I'm thinking about starting a build thread on redoing my VW. I've had it on the road for 12 yrs. in this version. About a month ago I blew the sidewall out of a rear tire and thought as long as I'm buying three tires I might as well freshen it up. That lead to why not change almost everything?
I want to make it look like it was in WWII. I don't want a tribute bike, I want people think it was in WWII. I built almost everything on it, frame, front end, fiberglass body, front fender, etc. I'll have to derake the frame to get the look I want. It's at 40* now, I want 28*-30*. I'll beef the front end up for looks, it's plenty strong enough now, it just looks too skinny for what I want.I'll have to shorten the forks too. I'll keep the tank. The rear of the body will look like the back of a Kubelwagon, think VW Thing. It was the German version of our flatfender Jeep.
If you count the Beetle it started as, this is the 4th generation. This will be the third time as a trike.
We'll see how it goes, Carl
I want to make it look like it was in WWII. I don't want a tribute bike, I want people think it was in WWII. I built almost everything on it, frame, front end, fiberglass body, front fender, etc. I'll have to derake the frame to get the look I want. It's at 40* now, I want 28*-30*. I'll beef the front end up for looks, it's plenty strong enough now, it just looks too skinny for what I want.I'll have to shorten the forks too. I'll keep the tank. The rear of the body will look like the back of a Kubelwagon, think VW Thing. It was the German version of our flatfender Jeep.
If you count the Beetle it started as, this is the 4th generation. This will be the third time as a trike.
We'll see how it goes, Carl