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So here’s the story I bought this bike from a buddy and when I picked it up he brought it to me in a Camry. No big deal, right? Well now I can build a bike the way I want. Well between then and now I got married bought a house and well got distracted a lot. Recently found out that the wife has a training in southern Minnesota and I want to have the bike to ride for those three days. I have just about a month to get it ready to go. Got to work on it all day today and am gonna try to get the tins ready for paint by next weekend. I’ll do my best to post the pics as I take them but I’m not that good at this documenting thing.
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I’m working on it right now. Never had a thread before, downloading imgur to upload picsComment
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This is the pic I got from my buddy when I was buying it
And how it looked when I got it
Start with the drop leg frame
Mock up with 35mm front endAttached FilesComment
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Trying some different bars
Cool old spotlight that fits a 5.25” sealed beam
Oil bag with filter I got from the classifieds
Did some cleaning on an old ford taillight I found in a building at my dadsAttached FilesComment
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Building forward shifter controls. I don’t have any pics of doing it but I took a mid mount brake pedal and cut it up to be a forward control
Some peg mount picsComment
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Rod ends for the brakeComment
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Fast forward to today. Loaded up the boxes of parts and took it to my dads which also happens to be the fab/machine shop we own.
Peg mounts I built in the mornings before work. Picked up the pegs at a swap meet. I’m trying to build as much of this as I can and make do with what I haveComment
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Upper shock mounts
Rear master cylinder mount tacked in place. I have a brass bushing a head of it to hold the rod/rod end and make sure when the hacked up pedal pushes on it the plunger will move in a straight line. Probably over complicating things here but it was fun to buildComment
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Some pics of said plunger. Made the new one longer for the bushing
Making the headlight mount then a crappy pic of the headlight installedComment
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Upper oil bag mount out of 1/4x1 1/4 flat. When I was lining things up to tack it in I noticed then that the mounts on the bag aren’t parallel with the tank.
So in making the tank look right it looks like I was blind putting that in. At least the seat will cover it
Precision radius lay out gauge for the rear tire clearance on the lower oil bag mount
More precision here: 3/4” 3/8” drive deep well socket is the perfect spacer. The mount is 1x1x3/16 angle and then a 3/16” thick tab bolts to that to the bottom mount
The more lines I draw the less you can tell if I screw up
But it fit perfect on the first shot anywayComment
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Crappy pic of how I left it for the day. Tanks and dash are on there for mock up. Still need to plumb, wire, mount battery, make shifter peg, mount rear fender(flat fender mounted to the swing arm), make a seat, finish the front axle, mount all the brakes, exhaust, carb. I’m sure there’s much more I’m forgetting but that’s what comes to mind.
Anyone have any experience with anti gravity batteries? I have one to install but I’m worried about frying it with the wrong regulator. I emailed anti gravity and they sent me to RMStator who when given the info that this is an ‘80 74” HD shovelhead asked for year make and model. So I said it was a 1980 Harley Davidson FX and then they told me to use a regulator for an ironhead. So I gave up trying. Anyone use an anti gravity with a cycle electric regulator?Comment
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Started to build a peg this morning before work
Started with 1” square AL bar stock knocked the corners off and knurled it
Cut grooves in it
Drilled through with a 3/8” drill then followed most of the way through with a 5/8” drill then a flat bottom 5/8” then parted it off
And boom: shifter peg.Comment
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Oh and I saw a pic didn’t postthis is how it sits pretty much now.
And I added some shine
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Nice work!Comment
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