Manky's Pop.

[Manky Monkey]

One of my previous partners used to be one of my customers. She lived in the last house on my dellivery. Left her hubby & we lived together for 10 years.
Back to the plot-
Mr Gazzagood very kindly sent me a couple of hexagonal threaded bars the other day. Connectors of some sort apparently, but perfect for holding the Pop battery in place. I made up a couple of T handles from 6mm rod. They'll do nicely. Thanks Gazz.  

[Manky Monkey]

Did a little more on the steering column mount. I've cut a triangular gusset from 3mm plate & welded it between the 2 arms. With the bottoms of the tubes welded & a bit of cleaning up, it should do the trick.

[Manky Monkey]

Meanwhile, my mate Reg machined me a couple of bushes for the throttle pedal as well as making a neat stainless pinch bolt thingy to hold the throttle cable. Unfortunately he made the bushes in mild steel when I wanted bronze or brass. So Doc, (Twisted Patience), is going to make some more. Thanks guys.

[gazzagood]

your more than welcome (sir)    just glad i could help you for change 

[Manky Monkey]

They did the job admirably, thank you.
Steering column hanging bracket complete.

[Manky Monkey]

I used an off-cut of the 40 x 80mm box section from the chassis to make a pivot box for the throttle pedal. The pedal itself needs to hang the same height & at the same angle as the brake pedal. So I had to rework it again. Hopefully this'll work.

[Manky Monkey]

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[voodoo]

I noticed the pic of the trike with no mudguards?..what the law about running like that?...I remember I had loads of grief running my old model t without them...voodoo...

[Manky Monkey]

That's Flap's trike. Came in about a year ago to have rear mudguards fitted & is still there.
Guards aren't required for the MOT, (last time we MOT'd Flap's the tester actually went off & phoned the Ministry for advice & was told they weren't necessary). However, they're listed in the Construction & Use regulations. So your trike can pass the MOT, then you can get pulled over on the way home & nicked for not having them. I hear all sorts of versions of the consequences, ranging from fixed penalty fines, to 3 points on your licence for each missing guard. I'm not sure what the truth is.
Basically, it's up to you whether you risk running without them. Plenty of trike owners do without ever getting stopped, but I know I'd be the one that'd get nicked the first day I tried it, so I'd rather fit them to start with.
Flap now works as a lorry driver so can't risk points on his licence, so decided to play safe & add guards -eventually.

[Manky Monkey]

Not easy to pick out among the jumble of stuff in the cab, but this is roughly where the throttle pedal will mount, as demonstrated by Mr Lunatic.

[poprodder]

i've got three pedals in mine!!! not much room!!!
looks like your making some progress.
i thought my pedals looked rather high but after seeing yours mine seem ok.(as in look same height)
cheers chris.

[Manky Monkey]

Depends how big your feet are!

[panthershaun]

I noticed the pic of the trike with no mudguards?..what the law about running like that?...I remember I had loads of grief running my old model t without them...voodoo...

A mate of mine was stopped in his 2cv rod and told he risked having his car confiscated and crushed !!! and he is a coppa 

[Manky Monkey]

That's a bit drastic!
Really not worth the risk is it.

[Manky Monkey]

My day off today. The early starts & late nights all week eventually take their toll & I tend to sleep in till lunchtime on my days off to recover. Had a few errands to run this morning, so only been in the shed for a little while this afternoon.
I've finished the brake pedal. Should do the job. Needs a return spring though. The carb has a spring that'll pull the throttle cable back to the shut position, but it needs another on the pedal to lift it up when you lift your foot off the gas. I've got some 80mm long stainless springs for the exhaust on my trike, cost about 4 quid each. So I tried one of them. Hooked over the cable clamp on the top arm, then around the bottom of the box section, it works perfectly. Result. I'll either notch or drill a hole in the bottom edge of the box to locate the spring end in. So I've ordered a couple more from Ebay. They're Ducati exhaust springs by the way.