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Sorry about that, I misquoted how many turns to make, here is the information I was referring to.

Once I get some mufflers on there I will go at it again, and will try both SteveJ and JB's...

I would love to have an old Bridgeport, ( it is what I learned on ) but space, cost, and time are against me on that one. I've looked at the Harbor Freight / Eastwood units but they seem really...

Thanks Jim,

I did put a .068 main in there and it actually seemed worse. I am not keen to drill the air bleed right yet, if I had a mill I would be tempted to do the upgrade to the replaceable...

It is becoming a PG-13 world my friend. Most of what we old fucks did is now, if not illegal, at the least morally questionable. ( well except for pot and "they" have figured out how much money is...

It didn't dawn on me that the change in pipes could be an issue. More to come tomorrow.

Well damn, I thought hey I've got it this close, I bet someone with a dyno and experience could dial it right in. Called two Harley dealers who I know have dynos, and a local "speed shop". No one...

I think a real stained glass would crack from vibration and bumps in the road. Plastic would probably work but will fade quickly in the sun. I am interested to see what you have in mind.

God this is fun....not!

Ok, closed the accelerator pump, went down to a .066 main and it cleaned it up quite a bit. If I go full throttle from right off idle, she pulls hard but then still...

swingarm or swing arm should get you there

Thanks for the input. The tanks have the old style shutoff on the top of the tank and the fitting is for 1/4". I am with you on the larger size, but the line that came with the tanks were even...

This is how I did it in the old days...

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That is very cool, I just got into using a hand held plasma cutter, computer driven would be the bomb.

Being the tool junky I am and seeing how this would be a fun toy I have some questions.
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Thanks, tried that also,seems to flow well.

Does anyone know the minimum flow rate per minute on an old panhead?

I'm thinking a lot of alcohol and cocaine went into that paint job :eek:

Thanks, I rebuilt the carb a couple of years ago, but I will check the pump just to be sure.

Cool set of directions on the Thunderjet! I really am just looking to get the bike running correctly, not trying to wring out every last pony. Next owner can do that, lol.

That's messed up folks. We have been so damn lucky, but I am pretty cautious and use Paypal whenever possible on-line.

LOL, there is a picture of the plugs!

I thought about the restriction, so I went back to the original "Ham Can" air cleaner & a new filter.

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Thanks for the quick reply!

This is an old enough carb that it has the fixed air bleed. I will try your other suggestions, but of course the smallest jets I have is a 70, lol. Amazon here I...

That is very cool, excellent fab skills!

I've got one my Dad passed down to me. Don't use it much, I have a newer Starrett if I need something, but this one got a lot of use in the old days.

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Well crap, the Desert Rose is giving me problems. Once fully warmed up if I roll on the throttle slowly it revs right up to around 4k with no issues, she feels like she will wind up even higher if I...

OK now that is bad ass

Pics or it don't exist...

I used a fixed one a while back and I will say they can be noisy.