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Post by skip20 on Jul 5, 2013 18:34:39 GMT -5
OK, OK UPDATE!!!!!  Been busy finishing up the little details on my friends Eddie's VW Trike. Also a few repairs, redo's & add on to mine. A few pictures for you to drool over.   Gas tank frame & clutch slave cly with Honda GoldWing master on handlebars.  Added a few things to the engine, oil filler & hose, custom made belt guard to keep kids fingers out of it.   Installing Disc Brake on the rear for better stopping power. They are finished & bleed but not road tested as yet. Need to redo rear brace on the fenders now.  My buddy's travel bag, He loves to ride.  Added GPS, mirrors, clock, switch bank on brake master & rewired the 4 driving lites to them. Oh also a windshield for now anyways.  Alum plate over head lights & highway boards. That's all for now . By the way, the new rebuilt drum brake are for sell with the Chevy adp. |
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Post by skip20 on Jul 6, 2013 16:05:25 GMT -5
Been raining here on & off for 2 weeks now, but got a little bit rain & went out on the test drive.
The Disc Brakes will lock up easy, but now the tires won't in the wet roads.
Takes very little to use them on the pedal.
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Post by skip20 on Jul 22, 2013 16:13:06 GMT -5
Went to my 1st VW show over the weekend 7/20-21 & had a lot of fun, got a good sun tan also. The camera screwed up & none of the pictures came out, had it on the wrong setting. But here's a picture back in the garage with it raining again with the awards we both rec'ed. I know, it doesn't look like a Trike. Also won the t-shirt on the seat.  |
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Post by skip20 on Oct 13, 2013 9:42:24 GMT -5
A few goody from the last VW show. Ex system, now sound a lot better.Put it on a week ago.  And duel carb setup w/Linkage, total $200.00. Put on this morning still need to get gas line for it & adp to fit the air cleaner to the carbs.  |
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Post by Dan MacMillan on Oct 13, 2013 22:38:06 GMT -5
Where is the Bradley part?
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Post by skip20 on Oct 14, 2013 1:27:43 GMT -5
Where is the Bradley part? The body will be worked on & go on this winter |
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Post by Roodog on Oct 14, 2013 16:53:56 GMT -5
My thought exactly.. Bradley trike build is what it started off as. Going to be kinda hard to fit those saddle bags and finders in with the body on it. Looks like a fun build though. Lots of twists and turns but still looking forward to seeing a gt2 trike.
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Post by skip20 on Oct 18, 2013 7:28:55 GMT -5
Here's my new toy, I'm going 3D.   And now bigger, better, faster !!!!   On the right you can see the little CNC table I built also. |
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Post by horen2tas on Oct 18, 2013 9:26:50 GMT -5
Like my little nephew said to me as I was on my way to the bathroom....
"what're you gonna make?"
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Post by kitcarguy on Oct 18, 2013 13:29:27 GMT -5
Hey Skip,
I have been looking for a month or so at 3d printers let me know what you think about that one. I was leaning towards the replicator 2 or the Solidoodle.
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Post by skip20 on Oct 18, 2013 20:09:22 GMT -5
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Post by trimagnum on Oct 26, 2013 18:26:17 GMT -5
Enjoy the 3D printing I have 3 Prusa mendels and a Printrbot . Some sage advice avoid cheap filament, ABS is good for structural parts PLA can be affected by moisture but smells a lot better than ABS . It was fun being able to make the other 3 printers using the first one to make the parts. If you plan on printing a lot getting your own filament extruder could save you some cash .
