Manky Monkey Motors

Started the VW for my Chrissie  :)

 :( huh it wont let me load photos  ???

Next build started already?

yes, ive done a bit  :)

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Just had email from Editor of Trike Magazine......he says I'm addicted, what does he mean  ;) :D :D

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Definitely addicted to that pipe bender of yours. Looks great Pete.

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sorry i couldn,t resist  ;)

dont hijack this thread buti think iam addicted to my  pipe bender aswell
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I like swoopy.  :)

both nice frame's  8) 8) ar e you going for a body Pete?

thought about it, but couldnt get the 26 year old blond out of my head  ;) :D :D :D

NO, dont like bodied trikes, especially factory made trikes :) ::)

Looking good Andy :)

wow to both totally impressed

looks like i built it .... and i hate benders

had a play with a mates plasma cutter yesterday and cut out a few gusset plates. it beats the hell out of chain drilling and filing  :)

Started to make up forward controls today, needed to come up with an idea to suit Chrissie's short legs and my long legs. Think this will work, with flexible/ braided hoses, only 4 x M10 bolts to move both clutch & brake pedals with master cylinders attached.

LONG LEG POSITION:-

  :) SHORT LEG POSITION:-

Finished tacking up the main chassis design, just need to fully weld it now

That's clever Pete. Will you need some way of clipping the flexi hoses in both positions? (a cable tie I suppose).

well thought out good job i wont be riding it lol long leg short leg no leg keep up the good work

Thanks Andy. Will worry about holding hoses when i get them, "aint nowt that cant be sorted" ;) :D

Thanks Stumpy  :)

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Nice idea Pete. (assuming you can get hold of the keys once Chrissie has them  :D)

Will make sure I have duplicate keys  ;) :D ;D

Could you put a pivot in the middle Pete, so that it just arcs from one position to the other. If so you may be able to have some form of peg and spring pin to hold it, to make switching positions a no tool process????

Andy, I did think along those lines at one time but opted for the "bolt on" design. Its only 2 x M10 bolts on each pedal/footpeg assembly, so no major problem. Good to see your paying attention ;) :D

a little more done. fitted pedals & rubbers in the long leg position  :)

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Are you sure this is for Chrissie. ;)

ssshhhhhh ;) :D

spent most of yesterday making up rear seat supports but not happy with them.
its out with cutter and slice them off and start again ::)

Unless you are happy, it will always bug you. Best to start again. Or in my case again and again and.......
You'll get it right Pete

Not jus me then .. Lol

straight rear seat mount......didnt like them ::)

curved rear seat mount....these look better  :)

looks lovely

Yup looks better :)

Funny that, even when your doing it, you know you dont like it but do it any way ...... and then as ON sayes, cut the bugger off and start again. That looks much better ;)

it's one of those times where you think "sure it'll do rightly" then stand back,look at it and say "no,no it won't"

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well done looks good now,matches the rest of the frame

thanks for comments  :) ive taken the curved tube one more step by adding a slightly smaller diameter "second" curved tube which looks like a sharks fin where it finishes under the seat, this in turn may be filled in with a "pierced" sheet of metal. will sort out photo soon ::)

photo done  :) ::) and before merv prompted me ;) :D ;D

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looks good Pete not your run of the mill boom type trike at all,and the better for it

Nothing Pete does is "run of the mill"

 :) thanks lads. why do same as everyone else, be creative....i try ::)

And Pete, (like a beakless budgie) you succeed ! :D

:D :D :D :D thanks, made i chuckle  :)

Made up battery box today, photo to follow (Merv)  ;) :)

Your so cheeky  ;D

What do you mean, Merv  ;) :D ;D

For Merv  :)

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good use of space that keeps it well hidden

Nice job that Pete.

