Morning (Reliant trike build)

[Terrortubby]

That's handy.
I do the same thing but have to do mine with a flexi disc, followed by a hand file. A back breaking job but worth it in the long run. Filler always seems to crack eventually.

If I was going to paint it I'd have bogged the joints as it's easier to sand bog than grind steel. I recon the powder would be better so it's welding , grinding and filing. .................my poor hands and fingers are taking a pounding but it should be worth the effort.

Take care

Gary

[Manky Monkey]

Believe me, I know just how you feel mate! 

[Terrortubby]

Some of the paint is back already,

It cost me a dozen cans of "Boddies", It has radar reflecting undercoat and the black is some sort of polyurethane that they use on aircraft.
It's rated to over 500 mph.
I might be needing a bit more oomph from the engine

Laters

Gary

[BikerGran]

Bet Mrs TT loves trike bits on the bed - or does she sleep in another room so you can share with the trike?   

[Manky Monkey]

Gotta get your priorities right -bike bits first, (Manky, single bloke).
So it's a stealth trike then.

[Terrortubby]

So it's a stealth trike then.

Well some of the bits are

[klogan45]

Hey TT are you going to get yourself sprayed as well?

[Terrortubby]

Hey TT are you going to get yourself sprayed as well?

Spayed!! I hope not mate, I prefer my bits where they are and not in a frying pan

[Terrortubby]

Ive had a tit full of this bloody build................................

Once again I have been let down by someone offering to do work on the trike and then giving me piss poor excuses.

I now have to find someone else to do the welding and grinding because my neighbour has promised to do some work on the trike and then come up with an excuse not to do it.

I can't weld very well and the frame is only partly welded. I can cope with the grinding and filing but I can't lay the weld down without blowing holes or it looking like a large goose has shat on it.

I could ask Paul the guy who helped me to modify and build the trike in the first place but he has already gone above and beyond on this build.

Anyone want a part built with s**tty welding?

[Manky Monkey]

Woah! Calm down! Shut the garage door & walk away for a couple of days. Enjoy your Christmas then come back to it when you're in a happier frame of mind. Would be a shame to give up now when you're so close.
How about nipping into your local tech college & having a word with the guys who teach welding or mechanics? Maybe they'd weld it up for you & teach you how to weld at the same time.
Where abouts in the country are you? Toad's down on the South coast & I'm in Hampshire. If you're really stuck I'm sure we can sort something out.
Don't despair mate.

[reliantman]

What he said.
Enjoy your christmas and go back to it in the new year.
If you were anywhere near Cardiff I'd say bring it here and I would run some welds over it for you, just give me a box of rods and I'm happy.

[toad]

what they said! if ya wanna bring it down here i,ll do it for ya. i know its a longway but i can put ya up overnight!! cheers toad!

[Manky Monkey]

See, told you! We've all been there matey. Some of us more often than others! 

[Terrortubby]

Cheers,

I was having a really bad day yesterday and one more let down just pushed me over the edge.
I was home alone and needed to let off steam so the PC and sadly you lot copped for some frustrated typing.

I have had a cig and a brew and decided to keep trying the welding myself. Unless of course some kind hearted soul living near Manchester can help.

It's been a tough 18 months with doing Pauls trike rebuild last winter, Then Paul and I reconditioned Ricks trike in secret to surprise him at the NABD rally. We were pressed for time as well with only getting hold of the trike at such short notice.
Then straight into this build with all the problems we've had. Yesterday I hit "FULL" and went off.

Onwards and upwards

Later and thanks

Gary

[Manky Monkey]

Yeah, just keep plugging away at it & you'll get there in the end mate.
I know just how you feel though. I've been virtually living in Ska Man's garage at the bottom of his garden for the last couple of years now. Some days I actually spend longer there than I do at home. When people come to visit they go there rather than my flat. Thanks by the way, Mr Ska. I do appreciate the use of your facilities. 
Sometimes though, I just get really bogged down in it all. I look at the half built trike & think I'm just getting nowhere & it'll never be done. As Ska Man pointed out the other day though, in the time I've been working on mine, we've pushed out 5 others -his own, Flap's, Simon's, Rainbow's, Critch's & part of Toad's. That works out to one every 6 months or so, although actually they've all been going on at the same time, so we ain't done too badly really. No wonder mine's not finished!