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- | More than likely you will need to reinforce your powerwheels car frame to support the weight of batteries, motor/motrs, and a grown adult driver. | ||
- | Lot of imaginative options are out there, but most common is to weld up a steel frame. | + | More than likely you will need to reinforce your Power Wheels car frame to support the weight of batteries, motor/motors, and a grown adult driver. Or just scrap it completely and start over. |
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+ | Lot of imaginative options are out there, but most common is to weld up a steel frame. Some people use old bed frames, some use square tube... | ||
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+ | You can build a frame, or part of it, using wood. This has its own pros and cons... | ||
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+ | Some teams have used 8020, and at least one team was investigating the use of Unistrut. | ||
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Useful conversations pilfered from Facebook posts | Useful conversations pilfered from Facebook posts | ||
- | *[[Failed Weld - possible bad weld wire (filler metal) or low amperage]] | + | * [[Failed Weld - possible bad weld wire (filler metal) or low amperage]] |