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I'm glad to hear it's progressing; hopefully you'll be back wrenching before long. Watch that welder when you do!

Originally Posted by falconvan

I'm glad to hear it's progressing; hopefully you'll be back wrenching before long. Watch that welder when you do!

well i do not wrench much i machine stuff more then anything . for welding well i tig most everything but that day i had it switch to dc arc for fast welding 1/4 flat plate with cad plated caster wheel used 7018 1/4 rod i had used many times on other set of caster wheel s for this guy .my number was up that day i maybe one of the most careful guy you would meet.i clip cars welded all day as body/frame man then built drag cars at night. welded frames.welded over head. welded gas tank s. much fab work .headers.rear ends. built cars and drag cars .blocks heads every thing . it happen.

I really hate to admit I'm wrong but after trying to sell the I-Scream for the past month or so I've got to admit it wasn't such a hot idea. It looked good, sounded good, but from a drivability standpoint it was pretty disappointing. The combination of the small drum brakes, RHD with a small steering wheel, too low geared, and being so short and tall all made for something that was amusing to putt around town as long as you didn't jump on it and downright terrible at highway speeds. The RHD is confusing enough without trying to keep it on the road with a small steering wheel. I'd do a cool burnout but i think trying to go fast would be a death sentence. Most people who looked at it really liked it until they tried to drive it; and i had to be honest with folks from out of town who wanted to know if it would drive back to their state if they bought it. I thought about upgrading the brakes and going with an overdrive but after a lot of thought I decided enough is enough. This thing was just not built to have a lot of power. I pulled the 455 and sold it and bought a good 292 straight six to go in it's place. I also pulled the little Grant steering wheel and put the original back after some cleanup. The manufacturer designed it with an inline so rather than trying to re engineer the whole vehicle I'm going back to what it was meant to be; just a cute little delivery truck.
Good lesson learned; just because you can, that doesn't mean you should. I sure wouldn't want to sell this to somebody and then find out they got killed driving it. I'll throw a couple more pics on when it's done.

Gotta appreciate a man with integrity. Good on you bud.

Falcon it was a cool build and fun. I know what you mean by worrying about safety, it's always running in the back of my head.

292's and most other inlines respond very well to turbocharging.. you could size a turbo a little bigger than what is 'perfect'. and end up with a 2-300 hp 6cyl. but it would have great street manors due to turbo lag. probably pull down some great numbers at the drag strip. tho the drum brakes might be a challange to stop

I think I'm giving up any power aspirations for this other than a few more cubes than the original 232. Here's a 292 Chevy I picked up for $100 that sounded good. Looks fast, doesn't it? My special spray can rebuild!

Sold the I-Scream to a couple really cool guys from Ohio today. They drove two 1971 Honda 90's here, all on old two lane highways. Very cool little bikes and it sounded like a blast of a trip. They loaded them in the back and headed for Ohio, back on the same two lanes. The I-Scream is going to be the billboard truck for the guys HVAC business.

Wow! That had to have been a trip on Honda 90's!! Talk about an adventure! I had missed the part of the story where you shared the driving experience that ended up with the engine and steering changes - quite an adventure, too. Glad you got the truck sold, and it sounds like the right guys have it now.

These bikes were so cool; when I think Honda 90 I think of a Trail 90. These were little street bikes; like a little bigger than a moped. I never saw these models before. They had a ton of camping gear strapped to back of these things and said their top speed was about 60. They actually had one break down a few hours from here but caught a ride the rest of the way. That's an adventure they'll talk about for a long time to come; I was glad to see it go to some guys like that.

Originally Posted by falconvan

These bikes were so cool; when I think Honda 90 I think of a Trail 90. These were little street bikes; like a little bigger than a moped. I never saw these models before. They had a ton of camping gear strapped to back of these things and said their top speed was about 60. They actually had one break down a few hours from here but caught a ride the rest of the way. That's an adventure they'll talk about for a long time to come; I was glad to see it go to some guys like that.

Oh I remember the Honda 90 from the early to mid-60's! Did not remember they continued to '71, but not really surprised. I believe that the Honda 90 was the inspiration of "Little Honda" by the Beach Boys in '64.
YouTube - ‪Beach Boys Little Honda '64‬‏