky]

I bought this at the local swap meet for my inner child....