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Jeep Wanabe
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 8:24 pm
by DanB
Have to Thank Jeff Fitch for his post on Facebook of a Jeep Kart body in Bloomington Cragslist
I can't let something like that not be used
found a Go Kart outside St Louis, had to cut down the wheelbase 3 inches to match the body
took pic's of Jeep decal and grill, had print shop print new decals
added supports and a roll bar
headlights are in the works
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Re: Jeep Wanabe
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2017 8:29 pm
by TSEJEEPERS
Very cool!
Re: Jeep Wanabe
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2017 2:45 pm
by Jon Martin
I tried to click "like". Darn you Facebook for making online life too easy!
Re: Jeep Wanabe
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 3:56 pm
by wdln
Nice work Dan!!
Re: Jeep Wanabe
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 7:22 pm
by wdln
Some lighting ideas for you... the headlights I used on Thomas’ Power Wheels Jeep were these crazy-bright 3” 1-watters. The description says work light but they definitely have a focused beam like a headlight.
https://www.ebay.com/i/332094973028
I had to get creative with the mounts so the lights would be flush with the grille. The lights cannot be disassembled.
For brake lights I used 2” rounds... the grommets made them easy to install with no hardware.
https://www.ebay.com/i/361180217825
The turn signals and side markers were these... again with grommets for easy surface-mount installation:
https://www.ebay.com/i/361984822310
The size on all these looks about right. The go-cart looks a bit larger but these would be close, size-wise.
Re: Jeep Wanabe
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 6:33 pm
by LarryWilson
Looks great! Now we need video of you driving it.
Re: Jeep Wanabe
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 8:05 am
by DanB
Video on Bets FB page
Re: Jeep Wanabe
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 5:44 pm
by DanB
Headlights on
These are Parking lights from CJ5-7
perfect size
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Re: Jeep Wanabe
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 5:45 pm
by DanB
Do not light up
maybe someday