Muskin Tri-Cat

[DefianceSpeed]

This little Muskin Tri-Cat showed up on the Craigslist 5 minutes from my house so I had to jump on it and bring it home. Pretty slick and bigger than I thought it would be from the pics. Even my fat butt will fit in this thing. This will eventually be my car show cruiser.

She is a bit crusty right now. Needs a good scrub down and power wash. A couple fiberglass spots to fix. tecumseh engine unknown condition. May come off and be replaced with a 212 predator. Needs a carb if I keep it. Tires are all cracked and crusty. Frame is super solid and it has all the bits and pieces. Back wheels appear to be individually braked per side. Is that normal? Everything seems to be there for the torque converter.

 

[1971_MB1A]

Nice find!

 

[we4amigos]

That's a great looking project !
Yes the dual rear brakes is fairly common and really helps making turns. Without them sharp turns are impossible .
When doing your rebuild don't skip the differential...those need torn down-cleaned and repacked because they were never done .
Good Luck

 

[Jamie1972]

Looks like a great beginning to a nice ending. Good luck on your build.!

 

[DefianceSpeed]

That's a great looking project !
Yes the dual rear brakes is fairly common and really helps making turns. Without them sharp turns are impossible .
When doing your rebuild don't skip the differential...those need torn down-cleaned and repacked because they were never done .
Good Luck

Thanks! That makes sense on the brakes. I will definitely repack the rear diff.

 

[DefianceSpeed]

Anyone have any old ads/catalog listings for this style trike?

 

[DefianceSpeed]

Found an ad in another thread and I may be wrong on my title of Muskin tri-cat. It is a Scat Tracker.

 

[DefianceSpeed]

Thought I needed to do an update because I am finally starting to get this trike assembled. Here are some steps of the journey. So some things turned out to be really crusty on the trike. The axle was rusted to the rims. No press or heat could free them. The internals were good so I kept them for back-up parts. I had to go online to order a new Peerless 100 differential and some parts for them from OldMiniBikes. This new differential will work perfectly on this trike. Breaking the bead on the tires took a bit of work. Sitting outside for 20 years didn't help with the things being stuck.

 

[DefianceSpeed]

The frame was pretty gross so it got sanded down and was hit with some metallic flake. The front forks were crusty as well. You can see the custom pegs that were made at some point. There was no front fender when I bought it. It looks like where it would have been mounted is where they welded the custom pipe pegs at. The springs were super nasty so I ordered new ones. Handle bars, new wheels and forks were also sanded down for a few coats of flake and clear.

 

[DefianceSpeed]

This week I got the axel installed, tires mounted, new chain, and front forks assembled. She is now ready for the engine and cables. Update on the seat in a week. Its at a buddy's place getting worked over so I can do some Kandies.

 

[massacre]

Looks great, nice job!

 

[manchester1]

 

[manchester1]

Nice job. I think it is a Tri-Cat.

 

[DefianceSpeed]

Nice job. I think it is a Tri-Cat.

Its a Scat Tracker like the trike in the background pic you posted.

 

[DefianceSpeed]

Here is an update. I don't have a cushion made for it yet but she is looking pretty spiffy. I had to learn how to paint and I gathered some stuff to do it. Hours of youtube later here is where I am at. I should have the a seat sewn in a couple weeks. Here are a few shots of the paint progression. Don't beat me up on it. I started painting a couple weeks ago. The kandy detail panels were done with an airbrush and the rest of the paint and clear was done with an 3M Accuspray and a 21 gallon compressor. The compressor was way too small. I had to let it catch up so I could continue spraying.

 

[manchester1]

That looks really nice. Great job.

 

[RobertC]

I agree, that's beautiful !

Keep up the good work.

 

[DonK]

What a transformation! Top notch work.