Huffa started another thread a couple days back about this, but I thought I would put all the pix I've got into 1 thread.
We got this in January from Ebay. It didn't run, had no spark, and was rusty and corroded all over, but relatively complete.
The spark problem was traced to worn cam journals that caused too large of a gap at the pulse generator. The head was beyond repair, so back to ebay to find one. I eventually bought a complete TRX200 head for it. I have no idea of the performance differences between a TRX cam and a ATC200S cam, but everything bolted up like stock so I was happy. Plus, I got a manual decomp rather than using the troublesome auto decomp.
While the head was off and the engine out of the frame, we had the cylinder bored .020" over and a new top end kit was installed.
In the meantime, the frame was being repaired. The back section where the skid plate attaches had rusted out from years of neglect, so new gusset plates were fabricated and welded into place, and the whole frame was prepped and painted. The paint is Rustoleum Hammered Black.
Also in that time, the tank was tended to. There was a large dent in the left side that was removed, and the paint was stripped. A red color from Rusoleum was used, and it pretty much matches perfectly. I've always been a Honda guy, and the old school honda wing really means something to me, so I bought a set for the tank and applied them.
The trike needed new tires, and I was determined to buy a package deal of tires and rims because I felt it was a better deal. I was lucky enough to find almost brand new Maxxis All-Traks mounted on 250R rims on ebay for $100 (which included shipping). The problem now was the the bolt pattern was different, so I also picked up some 400EX hubs from ebay, powder coated blue.
While I was playing around with getting new parts and painting the frame and tank, Huffa was busy cleaning/polishing/painting everything in sight. Even the bolts were given the wire wheel treatment to remove the rust.
Finally, after all the months of waiting and looking at the frame and tank, Huffa and I got together to reassemble it. In about 4 hours we had it in running condition, which is pretty much as it is in the final pictures. It still needs some details pieces, like headlight/taillight, exhaust needs to be painted, I want new bars/grips and a twist throttle.
Here are some BEFORE pictures.
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not running yet. but won't be long.
Originally Posted by bigredhead
me, why the heck did you put the tank decal so low ? It's supposed to be up higher!! Maybe you like it that way but I think it looks odd.