Venom Build

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Woooohoooo, I've got my Trike in the back of the van and making my way home with it.

[Kevin Patrick]

Congrats! Can't wait to see your progress.

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I shall be cracking on with it first thing in the morning, hope to have the floor cut to size and drilled ready to fit before it goes to Powder Coat, the firewall rear bulkhead too.

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So im looking at 11.40pm at my first job to do, which is fit bushes to wishbones, like past builds this is always a dreadful job :-) After reading various input in the tech section, I think I will turn the bushes down slightly to get them in as they are something like a 28.5mm bush going into a 27.5mm hole, they are flexible but even after warming them up,they are not going in. I won't be using a mallet or vice as these should be a nice fit,and there isnt enough metal on the wishbone to play with.

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Floor and chassis drilled. Floor cut and ready for Powdercoat, bulkhead drilled and Cleko'd in place. Tried fitting the swingarm, but can't see how the swingarm pin can fit as it scraped the frame putting it in, and once fitted there is no way of fitting the washer and nut... anyone had the same? There doesn't seem to be enough clearence.

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Just looking at the front and now can't see where or how to fit the brake master cylinders, no places in the chassis to mount them?

[vtR1k]

there should be a bracket welded in the frame to mount the cylinders...

[Scott]

Hi Nick,

Sounds like your getting stuck in now you have the kit,

Im sure it will be all there,, just take your time and bit by bit you will find it all comes together
remember to enjoy the build,,,,

Scott

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Loving the build Scott, a few little issues, but RTR are gonna sort them no problem, had loose mounts on the steering, swing arm, shocker, floor and bulkhead is shaped and cut and the frame is drilled for it, sending all alloy panels for powdercoat along with my tanks, gonna take a look at my bodywork next, and build up the components on the front end. Its been such a long time for me to finally have my own reverse trike, that I will thouroughly enjoy the build.

Cheers for th support

Nick

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So I managed to do all this yesterday ;D











Have to cut and shape the bulkhead yet, plus I think I will cut the tunnel shape and allow the tunnel to slide underneath instead of cutting a shape and mating the two panels up, this will give a bit more room in the tunnel, maybe the vital room for all the wiring I will bring forward.





Will try dry assembly today of the steering components.

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Took a look at the nose section, was a very tight fit, so I shaved a little of the shocker area mount to allow it slip into place, I also cut some of the nearside dash lip where it hooks over the farthest side of the vehicle with the cutout for the bar, this makes it a tight fit but a nicer fit and removal, I haven't cut any from the front lower wishbone area yet until I have the wishbones in place. Had to see what the front end would look like with some bits on, and I have drilled and loose fitted the steering rack and column.













Wing is just resting on the brackets, might get RTR to fit these, I never know how to fit wings :-)

[vtR1k]

Good progress! Are those standard wings? They look quite different from mine...

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Yeah, I was given 3 options, my wife liked these best.

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Got the Wishbone rubbers turned down tonight on my dads lathe, they are all now fitted. The jobs you think will take no time, take some thinking about, and things like the bodywork I thought could take up hrs of my time took less than an hr to be fitted and removed several times. Next job for me is to build up the hubs, uprights and caliper mounts.

[vtR1k]

Jul 4, 2011 21:22:29 GMT venom said:

Yeah, I was given 3 options, my wife liked these best.

Lucky bastard... I had the option of standard wings or the ugly square ones. The ones you have I like better!