Right Shoulder

Finished right side shoulder and tire mount bracket.  Cut and screwed together 2nd shoulder tire.  Wanted to paint more parts but the rainy weather didn't permit it. 

 

 

Shoulder

   Today I worked on the left shoulder again.  The plan was to create a plastic shoulder housing that goes on over the tire mount bolt.   

Bent a new tire bolt bracket from a 4 inch L-bracket, new workbench vice came in handy.

Started a cardboard template for actual shoulder housing. 

 Cut out bottom corners of a white plastic bin for material, and riveted them together.  The exposed rivets turned out looking cool.

 

Worked great, now to make the right side shoulder and other tire.  At least I won't have to paint the shoulders because white was the intended color.

Workshop

  Here are a few photo's of my workshop in the basement.  Just mounted a vice on corner workbench, not as good as the one I had in SD but it will do just fine.  This used to be Jim's old workshop until we built the new garage with side wood-shop for all his awesome projects.

 

Foot Base

   Started on the base for feet.  Took the seats from original PW car and cut in half.  Then noticed an interesting concept with the back rest flipped over, could pass for a foot.  Processed a few ideas in my head and came up with idea for using both parts of each seat as Foot bases.  Going to use some rubber mat material for sole, great for traction, and maybe add some blocks to gain 6 to 8 inches in overall height.

Thinner Shoulder Tire

   Modified the tire that mounts onto shoulder, cut out 2 inches of center tread to make it thinner.  Here is a before and after photo with shoulder tire mounted.  Also worked on doors some.  Hopefully I can finish doors enough to primer and start the two-tone black and white coats.  Will order decals for doors with next paycheck.

Primer parts

Primer a few parts.  Started on shoulder and assembled together hood pins.  

Using elbow pads for shoulder tire mounts.  Made a bracket from 90 degree L bracket and bolted it to elbow pads. Measured and strapped with rivets to backpack harness.

Might have to cut wheel down to a thinner size, too much mass.  Weight not an issue, the wheels are hollow, just too bulky.  The inside of blue tape marks is how much I will trim off.