Hi
Finally knocked the body and seat off the mobility scooter and stuck a UJ and strg wheel on it for my daughter to drive.
Its nowhere near a finished product, hence the cable ties, sticky tape, bits of copper pipe and over long bolts. My dad says he'll make a jeep body for it, but my 21 month old daughter loves driving it as it is. She went for a 45 minute cruise the other night...
It quite good as its possible to set the max speed, and she can vary the speed within that. She's not quite grasped the concept of needing to avoid everything, but she is getting there!
One for the little'un
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One for the little'un
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Fantastic!
Now that looks like a true BVS machine! Of course she doesn't want a fancy body on it! I hope it's got miss matched instrumentation with bits of paper with ballpoint recalibrated dials too. Even better if they are different coloured inks
Is she a fully paid up member and did she vote for the AGM?
Now that looks like a true BVS machine! Of course she doesn't want a fancy body on it! I hope it's got miss matched instrumentation with bits of paper with ballpoint recalibrated dials too. Even better if they are different coloured inks
Is she a fully paid up member and did she vote for the AGM?
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Hi Guys
So....a year and a half later I have sort of finished the conversion of this little mobility scooter. Originally it was going to be a Jeep or something similar, but my imagination and childhood dream got in the way and a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang replica rolled out of the garage this morning.
Still needs wheels painting red, wings to be sewn (the type that make it fly), carpet for the floor, a wooden steering wheel, rear lights - and the light wires tidying up behind the grille. Purposefully doesn't have an exhast pipe, cos its electric
Could do with changing the gearing as it'll do 16mph at the moment. I have a remote cut off switch, just in case.
It has got real leather interior, oak veneer boat bit on the back, the bonnet is made from real titanium (cos there was some knocking about). Radiator is made from rolled brass and the lights are analogue clocks with IKEA kitchen lights inside - the real Chitty's lights were also made from modified clocks
We've started gathering parts for the next poject, a Caterham 7, for our youngest daughter...
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So....a year and a half later I have sort of finished the conversion of this little mobility scooter. Originally it was going to be a Jeep or something similar, but my imagination and childhood dream got in the way and a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang replica rolled out of the garage this morning.
Still needs wheels painting red, wings to be sewn (the type that make it fly), carpet for the floor, a wooden steering wheel, rear lights - and the light wires tidying up behind the grille. Purposefully doesn't have an exhast pipe, cos its electric
Could do with changing the gearing as it'll do 16mph at the moment. I have a remote cut off switch, just in case.
It has got real leather interior, oak veneer boat bit on the back, the bonnet is made from real titanium (cos there was some knocking about). Radiator is made from rolled brass and the lights are analogue clocks with IKEA kitchen lights inside - the real Chitty's lights were also made from modified clocks
We've started gathering parts for the next poject, a Caterham 7, for our youngest daughter...
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Fiat Cinquecento EV
http://www.evalbum.com/1099
Little Chitty Chitty Bang Bang replica
http://www.evalbum.com/3030
EVT 4000e Electic 'Vespa'
Fiat Cinquecento EV
http://www.evalbum.com/1099
Little Chitty Chitty Bang Bang replica
http://www.evalbum.com/3030
EVT 4000e Electic 'Vespa'
Wow! That's a bit different from the mobility scooter you started with! Stunning.
I'm afraid we'll have to kick you out of the BVS though, that is far too good
I'm afraid we'll have to kick you out of the BVS though, that is far too good
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Re: One for the little'un
Thanks for the (old) comments guys...
We went to see the stage production of Chitty the other day, she loved it - and it seems the DVD is on a constant loop in our house - even my youngest is singing along now!
Few old vids off my phone:-
Link to a vid of the first test day...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YCB4VQUDbM
One when it wasn't 'quite' finished...(and my daugfhter didn't quite know how to stop!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoHv3qb0M1o
Changed the gearing today so its not as quite as quick. It was overgeared and things were getting hotter in the warm weather.
We went to see the stage production of Chitty the other day, she loved it - and it seems the DVD is on a constant loop in our house - even my youngest is singing along now!
Few old vids off my phone:-
Link to a vid of the first test day...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YCB4VQUDbM
One when it wasn't 'quite' finished...(and my daugfhter didn't quite know how to stop!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoHv3qb0M1o
Changed the gearing today so its not as quite as quick. It was overgeared and things were getting hotter in the warm weather.
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Fiat Cinquecento EV
http://www.evalbum.com/1099
Little Chitty Chitty Bang Bang replica
http://www.evalbum.com/3030
EVT 4000e Electic 'Vespa'
Fiat Cinquecento EV
http://www.evalbum.com/1099
Little Chitty Chitty Bang Bang replica
http://www.evalbum.com/3030
EVT 4000e Electic 'Vespa'
Re: One for the little'un
I still recon this is a fantastic use of a disabled buggy......best so far and as MB says far too good, wheres all the wires or things held together with sticky tape
Lovely job.
ChrisB
Lovely job.
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