hello

[mr wizard]

hi guys and girls

how are you all?
first of gotta say best site on the net by miles.
been lurking for a while now and thought it was about time i introduced myself.

my name is luke and i am one half of a small fab company.
we specialise in custom vehicle manufacture.

this is the current "works" toy,what do you guys think?

thanks

 

[Country Joe]

Welcome to the Forum, Mr Wizard!
I somehow get the feeling you're going to be answering a lot more questions than you'll be asking!
Trike looks very nicely done, too - what's it like to ride? It looks huge, how long is it?
I'm not even going to try to guess what the engine is from, (I dare say others here may instantly recognise it) to me, an engine is a (mostly) metal thing that makes things move! I'm guessing it has a reverse, though?
Do your outfit make all types of custom vehicles - cars, bikes, trucks etc?
More photos would be good, too. Does the (stainless?) pod on the top house the instruments? There must be a sizeable fuel tank hidden in there somewhere, too. I'm guessing it's not overly frugal with fuel!
The front suspension and the steering arrangement are looking interesting, and I quite like those mirrors, too! (see that - a whole sentence without any questions!)
I'll stop the questions for now, as this "welcome" is going to start to sound like a form of interrogation.
More info & photos would be good, though!

All the Best,
CJ

 

[chunkolini]

Mr Wizard.
Welcome aboard, you are obviously a shy retiring type.
Nice wheels.

Chunko'.

 

[malcolm]

http://www.phwfabrications.com/page7.htmBrilliant! I found some more of your photos while trying to figure out what had 2 superchargers on it. http://www.phwfabrications.com/page7.htm Jaguar V12!

Turbos would have silenced the exhaust a fair bit. Do your ears not bleed without them? Looks like a fun job. Do join in with the forum.

 

[pedrobedro]

I'll start the ball rolling with the same question. How long is that thing?

Nice leading links though. I helped fit a set to a Goldwing to pull a big sidecar round and a mate has some on his Guzzi for the same.

and hello as well.

 

[mr wizard]

hi again

many tanks for the warm welcome,much appreciated.
also thanks for the compliments on the trike.
well here goes with answering your questions.
it rides very easily,one hand stable all day long.
its overall length is 13 feet 6 inches.
engine is currently a 5.3 litre v12 jag with 2 eaton 'chargers makeing near as damn it 500bhp(will be starting on the new engine soon).
yes got reverse gear.
yep me make all types of custom vehicles and parts.
yes stainless pod houses full gauge compliment.
fuel tank is under rear body and is stainless with 15 gallon capacity and it does around 20 to the gallon.
before we fitted the superchargers it was turbocharged however the custom system we made was a touch "laggy" and we preferthe more linear power delivery of a supercharger. no mate open pipes all the way(at least then people cant say i nver heard you ).

o.k guys will get some more pics up of this and some of our other stuff if you interested?
pics of our shop maybe?

thanks

 

[chunkolini]

Super charging has to be the way.
Turbo's always seem like an afterthought to me.
But 500BHP?
Hopw fast is the standing quarter?
Any utube clips at The Bulldog bash?
Definitely some more pics in the projects section.

Chunko'.