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 OT My dads project
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06/28/10 10:50 PM
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Bors
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A number of years back my dad picked up a custom trike powered by a VW motor. The VW motor started to have issues so I suggested that he put a 231ci V6 in it. He had a rebuilt one ready to go out back for an old jeep he no longer had. Well I got the call saying lets do it. We started last November and just finished earlier this month. I did the frame fab work and he did the rest with a little help along the way. what it looked like when he first got it. ![[Linked Image from i5.photobucket.com]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y181/mgw906/2010-06-16123723.jpg) The VW Motor ![[Linked Image from i5.photobucket.com]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y181/mgw906/2010-06-16123734.jpg) Motor Fitting ![[Linked Image from i5.photobucket.com]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y181/mgw906/2010-02-25105700.jpg) Finished Frame ![[Linked Image from i5.photobucket.com]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y181/mgw906/2010-04-12101312.jpg) Motor in finished frame ![[Linked Image from i5.photobucket.com]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y181/mgw906/2010-05-05090730.jpg) Rear End ![[Linked Image from i5.photobucket.com]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y181/mgw906/2010-04-19155820-1.jpg) Wiring ![[Linked Image from i5.photobucket.com]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y181/mgw906/2010-05-05110839.jpg) Test Run ![[Linked Image from i5.photobucket.com]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y181/mgw906/2010-05-27111924.jpg)
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Do you need one, of course you do it's a knife and you like knives.....
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Re: OT My dads project
[Re: Bors]
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06/28/10 10:55 PM
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El CacaFuego
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That... is just... Awesome!
How does she perform?
"Teaching is not showing others new things, but reminding them that they know as well as you."
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Re: OT My dads project
[Re: Bors]
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06/28/10 10:55 PM
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Jroden5446
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JYD#107/JorDog. BAD WOLF
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Re: OT My dads project
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06/28/10 11:05 PM
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stjones
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AWESOME!!!!
I LOVE those trikes!!!
Grats on the completion!!! It looks fantastic!
JYD #115
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 Re: OT My dads project
[Re: El CacaFuego]
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06/28/10 11:17 PM
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Bors
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That... is just... Awesome!
How does she perform? Screams <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> I've not rode it yet but the VW was lucky to be putting out 50HP at the end, the V6 is somewhere between 160 and 200 HP and a lot more torque <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />oo . Dad discovered that 90mph comes real fast.... LOL
JYD#14
Do you need one, of course you do it's a knife and you like knives.....
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Re: OT My dads project
[Re: Bors]
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06/28/10 11:42 PM
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rth548
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Resident Redneck
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Re: OT My dads project
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06/28/10 11:48 PM
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myketheknife
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That is sweet & cool that you & your dad did it.
Congrats.
SYKCO JYD#112
It's better to have it & not need it, than to need it & not have it.
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Re: OT My dads project
[Re: Bors]
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06/29/10 12:37 AM
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El CacaFuego
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That... is just... Awesome!
How does she perform? Screams <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> I've not rode it yet but the VW was lucky to be putting out 50HP at the end, the V6 is somewhere between 160 and 200 HP and a lot more torque <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />oo . Dad discovered that 90mph comes real fast.... LOL Yeah, no kidding, throwing around that little bit of weight must be amazing. I'm jealous!
"Teaching is not showing others new things, but reminding them that they know as well as you."
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Re: OT My dads project
[Re: El CacaFuego]
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06/29/10 12:39 AM
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sumoj275
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Men you can't trust, women you can't trust, beasts you can't trust, but Bussekin steel you can trust
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Re: OT My dads project
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06/29/10 01:24 AM
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coyotebc
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The stripes of a tiger don't wash away.
Be a man of steel not clay
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Re: OT My dads project
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06/29/10 03:25 AM
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imaginefj
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Dang Bors! That is mad tube bending skills, heck I can barely weld. My truck would weigh 1000lbs more if I had your capabilities.
Join the NRA
JYD #69 If a 6 turned out to be 9
Join the NRA
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Re: OT My dads project
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06/29/10 05:44 AM
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ColdOne
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I love it! Amazing project. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />
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Blade '08 - I challenge coined Dan Busse and WON!
Blade '10 - The score is now 2-0!
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