Kimjon

8 hours ago, 64vauxhall said:

just had this lady pop into work after some foam for her seat said it has bruised her. cool little trike thats for sure


showed her this 

https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/other-accessories/listing-1756236991.htm?rsqid=5c0742d019154cfab8387f1c781b54fe

and she really liked it

She tried to move a parked farm ute in my driveway by giving it a friendly nudge the other day. Turns out drift trikes aren't that good at shunting and the ute didn't budge. 

So cool - if you brake it...you can fix it right there!

And finally drift trike number 9 all fabricated and ready for painting. I paint outside to avoid any over spray issues in my shed...so it will have to wait for a fine day before I can get that done.

And that completes the set. 9 out of 9 done.

Got it running today:

So...sick child sent home from school equals opportunity to stay home too:)

So close. Needs pvc pipe on tires, fuel lines and wiring to finish.

Should get that one nearly done this weekend all going to plan?

Or this off ebay.

https://m.ebay.com/itm/Rear-Axle-Complete-Assembly-Carrier-Hub-50-70-110cc-ATV-Quad-Bike-Buggy-Go-Kart-/111789342017?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D20150519202348%26meid%3D9fa2950af2b84695a1a382da85868efb%26pid%3D100408%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D5%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D281750687459%26itm%3D111789342017&_trksid=p2056116.c100408.m2460

1 hour ago, Muncie said:

If you happen to trip over an extra axle ive scored a motor and hoarded a bike to cut up with any luck can button one together for my sons bday in October.

This may (?) Work.

https://touch.trademe.co.nz/motors/listing/view/1741817427

Unsure on spacing and how butchered it is? I've got some bigger pvc pipe that could or maybe could fit those tyres?

It's not mine...just saw it the other day on trademe and thought it might be worth $50?

4 hours ago, rusty360 said:

These look like so much fun. Your driveway and shed setup looks epic to!! How do the PVC sleeves work. Deflate tyres and sleeve then re inflate?

Yup...you've got it. Simple as that

And video...this thing is crazy fast! Best one yet.

Certain death is almost guaranteed...

And GUBBY trike also finished. Though he was rude to me...so I've accessorised it for him L.

And done! 

Three more to finish... Then race day! 

So close

Yes...yes...YES!

An absolute labour of love...well done you!

And again...more bits dry enough to slap on:

And GUBBY nearing final completion:

And LOGAN starting to come together:

No rest on these things...got a self imposed deadline to meet.

LOGAN trike:

Happy with it all mocked up, and with the pit bike MX front wheel grafted into place...it's then time to paint it a colour that won't go unnoticed:

I've always had a real crush on this colour...but never been brave enough to paint a car or motorbike in it. That's what's cool about these things as you can experiment and do really tacky things to them (fully "Repco" it out with accessories from the catalogue ) the end of the day it just adds to the fun of it all.

And done...booyah!!!

Jumping back to the LUKE trike...Here's a video of its first start up. One pull and broom mmmm put put put....

Pretty trouble free project. Needs pvc sleeves to finish...but that's all. Everything else works as it should. I've been up and down my driveway about 10 times without it missing a beat.

Next up...GUBBY trike. As you can tell by my pro colour matched paint job, I have no qualifications...in well...anything really...but especially not painting!

By the time it all comes back together hopefully it doesn't stick out like dogs balls.

I've painted all the other fiddly bits and will hopefully assemble it tomorrow all going well.

Mmmmmm sexy exhaust wrap....mmmmmm

Tasty!!!

They go hard out! Just remove governor and away you go.

Nearly finished the LUKE trike today.

Just a few cables to hook up and other minor details. But pretty much done.

Now just 4 more to finish this week...no panic!!!

9 hours ago, 63Ragtop said:

Nice work man, all these awesome threads of yours and I didn't even know you had a car!

I want to something similar for the bug, didn't have the heart to cut the dash.

Cheers. Go on do it...it wasn't that much effort to achieve. I sanded the radius/curve into it. I used the mill to speed up the process...but it could have been done easily enough without it.

I found the ideal mounting spot by sticking it to the column using a giant blob of putty first, then took measurements from there to determine the final shape of the bracket.

Here's a slightly different angle. I had to still be able to access the switches behind. The gear selector also has to rotate freely as the column is split into 3 segments...but blob of putty allows you to trial and error the fit until it's where you need it to be.