Reinforcing the front end

As I mentioned in my previous blog VW trikes have a tendency to wheelie. To take extra precaution to keep the frame intact we added extra sheet metal plating to the front intersection of the neck with the body.

This is the original neck with plating in the joint.

This is the new neck piece with adapted joining plate.

Here is the new front end with reinforced steel plating welded on.

Here is the final piece that has been ground down and is now ready to weld the tanks on. Once the tanks are on the plate will be covered with Bondo to hide the seams, sanded for a smooth finish, painted with primer, and finally painted with color.

Here's me in protective mask and goggles sanding down Bondo in case you were thinking C was doing all the work  :-P   It was cold in the shop so I'm wearing a beanie too.