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brettsvw
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 Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:50 am Post subject: 1964 VW trike build (1947 Harley Davison frame and springer) |
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This trike build is for a friend of mine Chris.
Chris was wanting a trike to replace his Harley to give his Lady a safer feel when riding with him.
Chris is very a capable car Guy and restored a very nice 65 mustang recently. He just needed some insight with VWs and after seeing what was out there for sale in the trike world he knew what he didn't want.
We struck a deal so that Chris will help me with my 59 kombi so I can move along quicker with its completion.
On our search for a trike Chris and I both looked over web classifieds for trikes and found a lot of overpriced jalopies.
Now don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with owning a jalopy but when they are for-sale they need to be priced accordingly.
We were getting discouraged after weeks of looking till Chris calls me one mourning when he heard of a local Guy trying to sell a 1947 Harley Davidson VW trike with a springer front-end on a mourning radio swap shop.
When we arrived we found this.
We were inline waiting our turn. Those in front of us were wanting to drive it home not a project. What do they expect for $1100.
As each person looked we waited inline patiently. I thought to myself if Chris does not buy this I will.
When it was Chris's turn he struck a deal for what I believe the fork was worth and we pulled it to my place to cut up.
Chris knew he wanted a fiberglass rear section without the forward seat.
So I placed a want ad for a trike body and received many calls wanting to buy a trike body I did not have.
One of the fellows called looking for a trike body knew of a rear only body in Ocala for sale.
It ended up being a new never installed or painted body that was made in the early 90's.
This is what we found and struck a deal for half of what its new value was.
First order of business is to extend frame rails. Instead of butt welding we heated and stretched pipe over original frame rails for strength.
After raking out forks the down-tubes from neck needed to be heated and bent to level bottom rails.
VW and Harley bonded together.
Used a buggy shifter box for shifter.
Fabricated mounts and brackets for fiberglass body.
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My 59 kombi build.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=635003&highlight=
My buggy build.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=558601&highlight=
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=289807
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Chris has been doing most of the work relying on me for welding and any questions he had regarding VWs.
Chris installed new trans mounts, brakes, wheel cylinders, hard and soft lines, axle boots, HD clutch throw-out arm, shocks, and what ever we thought should be replaced.
I highly suggested Chris change over to disc later. Trikes tend to have directional pulling when braking if shoes are not adjusted properly.
This is the tank and seat Chris brought over to be mocked up.
Spacing between seat and tank will be filled in with sheet steel.
Seat bracket for front seat.
We copied the brake and clutch master locations from trike builder who had a few trikes on display at Bug-Jam.
I am not going into the trike building business so no worries here.
The Empi shifter from Bug-Jam work great.
Chris cut out these pedal arms for the brake and clutch.
He will shape the flat aluminum bracket for a better look later.
Seat installed and floor board outer rails welded.
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My 59 kombi build.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=635003&highlight=
My buggy build.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=558601&highlight=
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=289807
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Thats sexier than Lindsay Lohan.
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I'm starting to get little wafts of bus stink coming from the north. Something about the unique scent of drivers seat padding when it's glued together with mouse piss and shit that really gets me going... and I'm smelling it! Oh yeah! Time to start loading up the equipment. |
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Great work. I like it just as she sits. Without the fiberglass seat  |
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I am pretty sure that will be fun as hell to drive!  |
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