MARIO KART aka- Rally Racer COMPLETE

gwinnythepooh · Post by **gwinnythepooh** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:54 pm

SO on to my second driveway racer, had so much fun doing Francesco- this one moved up in line. 8-)

So here is what I started with. A Rally Racer in pretty good condition for $25. had a broken motor lead... fairly easy fix.

Busted right off, a common problem with these because of the low vibration

Soldered new wires (ok, so really Scotty5 had to rescue me on this one and he did it) and we were good to go!

Here is how the car has sat for the last 6 months. In pieces. The actual car is in my closet. LOL

And Today they jumped in the tub! Tomorrow I'll start sanding, etc. I hope to have paint finished by this weekend!

and here's what I am shooting for!!!

aVWguy · Post by **aVWguy** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 9:41 pm

gwinny .... that parts wash pic needs a floating rubber ducky ... then it would look like the mess i make here with the help of whatever nephew is here(the neice is still too young for too much of that)
lol

[EDIT]
spotted the duck after posting

gwinnythepooh · Post by **gwinnythepooh** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 9:43 pm

Look again vw, there's 2 in there :)

aVWguy · Post by **aVWguy** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:12 am

are they quality control??? ..... safety inspectors???

gwinnythepooh · Post by **gwinnythepooh** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:19 am

Temperature Control. LOL.. They are the Hot/Cold ducks.

(really they were just for fun.)

aVWguy · Post by **aVWguy** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:29 am

lol nice
do the test pilots of your builds get to help with that step???
i have a blast with the extra hands here when they visit
SOOOOOOO looking forward to building one with my son :D

ms1120 · Post by **ms1120** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:30 am

I can see now I am shopping for cheap power wheels in the wrong state

gwinnythepooh · Post by **gwinnythepooh** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:59 pm

Today's Progress:
Everything got scrubbed. The decals are a nightmare to get off. Heat gun not helping, almost making it worse.

Got the White parts that need striped and black parts painted today and the engine chromed.

ms1120 · Post by **ms1120** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:29 pm

I found that laquer thinner and a scotch brite pad work wonders in stubborn decals. They are a must for Hummer older paper decals found on the yellow on. I have still not convinced my wife to let me use the tub or dishwasher for PW parts.

gwinnythepooh · Post by **gwinnythepooh** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:02 am

Darn. Lol I use both. Works great... Should have seen my tub after parts got out. But then again I'm the one who goes back and cleans everything with bleach.

About every other day I find slot machine parts in my dishwasher (husbands hobby) so we're even.

aVWguy · Post by **aVWguy** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 6:08 pm

this is where its nice to live in a big OLD!!! house lol .. the tub is big enough to completely submerge the magica body (upside down) and all 4 wheels

madmaxdecals · Post by **madmaxdecals** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:13 am

Can't wait to see this....love Mario Kart

gwinnythepooh · Post by **gwinnythepooh** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:17 pm

So progress being made... Got decals today. Don't even WANT to say what the guy charged me... Its was a nightmare.
I don't know what all the weird shadows and highlighting are in my pics, everything looks good and normal. LOL

I still have some touch up to do on the checkers

Again, FROG TAPE is awesome!! No bleed through and no touch up needed! And never lifts the color underneath, and I stripe less than 24 hours after original color.

landon · Post by **landon** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:25 pm

This is coming out sick, Gwinny! (And fast, I need to get motivated!) Are the checkers a decal or are you painting them on with a brush?? They look great in the picture, but I can sympathize with your perfectionist eye, lol! Definitely a great and fun idea for a build, I can't wait to see this assembled!

gwinnythepooh · Post by **gwinnythepooh** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:58 pm

Its honestly a sad story.
stupid me... I painted the whole wing white, and then frog taped criss cross. Wasn't thinking... So only every other square that was supposed to be black turned out black. Woops! So then I had to go back and hand paint all the squares... .UGH! Oh well, its turning out fine. I think it gives it a little character.

I also got wheels painted tonight but didn't take pics.

madmaxdecals · Post by **madmaxdecals** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 9:31 am

Wow....looking great!

gwinnythepooh · Post by **gwinnythepooh** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:10 pm

All Done. Record Time. I like to live on the edge.

I don't know which one I like better....

Their New Parking Spot up high.

Student07 · Post by **Student07** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:55 pm

Looks awesome, I'm jealous as well are my children!

ms1120 · Post by **ms1120** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:33 am

Very Nice!

Scotty5 · Post by **Scotty5** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:57 am

too funny about the checkers. The things that seem so logical sometimes are just not. So now everything else being pretty equal, which cart gets the best battery huh.

gwinnythepooh · Post by **gwinnythepooh** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 12:12 pm

I only have 2 batteries left. So we'll see which one performs better, lol

aVWguy · Post by **aVWguy** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 1:08 pm

next part to figure out for this build .. makeing it shoot spiked turtle shells ... :lol:
just kidding looks great
cant wait ti see the official race video

madmaxdecals · Post by **madmaxdecals** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:10 am

Very cool....

chozian · Post by **chozian** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:12 pm

Amazing job! Very nice! My son would love this.

