An Art Deco golf cart

[rockable]

Looking great, Kerry! It's come a long way since Redneck Roundup!

[bodyman224]

Awesome .are you in fl now?

[Kerry Pinkerton]

Originally Posted by bodyman224

Awesome .are you in fl now?

No. Not yet.

[MSTSFab]

Great work Kerry! Thanks for sharing.

Could you give a rough estimate of time involved to this point? Buck, paper patterns, rough shape, weld, final finishing? As a newbie it’s easy to get sucked into the immediacy of internet progress pictures and forget how much is actually involved.

Thanks! I always enjoy watching and learning and the general attitude of kindness and imparting knowledge on here.

[Kerry Pinkerton]

I probably have 40 hours in the nose metal. 3 months in the whole project. The engine swap, coming up with a reversing driveline, wiring, and all the fabrication that entailed was a lot more than I expected.

And then there was all the Oh oh, what if I did aluminum diamond plate floor and then....and then.

I'm almost finished and will be posting the final photos this week.

[metal manny]

What a novel idea Kerry and looking fab too! Will be a real talking piece. Just hope your golf is up to scratch as you will be noticed...

[MSTSFab]

Originally Posted by Kerry Pinkerton

I probably have 40 hours in the nose metal. 3 months in the whole project. The engine swap, coming up with a reversing driveline, wiring, and all the fabrication that entailed was a lot more than I expected.

And then there was all the Oh oh, what if I did aluminum diamond plate floor and then....and then.

I'm almost finished and will be posting the final photos this week.

Thanks Kerry!

[Kerry Pinkerton]

About finished. One of the world's worst paint jobs. Certainly the worst I've ever done. Hopefully I can clean it up when it cures a bit. This is hardened enamel from Tractor Supply...International red. I've used this paint before and was pleased. This time not so much.











I had a couple sheets of 1"8" aluminum diamond plate. Lord knows how much that costs today. Anyway, I used a bit more than a sheet.

[DarkLightning]

Hah! That thing is cute! If you painted it with lacquer, making the finish like you want would be a walk in the park. I've heard about tractor paint, but I'm a diehard single-stage lacquer guy.

[Kerry Pinkerton]

Time marches on. The cart was a lot of fun last winter in Florida and got a ton of thumbs up and comments.

This year, I want to do an aluminum rear and top to match the front. I found some much larger tires which required me to make a 4" lift kit for the chassis and do some modifications to the front wheel openings for clearance. The Tractor Supply paint never hardened so it had to go. It literally peeled off the primer.

I have no plan. NONE. The chassis demands some stuff but I am just going with what happens. Kind of art deco to match the front. Not a normal approach but it's a golf cart, not my roadster.

This is what I have to have, a seating area and a flat area in front of the seats. Also, I want the seat area to be on hinges so I can get to the mechanicals without removing the body.



This is some of the rough in for the new tires.



The behind your calf area is just some flat aluminum with some break work.





The sides will also be flat up to the rear fender. They will connect to the knee area with socket headed cap screws, 1/4-20 using Nutserts and stainless fasteners.



Above the rear fender they will curve around.



Finally some shaping. A little Eckold work to curve the back of the sides. Tried to keep symmetry in play. With no buck, that's non trivial.



Behind the seats is a small flat panel that will be a part of the decklid and tie things together.



Did some thin metal straps to get a concept in my head. Humm, this looks familiar. Oh crap, the old decklid that was on my roadster. Where is it?



Sometimes its good to be lucky. Perfect!



More to come. Waiting on paint to dry...literally so it's a good time to post.