Allie's Christmas Hot Rod Radio Flyer wagon (Finished!!))

[Hooch]

a very good friend of mine Aaron and his wife had a baby girl a few months back and Aaron is into hotrods and customs owning a 54 chevy 210 and an old Studebaker pickup so for Christmas another buddy (Trent from Iowa County Customs) and I decided to build a wagon for Allie(I'm sure more for her dad) to ride in at future car shows
starting with a tired old Radio Flyer 90 wagon

 

[Hooch]

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took off the old wagon wheels

 

[Hooch]

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tuned the rust in the bottom up with some duplicolor Rust fix and many coats of clear

 

[Hooch]

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we mocked it up to figure out our ride height with some new harbor freight wheels and tires

 

[Hooch]

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what hot rod wagon wouldnt be complete without a dropped front axle made from prewar womens bicycle handlebars

 

[Hooch]

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custom faux buggy spring made with 1 1/4 x 1/8 steel

 

[Hooch]

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oh this is going to be cool! time to weld some spring eyes on and get building the frame!

 

[Hooch]

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look how tiny it all looks compared to Trent's big hands!

 

[MplsCoaster]

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That is crazy cool!!
You guys got mad fab skills :mrgreen:
Can't wait to see it done

 

[Hooch]

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Thanks!

 

[Anonymous]

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YEOW!

WAY COOL.And its a Radio Flyer too!

Yeah keep us posted!

 

[Hooch]

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Thanks!:mrgreen:

 

[outskirtscustoms]

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Awesome, I got an old radio flyer 90 myself, same 5 point "mag" wheels as you had original on that. I'm going to paint them up like old Crager mags, put a little whitewall paint on the tires, then lower it. Another of those projects I'll get around to next year... :mrgreen:

 

[kram]

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The dropped axle and buggy spring is super cool. Great idea on using some handlebars for the axle.

 

[DesignIt]

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Awesome! Love that dropped axle and leaf spring!

 

[Anonymous]

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Hey Hooch,You gonna swap out those rim/tires for some sweet racing go-kart slicks?

 

[Hooch]

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I have never really been a fan of the go-cart wheels and tires on a wagon. I like the big n little look. I would like to find some smoother tread tires but fir now these will me fine :smile:

 

[Rat Rod]

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Looks awesome man. :wink:

 

[ChrisMac]

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Can't wait to see the rest.

 

[sensor]

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I have never really been a fan of the go-cart wheels and tires on a wagon. I like the big n little look. I would like to find some smoother tread tires but fir now these will me fine :smile:

wheel barrow tires have a fairly nice tread and are cheap and readily available(i think they can be had in different sizes as well to keep the big & little look)....looks great and good on you guys for doing that for them/her!