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Barbie Jeep into a monster? has anyone though of this?

#1 FamilyCJ7

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Posted 30 July 2010 - 07:03 AM

I bought my daughter a Power Wheels 12V Jeep for her 4th birthday. I've head of people modding the motors and voltage to get more power out of them. I want to build a small frame with functional suspension and maybe a 55cc gas trimmer motor. How hard would it be to mount the motor? I know making it 2wd would be fairly easy but I want it 4wd. I was thinking running the engine in the back with sprocket on straight axle then running another sprocket on the rear axle that goes to the front axle with a sprocket making it 4wd? I would lift it and put a coilover type suspension under it. Has it been done? Can it be done? Anyone want to chime in?

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#2 iniviate

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Posted 30 July 2010 - 08:07 AM

how do you intend to steer that front axle?

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Posted 30 July 2010 - 09:07 AM

first yes, anything can be done. If you want it 4wd you have some work ahead of you. I recommend you find an old 4x4 atv and get the body on that. Even then you would need to find a way to govern it down a LOT for it to be close to safe for her.

If not then I recommend these parts:
50CC atv motor
d-30 front axle, shortened up a lot
d-35 rear axle shortened up the same.
5/8 rod ends
car shocks with the little helper coils on them

you'll more then likely have to use the atv tranny and some how build a t-case to drive the axles.

with all I have listed, I still recommend the 4x4 atv to start with.

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#4 K5sRule

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Posted 30 July 2010 - 12:18 PM

Go buy a $100 used go cart, shorten the frame down to the Jeep's length, modify all of the linkages and out an adjustable throttle stop on it.

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#5 I5colorado

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Posted 30 July 2010 - 12:52 PM

thought about the same thing but with a remote control. get a windsheild wiper motor and use it for steering. search google for "super servo" it was in popular science so it may be on the net....

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Posted 30 July 2010 - 04:30 PM

could use 1/2" drive wobles and extentions for sharts and u-joints...

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