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Finally chopped
03/30/12 at 13:15:12

I was hoping to get this project started before Christmas, but being the master procrastinator that I am I'm now starting my bobber project right at the start of the riding season Roll Eyes

At least looking out at the beautiful riding weather from the workshop is a great motivator to get my butt in gear.

I'm not doing anything too drastic this time around:
*new rear fender and struts. Fender made from harley front fender.
*cutting original fender struts
*side mounted licence plate and tail light
*'frisco style gass tank modified with external gass level gauge
*fake oil tank for housing battery and electrics

Hoping to have this done by next Wednesday Huh

These pics represent where I got today

A quick mock-up

The donor Harley front fender

Splitting, widening, and welding

Mounting bracket for rear fender

Result of day 1

(hopefully the pics should be working now)

Mike

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Smokestack Full Member Offline The Devil made me do it! Posts: 244 The Hammer, Canada Gender:	Re: Finally chopped Reply #1 - 03/31/12 at 04:56:39 Pics not workin'?
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mcentric Junior Member Offline Savage Viking Posts: 58 Skedsmokorset, Norway Gender:	Re: Finally chopped Reply #2 - 03/31/12 at 05:42:11 Are they not showing up? strange... I can see them here. Might be my Dropbox acting up. I'll try attaching them directly Mike
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Bobbert Serious Thumper Offline CHOP IT Posts: 836 Los Angeles, CA Gender:	Re: Finally chopped Reply #3 - 03/31/12 at 11:13:10 Nice work. What are you doing for fender struts?
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Re: Finally chopped
Reply #4 - 03/31/12 at 14:20:17

Bobbert wrote on 03/31/12 at 11:13:10:

Nice work. What are you doing for fender struts?

Thanks

I'm not a 100% sure yet actually. I'm leaning towards some sort of twisted steel bar thing, but I'll be trying some stuff out on Monday.

I put in a couple hours today and got a little further on the rear fender.

Finished welding and added a gusset to the bracket

Welds ground down

Sandblasted

I put a coat of primer on it after the sandblasting but forgot to take a pic.

Mike

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DNLMusik YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 28	Re: Finally chopped Reply #5 - 04/02/12 at 01:02:56 Looking really good! I like your taste
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Finally chopped Reply #6 - 04/02/12 at 03:07:22 DNLMusik wrote on 04/02/12 at 01:02:56: Looking really good! I like your taste You gonna lick him Again?
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mcentric Junior Member Offline Savage Viking Posts: 58 Skedsmokorset, Norway Gender:	Re: Finally chopped Reply #7 - 04/02/12 at 12:53:09 DNLMusik wrote on 04/02/12 at 01:02:56: Looking really good! I like your taste Thanks just hope I don't ruin the lines with the seat...
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Re: Finally chopped
Reply #8 - 04/02/12 at 12:55:12

Time is racing away from me... I only got in 3.5 hours today and all I got done in that time were the fender struts. Some of the welds still need grinding, and then I need to make a decision on what kind of finish to put on them.

I'm not too pleased with the left side strut, and how the bend over the belt turned out, but I'm not going to do anything with it now.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Finally chopped Reply #9 - 04/02/12 at 13:18:25 You got them to come out to the same height & land at the mount point on both sides, you got the twist the same, from front of the support, wires reach out & back as they rise,,Looks good to me, IDK what kinda "feel" youre goin for, but undercoat mite make a decent finish for them, depending on what you want.
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Re: Finally chopped
Reply #10 - 04/02/12 at 14:11:47

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 04/02/12 at 13:18:25:

You got them to come out to the same height & land at the mount point on both sides, you got the twist the same, from front of the support, wires reach out & back as they rise,,Looks good to me,
IDK what kinda "feel" youre goin for, but undercoat mite make a decent finish for them, depending on what you want.

Thanks.

The fenders and tank are gonna be flat black, so I might go for the same hot rod red that are going on the rims.

Mike

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skeebo Senior Member Offline Ride It Like U Stole It........ Posts: 328 Fresno, Cali Gender:	Re: Finally chopped Reply #11 - 04/02/12 at 15:03:31 Two thumbs up on the fender split, that was gutsy. Tons of work man keep it up!
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Finally chopped Reply #12 - 04/02/12 at 23:33:01 Ya know, you can get colored rubber. IDK how the colors would match, but Harbor Freight carries red "handle dip",, If you could get an even coat, it would look pretty good,, I still think Undercoating from a spray can would look good,, but waddooo I know? Heck,, I think they look good enough to chrome,,
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Re: Finally chopped
Reply #13 - 04/03/12 at 11:22:34

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 04/02/12 at 23:33:01:

Ya know, you can get colored rubber. IDK how the colors would match, but Harbor Freight carries red "handle dip",, If you could get an even coat, it would look pretty good,, I still think Undercoating from a spray can would look good,, but waddooo I know? Heck,, I think they look good enough to chrome,,

Chrome actually crossed my mind today, but I promised myself there wouldn't be any chrome at all on this bike

Mike

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Re: Finally chopped
Reply #14 - 04/03/12 at 11:42:56

I was sure my students would all be off for Easter holiday today so I would have the workshop to myself, but I was very wrong. So half the day went to project meetings Sad

But, at least I got the seat done.... almost

I made a cardboard template to get the shape I wanted

Then I shaped the seat from 2mm aluminum sheet

I made a support "skeleton" from steel

The seat hinge is made from steel with a brass center as a bearing

Test fitting the seat on the support structure. The seat will be pop riveted to the support. Short seat springs will be placed between the support structure and frame

Mike

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