No-go-carts.
As I have detailed earlier - I grew up on a "little" farm in Zambia, Africa.
One of the benefits of growing up on a large, commercial farm was access to - wood scraps, metal/machinery scraps, welding equip. & large machinery sheds full of tools.

Of course being kids of varying ages some of our first "builds" were box-carts - you know with a seat, plank, 4 wheels and and rotating front piece with ropes for steering.
Unfortunately we were blessed with a distinct lack of hills so powered vehicular motion was soon required as we were each only so prepared to push each other around. We also discovered (somewhat painfully) that wood is a less durable build material than metal.

So we built our dream cart out of steel tubing, one of my uncles rally car bucket seats, bicycle wheels on the back and mower wheels on the front connected to another steel tube that hinged at the centre and was steered by a long loop of rope. We also bolted on an old washing machine motor (don't ask me the wattage - I was tasked with scavenging, grinding and some welding) connected to a transformer(?) & then a 12V car battery. This was used via a bike chain to drive the rear wheels using old bike cogs. Our "ignition" was provided by someone (rapidly) putting the clips on the battery and you holding on for dear fucking life.

NO BRAKES.
Other than feet.

What we discovered -
- an old car battery provides a remarkable amount of *instant* acceleration.
- using a hinged bar and rope to steer will often lead to a *little* bit of over-steer; resulting in the vehicle trying to do an instant right-angle turn (no matter how gentle you try to be) & often causing both yourself & the cart to tumble sideways. Bearing in mind that we were all different sizes so you had no guarantee of being able to place your feet on the steering piece to assist you.
- 12V batteries hurt to touch generally if you are completing a circuit.
- Tinki (who was the only female member) showed herself not only to be the the bravest of our group but also the most susceptible to broken bones.
- the best testing environment would be built of reinforced goose-down as both gravel and asphalt proved to be rather unforgiving.

It was about 4' long and quickly got unbolted, cut up and decommissioned after it's 1st few runs.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Thu 31 May 2012, 6:06, 18 replies)

That pretty damned inventive
for a bunch of kids.
( Ken Oath, Thu 31 May 2012, 7:18, closed)

There were a number of "test" builds
and some help from adults when they would give it - eldest kid was about 14 and I was 9.
"That's"
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Thu 31 May 2012, 7:22, closed)

Cheers mate.
*clink*?
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Thu 31 May 2012, 7:24, closed)

And *clink* back mate,
Nothing like deadly contraptions built by kids, in the name of fun. Good times.
( Ken Oath, Thu 31 May 2012, 10:19, closed)

*click*
I could have written pretty much the same post ;-)

Did you know that car starter motors will power an electric go-kart for about an afternoon, by which time you will have flattened all the "spare" batteries for the electric fences? After that, the bearings will start to go and it will eventually expire with some impressive sparks.
(gordonjcp, Thu 31 May 2012, 8:03, closed)

What's this got to do with your lamentable okcupid account

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 31 May 2012, 8:24, closed)

*slow clap*
You make AB & Shambo look good.
:(
Oh btw - link pls.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Thu 31 May 2012, 8:51, closed)

Oh c'mon Rory
as expert on trawling thru all of every b3tan's okcupid accounts the least you could do is give me the linky for mine - I've long since forgotten which name I put it under..
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Thu 31 May 2012, 10:08, closed)

Fucking piss-weak
I tell ya!
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Thu 31 May 2012, 10:09, closed)

Makes shit on toast
look tasty.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Thu 31 May 2012, 10:10, closed)

Yummier than the
vagina on the post-op tranny hooker that I munched on last night.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Thu 31 May 2012, 10:11, closed)

A face
like a robber's dog.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Thu 31 May 2012, 10:12, closed)

Robber's Dog! Fucking Hell, haven't heard that since school.
Now where the fuck did that come from? Classic Aussie insult; She had a head like a Robber's Dog Knob. I presume most thieves have a dog with a penis shpaed head.
( Ken Oath, Thu 31 May 2012, 10:28, closed)

Went for a walk in the fugly forest, climbed a tree, fell out
& hit every branch on the way down.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Thu 31 May 2012, 10:38, closed)

I built a car
out of Lego. Smaller, and without a motor, perhaps, but at least it had proper steering.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 31 May 2012, 8:50, closed)

Good for you!

(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Thu 31 May 2012, 8:51, closed)

I like building lego cars.
You can get an infrared remote for the robotics set brick, and make a half decent vehicle.

Mine had steering and 2 gears.
(username failed moderation, Thu 31 May 2012, 10:31, closed)

Mine was bigger.
It had shit-house steering, no brakes and your gears were operated by the soles of you feet.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Thu 31 May 2012, 11:29, closed)