MORGAN 3 WHEELER FRONT SUSPENSION / WISH BONE LAYOUT , DESIGN, AND BUILD. PART 1

Today I made the jig for the front wish bones, cutting an offset for size difference of the bushing tube. Then I made some mock upper and lower arms, and secured them to my frame, to check if my geometry was correct. Made some minor adjustments to the lower arm for clearance. in the next part I will start cutting the tubing.

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FINISHING THE TRIKE SPINDLES / KNUCKLES

Finished the Chevette/Fiero knuckles for the trike. I decided to remove the backing plates, but I will keep them, just in case. Packed and installed the bearings, along with the rear seal. I went with the chevette dics, for the 4 x 100 bolt pattern. Which will be helpful when it comes time to bolt up the Triumph 15 inch wire wheels and hubs.

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REBUILDING TRIKE SPINDLES / KNUCKLES

Started rebuilding the trike front spindles. I'm starting with  a used pair of Chevy Chevette front spindles. They were used and abused, but straight and true. Took the dust shields off and degreased them, then straightened up the dust shields. From there I cleaned them up with a wire wheel and grinder. Along with removing a lot of the casting lines. Next, etching primer was used to arrest any remaining rust in the pits. Followed with buildup primer. lastly I decided to used a Rustoleum Hammered finish paints, for the rust protection, and convenience/ availability for touch up later on. 

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NEW PLAYTOY!!!!!

I ordered a 4 amp metal cutter from Harbor Freight, They were nice enough to send me the 5 amp model in it's place, for the same price. And  did not charge me shipping either. And of course I had to try it out. Rather than try it on sheet metal, I was curious how it would do on 1/8th inch plate aluminum. IT ZIPPED THREW....Quicker than the plasma  cutter, and leave a great looking edge. This was money well spent in my opinion.....:D

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Trike body panel templates

Completed body templates for the trike. now I will use theses to layout the patterns onto the sheets of steel. it seems it will take two sheets of ten by four foot steel to cut them out.

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Morgan 3 wheeler dash update

After looking at the Morgan 3 wheeler dash that I mocked up using aftermarket combination gauges, I decided to redesign it using the 2003 Moto Guzzi gauges(speedometer and Tach) and indicators. I also added oil temp, and PSI, along with an Amp and Fuel gauge.

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Three wheeler interior mock up

Today I did a mock up of the 3 wheeler's interior. Made up some bomber seats first, but wasn't pleased with those. So this is my second shot at it.

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