super tryke

[davidh]

i had to share this. it belongs to a friend of mine, it very obvious he is a cat. person. this is a 3208, twin turbo diesel, room for 2 passengers and goes like hell. . . . i thought some of you would appricate all the aluminum. it weighs less than a 3/4 ton truck, the rear is a narrowed and modified hood from semi tractor. . . . it has an air starter, and hand grip throttle, and a allison 8 speed automatic and power steering. my my.

 

[Grumpy Gator]

Sweet.
****G****

 

[zmotorsports]

That is bad ass. It would freak someone out though coming up behind it wondering if a semi was coming at ya going the wrong way.:rofl:

Mike.

 

[itsme_Bernie]

Man that is WICKED!
You know that guy??

Bernie

 

[davidh]

Man that is WICKED!
You know that guy??

Bernie

i do, bernie. he LOVES high HP and TORQUE. i may have forgot to mention that the tryke has air ride rear.
he has a blown chev, modified to the hilt, in a 18 ft. jet drive boat, still owes me a ride, and a 1200 hp blown hemi all computerized and dyno'd in a 48 chrysler business coupe.
now working on a 53-54 kenworth cab on a stretched out front custom frame, with air ride and one of the biggest cat engines i have ever seen hooked to a 13 speed. . . full truck front and rear sus*****on but all air ride. that about blew my mind when i walked into his garage. i have pix of that too that i should post.
we were suppose to go to the wednesday night local car run / show tonite but it was like 55 F and rain expected. we're about 50 miles for where it was this week. next week it will be closer and weather permitting. . . . . maybe. some one took a video of the tryke as he was haulin ss sdown the hyway a while back, he gave it a bunch of throttle and it just went smokin out of sight, soot rolling out the stacks..... just mind numbing. . .

 

[furpo]

I’ve seen him a time or two trying it out on our back roads.
Friend of mine did the front brakes here in his machine shop

 

[Vavet]

Not to poo poo on his parade because that thing is awesome. It seems it would be like driving with a drag chute. That hood scoops up all the air and where does it go?

 

[davidh]

Not to poo poo on his parade because that thing is awesome. It seems it would be like driving with a drag chute. That hood scoops up all the air and where does it go?

excellent observation. i never thought of that. i do not have the answer except there are side windows. possibly its routed behind the seat, and rearward thru the radiator .

 

[Marco Bernardini]

"Real" men would have a kick start… with an 8 ft lever!

:roflmao:

Nice job, anyway!
A badass thing like that on the driveway will keep burglars at large!

 

[Dranreb]

this is a 3208, twin turbo diesel,

I have to say I've yet to see a more sensible application for one of those! :lmao:

Stay with me on this one folks, the best use for old machinery of any kind is to be taken into the care of someone who will invent a new life for it and show it off!

Bernard