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Post by skip20 on Dec 7, 2013 13:26:49 GMT -5
horen2tas stopped by on his way to FL. It was great to meet him & we had a good talk & showed him around the place. Will after make 3 Honda Trike body, one's been pickup already, I figured it's a good time to work on the VW Bradley GTII body.  So pulled it out the weeds & had to pressure wash it. Then today in 39 degrees weather got started grinding the gell coat off were I will be fiber-glassing. Got it into the garage to warm up. Notice that the gell coat has been removed from about 2-3 inches on the edges.   May have to trim the Alum, diamond plate fender which I was hoping not to do.  Next will need to get it setup on the trike & shape the body out. |
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Post by skip20 on Dec 8, 2013 14:35:24 GMT -5
The body mounts on the Trike with a few mods. Had to notch the bottom of the Alum fenders to match the Bradley GTII. Kick the ex. pipes down a bit & cut out for the gas filler & sending unit. It will still flip. Also shows the Porsche seat the may go in the back. A few pictures to show it.      |
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Post by skip20 on Dec 9, 2013 11:36:48 GMT -5
OK, here's the low down. Using some 2" pink foam that was laying around from another project, I shaped the fender area. Use carpet tape to hold the foam in place, then a surf board file to shape it. You can see all of the tools I use to do this in the pictures.   Trying to keep the shape & looks of the GTII, then covered the foam with alum tape but ran out , so used the brown packing tape which fiberglass will not stick to.  Then laid about 3 layers of 1.5oz mat & rolled it out to remove any bubbles.   Later will flip the body & remove the foam & tape & add more mat to the inside. Now I have to do the right side to match it! |
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Post by skip20 on Dec 9, 2013 17:59:54 GMT -5
Will, here's an inside look of the right fender if you can figure it out.  Up in the air.  |
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Post by 48flatbed on Dec 10, 2013 20:33:15 GMT -5
Looks great to me!
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Post by Dan MacMillan on Dec 13, 2013 7:06:28 GMT -5
Awesome job redesigning it to continue the Bradley lines. This will look factory perfect.
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Post by Roodog on Dec 13, 2013 14:38:42 GMT -5
www.chadsbradley.co.nrI think it looks great... But forget about those brown seats and go for a padded plywood bench across the back. That would clean it up and complement the bike.
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Post by dawgdk on Dec 13, 2013 20:47:08 GMT -5
I like Chad's Idea with the padded built-in, But if you must use seats I'd go with the low-back dune buggy style. With Low-backs They should be in line with the top of the bike seat.
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Post by Big-birds-ride on Dec 15, 2013 18:22:34 GMT -5
:DI would think that Skips thinking a little bit about comfort for himself and passengers. How something looks is often in the eye of the beholder, however, a comfortable place to sit and ride is well received by anyone.
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Post by skip20 on Dec 16, 2013 12:15:58 GMT -5
OK, had a little problem with the Left side not matching the right.Looked like the fender was cut lower then the right. My friend Eddie said to make a copy of the right & use it to help line up the left. Did that & it was a big help, was able to finish lay on the form & shaping it. Then 3 layers of mat.  Here you can see how much the arch on the fender had to be filled to match the right side. The brown tape goes to the edge of the fender.  But now it's all glassed & waiting for it to cure.  Will remove the body & flip it over to add more mat to to the inside. When I'm working on that will take the Trike to the VW Speed Shop for them to get the engine running better then it is I hope. |
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Post by skip20 on Dec 17, 2013 12:44:10 GMT -5
Both fenders are glassed & the front lower section. Next will be the rear floor area.    Bradley GT Seats or Dune Buggee Seats, may just do a wrap around seat.  |
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Post by Dan MacMillan on Dec 17, 2013 13:00:37 GMT -5
I would go with a stock type rear Bradley seat. A bench bottom and a padded back rest that does not rise above the rear deck. Or use individual back rests found on some motorcycles. Is it safe. No but neither is riding a trike compared to a car.  |
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Post by horen2tas on Dec 17, 2013 15:47:37 GMT -5
I like the way the 54 Corvette body wrapped around the seats with a push button panel between the seats that opened into the convertible top storage bin   |
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Post by dawgdk on Dec 17, 2013 21:03:31 GMT -5
With the seat bottom being as high as it is, the added height of the other seats put the bottom too high for comfort. I'd go with padding what's there for at least the bottoms. Would look awesome with some old-school diamond tuck on a built-in.
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Post by skip20 on Dec 18, 2013 12:20:58 GMT -5
Working shaping the rear floor up to the shifter body section. This is what I have so far. Last picture on top of the trans you can see the 2 layer mat which is curing to use on the lower edging.    Hope this will help you get ideas for your projects. |
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Post by skip20 on Dec 18, 2013 14:39:01 GMT -5
Here it is after 2 hours of fiberglassing.  |
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Post by Big-birds-ride on Dec 18, 2013 17:01:52 GMT -5
Looking really good, boy do I wish I had just a little of your talent to fabricate things!
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Post by winger32 on Dec 19, 2013 9:51:01 GMT -5
Hey skip, ive been watching this post since I joined! and ive always had the question, how do you shift and is your gas on the handle bars? or what.... ive just kinda always been curious
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