Whitepup · Post by **Whitepup** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:30 pm

OMG, that is freaking awesome Gwinn...

gwinnythepooh · Post by **gwinnythepooh** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:32 pm

Thanks Guys! I love these 2 cars! I can't wait to race. I'm gonna have to drive one because my son can't consistently reach the pedals! I think we'll be safe on Wed-Thurs!

aVWguy · Post by **aVWguy** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:34 pm

i loook forword to a video of that lol

madmaxdecals · Post by **madmaxdecals** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:36 pm

I will watch the video as long as you wear a Mario Costume and yell Wahoooo!!!

ms1120 · Post by **ms1120** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:38 pm

madmaxdecals wrote:I will watch the video as long as you wear a Mario Costume and yell Wahoooo!!!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

gwinnythepooh · Post by **gwinnythepooh** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:00 pm

There will be no costume and no wahoo....LOL....

aVWguy · Post by **aVWguy** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:01 pm

not even the hat?????
LOL

madmaxdecals · Post by **madmaxdecals** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:23 am

gwinnythepooh wrote:There will be no costume and no wahoo....LOL....

Racer X · Post by **Racer X** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:52 pm

I love them both. Very nice concept and excellent execution!!!!!! Very impressive.

Racer X

jimdenver · Post by **jimdenver** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 3:49 pm

I really like what you did with your Rally Racer... my 5 yr old son loves to drive his car; but the front wheels are falling apart... since you look like you know a lot about these karts would you happen to know where a dad can find a new set of tires for the car... any help would be much appreciated.

gwinnythepooh · Post by **gwinnythepooh** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 5:20 pm

Wow!! I have no idea!! All my tires still seem unharmed in any way!!

My best guess is try to find another one and get tires off but that could take forever...

hkayssi · Post by **hkayssi** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 8:50 pm

Check with Taz he may have parted out a sun baked one that looks kinds similar to yours
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gwinnythepooh · Post by **gwinnythepooh** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 1:38 am

I don't think he parted it, I think his kids liked it after he got it running?

spyder384 · Post by **spyder384** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:38 pm

That turned out awesome!

taz11 · Post by **taz11** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:44 pm

I missed this all while I was on vacation. Looks great! Wahoo!

No costume....... Boo Hoo

:lol: :lol:

...and yes, mine is still running and a favorite.

madmaxdecals · Post by **madmaxdecals** » Tue May 22, 2012 10:57 am

Gwinny??? Where have you gone?

gwinnythepooh · Post by **gwinnythepooh** » Tue May 22, 2012 11:53 am

I here! Moving in 8 days!! Insanely busy!

Good news is I have to do 2 projects in June so I will make up for lost time

taz11 · Post by **taz11** » Tue May 22, 2012 12:57 pm

gwinnythepooh wrote:I here! Moving in 8 days!! Insanely busy!

Good news is I have to do 2 projects in June so I will make up for lost time

PHEW!

Forgot about the move.....for a minute I thought I scared you off with the costume comment :shock: :roll:

Good luck with the move.....don't let the movers touch the toys! (wouldn't want any scratches ;) )

gwinnythepooh · Post by **gwinnythepooh** » Tue May 22, 2012 1:46 pm

Oh heck no on the scared costume comment! Haha. I keep looking at my g karts everyday thinking I need to get them down. Mario hasnt even had a maiden voyage!! :( sad panda

I have a car hauler and all the cars will be in a separate trip of their own!! :) I'm so stressed out about it. Haha.

Jeeps Downunder! · Post by **Jeeps Downunder!** » Sat Aug 18, 2012 9:40 am

10 Points, Thats hektic and i am the mario kart king online!! I would love to use this to race lol... :lol:

soulstice · Post by **soulstice** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 1:12 pm

Really nice work. I picked up two of these recently myself and plan to paint them.

What paint do you like to use? Also for deep scratches, is there a filler you use to fill the voids?

gwinnythepooh · Post by **gwinnythepooh** » Mon Aug 19, 2013 4:39 pm

I use Rustoleum 2X with the primer. Deep scratches are hard, I use bondo but honestly it chips off and breaks...you may be better off sanding down as much as you can and then just leaving it. If you are talking about the bottom bumpers- just leave them, they will get all scratched again...

iDz Bowl · Post by **iDz Bowl** » Tue Aug 20, 2013 9:10 am

Awesome job! Also, I never thought about putting parts in the dishwasher (i'm gonna have to try that!). Great hand painting too, I know how hard that can be sometimes! :)

shardian · Post by **shardian** » Tue Aug 20, 2013 2:41 pm

iDz Bowl wrote:Awesome job! Also, I never thought about putting parts in the dishwasher (i'm gonna have to try that!). Great hand painting too, I know how hard that can be sometimes! :)

Just be EXTRA sure you don't turn on the drying heat.
Had a friend who swore by dishwasher cleaning his pinball plastic parts. He was washing an extremely valuable ramp set from a WhiteWater pin once and forgot to turn off the heat. It badly warped everything and he had the privilege of spending almost $400 for more ramps.