2LOW4U, Building my low-rider wagon

Been working on some side projects for the low-rider wagon and trailer. I have a speedy stitcher tool, it is used by sail makers to sew sails for all sizes of sailboats. I have found it works great to make thing from polypropylene webbing. I used it origionally to make some binding straps for the travel trailer. I have also made some keyrings. The first thing I made for this project was a pair of 3/4 inch ratcheting strap to hold the wagon while it is on the trailer. I also made some stronger straps to hold the wagon and trailer to a rack I am making for the back of the pickup. The rack is designed to fit over the bed of the truck with the tonneau cover installed. I made one 2 years ago when we took a wagon the to first stupid wagon contest. I didn't think I would need it again and used the wood for other projects.  One inch ratchet straps in complimentary colors.  3/4 inch ratchet straps that match the low-rider wagon. These will hold the wagon on the trailer.  The board...

 Found an issue with the low-rider wagon today that I didn't notice before. The low-rider frame came with a couple bolts that act as stops for the front axle that prevent the front tires from hitting the wagon body. The John Deere wagon body is longer that the Radio Flyer wagon, this caused the front tires to hit the wagon body even when adjusted to the fully forward position. I searched through my many boxes of stuff and found a couple bracket that worked perfect for stops. They came from an Ikea towel rack. I glued on some rubber to cushion the bracket and they work perfectly. Haven't decided if I'm going to paint them.

 Got some polyacrylic applied to the sideboards. I'm planning on 4 or 5 coats go give them a bright and shiny finish. 

 Finally got to work on the sideboards for the low-rider. Didn't get any pictures of cutting the wood or using my router table to radius some of the corners. Next is installing some edge banding on the oak plywood, I hope to give it the appearance of solid wood. A few weeks ago I found an iron at an estate sale for $5, it is used to heat the banding glue. I also used one of my corner clamp to hold the plywood while applying the banding.  You can see the difference between the plywood with and without banding. Ironing on more banding. Bought a 50 foot roll and used about 40 feet of the banding. All 10 pieces now have the banding installed. Got the sideboards attached. Came out a bit different than I planned but this will work. Some more views of the sideboards. Got the screws measured perfectly, I took my time with these measurements to make sure they were spot on.  Installed the handle to see how it fits with the front piece of oak. I got a black pool noodle, I will use t...

 Got to work on the seat for the low-rider. Layed out the lines then stapled the vinyl using plastic strips to keep the staples from tearing through the vinyl. After the stapling, I stuffed the pool noodle into the vinyl fabric. It's now as cushy as I would have like but I doubt many people will be taking rides in the wagon Finally got a chance to start working on the stake sides for the trailer. I used some 3/4 inch oak I had to replace the rotted wood that came with the trailer. I patterned them off the original uprights. After cutting I had to drill some clearance holes for the top rail of the wagon. Then lots of sanding, then set up my router table to round over all the edges. Drilled more holes for the attach points then installed them. I couldn't find any 1/4 inch oak for the stake sides so I will be using some oak plywood. That will be my next task. 

 Part of my low-rider wagon build includes a seat for any passengers. I looked at some different materials for the seat and found my answer at Dollar Tree. Cheap pool noodles! I made a couple mock ups with what I had and after deciding on a design, I made a full sized mock-up. I just need to work on ends a bit, I have an idea that should work.  I cut the noodles to length and hope to get this done in the next week.