Welcome to the Forum .
Now Im a VW trike guy , and found this forum Years ago .
My bad , only plucked up the courage to sign up Yesterday .
Binge read everything in the VW board and especially Tech Tech Tech by Death by Snu
Snu .
Now First You need to decide whether You are wanting to ride or Build and ride .
Then You need to consider Budget , Family (Building is going to suck trolley loads of Money & Time )
Then You need to check the law in South Africa about building a LE class or ICV .
Then Have You got the correct Licences to ride the thing ?
These are the starting points .
Best Wishes , Mark
Welcome to the Gang from Western Colorado.
We have a great group of VW guys here .... lots of knowledge ... they should be of great help.
Glad to have another "Alan" to the group ... especially since you spell it right ...
First : Get the guidelines from Your DOT.
(I can only make suggestions based on local laws here in WA .I doubt it will be much different in SA as vehicle standards are pretty much the same worldwide now . )
These Dudes will give You a list of certifying engineers and also The Design rules .
Remember These Mofos , make administer and enforce the rules .