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[Jaypem]

Parts are piling up.

 

[Jaypem]

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[LukeTheJoker]

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I'm liking what I see so far! This looks like the kind of build I really enjoy watching!

 

[Jaypem]

I'm liking what I see so far! This looks like the kind of build I really enjoy watching!

As you can maybe see, I'm pulling a page from the LTJ playbook

 

[LukeTheJoker]

 

[Funkme]

A whole lotto 'o' fat going on there... interesting.

 

[OddJob]

As a Royalichthus on this site is known to say....
'mo fatta, mo betta' ! RaT oN!

 

[SoulGarageOH]

Looks like it's gonna be HOT!![emoji12]


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[Jaypem]

Wheels first.
Got a couple of these meaty 2.15x16 motorcycle rims and tires.

Going with Luke's how to on building a solid wheel.

 

[Jaypem]

Cut these discs, got a layout done for some holes...
Going to be a trike, so one wheel will be fixed to the shaft, one will spin free. I think that's how it has to work?? Never built a trike before!

The fixed wheel will get built onto this keyed shaft coller and mounted with the pillow blocks.

 

[Jaypem]

Front wheel.
Going to use this cool sand tire.
17" rim...probably do the same solid metal discs.
May possibly be spokes?
Probably not...

 

[Jaypem]

Alright.
Let's see what I can get done with what's left of the day...

 

[Jaypem]

Rassled this tire on awhile back just to make sure it fit...now I had to wrestle it off...
Need to get some tire irons before the tubes go in!

 

[Jaypem]

Starting on the discs.
Luke has a great tutorial on this, so I'll just skim....
Tacking both discs together before drilling is the ticket.
Keeps it all lined up.

 

[Jaypem]

Fitting in the spacers.
Tacking it all to the rim.
Rims been sanded down to bare metal...probably sand blast the entire wheel when it's done.
Want to rust it or do some patina paint.
Back to my steam punk roots on this build!

Need to do all my welding, then weld in the hub last ..
Hoping it comes out relatively true...

 

[Fv2]

Apologies for flooding your alerts with likes, but this is cool.

Most trikes have one drive wheel while the other is fixed, so you're on the right track.... Unless you have an old propane tank and build a dif.

 

[Jaypem]

Alright, here's the wheel.
All welded up and true

I drilled the holes through to do the other wheel...want to get them made, sandblasted and the tires mounted so that I can figure out how high the rear end if this thing sits.
Then I can really take off on the building of this thing!

Lots of pics...
I had to do some serious filing to get the collar welded in straight, centered, true etc.
It's good.
Not sure yet how wide I'll make the rear end but might be almost four feet....maybe.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

This is awesome! So happy to see some of my ideas inspired you!
Looking forward to the next update!

 

[OddJob]

Wow! That's some 'southern down home cookin' goin on there. And when I say 'southern' I mean like, Southern Hemisphere!

The key is, can you do all this while wearing flip flops?

 

[sdframe]

I think this fat-bottom girl will make the rockin' world go 'round. Following with extreme interest.