14/9/03 Started rear seat conversion
Today we started to convert our single rear seat to a full width seat. Work commenced at 10 am. Toni (my wife) helped me with planning what we were doing & offering up & regular flow of beverages!. We started with some stacking office chairs, that were surplus to requirement. It just made economical sense to chop one up!!. several hours later, after lots of cutting and welding things really did start to come together. We packed up just before dark at 7.30pm
We have designed each seat to be unbolted for easy access to suspension & drive-gear.
Today we started to convert our single rear seat to a full width seat. Work commenced at 10 am. Toni (my wife) helped me with planning what we were doing & offering up & regular flow of beverages!. We started with some stacking office chairs, that were surplus to requirement. It just made economical sense to chop one up!!. several hours later, after lots of cutting and welding things really did start to come together. We packed up just before dark at 7.30pm
We have designed each seat to be unbolted for easy access to suspension & drive-
Above: Brother simon drops by in the afternoon & helps with setting up the welder properly & gives advice on welding techniques, as this is the first time i have ever welded!
RIGHT: A Days Work, and we just about have a seat frame. All thats left to do this side is one more strut to be fitted, a little more welding on the underside of the frame and a little tidying-up. Just got to make another one for the other side !
Thanks to Andy & Gary for advice & ideas
Andy & Helen, Gary & Jan called round Sunday for a chat.
I think they also wanted to see what we had done!
Thanks to Andy & Gary for advice & ideas
Andy & Helen, Gary & Jan called round Sunday for a chat.
I think they also wanted to see what we had done!
Andy & Helen on thier VW Trike Gary & Janice Gary's Skoda Trike
Soon: Watch out for a spotlight on Andys & Garys Trikes (both Trikes are in the 'Trike Knights Show' Photo's)
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Soon: Watch out for a spotlight on Andys & Garys Trikes (both Trikes are in the 'Trike Knights Show' Photo's)
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Sunday 21/09/03 Had already cut steel & Made brackets.... all we had to do was cut to fit, assemble & Weld. Final result was a second seat frame, Still got to remove both seat fames & weld underside ....
Even got a chance to photograph Toni helping
Even got a chance to photograph Toni helping
Both seat frames are nearly complete
Nearly Forgot.... we got the new tyres fitted last week.. wont fit to trike till seats are finished
5/10/03 Today's been a good and bad day..... we have finally got the seat frames welded underneath..
The kids take thier first sit on the new seats, to give us an idea of where to mount the seatbelts
seat frames, with arm rests, as yet to be fitted
The day took a turn for the worse when we dicovered that the dynamo bearings have failed...... the fan at the front slops about a bit
Will ( With my brothers help) have to remove dynamo & get the bearings replaced
Will ( With my brothers help) have to remove dynamo & get the bearings replaced
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