Random slightly cool stuff you built but not worth its own thread, thread

[Kimjon]

Just now, tortron said:

does it have a big cam in it?

Hahaha...I'm not even sure if the cam opens the valves half the time. It's such a rattly pile of shit. But does skids on the lawn, so it's a keeper.

[KP_wag]

12 hours ago, Kimjon said:

Hahaha...I'm not even sure if the cam opens the valves half the time. It's such a rattly pile of shit. But does skids on the lawn, so it's a keeper.

Probably putting out a few more ponies than this lockdown-spec number I knocked together in a couple of hrs on Saturday. Sadly I couldn't find any donor bikes/carts/barrows for wheels so half of the time was jigsawing the epic 7-ply wagon wheels (with stainless tube-bushed, coach screw axles)...

Goes hard for what it is

 

[Kimjon]

4 hours ago, KP_wag said:

Probably putting out a few more ponies than this lockdown-spec number I knocked together in a couple of hrs on Saturday. Sadly I couldn't find any donor bikes/carts/barrows for wheels so half of the time was jigsawing the epic 7-ply wagon wheels (with stainless tube-bushed, coach screw axles)...

Goes hard for what it is

 

That's all that is good! Perfectly made and will provide hours of entertainment.

[Kimjon]

DIY air box, so CV carburetor can run in a slight vacuum. 

Yes, yes that is a fuel tank off a kids pocket bike...but fuck, what a difference it makes!

I'm being a pussy, as I'm starting to totally destroy my lawn. It's a lot bumpier than it looks, gets pretty sketchy in a few places, so not wanting to add to the health service burden, I'm taking it easy to remain unharmed.

[Yowzer]

Explain this airbox wizardry plz

So jealous of paddock and gokarts..

[tortron]

CV carbs like to suck still air

[KP_wag]

2 hours ago, Kimjon said:

DIY air box, so CV carburetor can run in a slight vacuum. 

Yes, yes that is a fuel tank off a kids pocket bike...but fuck, what a difference it makes!

I'm being a pussy, as I'm starting to totally destroy my lawn. It's a lot bumpier than it looks, gets pretty sketchy in a few places, so not wanting to add to the health service burden, I'm taking it easy to remain unharmed.

That's so choice, is that a flying fox I also spy there?

 

[KP_wag]

2 hours ago, Kimjon said:

That's all that is good! Perfectly made and will provide hours of entertainment.

The funny thing is I was really grumpy when I made this as the perfectionist in me wanted to do a good job, but the reality is the kids couldn't give a shit and have been playing with it way more than full effort stuff I've made

[Kimjon]

Just now, KP_wag said:

That's so choice, is that a flying fox I also spy there?

 

Yip. My kids only use it when other kids are here. Otherwise it's hard to pry them away from Tik Tok...

[Kimjon]

2 hours ago, Yowzer said:

Explain this airbox wizardry plz

So jealous of paddock and gokarts..

Yip, they like to suck still air. There's a lot of science that I have no idea about - but basically if you have a smaller intake hole in the air box than the carburetor has it creates a flux capacitor effect where the pixies get high and it enables time travel?

*actual results may differ*

[hampie]

@Guypie has been building pallet furniture to make being in Africa more comfortable while we're stuck here.

I made the squabs on the arm chairs by cutting a mattress and sewing the edges. 

The windbreak fence was us too to give a bit of privacy as the locals love to gawk and shout out to the white people which isn't bad but gets annoying after a while. The 2.4m poles cost us roughly $2.30 each

 

[Lord Gruntfuttock]

22 hours ago, KP_wag said:

Probably putting out a few more ponies than this lockdown-spec number I knocked together in a couple of hrs on Saturday. Sadly I couldn't find any donor bikes/carts/barrows for wheels so half of the time was jigsawing the epic 7-ply wagon wheels (with stainless tube-bushed, coach screw axles)...

Goes hard for what it is

 

Think this is the most Old School thing I've ever seen on here. 1900's spec billy cart... 

[felixx]

Found this thing on the side of the road. 

Took it home,  filled the flagons inside it with kero.. no go.

 

Blew all the jelly out of the fuel lines

Garage heater.. it needs painting though

[felixx]

Thinking I will rattle can it a similar beige.  Burgundy or british racing green pin stripes??

[Valiant]

Just now, felixx said:

Found this thing on the side of the road. 

Took it home,  filled the flagons inside it with kero.. no go.

 

Blew all the jelly out of the fuel lines

Garage heater.. it needs painting though

So good for heating knives, ah, so I'm told.

[rumrum]

made a shield mount for my goat horns, goes good for what it is

[yetchh]

2 hours ago, felixx said:

Found this thing on the side of the road. 

Took it home,  filled the flagons inside it with kero.. no go.

 

Blew all the jelly out of the fuel lines

Garage heater.. it needs painting though

 

Fuck, that just have me full flashbacks of my nana's house when I was 6ish, thing used to billow clouds of unburnt kero when it ran out of gas.. Looked exactly like that. 

 

[Kimjon]

Just now, rumrum said:

made a shield mount for my goat horns, goes good for what it is

Yeeeeeehahhhhh!!!!

[KP_wag]

Just now, rumrum said:

made a shield mount for my goat horns, goes good for what it is

Is this also screwed to the hood of the zuki?

EDIT damn kimjon il beat me to it

[rumrum]

yeah man new papakura hood ornament, all the cool kids are doing it!