Kimjon's 50cc (then later ... 150cc and 400cc...then 1000cc) of awesomeness! Oh and a 2+1 wheeled machine...

[Kimjon]

Boom!!

[Kimjon]

That'll do for now. I can see it taking shape. All the Kaos in my head, obsessive thought loops are now starting to materialize into physical parts. Pretty happy with that.

It's now got a fairly solid foundation to build off.

[Kimjon]

Closing in some of the ugly gaps.

[Kimjon]

One side done...then mirror it to other side...

[Kimjon]

Fuck yeah!

The seat will cover the rest.

it's not supposed to be air tight, as the back of the engine bay is open. But it's much nicer covered as much as possible.

[Kimjon]

Right side has the forward-reverse lever.

[rusty360]

Some very very nice panel work going on there!

[rusty360]

Will there be a t-bucket story?

[Kimjon]

Just now, rusty360 said:

Some very very nice panel work going on there!

I'm very much making it up as I go. But it's a cool project to learn on.

[Kimjon]

1 minute ago, rusty360 said:

Will there be a t-bucket story?

Maybe. I've parked it as I'm broke, as its one of those projectswith no time pressure. I set myself a 5 year goal to complete it... so I'll do fuck all for 4.5 years, then finish it in 6 months lol

[rusty360]

Haha nice one! I need a much bigger shed to enable this to happen.

[Kimjon]

It's just a collection of mismatched parts at the moment. But I like the stance I've given it. I've never seen a low T Bucket in person. Mines set at 100mm chassis hight. Most are more like 300-400mm high.

[Kimjon]

Collection of exhausts...let play choppy choppy

[Kimjon]

I basically unraveled it. Keeping overall length more or less the same, and same volumes. It's just uncoiled and put back together differently to fit the route of the Ape.

[Kimjon]

Sexy hanger bracket. Using original hanger studs on the chassis.

[Kimjon]

Bit of paint...just like a bought one!

[Kimjon]

Fits around all moving parts, plenty of clearance etc. And we'll hung (*insert jokes).

[Kimjon]

I'm going to use plywood or similar fir the team floor. So a heat shield isn't the worst idea...

[Kimjon]

Wheelie fun

[Kimjon]

Nearly there. Just needs a recess to fit to floor structure for mounting.