Gazoo came by today

[Vealmonkey]

Today, my buddy The Great Gazoo came over to help work on a little project. We got to go out and have a little breakfast. He got to see the damage to the 57 from some idiot in a huge box truck, long story. Then we came back and got started. What we did was start stripping down my rider 350x to swap some parts, and a reinforced powder coated frame. We got the engine in the powdercoated frame and alot of parts stripped off. Tomorrow we hope to get the front end stripped off and changed over to the other frame and we hope to get the rear swinger stripped off and changed over to the other frame and get it reassembled. I have a new rear swingarm bearing kit and a take off swingarm bolt if need be. My 350x had alot of take off parts which I had put on it over the last year or 2. I never took any pics, maybe a couple tomorrow, but you should soon see pics of this trike on here back in action. Going to concentrate my effort on getting the Nicholsons up to snuff and getting the Ascott 500/350x together and going. Should be fun. I really need space plus all the parts around everywhere is getting kind of crazy. I could also use the funds freed up to work on the 57 and get it how I want it.

[oscarmayer]

sweet! lookin forward to photos my friend.

[Vealmonkey]

Of course Gazoo came by again today. The pictures are a little backwards though. The pics I took at the beginning of today really show the progress we made yesterday. As far as today goes, we got the old swingarm out and into the powdercoated frame. Not all the parts have been refreshed though. The swingarm, we didn't touch, just out of the old frame and in the new. We put a nice used rear axle with some of the take off parts from the old frame as well. We found out that the handle bars with the old frame were really off something else and didn't work well with the triples, even though I had ridden with them for several years. So we still need a decent set of handlebars, and nice used taillilght assembly and still need a front axle spacer for the right side (the non disc brake side) as Lou Mielke hand delivered me the wrong spacer. You can't fault the guy for hand delivering a spacer, even if it's wrong. LOL Brian will come by after work tomorrow and we'll, hit the trike again. I'll have some new pics of todays progress. This trike is a mix of old and new. I had been putting some new parts and nice used parts as well as some take off parts on this trike over the last 2 years - last time this trike had ran. The new owner is just looking to get the trike going to have a really nice rider and isn't really looking for a super cherry machine. The rear swingarm came out like butter, so we didn't even put a new swingarm bearing kit in it. The rear bearing carriers' double row bearings were in great shape, so didn't replace bearings there either. Front wheel bearings were good, but a previous owner had installed an outer seal backwards (not me LOL) so I fixed that. Removed the used speedo kit that was on the trike as well, hence why we need the right side spacer. It has a new supertrapp rear pipe, but a used DG chrome header. I replaced the clutch assembly and basket as I had busted the basket removing it for the new clutch assembly. Lots of new chassis rubber and nos brake components as well as some used. Enjoy the pics.

[motoman1012002]

pat my 350x is down right now to new bearings in the rear for your durablue swingarm

[aldochina]

i like the use of the tubing to reinforce the frame in the rear, looks cool!!

[Vealmonkey]

Mike at HRE reinforced that frame. He gets all the credit for that. Moto, that swingarm will look super sweet on your 350x. But don't get any ideas about my HRE swingarm and durablue rear axle. LOL That is slated for the Ascott 500/350 trike. I need to get that frame powdercoated and started to reassemble after this. Wayne has engine things to do as I finally got the gaskets and piston up near him at least. Since we didn't end up using any of the polished lower fork tubes, triple trees or the front hub, I will sell those soon along with the nos fork tubes, all for the 350x. I also have a stock 86 350x lower triple I will sell as well. All polishing by Greg King.

[Louis Mielke]

Hmm. Get me some measurments Pat, I'll dig though my bucket of stuff and see if i have the right spacer.

[Vealmonkey]

We had to put the front axle in and the wheel on to roll the darn thing into the garage. I have no idea of where to begin to measure. All I know is I don't have one or anything close to one and the spacer needs to be almost twice as wide as what you brought. I didn't have anything to go by. If I can find my calipers, I'll get a measurement off the 350x speedo drive, but you know how well organized my house is! LOL

[Vealmonkey]

Lou, try 34.86mm for the measurement. I took the speedo drive gearbox into work since I can't find my calipers. Thanks for looking. We missed you sunday dude.

[oscarmayer]

now ya can make a spacer.

[bigworm626]

What's a 57? Nomad?Belair?

[Jon Boy]

bigworm it's a Belair. http://www.3wheelerworld.com/showthr...hapter-begins.
i'm curious to see how bad it got it, but that's something for another thread.

looking pretty good, nice way to recycle Vealmonkey.

[Vealmonkey]

It says belair on the belt strip, but it's really a 210. I almost hate to post the pics 'cause I'm not real happy the car gets messed up not really leaving the driveway. Gazoo is stopping by again and we should pretty much have the 350x together except for the spacer, rear tail light and handlebars.

[oscarmayer]

cool! post some photos

[JasonB]

in for updates~! You have some awesome vintage machines Vealmonkey!