Good idea for the battery

That's what I'm doing with my seat :) looks great pete

Thank you kind Sirs  :)

I made a removeable "sub-frame", which was a little tricky to follow contours under the seat but got there in the end :)

  photos to follow  :D

Looks great and solves a problem :)

box section subframe for seat. subframe fixed to main chassis by 1 x m10 bolt at front and 2 x m8 bolts at rear. dont usually like using box section but its not on show and it was just sat in corner of workshop doing nothing :)

underside of seat showing mounting plate which has 2 x m8 nuts welded to it and is fixed to base of seat by 8 pop rivets. total of 3 x m8 bolts to fix seat to subframe.

seat fitted to subframe / chassis

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And to you sir  ;)

 :o  ;D

Merry Christmas to you  and every body else

will be glad when ive finished all the christmas wine, jd & jamesons so i can get back out to workshop ;) :)

Hello everyone
  Not really done anything in workshop since New Year due to unforeseen circumstances :o
9th January I had a "pre-assessment" at Hospital, prior to having some fluid sucked out of my hip, only to end up in A&E then admitted onto the Coronary Care Unit!!! During the pre-assessment it was found that my heart was running fast and double pumping and the nurse panicked a bit. That was a surprise to me as I didnt feel anything was wrong or have any pains etc. Ended up wired to an ECG machine for 5 days and was given several tests/examinations then medication to slow it down, finally came home on 15th and feel ok.

Looking on the bright side, I managed to get out last Friday to get some sheet steel and making a start on battery/electric boxes for this trike build :) Happy New Year ;) :D ;D

Sheesh! Not a promising start to the New year Pete!
Take it easy buddy.

You take care of your self Pete

Thanks Andy. Yes, plan to take it easy for awhile :)

all the best Pete get well soon

Crikey, that must have been a shock. The good news is it was picked up and managed. Better than a heart attack! Take care Pete.

Best wishes Pete.

Thank you all for your kind words. Whats scary about my little episode is that I was unaware that my heart was behaving strangely :o Now I know, im cautious of it and keep checking my pulse....also check the back page of local paper, if im not on there im ok ;) :D ;D

Oh yeah, ive made up the tool/electric boxes  8) ;D

I've had high blood pressure for about 10 years. Treated and ok now. I bought a little wrist BP meter from boots. tells me my pressure and pulse. Its great for peace of mind

I've had high blood pressure for about 10 years. Treated and ok now. I bought a little wrist BP meter from boots. tells me my pressure and pulse. Its great for peace of mind
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I was thinking of maybe getting a rev counter fitted  ;) :D ;D

nothing to report from workshop as not really been bothered to get out there in these wet/cold & windy days. wake me up when spring is here  :)

Don't blame you mate -stay indoors & get yourself well. How's the heart now?

Still tickin'  :)
  Going for an MRI scan on it Saturday morning, I hate those machines...could be in it for up to 90 mins :o :(

Sun came out today and made me feel a little better so managed a couple hours in the workshop...even had the doors open :D
I'm currently re-vamping/re-designing a fueltank I got from Byzmax, (I think its from his XS1100? Trike) chopping out the tunnel/fillers/tap and re-shaping the underside to be flat and allow bigger capacity. When completed the tank will hang underneath the curved top tube of chassis and giving slightly lower centre of gravity....I hope ::)  :)

done a little more this week, shaping/welding some steel sheet to make trikey bits  :D

Trike looking good mate,..the hospital has become my social life nowadays ..he,he..

Hello Folks :)
  As most of you are aware, the end of April saw me having an ICD (Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator) put into my left shoulder. This means NO MORE electric welding for me...EVER, so things slowed down in workshop and have to rely on mates calling in to do welding for me. Im not ever allowed near anyone else who is welding, not allowed to use plasma cutter, petrol chainsaw/strimmer etc etc. My basic heartrate is now 30 to 40 beats per minute, nornal rate is about 70, so way too low to function without the ICD. Im still doing bits in workshop as still have a trike to finish, just going to take me longer this time.
Hope each and every one of you are OK.
Take care
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 :) had a frustrating afternoon standing outside of my shed while a mate was inside using my welder to weld my chassis ::) :D
im very grateful to him for all is great work, i can get on with some other bits now....until i need more welding done  ::)

photo to follow (merv) ;) :D

Glad you're getting on with things Pete, you cant be that bad if your taking the mick out of me and pictures, only joking, you just keep getting better. Would you mind me asking why you cant electric weld, just so I have a better understanding what has effected you.
All the best from one monkey to another

A mate who can weld is a fine friend indeed.

