dasbulliwagen Posted November 25, 2009 Posted November 25, 2009 Saw this at an antique store downtown and thought that it was funky enough that it would be cool to fix up for my daughter. $20 and it was mine. Needs to be sandblasted, and painted, and have the front tire replaced, and the rear wheel bushings fixed, but it shouldnt be any problem. I should have it done in time for her to be big enough to be able to actually use it. here's some pics.
Pete M Posted November 25, 2009 Posted November 25, 2009 sweet. even has a place for a little basket up front. :D
mfpdm Posted November 25, 2009 Posted November 25, 2009 Very Cool. :thumbsup: Just take the proper precautions when blasting it. It's a good chance, that is a lead base paint. :ack: :cheers:
freakjeep93 Posted November 25, 2009 Posted November 25, 2009 she will love it. whats gunna be the first mod lol
dasbulliwagen Posted November 26, 2009 Author Posted November 26, 2009 No Pete, that's a winch mount! HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAAA :cheers:
dasbulliwagen Posted November 1, 2010 Author Posted November 1, 2010 Its been almost a year, but I finnally finished it..... epecially with some prodding from the wife to have it done for my daughters 2nd birthday party. Worked on it all last week to get it finished. I havent gotten many pics of it yet, but you can see from the before pics above, and the finished pics below, that theres a huge difference. Enjoy!
foreman1063 Posted November 1, 2010 Posted November 1, 2010 That things looks great. Looks like something the guys on American restoration would turn out. :clapping:
btm24 Posted November 1, 2010 Posted November 1, 2010 very nice I'm sure she will love it :clapping: Brandon
MJRemi Posted November 1, 2010 Posted November 1, 2010 That's incredible. Don't forget to mount a little arooogha horn and a Comanche sticker. :clapping:
xjrev10 Posted November 3, 2010 Posted November 3, 2010 That things looks great. Looks like something the guys on American restoration would turn out. :clapping: exactly what i was thinking
Dirteatr717 Posted November 4, 2010 Posted November 4, 2010 Looks great! I'm more of a 2 wheel kinda guy, too many scraped knees with trikes as a youngin haha
dasbulliwagen Posted January 4, 2011 Author Posted January 4, 2011 I bought another one.... The wife and I are thinking maybe to fix up and donate to her companies fall charity auction. This one is kinda funky too. It was made by Hedstrom in August of 1977.... still has the original build sticker on it, and original seat upholstery, but the axle is bent, and the pedal arm is bent. Looks like one kid may have used it, and it was then stored. Bought it at another antique store while I was at Mazda training in Atlanta, GA. here's the before pics... hopefully it won't be a whole year before I have after pics!
cocy Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 i love the handlebars, i almost bought trike but it had a 20" front wheel awhile back, wish i would of i would of and had u redo it lol :D
dasbulliwagen Posted January 5, 2011 Author Posted January 5, 2011 here's some "adult" tricycle action.... I use the term "adult" loosely. But pretty cool anyways.
Mongo Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 One question.... where the heck did you find replacement wheels? That looked like it was fun and it turned out nice!
dasbulliwagen Posted January 5, 2011 Author Posted January 5, 2011 One question.... where the heck did you find replacement wheels? That looked like it was fun and it turned out nice! I measured the rims, and went to Tractor supply, and compared to the lawnmower and implement wheels they have and found a set that actually fit. I had to buy whole wheel /tire combos, but put them in a hot water bath to soften them up, and dismounted them from their wheels, and mounted them on the trike wheels. Takes a littel prying, but it works. Thanks for the comments! Hopefully the new one will turn out just as well. Though I'm not sure yet if Ill be staying stock with the wheels on the new one! Might put some fatties on the back to give it more of a drag trike feel!
Mongo Posted January 6, 2011 Posted January 6, 2011 thanks for the info, just never thought that you could get replacement wheels. The trike last forever, just not the tires.
dasbulliwagen Posted March 16, 2012 Author Posted March 16, 2012 Its been over a year since this was updated, but I think progress is about to be made on the chopper trike. I finally found the rear tires I wanted, so i brough it up to my wife, and she says " great, can you finish it in time for Griffins 2'nd birthday?" Griffin is my buddy's boy, and his birthday is 1 month away. So we will see if if I can get this thing fixed up and done in time. Ill take pics for you and update it as the process goes along.
Blue88Comanche Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 :drool: Looks AWESOME! :cheers: No Pete, that's a winch mount! a petal powered PTO winch on the front would be awesome
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now