Body repair update

Quicker as anticipated I received today the following result. I anticipate it will require a lot more work for me with filler and sanding to get it more smooth. It will not be perfect but I don't mind really. 

Body repair

It's a fact, I brought it to my nephew who is a carbody specialist. So let's see if he can put it back in shape again.

At the time, he build this pedalcar for his son. How cool is that?

Dismantling Part III

Today I had the remaining parts dismantled. Not difficult but some items were mounted in a fixed strange way. I made a lot of photo's for reference. They are not in a chronologic order, to much work. Nor am I in the mood to write a detailled blog, only some supporting text for a few photo;s.

To remove the rubber and chrome strip I had to untwist a piece of metal on the inside of the body. Simple.

The steering rod (white pipe) is welded together and both axles are "frictioned" and can't be removed due to this. So the whole lot needs to come out in one go.

Welded steering rod

To remover the pedal push section was a bit of a hassle. To remove the pins I had to hammer back the dent with a piece of wood. This took more effort as anticipated. But in the end there was sufficient room to remove both pins. 

Both pedals has one screw fixed underneather the rubber. At first I thought the rubber was poor and the pin went thru it. but that was not the case. I think it was a factory mistake somehow.

Twisted pin

Another twisted pin:

Frictioned pin 

Dismantling part II

 Well, again running out of time but I have removed the grille today. Two screw only which were fitted on the inside with a clamp bolts

And removing the headlights which are luckily undamaged":

And I also made a first attempt to straighten the grill a little. This was very easy as it's very thin material, So you can mold it with your bare hands. Not bad but not finished yet.

One side had still the lightbulb attached and the other side was missing. Not sure how the wires are suppose to be connected? There is nothing on the backside to connect to? Strange ... Curious to know how that is suppose to work ...

Next I made an attempt to remove the steering rod. The bottom screw is welded. I had removed the upper screw first and then was able to remove the bottom screw (which was held by the ohter one).

More work to do next time.

Dismantling part I

 So today I made a start to dismantle the pedal car. This in order not to damage other parts and to free up the shell as much as possible so the dents can be straightened out. Not sure if I will make an attempt myself but I might consider to bring it to a friend who is in the car repair business.

Unfortunately I ran out of time so I have done the easy bits.

Starting off with removing the steering wheel. Turned out it was fittend with a fixed head.

 So I used the dremel grinder to cut it off. Then used a pin to hammer it out:

I was considering to glue the snapped off steering wheel. But first I inspected the horn. This wasn't functioning anymore nor it's not clear how was this suppose to be working. I can press it but it does not make any sound? Oh well. 

So next was to remove the dashboard. Easy 4 screws and the lightbutton removed. The pushbutton does not seem to work. Again, maybe its best to order a new one. It will not cost the bank. Then again, I like to keep as much as possible original. I might consider to check/dismantle this button at a later stage

Next removing the bumpers, the rear lights and the wheel hub caps. All very easy to take off

So last items for today were the wheel removal. Again a minor job:

Damaged front side. One of the frontwheels was also bend on the inside

Next time I hope to remove the pedal framework, the side protection bar and the frontgrill. This will require a little more care to avoid any further damage or things snapping off. I noticed on the rear side they had pop rivetted an extra strip to hold it together: