Manky Monkey Motors

well here we go , I bought a trike from wales last year as I"d had enough of bikes and bought this
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Wasn't that the one you ripped apart to have the welding redone?

that's the one , just thought id start a thread and show whats happened to date , twisted came over and showed me how to download photos as me and computers have history and they normaly win  >:(

after stripping down the trike to the frame and sending it away for shot blasting it came back like this
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after seeing this i was wondering if it was worth getting it rewelded or just bin it , a mate came over and said he could make a jig and put it right , if not he could make a new frame , hence he welded it and gave it back .

whilst the frame was getting rewelded i pulled the engine to bits , did the usual compression test etc before the strip down and the bottom end was sound , so sent the head to get skimmed and new valves and stem seals put in
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and was left with a bin full of bits to start cleaning , he put a brand new carb on so that was put away and the degreasing started

after rewelding the frame it and the forks and front wheel were sent away for powder coating
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might i just add he did a very good job on the powder coating  :)

then the axle was checked , painted and put back in place
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along with forks and front wheel

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then after engine , gearbox and propshaft were cleaned up they also were put back in frame

 :o :o omg that frame work has got to be the worse ive ever seen
and what a great improvement now  ;D

Well done Goose. Lots of work there, and well worth it. I remember those original pics and felt ill when I saw them, you should be pleased with the rework, it looks great.

Well done that man :) What a great recovery. when you saw that welding after the shot blasting your heart must of sank

Nice work Goose! Like Andy the original welding made me feel sick.
Keep at it mate ;D

thankyou gentlemen , will post more photos as soon as I put them on photobucket   :)

yes merv , the bloke I bought it off said his wife used it everyday , it made me feel ill ,

the rear wings were mounted and other engine parts painted , etc sump , timing chain cover etc
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jumping ahead of myself here , also fitted rear bump bar , not keeping that one on its just for mr msva

then in beginning of july had an operation on my left lower leg which left me with a lizarus frame on which im still bl**dy wearing so the build was slowed down then a mate started the wiring for me so I bought some bits whilst recovering
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thanks to andybolto for selling me a tank , fits like a glove

Jeez goose! That has got to cramp your style a bit. :o

pretty fed up with it now , had a bit of time in hospital because of it but getting around with the help of my good lady , she do put up with a lot . :)

dont know your born

 :D Mr Stump's called that for a reason.
Some nice stainless there. Do they let you keep it?

i bought a vw trike from someone who said the used it every day to get her and her son about   when i changed the forks  i found the steering stem was from two differant bikes and tack welded together in four places and one of the tacks had missed the joint completly  i took a pic and sent it to her  she was  disturbed that she paid good money to have the front end sorted

well i do believe you have saved it from eternal damnation good job ...hope ya leg gets better ... and yes i am called stump for a reason cant begin to think why???

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at first glance i thought that was the top of your head  ::) :)

stick with it goose, it'll be ok in the end :)
wonder if the lizarus frame may end up as pedals/linkage for forward controls ;)

O M F in G  :o :o
Cant say Ive ever seen work like that, gives the rest of us a bad name >:( >:( 
I hope you sent photos to the people who rode it before you!!!!!

they wont let me keep the frame work its too expensive , tried to get in touch with the bloke I bought it off but no joy , i got in touch with dvla and now just waiting for a dare to take it for mvsa , didhave some photos of it nearly finished but then my phone broke , still trying to retrieve them , if i can will post them in due time .

nice bit of welding there stumpy better than the frame that goose bought

Thought you may have had V5 with it, as its got a number plate, previous owner details would be on it.

got his details but got no reply from him , maybe he knew .

To be honest, its a wonder the whole of the frame did,nt  drop apart as soon as it hit a pothole.....some w****ers give no thought to potential buyers. Good on ya in sticking it out and turning it into a good job.

if you all remember i had one like that ,,i cut it up  ,,,,bought from a driving instructer ,, ::) ::)

Yeah, there's some scary stuff out there.

Not surew where the pic is cos I can't see it!

I had one of those on my leg - it's the reason I still HAVE a leg!  I wanted to keep the framework to make a wine bottle holder for the trike - they would let me - but only if I paid £1000 for each ring - and there were four!

well had good news today , dvla have issued me with a VIN  number for the trike , just got a couple of things more to do like , led markers on the arches , got to purchase a alarm , get front mud guard sprayed , and tidy electrics , then book it for mvsa , also the wheels on the trike will be for sale as I would like wolfrace alloys on it {old school} I have four wheels like the ones on the trike so will split them if need be , also have a brand new mudguard that I bought and didn't like , I think its off a wide glide as it wont fit a bandit front end , haven't been able to save photos of rebuild that were stored on phone so will just get piccys of work finished and post later, could anyone tell me what vehicles have the same stud pattern as reliant so I could start looking for some alloys , thanks  ;D ;D

Slowly getting there then Goose.
Wheel stud pattern is the same as the classic Mini (10" & 12") MG Midget / Sprite, (13") Morris Minor(14"). 4x 4" or 4x 101.6mm.
By old school Wolfrace wheels I assume you are thinking of Super Slots. May have a problem getting the amount of positive offset you have at present. Just means the trike ends up wider and you have to remount the rear mudguards etc.

slowly getting there on , thanks for the wheel dimensions will try and borrow one first to see if mudguards have to be moved  ;D

well a few weeks ago I got my trike back as it was stored in a friends garage , he said he would re-wire it and other bits to help get it ready for sva , well I thought bthe wiring had been done by a three year old , wires twisted together and wrapped in green tape , hes lost the brake and clutch pedals and various other bits , I did consider getting the gas axe out , after calming down thought lets start again , I purchased 11 core wire and started the re-wire , but got It done except the alternator , eventually got it started so after a year of not running it sounded nice , no bangs or rattles ,I got a set of brake pedals out of a Mercedes sprinter and started to modify them ,bought another handbrake cable and ratchet just have to fit it ..

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What a nightmare. Keep going, its a marathon not a sprint.

Your wiring looks a lot better than your 'mate's!

Hiya Goose. Twisted lives near you doesn't he? he's a Reliant trike expert now -rope him in to give you a hand!

always happy to help  ;D but i would get under his feet more than help i think  :o goose is my go to man that i have been relying on to do my trike  :D
im good with moral support and making others feel clever though  :P ;)

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a few photos of the cbr carb set up , a little mod and flexi exhaust and it fits , had it started today and it sounds realy good ..

looks awsome goose

I always liked those carbs when steve fitted them to his, look really good Goose

:) Soon be on the road then goose.

not  a great deal to do but finding time is a pain in our busy season  >:(

looks familiar glad it worked out mate full respect to steve brock its a cool mod twas the main reason i bought the trike
 

I agree , same here with the ex-bigdog6s trike, it makes it for me.  I'll shortly get round to knocking up a 4 branch exhaust as well.

It's coming on great i thought i had seen them carb's before, when you first put the photo's up of them weld's i was dumb struck i have to keep looking at them every time i come on here.

agree with stumpy , all credit to steve brock for making the manifolds etc , just need to get it finished and get out and ride it ..