1968 Taco 22 restoration

[Broadsider]

Starting to restore a 1968 Taco 22. The frame is in bad shape, someone bent the upper tubes to fit a bigger motor, cut and raked the front end. I will try to post some pictures.

 

[Broadsider]

I'm having trouble with the point where the lower front tubes come up and meet the steering tube. Someone had cut and rewelded them. I recut and fixed and cleaned the bad welding. As you can see I tack welded a
12-3/16" support just behind the motor plate and a 12" support on the top front of the motor plate. But as you can see the lower tubes are comming up too high to meet the steering head. I did add a little to the tube length but only about 1/4" to fix where I had to cut the tube from the steering head. Do I have the spacing right between the upper and lower tubes? 12-3/16 and 12" at the motor plate?

 

[Neck]

My magic tape measure says 12 1/2 between the top and bottom tubes on my 67 22, so your close.

 

[Broadsider]

Is that 12-1/2" at the front of the motor plate to the top tube or from lower tube to top tube behind the motor plate, Thanks Mike.

 

[Neck]

Top of bottom tube to bottom of top tube behind plate is 12 1/2, motor plate to bottom of top tube tube is about 12 1/4.

 

[Broadsider]

Thanks, Is there some more Taco 22 owners that can check this for me. I have one for 12-3/16 and one for 12-1/2 just back of the motor plate. I could also use a good picture of the steering head welding top and bottom. Sorry to ask so much I just want to do a good job at saving this poor frame.

 

[CC 51]

I come up with 12 1/2 right on the money. Behind the plate.

 

[CC 51]

I hate it when I do that.

 

[Quickdraw]

Starting to restore a 1968 Taco 22. The frame is in bad shape, someone bent the upper tubes to fit a bigger motor, cut and raked the front end. I will try to post some pictures.

I wonder if these changed from year to year? I measure mine and it's 13 inches from the the top of the motor plate(front or rear) to the bottom of the top tube.

 

[Quickdraw]

I wonder if these changed from year to year? I measure mine and it's 13 inches from the the top of the motor plate(front or rear) to the bottom of the top tube.

oops, heres a pic

 

[Neck]

Yes the dimension changed, I believe when they went to the wide frame with the high spring fork, my 1969 Taco 22 measures 13 inches between the frame rails top to bottom.

 

[guardrail dave]

yes in 1969 they got wider and taller

 

[Broadsider]

I have the narrow frame. But it looks to me that the 12-3/16 and 12" on the motor plate is a little short. I think the 12-1/2 12-1/4 my work better? Still hoping for a good picture of the bottom and side of the steering head. Thanks, Mike.

 

[guardrail dave]

sorry this is the only 22 i have at this time and its a bolt together frame :shrug:

 

[george3]

Just weld it all square top rails to bottom rails. Its not that big of an issue. taco pre 69 had 3 different measurements on the Taco 22 frame. some frames in the rear upright tubing were not squeezed, some had a short squeezed, and some long. I think all three were a bit different hights. If you just run the top tubing square with the bottom should look just fine.

 

[george3]

sorry this is the only 22 i have at this time and its a bolt together frame :shrug:

I like this one. looks great.

 

[Broadsider]

I was just hoping to see a picture of how it meets the steering head with the frame upside down. Before I weld it.

 

[Neck]

Hang on, I'll get you some.

 

[Neck]

OK. here ya go!

 

[Broadsider]

Wow thanks :thumbsup:, That is what I was looking for. Is that a Narrow frame? I will up date after I weld it up. Hope sometime next week.