Well done Pete nice to c u getting it made up still. And it's  very nice to have mates to help out.
Take it easy don't try to do to much to fast. There's always tomorrow  ;D :-* ;D
Gaz

Merv, pull up a chair  :)
I was admitted to hospital with erratic heartbeat which resulted in me having an ICD (Impantable Cardioverter Defibrillator) put into my chest. The lower chambers of heart were beating out of sync to the top ones. My ICD is both defibrillator & pacemaker combined to keep heart beating at correct rate. Without it my heart rate is only now 35 to 40 beats per minute due to problems while in operating theatre. The first thing they did to me was run a "cable" up through a vein in my thigh into my heart to "zap" some cells to try and rectify the heartbeats, sadly they zapped to many hence my now very low heartbeats. 2nd thing they did was to fit 1 wire into my heart linked to a pacemaker gaffer taped to my right shoulder/chest....that concluded the day after 6.5 hrs in surgery. Rested in bed for couple days then back to theatre for round 2, this entailed have 2 wires screwed into my heart and the ICD put into a small pocket (think, chicken kiev?) in my left shoulder/chest. When that was done they removed the pacemaker from my right side along with the single wire, ripping the sticky tape off hurt the most ;D All this was done while I was awake under local anesthetic, the surgeon hesitated before he cut me open and I asked what his problem was only to be told "Im thinking were I can cut without damaging any of your tattoos!" What a thoughtful man he was :)
They sent me home next day as all was well. Now, the reason I cant use electric welder is because ive not got a shilling for the meter ;) :D ;D ::)

 ;D ;D ;D the real answer is because of the electrical/magnetic field produced. Im not allowed to be in same room as anyone electric welding. Also not to use petrol chainsaws / plasma cutters or go through airport scanners, MRI machines all for same reasons. Have to be very careful working on engines incase I get shock of sparkplugs..Been told not to hang around in supermarket doorways either...but that may be for other reasons ;)
About a month ago my defibrillator "kicked in" and gave me one hell of a belt, I had no warning it was going to happen so that was a shock in its self. I was stood in our kitchen with a plastic bottle in my hand which flew across the room, my shoulder/arm muscles ached for 2 or 3 hours afterwards. The crazy bit about it was that I was due to go to hospital 3 days later to have them check if it was working ok.....that appointment got cancelled ;D
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Whoops nearly forgot the photo for Merv  :)

Small wound  ::)

Healed wound  :)

Just have a lump, about size of swan vesta matchbox, under my skin  :)

So will you be O.K riding the trike Pete? No problems with sitting near a running engine?

Flipping heck Pete, I suppose it is a small price to pay for your heart to keep ticking, at least you seem to have a very good mate to do your welding for you even if it is a bit inconvenient.
Take it easy mate

"Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. Faster, stronger, better than before..."

That frame looking veryyy nice Pete
Come to think about it that surgeon made nice job of your shoulder
You Want to ask him how he is at cutting tube. Then you can invite him round to do it for ya ;D ;D ;D (http://;D ;D ;D)
Gaz

slimmer would be good  ;D ;D ;D

;D ;D ;D.

TP....its great to see you are doing stuff again.Just read your account of medical issues..what a palaver! Must be soo difficult not being able to go to supermarket with swmbo!  ;D
Loving the swoopy frame (trike, not yours young man!)
Regards

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Had my personal welder around again, a little more done. I could get used to this :D ;D
On reflection....I have to get used to it :(
Just gald I have good friends :)

it makes all the difference Pete, now that Alan (dr big )has moved to Australia i some time feel a little lost with some jobs which i know he would have helped me with

It sure is good to have good friends, but asking your mate to "pop across" from australia is kinda pushing your luck  :D ;) ;D

Glad to see your plodding on with the trike mate.. :)