60's Springfeild Mini Speed Tractor

Looks good red, I don't think you'll have any problems.

Update time. Mocked this up so i can get a feel for spacing and what else i need. i think im going to get a smaller gas tank.





cramming all the junk.


More clear picture of sprocket. Gunna make a good chain guard...


#nofenderswag


Now onto the hood (yesterday and todays project) Looked a little to "wheelhorse" like i just slapped a hood on it, looks kinda tacky concerting it ISNT a wheelhorse. So i modded the grill after a idea of some hot rods popped in my head. Creepycrawler, close your eyes.




Cutting carefully....



Weldy weldy, tacky tacky!


Majority of it done


Filed down every single weld to make it perfect!


Headlight and decorative piece removed, paint stripped and primed white to prevent rusting.

DAYYYYYYUMMMMM!!! thts saucy

I thought about something like that for my battle wagon but I didn't have any rod so I forgot about it lol

Thanks! Just waiting on parts at this point.

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

Thanks! Just waiting on parts at this point.

i know that feeling man

Best custom grille. ever.

Thanks guys, should have some serious progress this week.

Blurg. Well got a few things done but still waiting for one part so i can start on major progress.

Plug welded the 3 lug holes from the original rim and primed it.


New front tires and tubes came, $45 later.


Opened the 700 to make sure nothing was wrong. It looks almost brand new. Shift keys bearly have a dent in them


Reverse chain was very sloppy. Removing it anyways.

Nice!

And I just love this picture!
https://i.servimg.com/u/f56/18/18/82/33/10153210.jpg

And can you share where you got your Rear and front tires?

how did you get the bends in your grille? that came out really good. i wanna hear that V-twin scream

willis923 wrote:

how did you get the bends in your grille? that came out really good. i wanna hear that V-twin scream

It's 1/4" rod, so just put the end in a vice and bend it be hand or adjustable pipe pliers (the ones with blue grips usually) seemed to work the best. If it had to much bend, then lay the arch on the vice and tap it with a hammer. Takes usually 2-3 times to get the angle and length right on the ends of the arch.

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

willis923 wrote:

how did you get the bends in your grille? that came out really good. i wanna hear that V-twin scream

It's 1/4" rod, so just put the end in a vice and bend it be hand or adjustable pipe pliers (the ones with blue grips usually) seemed to work the best. If it had to much bend, then lay the arch on the vice and tap it with a hammer. Takes usually 2-3 times to get the angle and length right on the ends of the arch.

And to think... I thought you maybe used a jig or fixture, or bent the rod around a section of pipe or something... LOL

Thunderdivine wrote:

Nice!

And I just love this picture!
https://i.servimg.com/u/f56/18/18/82/33/10153210.jpg

And can you share where you got your Rear and front tires?

http://m.ebay.com/itm/181372369037?nav=SEARCH

Rears were snapper tires from the junkyard I originally got for the offroad mtd. Their in good condition for junkyard too.

Doc Sprocket wrote:

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

willis923 wrote:

how did you get the bends in your grille? that came out really good. i wanna hear that V-twin scream

It's 1/4" rod, so just put the end in a vice and bend it be hand or adjustable pipe pliers (the ones with blue grips usually) seemed to work the best. If it had to much bend, then lay the arch on the vice and tap it with a hammer. Takes usually 2-3 times to get the angle and length right on the ends of the arch.

And to think... I thought you maybe used a jig or fixture, or bent the rod around a section of pipe or something... LOL

Nope, bend, check, bend, check, grind, tap, weld. Some pieces were longer or shorter order than that.

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

Thunderdivine wrote:

Nice!

And I just love this picture!
https://i.servimg.com/u/f56/18/18/82/33/10153210.jpg

And can you share where you got your Rear and front tires?

http://m.ebay.com/itm/181372369037?nav=SEARCH

Rears were snapper tires from the junkyard I originally got for the offroad mtd. Their in good condition for junkyard too.

Thanks, and
Woho

Ebay wrote:

Ships to:
Worldwide

What size are the rears?   

Thunderdivine wrote:

What size are the rears?   

I dont remember, ill check later.

Anyways i got some parts, tires mounted too.

4 of these 14mm heims, my spindles are metric.


Tires and tubes mounted on blacked rims. And dog.


Rims are .5" inches wider then tires, but worked out just fine.

14mm Heim's!!! You gonna jump it? lol, that's beefy!

Thunderdivine wrote:

14mm Heim's!!! You gonna jump it? lol, that's beefy!

Bahaha, it's because of my atv spindles, the hole where the ball joint went was 14mm.

.5 too wide tires.. bro that thing has more stance than a euro

Stance man. #hellaflush. #stancemakeherdance or something

Looking good so far. You don't think you'll use that gas tank? Sort of looks like a racing go kart tank between your legs like that. Grill turned out really neat. What do you think you'll do about foot pegs/whatever?

mr.modified wrote:

Looking good so far. You don't think you'll use that gas tank? Sort of looks like a racing go kart tank between your legs like that. Grill turned out really neat. What do you think you'll do about foot pegs/whatever?

Nothing to special for floor boards, but it will all be custom. Still debating tank but i think ill get a push mower tank if i find one within reason.

Anyways, tires bolted to the spindles, and i got a hole bunch of hardware for the spindles. Heres the setup


15" axle beam @ 8 degrees caster


Mounted with gussets



Mounted and welded the rear axle plates and cut out some neat gussets as well



Other side


This one was tricky to make


Rolling chassis        (three wheeler because i dont have enough nuts to mount the other one lol)


slammed


Yea, its low.


I finally bolted the engine plate i cut out forever ago to the engine and welded that to the chassis (seen left)

Started working on tranny mounts but stopped for the night

nice to finally see a rolling chassis