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88 Blazer Trike
We spent a week at the beach at the ocean front Hilton. Then had family visit when we got home We got the Puppy (Scamper) just before they left Got her off Craigslist Took her to the vet the other day and she got a good bill of health- Fowler
- Post #753
- Forum: Home Built Trikes - Non-VW
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88 Blazer Trike
So we just got a new Puppy. A female German shepherd, saint bernard mix, 8 week old She is terrorizing the house and all in it. I promised the Ol'Lady that I would stay in the house and help with it this week. She has promised to let me go next week and to help with the front end also.- Fowler
- Post #751
- Forum: Home Built Trikes - Non-VW
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88 Blazer Trike
Thanks, I plan to pull it apart anyway. Still have not gotten the front done yet. Still waiting on the Ol'Lady. She says she will help when we get back from the beach. If not I will get my neighbor to help.- Fowler
- Post #750
- Forum: Home Built Trikes - Non-VW
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VW Coilovers for Leading Link Forks
I have been on a few rides now and it goes down the road nice and straight. It rides smooth and is easy to steer. No more pulling to one side or another. I do notice a little more up and down vibration on the handle bars. Not real bad though. I think its because I removed the windshield. The...- Fowler
- Post #159
- Forum: VW Powered Trikes
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88 Blazer Trike
I have the front end ready to pull, just waiting on the Ol'Lady. While I am waiting I made a cross brace at the very front I still need to trim the front of the frame I was going to weld it on but it makes it easier without it when pulling the engine. So I bolted it on with 4 3/8" grade 8...- Fowler
- Post #748
- Forum: Home Built Trikes - Non-VW
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88 Blazer Trike
I started putting the steering back together but the forks are stiff. Then I remembered, I forgot a bearing spacer and was going to fix it later. Well its later so that is next. I have to wait until I can get both my son and my Ol'Lady to help me. I will jack the trike up to a certain point then...- Fowler
- Post #747
- Forum: Home Built Trikes - Non-VW
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88 Blazer Trike
I was cleaning up the rear and found some identifying marks have not looked them up yet Cleaned up and painted- Fowler
- Post #746
- Forum: Home Built Trikes - Non-VW
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88 Blazer Trike
I have been busy working around the house so have not had a chance to get back to working on the Trike I think my next steps will be to clean up the axle and paint. Then I think I will go back to the steering again. But today I have to work on a 2009 Chevy HHR. No electrical power at all...- Fowler
- Post #745
- Forum: Home Built Trikes - Non-VW
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VW Coilovers for Leading Link Forks
It passed state inspection!- Fowler
- Post #158
- Forum: VW Powered Trikes
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88 Blazer Trike
The 4 link is all welded up. I have not done any cleanup or painted it yet. Used all grade 8 5/8" bolts. I have not put lock nuts on yet because I knew I would be taking it apart a few times and I did- Fowler
- Post #744
- Forum: Home Built Trikes - Non-VW
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88 Blazer Trike
All adjusted again. The measurement from each side of the axle to the neck bolt is 1/8" off. The left side is 1/8" longer. In order to correct that I would need to shorten the left link bar side by 1/16" I'm not going to worry about it. I don't think that small amount will matter. Next time I...- Fowler
- Post #743
- Forum: Home Built Trikes - Non-VW
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VW Coilovers for Leading Link Forks
My HEATHEN plaque is rusting just like I wanted.- Fowler
- Post #157
- Forum: VW Powered Trikes
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88 Blazer Trike
Worked on this for a while today after I mowed the grass. Got the side to side right Got the drive line geometry right The measurement from a fixed point on either side of the rear to the neck bot and was 5/8 inch off Shorten the left side lower link by 5/16 and put it back on. Next time I will...- Fowler
- Post #742
- Forum: Home Built Trikes - Non-VW
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What's so great about VW Trikes?
I just rebuilt my rear brakes. They are drums also. Once done the brake were hard to push. I replace the brake cylinders again but this time I used brake cylinders that were meant for the front. The brake cylinders have to be "matched" to the master cylinder. See the different sizes of the front...- Fowler
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- Forum: VW Powered Trikes
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What's so great about VW Trikes?
My first Trike was a V6. Don't remember all the specks on it. My farther and I would work on it every time I came home on leave. I got in to much trouble with it so when I got married I got rid of it. My 2nd Trike is a VW trike. Its about 15 years old now and has about 70K miles. I Mainly built...- Fowler
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- Forum: VW Powered Trikes
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