zeitgeist57 Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Last month was my daughter's 2nd birthday. Getting gifts for loved ones is a difficult task for me, but after a little bit of thought I knew exactly what I wanted to get her: POWER WHEELS!!! Granted, I'm cheaper than anyone. I didn't have one growing up...why pay a chunk of cash for something she will probably use one year and that's it??? Armed with the Power of CR.com, I posted a "WTB" thread. Good ol' Kevin Clifford contacted me and said that he has a Barbie Jeep in storage that his daughter hasn't used in 5 years. He's not sure if it runs - will definitely need a new battery - but it's mine for the taking. WHATTA GUY! http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=533&pictureid=4217 It was dirty, the Barbie stickers all over the exterior were faded. The "Jammin' Jukebox" was gone. It was a solid Jeep, and the price was right (FREEEEEEEBIE! Zip, Zero, Nadaaaa!) http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=533&pictureid=4218 My google searching was showing the larger, 12V Power Wheels battery was going to be a pricey investment ($60+ for the battery, another $30 for the charger). However, I checked out Batteries Plus, and the location in Hilliard on Cemetary Road not only had it in stock, but the battery AND charger didn't cost me over $60 together! Gotta plug Batteries Plus...great store, great people! I'm going back for my cordless drill battery pack ($80-90 elsewhere...$35 there!!!) Disassembled... http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=533&pictureid=4219 Washed out the dead bugs, old cobwebs. WD-40'd the electric motors and connections... http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=533&pictureid=4220 Scrub a scrub... http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=533&pictureid=4221 Of course, it couldn't be STOCK...so I stripped off all the exterior stickers and prepared to paint on stars, flowers, and her name of course! I cut out a stencil for stars and flower petals from a cereal box...used white spray paint... http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=533&pictureid=4222 My mother came in with some strings of plastic flowers. I used some serious glue to add them on the off-road lights, headlights, etc... http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=533&pictureid=4223 I used auto touch-up paint for delicate pinstriping starbursts, accents, etc... http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=533&pictureid=4224 Overall I think it turned out great! I was crunched for time with her birthday coming around the corner, but if I had more time I would've painted the whole body. However, my daughter LOVES her "jeep" and everytime she sees it in the garage next to my Corvette she wants to drag it out and take it for a spin! Big thanks to Kevin Clifford for helping make my daughter a very happy little girl on her birthday! :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted June 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 I saw how you can use a SLA (Sealed Lead Acid) battery from a Rascal fattie-scooter to make it fly. Plastic tires and an open diff kill traction on asphalt, though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhett Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Tune your voltage and you'll run 9's Perfect! OP: Awesome gift, better than anything you could have bought from toys r us! Hope she loves it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchy chan Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 love it! we want to get a power wheel for our daughter, but we want something that's a little more heavy duty...awesome job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansonivan Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 If black wheels on a black car = Murdered out Then pink wheels on a pink car = Barbied out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 looks good my kids love their power wheels jeep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahnstoermer1647545488 Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 Dude.... that is hilarious, good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpfiend Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 You sir are talented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwilli1647545487 Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 excellent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyinbrian Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 Fully customized. Gotta love it. My two year old is afraid of her Barbie Jeep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 :thumbup: Cool gift Dad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 Your wife called and said to get the busted ass vette fixed or sell it Nice job man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 Clay, 40 roll? http://gallery.me.com/bbotte/100255/DSC_1735/web.jpg? She said she will give your daughter the hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted July 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 Maybe a 4mph roll... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gas Man Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Tune your voltage and you'll run 9's Can we say LS1 swap anytime soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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