Author Topic: Jensen's Hot Rod Pedal Car - Finished !!! (Read 3551 times)

Roadkill · « **Reply #50 on:** June 01, 2012, 08:39:27 pm »

Quoting: FUBAR

I may still have some of those, and a charger and some mountings for them in my old (and very dead RC car), they're old but should be fine, i'll check with my mum & see if they've been thrown away, if they haven't they're yours for free

Much appreciated. A pack will certainly be easier to fix long-term . . . .

Good news, though . . . I tested the two remaining Duracells in a torch earlier and they didn't even light the bulb !
That made me think that they were definitely specific-use batteries.
So I threw them away.

Brought some new Duracell "Ultras" at CostCo earlier . . . . .

Ta-Dah ! - It's like Fooking daylight !!!

VERY happy with that.

Just got to fit the battery box somewhere (not a clue atm) and solder in the last couple of wires . . . couple of finishing-off jobs after that and she's done . . . . I have a final, simple, finishing touch to add that I hope works as I plan.

Oh, and here's the second battery that exploded . . . It's not a good pic but you can make out that the (-) end has been blown almost entirely away from the casing . . . . And that's how I found it.

Roadkill · « **Reply #51 on:** June 03, 2012, 05:13:53 pm »

Have (so far) spent about 4 hours building a floor pan and bulkhead to keep Jensen out of the moving parts until he's big enough . . . . Amazing what you can find in a well stocked rollcab.

Also fitted the horn and mounted the battery box and fitted a battery retaining strap . . . . Just got two solder joints to make and insulate and then the wiring is done . . . . In fact . . It's finished.

Nearly.

There's a couple of little bits I still want to do . . . one depends on the postman and the other on whether there's a pinstriper at Billing next weekend . . .

Pics to follow.

Roadkill · « **Reply #52 on:** June 07, 2012, 10:07:22 am »

Total cost so far = £129.21 . . . it's nearly finished.

Should be done by the end of the weekend.

FUBAR · « **Reply #53 on:** June 13, 2012, 11:53:39 am »

Did you manage to get any pinstriping done last weekend m8?

Big Mouse · « **Reply #54 on:** June 13, 2012, 01:26:15 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

Total cost so far = £129.21

I know you wouldn't, but one has to wonder what that would now achieve on rodsnsods or even fleabay

Roadkill · « **Reply #55 on:** June 13, 2012, 06:06:35 pm »

Quoting: FUBAR

Did you manage to get any pinstriping done last weekend m8?

I didn't, no - there didn't appear to be a 'striper there . . . although I was told that there would be.

Quoting: Big Mouse

I know you wouldn't, but one has to wonder what that would now achieve on rodsnsods or even fleabay

I know what you mean . . . same which the table I made . . . If I had more time I'd build one or two and take a chance . . . no time as yet, though.

Roadkill · « **Reply #56 on:** June 20, 2012, 09:56:11 am »

I got this finished at the weekend*

I'll get some pics up . . . . . . . .

*Except the pinstriping - which I'm hoping to have done at the next Hot Rod show . . . .

Roadkill · « **Reply #57 on:** June 24, 2012, 09:48:42 pm »

Now finished (will get it pin striped one day . . )

Incursus · « **Reply #58 on:** June 25, 2012, 08:17:15 am »

Awesome

Nice touch with the Jensen logo's

Jo · « **Reply #59 on:** June 25, 2012, 09:30:28 am »