Funky Push Car

I wanted to make a push cart for my son in time for Christmas.

My inspiration for the design was the Ariel Atom.

*Please note that this is not a step by step 'show how' but If you have any questions, Please message me.

I used mild steel tubing 12mm and 16mm diameter, the curves were made in a pipe roller.

You can see in the second image that the steering tube is held in place by a pin on the inside of the pipe.

The seat is a regular baby car chair which I stripped down and also removed the polystyrene support.

The reason was my son is 7 now and couldn't fit in the seat with all the padding but without it meant it could get wet and I wouldn't have to worry about wet and mouldy "upholstry"

It was going to be a three wheeler because I thought it might look better, but after putting it together saw it actually looked too long and was difficult to push without kicking the wheel. I'll change that later.

In this photo you can see I've added the steering mechanism

I went for a black and orange colour scheme , Its just automotive paint on the orange but the frame is powdercoated .

The nose cone is made from mild steel sheet which I cut from paper templates. I then just drilled and pop riveted it to the chassis.

the decals I used plain black vinyl and freehand cut anything that came into my mind at the time , the car locked like it had a snakes head sooo.....

I finished the project with about 1 day to spare, I was planning to add lights and a siren but decided to rather keep the peace with the neighbors.

In the first of the three photo's you can see the third wheel but in the the other you can see I changed it.