hawkfanz Posted October 10, 2023 Report Share Posted October 10, 2023 ok guys got this trike,dont know what make of rear axle it has,drum brakes,dif has no adc1 i suspect it is a reliant any ideas need to find out in case shoes/cylinders need replacing.regards john. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good shot? Posted October 10, 2023 Report Share Posted October 10, 2023 Might be me being thick cos I know nowt, but can you check taxation re registration number and would that not tell you something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weihrauch17 Posted October 10, 2023 Report Share Posted October 10, 2023 Be careful they are death traps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkfanz Posted October 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2023 why 3 hours ago, Good shot? said: Might be me being thick cos I know nowt, but can you check taxation re registration number and would that not tell you something. no taxation class is tricycle,dont tell me what the parts are from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted October 10, 2023 Report Share Posted October 10, 2023 Hard to judge given the limited photos. Diff looks very similar casting to Reliant. Measurement between the brake drums - around 46" could narrow it down. Reliant had a number stamped near the filler plug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkfanz Posted October 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Gordon R said: Hard to judge given the limited photos. Diff looks very similar casting to Reliant. Measurement between the brake drums - around 46" could narrow it down. Reliant had a number stamped near the filler plug. pic 2 is the number stamped on left side of dif. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph5172 Posted October 10, 2023 Report Share Posted October 10, 2023 I saw one of those wheeler dealer programs where they were getting older eastern bloc cars. they sent the shoes off to a company who relined them (I can’t recall the cost but it wasn’t a lot) The only other option is to take the hub off and see if you can grab a part number from the shoes. I find gsf and even opioils very helpful when looking with just part numbers. they will probably be able to tell you the origin to within a few models Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkfanz Posted October 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2023 1 hour ago, ph5172 said: I saw one of those wheeler dealer programs where they were getting older eastern bloc cars. they sent the shoes off to a company who relined them (I can’t recall the cost but it wasn’t a lot) The only other option is to take the hub off and see if you can grab a part number from the shoes. I find gsf and even opioils very helpful when looking with just part numbers. they will probably be able to tell you the origin to within a few models cheers will check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianspire Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 Can you get a picture directly from behind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 This has always been a problem with kit cars. Even the "good" ones are such a mixture of odd parts from who knows where. Identifying them is a real challenge. My mate was a fan of two seater open topped kit cars and had several over the years but spent most of his time sorting out problems like the one in the OP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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