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Wehttamman asks: My dad and I once built a go-kart from chipboard, pram wheels and an engine from a lawn mower. It didn't work... so tell us about your favourite things you've made, and whether they were a triumph or complete failure.

(, Thu 11 Oct 2012, 12:00)
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I'm always making things....
I suppose the best has to be awarded to the item that received the biggest smiles upon completion. A petrol engined trike made from the front of a Ketlar pedal go-kart and the rear end of a petrol powered scooter. My 3 year old son loved that machine - it could go faster than anyone I know could run, as we found when my boy opened her up on a field and went off into the distance. If that hedge hadn't have been there, I dread to think where he would have ended up...

Another thing I am still proud of is the party house/shed that I made for a neighbour from scrap fence poles and telegraph poles. Imagine a suburban log cabin for the middle class socialite, with built in sound system, lighting and feature patio!

may as well stick a third thing in here...my kit car. I loved that car, but I was young and poor so in the end it had to go. If anybody has seen it, I want it back.

If anybody wants to see photos then ask nicely and i may post some in the replies. Up to you, really.

Aside from those things, I have made a multitude of other items....props for films (currently building a stone tomb!), things for houses (Scooby-Doo bookcase is planned for my house!) and things for cars (I once had a hot and cold drinks machine built into the dashboard of my old Ford Fiesta - there was a choice of beverages available, all at the press of a button!)
(, Tue 16 Oct 2012, 17:02, 3 replies)
Photos please!

(, Tue 16 Oct 2012, 18:26, closed)
OK! Need a day or two to get to my external HD though
...bear with me!
(, Wed 17 Oct 2012, 13:45, closed)
If you know the registration plate
of the kitcar, download DVLA from V888 and pay your money. If your excuse is good enough, they'll tell you the owners details. £2 or £5 if you previously owned the vehicle.

If they hand out details to car park owners for overstaying, im sure they'll help you!
(, Wed 17 Oct 2012, 0:15, closed)

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