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Parts are piling up.
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Cut these discs, got a layout done for some holes...
Going to be a trike, so one wheel will be fixed to the shaft, one will spin free. I think that's how it has to work?? Never built a trike before!
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The fixed wheel will get built onto this keyed shaft coller and mounted with the pillow blocks.
 
Fitting in the spacers.
Tacking it all to the rim.
Rims been sanded down to bare metal...probably sand blast the entire wheel when it's done.
Want to rust it or do some patina paint.
Back to my steam punk roots on this build!

Need to do all my welding, then weld in the hub last ..
Hoping it comes out relatively true...:)
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Apologies for flooding your alerts with likes, but this is cool.

Most trikes have one drive wheel while the other is fixed, so you're on the right track.... Unless you have an old propane tank and build a dif.
 
Alright, here's the wheel.
All welded up and true :)

I drilled the holes through to do the other wheel...want to get them made, sandblasted and the tires mounted so that I can figure out how high the rear end if this thing sits.
Then I can really take off on the building of this thing!

Lots of pics...
I had to do some serious filing to get the collar welded in straight, centered, true etc.
It's good.
Not sure yet how wide I'll make the rear end but might be almost four feet....maybe.
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Wow! That's some 'southern down home cookin' goin on there. And when I say 'southern' I mean like, Southern Hemisphere! :21:

The key is, can you do all this while wearing flip flops? :wondering::grin:
 

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