Trike Body Panels 12

I took the trike for a spin with a new tyre on the front and it flicks stones etc everywhere so i had to extend the front guard. Here is a picture of the mould of the front guard after i modified it. Heres another view of the mould of the front guard this is […]

Trike Body Panels 11

Ok so it’s been like moons since i got around to adding to the web page but i’m finally adding some more pics now. I bought two trailer guards and cut them down the middle then TIG’d them together so that i end up with a extra wide rear guard to fit over my 295-60-15’s […]

Trike Body Panels 10

I’ve now made up a metal dash unit and made a start on panelbeating the harley tank. Yes im getting sick of sanding but sadly when i wake up in the morning the pixies havent sanded things for me so i guess i’ll just keep at it. . Starting to take some shape now Can’t […]

Trike Body Panels 9

I know this page shows various views of the same panel but i couldn’t help adding them cause i was quite happy with how it turned out considering this is my first attempt at making a real fibreglass panel from scratch. Here i have all the edges trimmed up and it’s looking fairly good. Now […]

Trike Body Panels 8

At last I’m finally starting to make a actual part from a mould. This is the front panel just freshly fiberglassed with 3 layers of 450GSM matt and here is the side view just coz i can 🙂 Here is the plug of the L/H side panel all glassed up, as soon as this dries […]

Trike Body Panels 7

I should of documented a bit better the process of making this mould but i wasn’t sure how it would turn out so hopefully i will document the process better on the next panel. So anyway this mould ended up turning out pretty good for a first attempt so now it is ready for the […]

Trike Body Panels 6

Ok it’s been a while since i last posted but thats just cause i’ve been slack when it comes to updating the webpage. Anyway i’m still in the body panel process at the moment and have just primered one of the side panels The primer i used is part of the stuff i just bought […]

Trike Body panel 5

Now i’ve tack welded bits of thin panel steel to the frame work of the first side panel and ready to start adding the body filler It’s a bit clearer now that there is a scoop in the middle of the guard to direct air flow to the radiator side view of the overall body […]

Trike Body panel 4

I was going to make a fibreglass panel for the rear as well but i think diamond plate does just as good a job here and it’s quicker. Made a start on the new side panel and once again i’m making up a metal skeleton and then covering it with scrap panel steel then body […]

Trike Body Panels 3

I decided to stop making the original side panel cause i didn’t like it and made a start on the plug for the bonnet instead I can’t draw very well and it’s too much hassle to draw up the body panels on the computer so i’m designing the bonnet as i go along. There are […]