trike
And the weld goes on
We have almost reached the point of no return with the frame, and we will be ready soon to get the frame to powder coating. Unfortunately the time is being taken up with doing little things on the trike, like constructing the box mounts on the sides and close off the holes in the horns.
It’s the Little Things That Count
We are working on those final bits to get the frame ready for powder coating, with small amounts of work to be done to the engine before we test run that as well. Things are starting to take shape.
Engine Bits – The Final Parts
Before the engine was fitted for the engine cage design, I added a few parts to complete that section of the build.
Just a Little Longer
Today has been a very productive day, by managing to combine the four main components of the vehicle to give us a platform to start building the engine cage that I really want on the trike.
Weld One
I went and visited the welders today to discuss fitments and locations of various components on the trike and there has been a lot of progress made on it.
With Great Power (Part 2)
Another email from Rob the other day with another update, consisting of the progress on the engine case and the continuing crank shaft issues.
With Great Power
I have managed to find someone to recondition the engine for me and luckily not to far away. So last week I took both engines down to him to see if he could rebuild the 1600 twin port engine for me. Luckily Rob loves reconditioning VW engines and has done several for himself in the […]
Got it Framed!
Whats this? two updates in one day! Just as I finished the gearbox (see Nice and Shiny) I got a lovely surprise, when the frame turned up from the fabricators.
Nice and shiny
Sorry its been so long but here is another update for you all. Now that the weather is turning nice, I decided to get out and start work on revamping the gearbox. I got the rear end of an old (1973) beetle so, not surprisingly, the gearbox was encrusted with 40 years of road tar […]