Ira Posted December 22, 2012 Author Posted December 22, 2012 BOD MODS 2!!! I cut a Seat Support and Rear Pan from sheet plastic. They are just a little wider than the Frame... The Dotted lines are where I will be bending the sides in. Here are the 2 New Parts glued in place! I cut a small piece of plastic for the top of the body and bent the sides in to meet it. Then it was glued in place with Zap-A-Gap, Green Label. Rear View... More Bod Mods Coming...
Ira Posted December 22, 2012 Author Posted December 22, 2012 BOD MODS 3!!! I bent the 2 sides of the top in and put some Zap-A-Gap glue on the joint, then I put some Baking Powder on it. That held the top sides together, then I added a small triangular piece of plastic to fill the hole... I made a cardboard template of the rear open space, and transfered the shape to .080 sheet plastic. I soaked the New Piece in hot water to help the bending go easier. Here is the Rear Filler Piece in place. I cut it in half to make the job easier. I had to add a third piece in the middle to fill the gap... More Bod Mods Coming...
Ira Posted December 23, 2012 Author Posted December 23, 2012 Ira, Another great project. Looking forward to seeing more. bobthehobbyguy Thanks Bob!
JollySipper Posted December 23, 2012 Posted December 23, 2012 Anyone in particular inspire this build? This is right up there with "Big Daddys" cool factor!
Ira Posted December 24, 2012 Author Posted December 24, 2012 looks good but wont your wife get mad you used the toothpastetube for the tranny? I was wondering where the Toothpaste was...
Ira Posted December 25, 2012 Author Posted December 25, 2012 Starting to look very awesome! Thanks Derick!
Ira Posted December 26, 2012 Author Posted December 26, 2012 BOD MODS 4!!! I cut a piece of plastic to fill the area between the Body and Gas Tank. Glued it in place as shown... I added Panels below the Seat area. I cut them from plastic, bent them to shape and glued them in. Here are the New Parts shown with the Body in place!
Ira Posted December 26, 2012 Author Posted December 26, 2012 MORE...QUAD MODS!!! I made the Quad Body with .080 sheet plastic. This stuff is almost 1/8th inch wide! I used the Wide Plastic so I could Carve down all of the outside edges and Round them off... Here is a closer shot! Rear Side View...
Ira Posted December 26, 2012 Author Posted December 26, 2012 I'm not really into bikes usually, but i'm going to watch this one., you've caught my attention. Thanks Paul!
Ira Posted December 28, 2012 Author Posted December 28, 2012 UP ON TWO WHEELS!!! I added a short length of plastic tubing to each end of the axle to make it wider. I found some brass tubing that fit inside the rear axle, but it doesn't fit the rear wheels... I used the next two larger sizes of aluminum tubing to reduce the rear wheel hole size. I cut short lengths of tubing to fit inside the holes and glued them in. Now the Wheels will Fit! Here are the Wheels & Tires in place on the New Axle.
Ira Posted December 29, 2012 Author Posted December 29, 2012 FENDERS/ARMRESTS!!! I am using 2 Revell Chopper Rear Fenders on the Quad. I cut out the outside edge of each Fender so they will clear the rear tires. I cut both Fenders off at a point, to match each other. Then I cut 2 strips of plastic, bent them and glued them on the inside edge of both Fenders.
Ira Posted December 29, 2012 Author Posted December 29, 2012 WE GOT FENDERS!!! I used Zap-A-Gap and glued the Rear Fenders in place... Side View. Rear View!
Ira Posted December 29, 2012 Author Posted December 29, 2012 Anyone in particular inspire this build? This is right up there with "Big Daddys" cool factor! THANKS CHARLES!!! I haven't seen a photo of that trike in a long time.Here is one of my favorite features of the Candy Wagon Trike... Yeah Ed Roth has always been BiG influence for me...
Bartster Posted December 30, 2012 Posted December 30, 2012 Oh yeah ! PLEASE tell me you're gonna make these flat head engines ?
Ira Posted December 30, 2012 Author Posted December 30, 2012 looking better by the day Ira.. THANKS DAVID!
Cool Hand Posted December 31, 2012 Posted December 31, 2012 Progressing well Ira, look forward to the next update.
Ira Posted January 1, 2013 Author Posted January 1, 2013 FENDER BLENDING!!! I cut 2 pieces of plastic and fit them in at the fronts of the Fenders... Then I cut 4 pieces of plastic to fit between the rear of the Fenders and the Body. I made them oversize so I could carve them to shape. Here it is after some trimming and sanding...
Ira Posted January 5, 2013 Author Posted January 5, 2013 Oh yeah ! PLEASE tell me you're gonna make these flat head engines ? I'll be using the kit engines...not sure about what to use carbs, turbos or superchargers...
Ira Posted January 5, 2013 Author Posted January 5, 2013 FOUR BiG ONES!!! I carved out a half round shape in the rear deck and opened up this BiG Hole... I cut 4 lengths of aluminum tubing, cleaned them up and glued them together. Next I used a round file and made room for all 4 of the Pipes to come through! Rear View...
Ira Posted January 6, 2013 Author Posted January 6, 2013 Progressing well Ira, look forward to the next update. Thanks Luke!
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