09. Next, each door is cut...
09. Next, each door is cut for the latch.
When it comes to pit carts and wagons, your specific needs are going to dictate what cart or wagon will work best for you. The staff at Irvan-Smith are experts at custom tailoring a box to your needs, or getting you the standard wagon if that will work best for your budget and what you’re doing. From a small mobile toolbox, to a custom Cup-style pit box, Irvan-Smith can build a box or boxes to fit all of your pit needs.
Recently, Circle Track ordered a new pit wagon from Irvan-Smith. During the time it was being built, we thought it might be a good idea to show you just what goes into the centerpiece of your pit equipment. The following pages contain a brief look at how one of Irvan-Smith’s pit wagons start as raw tubing, and become a useful means of tool, parts, and equipment storage. Keep an eye out in future editorial for our new Irvan-Smith pit wagon whenever we work in the shop or head to the track.
10. These are the latches...
10. These are the latches Irvan-Smith uses for its doors. They are strong enough to survive the harsh racing environment, yet small enough to not take up valuable space in a pit wagon.
11. Now the doors get riveted...
11. Now the doors get riveted to the skeleton.
12. A piano hinge is used...
12. A piano hinge is used to let the doors open and close.
13. The finished product is super clean and, as you can see, drops completely open to allow full access to the inside.
14. After the tinwork is...
14. After the tinwork is complete, the pit box begins look a little more familiar.
15. The toolbox is next....
15. The toolbox is next. It’s put into position and secured before the drawers are installed.
16. With the toolbox drawers...
16. With the toolbox drawers in place, out new pit wagon moves closer to completion.
17.1 The finished product...
17.1 The finished product is ready to be lettered, filled with tools and pit equipment...
17.2 ... and put to good...
17.2 ... and put to good use at the track.
17.3 Look for our new pit...
17.3 Look for our new pit wagon in our tech stories and track test sessions very soon!