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05-11-2011, 11:50 AM
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|  Harley's Doodlebug - The Redneck Millionarie   ). They were just a regular truck with the body taken off and some sort of bed built on to it.Doodlebug is the colloquial name for a home-made tractor made in the United States during World War II when production tractors were in short supply. The Doodlebug of the 1940s was usually based on a 1920s or 1930s era Ford automobile which was then modified either by the complete removal or alteration of some of the vehicle body. Wikipedia I don't have a picture of the one I was most familiar with as a kid but it was based off a 60-70's truck. It didn't have anything covering the motor, had a wood bench seat and a wood flatbed. Here are some random examples from Google:    Last edited by Harley; 05-11-2011 at 11:54 AM. |
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05-11-2011, 11:53 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cowtown, USA
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05-11-2011, 12:05 PM
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05-11-2011, 12:08 PM
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Started with your standard issue Honcho kit.  Assembled it the disassembled it shorty after. Then I stripped all the paint off the frame so the rusting process would begin.  After that I started messing around with some cardboard to start figuring out what I wanted. I cut up a CF100 body but will likely use the Axial Rat Rod body.  |
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05-11-2011, 12:11 PM
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Now that I had my idea I called Jerry at the DMG and told him I was coming over! So I showed up last night and we started bending some rod.    |
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05-11-2011, 12:12 PM
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05-11-2011, 12:14 PM
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Good job wearing proper safety equipment when using the tig |
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05-11-2011, 12:17 PM
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wow pictures before page 8 ???? is that a first? jk, it looks promising. keep it up
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05-11-2011, 12:17 PM
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The rear hoop tacked together.  Slider/floorboards done.   |
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05-11-2011, 12:18 PM
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05-11-2011, 12:18 PM
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05-11-2011, 12:22 PM
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I didn't want the shocks above the bed so I made an SUPER simple inboard mount. Then just slid the cross member to where I wanted it and redrilled the frame rails.  After that was sorted we started mocking up the bed area.    |
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05-11-2011, 12:23 PM
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05-11-2011, 12:28 PM
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05-11-2011, 12:35 PM
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05-11-2011, 12:43 PM
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im not sure which i like more, the title or the build. welding must go really fast with your 3 hands |
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05-11-2011, 12:49 PM
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Finished up the bed.  Put the cardboard back in to visualize the wood bench seat and flatbed area.  A 5250 3s pack will sit just behind the roll bar. It will be covered by a utility box.  Last edited by Harley; 10-14-2012 at 08:23 PM. |
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05-11-2011, 12:49 PM
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As she sits now. Last edited by Harley; 10-14-2012 at 08:23 PM. |
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05-11-2011, 12:54 PM
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