Honda 3-Wheeler ATV Converted To 4-Wheeler

Honda 3-Wheeler ATV Converted To 4-Wheeler ATV'S ATV'S 32-1-11 You can pick up old 3-wheel ATV's for a song. Dwight Keller, Foxholm, N. Dak., converted a 1983 Honda 200 to four wheels without spending a penny. He removed the front forks and installed the front end from a 1970's Toyota Corolla. He cut about 1 ft. out of the car frame, then moved the two A-frames together until they almost touch each other and welded them back together. The ATV's front end is now about five inches wider than the back end. He welded a steel plate on an octagon-shaped coupler and hooked the car's tie rods to it and the two front wheels. He also welded a universal joint to the bottom of the triple tree on the 3-wheeler for the tie rod control shaft (octagon shaft). To make the pivot point for the steering system, he made an upper control arm with struts and mounted bearings on top of the struts. The ATV's front end is supported by two springs off a motorcycle and the booster springs off a car hood. He also made universal adapters for the Toyota wheel hubs to accept the hub bolt patterns for both 3-wheel and 4-wheel ATV's. "It handles well and is very stable," says Keller. "I owned this 3-wheeler for many years and did a lot of racing with it before I made the conversion. I had numerous tip-overs. Finally I decided I was getting too old to keep going through that. After making the conversion I haven't had even one close call with regard to tipping over. If I wanted to I could unbolt the car front end and remount the ATV's original forks." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Dwight Keller, 12401 198th St. N.W., Berthold, N. Dak. 58718 (ph 701 468-5525).

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