Motorising kids pedal car?

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ridingpistonbroke

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I have a HS 49 cc kit sitting around and I'm probably not going to put it in a bike.I also used to mess with Radio control cars and reckon getting a pedal
car/kart and putting the 49cc motor on it with radio control wound be awesome.Ive had a look on the net and cant find anything similar,so I'm guessing no-ones done it yet.

The motor should make a little car fly,and freak out on lookers at such a large rc with a throaty note giving it zing up the street.If anyone has seen something similar or wants to comment go ahead.The project will be a way off as I'm pretty much broke and wont do it until i can get an old pedal car for next to nothing.

should be fun :)

This is the sort of kart thing i'm looking at,it would be the easiest as its already chain drive,wouldn't look as cool as one with a car body though.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Kids-ped...Toys_Hobbies_Ride_On_Toys&hash=item2ec7658f44

These ones (below) are super cool but hardly and of them are chain drive,and they cost bucks.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MERCEDES...bies_Vintage_Antique_Toys&hash=item1c315180e5


Interesting thought anyway.

Just weld on an engine mount,connect up a chain,fit a couple of servos and your away.
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2door

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Funny you should ask.
I was at a hobby shop just a couple of days ago and they had what they called a 1/4 scale R/C car. It was big enough for a small child to ride but it wasn't designed for riders. It was over 3 foot long, close to 2 foot wide and the body was styled after a European road racing machine. It used a big, very big, 4 stroke model airplane engine, centrifugal clutch and they said it would do over 30mph. I didn't even ask the price but I offered to race it with one of my bikes. :)
I can see no reason why your idea wouldn't work. If you do it, please keep us informed. Might start a whole new trend. Giant scale R/C car racing.

Tom
 

msrfan

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I've built several scale model cars for my grandkids and always thought it would be cool if they could just hang on while I control the vehicle. Made the mistake of mentioning it to my wife and she threatened me. I guess it would go faster without a rider but would be more fun scaring the kids.
 

MEASURE TWICE

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Msrfan, I suspect that idea of yours might be safer than what my dad used to do with the car and sleds when the city streets had snow covering. Get a tow rope and if things get crazy just jump off? That is what the fail safe was.

MT
 

ridingpistonbroke

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Nice link maniac,some of them look a bit out there.

i,ve seen some cool 1/4 scale cars but the prices on some of them things
is a joke.I'm hoping to make this thing for under $100 out of junk,just for
a bit of fun.hopefully i can source a cheap pedal car or find one somewhere.
i'll make a build thread on here if i do.watch this space....
 

WightBoy

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Those gravity racer cars, using hand truck based frames, caught my interest a while back. Alas, I live in Houston so the mountains are over 400 miles away. I have been tempted to motorize one of those German chain drive kettcars.
http://www.google.com/search?q=kett...com%2Fvb%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D11847;800;534
If you go with a kettcar, I tink the kettquad would be a good frame to work with. https://www.google.com/search?q=mot...38,d.aWc&fp=af16fa0078da41a1&biw=1536&bih=742