My 1983 ATC110 Build

[KI4UJO]

To get adhesion, I shot it in self etching primer before spraying on the regular primer as a filler. It came out pretty good except for the cracked area, which really wasn't worth the time as I'm planning on beating the crap out of this, like I do all of my off road toys
Anyway, I haven't made a real update in a while, so here we go: I got home from Louisville, and found this

So, all of my money does equal something! Anyway, here's what I got. My machinist did a nice job on my cylinder

and I got these form Motodecals.

They're obviously not factory, but they were $50 cheaper than the factory ones. You can't really see it, but this is my replacement shift selector rod

Lastly, a complete gasket set and oversize piston/rings.


Decals installed








I made a lot of progress on the above photo today, there may be a ride video tomorrow...

[sinsayers]

Looking sweet man, shes going to run.

[KI4UJO]

Hopefully.

[86T3]

I cant believe how good that fender looks, you did a real nice job on it.

[KI4UJO]

It's not that bad, the area where the crack was is still somewhat rough, but I'm not going for showroom quality here. I'd like to give a detailed update of everything I did w/photos, but most of the ones I took today suck, so they're not worth it. Honestly, I'm still pissed with it, So, I got the motor together after fighting with the oil rings, and then I get it bolted in. At this point, I shift it into 1st to push start (I didn't have any rope on hand to fix the pull starter), and hear a loud pop. I'll pull the side case to fix it, I believe I dislocated the shift selector shaft. So, I tried to start it anyway, and never got anywhere. Unfortunately, I'm now in the same place that I was before this thing ran. At this point, I still need to check for spark as I can smell fuel and there is lots of compression. So, that's all until tomorrow.

[KI4UJO]

A note to everyone doing a top end rebuild: Don't forget to install the gasket around the cam chain, it kills compression and puts oil in the cylinder. Now, I get the fun or burning the oil out. Rather than take a bunch of photos, I had a buddy of mine that I'm trying to convert to trikes (He's a die hard quad guy) shoot this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrjhC...ature=youtu.be
You can't me very well. but it proves that I exist, and that this thing runs. Now, I've got to come up with a temporary solution for the chain until I get the part. Hopefully I'll have a ride video tomorrow.

[kb0nly]

Hey its running at least!!! LOL

[KI4UJO]

I'm getting ready to work on it now, I have to fix the 2 main issues: the chain being thrown and not being able to shift. Unfortunately, the adjustment piece for the chain adjustment rod is cracked, but I've got something temporary in mind with vise grips. As for the shifter rod, the right side case is coming back off to reseat the rod.

[kb0nly]

Can it be welded where its cracked? Your talking the metal piece right?

[KI4UJO]

Well, that's not really going to matter now. It turns out that the reason that nothing was working correctly is that my 83 frame is warped. This is why it was parted. I already started stripping it so that I could transfer it back to the 81 frame. The piece is slightly cracked, but will actually work.

As for how I believe it was warped: From what I can tell, I believe someone hit an object similar to a pole with the right rear wheel/axle. If the axle bent, they replaced it. However, when it hit, it also tweaked the rear of the frame. So, I wasted my time changing frames. Tomorrow, I'm putting everything back on the 81 frame. I'm not worrying about coating it, I just want to ride my trike! There WILL be a ride video tomorrow, even if the chain is tensioned w/vise grips and it clatters the whole time. Lastly, it really pissed me off that on the day I discovered the warpage, my 83 frame decal arrived. So, I'm going to order an 81 decal and put it on there with the 83, since it's not really an 81 or an 83.

[kb0nly]

Thats a bummer... But sounds like your determined now!

[KI4UJO]

I'm more determined with this as I was when I took my general class test at Dayton in 2009. This thing WILL drive, I already have the music picked out for the ride video (Feel free to guess, it's by EVH and was in a movie soundtrack). I've got a reason to be motivated- someone must be saved from the tyranny of quads!

[kb0nly]

LOL... Awesome... Tyranny of Quads, thats a sig line there.

[KI4UJO]

I know, I may sig myself. Unfortunately, there is no ride video right now. My dad decided to take a random day trip to chattanooga today, along with the fact that it was 105. As of right now, I just dropped the motor out, and am ready to begin moving everything to the other frame. This may be an all nighter, but this really needs to get done. So, expect updates through the night.

[KI4UJO]

So, here we go. I solved the chain issue, the sprocket was on the wrong side of the mount. However, this is when I discovered that my PO was an idiot, and rounded my chain tensioning shaft. Anyway, the motor has run in the original frame, and will be driving once I get the shaft and arm that adjusts the tension.