1970’s Alsport Trike Restomod Build

[Joe-405]

She’s getting a brand new peerless diff……..

 

[karl]

Nice! Did not catch it, What was up with the old diff?

 

[madprofessor]

John and Rhondi had a bumper-dragging Corvair trike with a rear brake on only one side also, nearly rolled it coming out of Zorba's dragging the bumper, but there was a car coming. Nice hydraulic setup (expensive-looking) you have there, but I'd still say spend the bucks for a matching one on the other side when you put that new differential on. You don't have Corvair-size tires on it, but I still wouldn't want to be on it when only a single tire locks up at any decent speed.
BTW: Don't those Peerless diffs have a rather low power rating?

 

[Joe-405]

Nice! Did not catch it, What was up with the old diff?

Nothing. Just worn out is all. Thought it was time to make it all new again. And change a few things to simply everything is all.

 

[Joe-405]

John and Rhondi had a bumper-dragging Corvair trike with a rear brake on only one side also, nearly rolled it coming out of Zorba's dragging the bumper, but there was a car coming. Nice hydraulic setup (expensive-looking) you have there, but I'd still say spend the bucks for a matching one on the other side when you put that new differential on. You don't have Corvair-size tires on it, but I still wouldn't want to be on it when only a single tire locks up at any decent speed.
BTW: Don't those Peerless diffs have a rather low power rating?

We wanted to turn and do donuts on a wheelie. But it wasn’t enough to actually do it. So now I’ve changed it up again. The rotor is mounted to the center diff now so it will stop both tires now anyways.

 

[Joe-405]

And now the final product minus a few welds. Remounted the brake caliper to the center diff. And also made my own brake rotor out of the old sprocket.

every single piece except the hubs are brand spanking new now also. Just maybe I can finish it and have it all powdercoated and I can paint the body finally.

 

[madprofessor]

Never been a fan of the setups where folks use their axle sprocket as a brake disc, because proper chain lubrication would make the "brake disc" all slickery. Never thought about a spare sprocket as a brake disc only, great idea for saving $$$.

 

[Kartorbust]

Never been a fan of the setups where folks use their axle sprocket as a brake disc, because proper chain lubrication would make the "brake disc" all slickery. Never thought about a spare sprocket as a brake disc only, great idea for saving $$$.

If you clean the sprocket off with brake cleaner and other degreasers it should be a non issue.

 

[madprofessor]

If you clean the sprocket off with brake cleaner and other degreasers it should be a non issue.

Agreed. Steel is steel, and ebay got $32 out of me for a simple 8" x 1"hub brake disc. A free spare axle sprocket would have gotten that money spent on a really nice steak dinner at Outback instead. It's only the oil on a working axle sprocket that ever bothered me about using it for braking also. About .05 cents worth of Dawn detergent on an old spare axle sprocket to be the brake disc would have me steakin' it.

 

[Denny]

Not a big fan of single brake on a axle with a diff. On loose ground I could see trying to stop beating the heck out of the differential aluminum case and spider gears.

 

[madprofessor]

trying to stop beating the heck out of the differential

Does that mean a set of spiders would be engaging/otherwise intermittently grabbing if 1 wheel was intermittently grabbing and/or slipping? Don't know enough about diffs and why they start engaging both sides, want to learn.

 

[Functional Artist]

Does that mean a set of spiders would be engaging/otherwise intermittently grabbing if 1 wheel was intermittently grabbing and/or slipping? Don't know enough about diffs and why they start engaging both sides, want to learn.

Here is a "really" old video made by Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Corp. that explains differentials pretty well
The crazy motorcycle riders in the intro are pretty kool too

 

[Denny]

That is a great video and explains things perfectly.

 

[Joe-405]

Update........

Everything is working great finally. Time for some powdercoating and body paint finally I hope when it gets cooler.

 

[Joe-405]

Prior to paint and powdercoat now that it's good to go still.

 

[Joe-405]

SOLD.................my dad has been sick for over a month and he's in ICU so had to make decisions. This one went somewhere else.

 

[Kartorbust]

That really sucks Joe! Hope your dad gets better soon.

 

[Denny]

Sorry to hear that Joe. Hope your dad gets better!