Ulu Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 OH, I thought you wanted the frame wider from your comment. Yes tandem seating makes the most sense on a trike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted June 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Yeah, I actually narrowed it a few inches. I think side by side trikes look disproportionately wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulu Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted June 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 I laid the frame and the unibody front section side by side, drilled out the spot welds on the front suspension mounts, and transferred them over to the new frame. After a lot of measuring and remeasuring from different points it looks like they are in the right spot and everything is square. The goal is to get a rolling chassis and then figure out the drive train mounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted July 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 I got the suspension mounts finished today and bolted the IFS down for a test fit. Looks like everything is square. I also cut one side off of the rear axle and will use this piece to make the rear swing arm. I dont know what they make that axle material out of but it destroyed several heavy duty sawzall blades before I got through it so it must be pretty stout. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted July 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 I stripped all the 1985 emission crap off and power washed the drive train to start mocking things up. Unbelievable how much junk they used in the mid 80's; tons of vacuum lines, smog pump, electric carb, etc, etc. My plan is to go with the early vacuum advance distributor and a Weber progressive 2 barrel carb to keep it simple. Iv'e got the power train sitting in the frame and the spindles on the lower control arms, now I can start fabbing some engine mounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T120 Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) Thanks for posting the updates on your project. It will be great to see a MoPar reverse trike...I was at a car show yesterday and someone brought a Polaris "Slingshot". Edited July 20, 2015 by Ralph D25cpe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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