CHILDHOOD DOWN-HILL RACER

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CHILDHOOD DOWN-HILL RACERSOMETHING MY DAD AND I BUILT WHEN I WAS LITTLE IN THE 70'S FOR ME TO RIDE AROUND THE YARD. FOOT/GRAVITY POWERED - HAD A HUGE HILL IN THE FRONT YARD THAT I WORE DOWN A PATH WITH THIS THING. NO HELMET, NO PADS, NO BRAKES. LOT OF BUMPS, SCAPES AND BRUISES BUT ALSO A LOT OF FUN.THIS WAS DONE FROM 40+ YEAR OLD MEMORIES SO IT'S NOT EXACT BUT PRETTY CLOSE AS I REMEMBER IT.CONSTRUCTION:-Ø 1.00 BLACK PIPE-SCRAP METAL PIECES-STEERING WHEEL FROM AN OLD PICK-UP-SEAT FROM AN OLD TRACTOR-FRONT WHEEL FROM A BROKEN WHEEL BARROW-REAR WHEELS FROM AN OLD 60'S BOLENS LAWN MOWER-ALUMINUM "T-FRAME" NOT A CLUE...THANKS TO GRABCAD MEMBER BrianM FOR THE INSPIRATION FROM HIS MODEL "COASTER" BrianM CHECK IT OUT.