Custom slammed wagon

SinisterZJ

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So it’s not a car, but it’s got wheels and it’s pretty bad ass if you ask me.

I wanted to do something special for my sons first birthday, so rather than just buying him a toy or doing something he’ll never remember, I chose to build him a custom wagon. Started as the old wagon my parents bought me when I was his age. After a couple weeks of planning, measuring, cutting, welding, cussing, throwing wrenches and tools, burning myself... you get the picture. He’s got a one off wagon he can roll around the shows with now. Pretty happy with the outcome. What do you think??

Started with this, the one I did the work on is the one on the left. Bought the new one incase I screwed it all up lol
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Started getting the body all cleaned up. Some spots could be better now that I look at it, but I’ll build version 2.0 to make up for my flaws
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Picked up paint to match the Nismo. Layered on thick with a shit ton of pearl!
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After the first mock up, I realized i need some new wheels and measured out everything I’d need for the project
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Family hardware store trip!!
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And then it was time to break out the welder and get to work. Pretty easy welds considering they were all butt and lap on flat steel.
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Best wife ever! Had to stop progress for a sandwich break lol
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After one day of planning measuring cutting and welding, we got the start of a frame.
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Day two went over great. Got the frame and all other components in paint and ready for install. By the end of the day, we were rolling!
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Got some custom graphics for it. Seemed fitting for the build.
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Needless to say, he and mommy both love it. Got some tweaking to do, but it’s 99.999% there!
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SinisterZJ

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Thanks everyone! I’ll be working on another one this winter. Told my fiancé I needed to one up myself. It’s gonna be a little more wild than just lowering a wagon. Thinking full custom suspension, steering, wheels... the works. She’s started comparing me to Tim Taylor, for those of you who remember Home Improvement...
 

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