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Offline Mtmooradian

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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #25 on: January 09, 2014, 06:10:57 pm »
Jig and new tabs are made, a tig weld root and finish it up with a filet brazed pass



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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #26 on: January 10, 2014, 12:40:35 pm »
A little brass and we should be good to go



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« Reply #27 on: January 10, 2014, 01:20:09 pm »
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« Reply #28 on: January 12, 2014, 03:09:56 pm »



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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #29 on: January 13, 2014, 09:18:46 am »

Some custom bent bars


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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #30 on: January 13, 2014, 01:46:48 pm »
You certainly will never have to worry about seeing yourself coming down the road on this one. Nicely done.
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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #31 on: January 14, 2014, 12:55:17 pm »
 Guage housing


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« Reply #32 on: January 15, 2014, 01:11:00 pm »



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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #33 on: January 15, 2014, 01:12:11 pm »
I think that's the happiest gauge housing I've ever seen.
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« Reply #34 on: January 15, 2014, 02:37:30 pm »
Just noticed that


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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #35 on: January 15, 2014, 04:23:46 pm »
Quote from: Mtmooradian on January 15, 2014, 01:11:00 pm



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Nice welding!
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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #36 on: January 16, 2014, 01:04:24 pm »
Thanks, wasn't trying for too nice of welds... I'm going to machine it flat......


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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #37 on: January 16, 2014, 08:01:36 pm »
So the springer doesn't work with 2006 and newer sportsters.... So now I'm going to have to do some neck surgery 


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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #38 on: January 16, 2014, 09:42:13 pm »
Wow! Just found this- amazing work!
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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #39 on: January 16, 2014, 10:45:51 pm »
Quote from: DustyRags on January 16, 2014, 09:42:13 pm
Wow! Just found this- amazing work!

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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #40 on: January 17, 2014, 08:52:42 am »
I'm trying to incorporate all the little cool #$%* I've found over the years.... Thanks for all the compliments


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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #41 on: January 21, 2014, 07:03:38 am »
Neck surgery .... Yay!..... Not.....


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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #42 on: January 21, 2014, 08:02:15 am »
Good times for all!

Cool shot, but not really clear what you're doing here (to me, but I'm definitely a tyro here). Help? :)
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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #43 on: January 21, 2014, 09:49:45 am »
The springer fork doesn't use an offset triple..... I have to scallop the neck brace for clearance.


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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #44 on: January 21, 2014, 09:50:18 am »
It's going to clean up a lot nicer then this


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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #45 on: January 21, 2014, 02:48:06 pm »
Right. Got it. Thanks for clarifying :)
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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #46 on: January 22, 2014, 08:51:23 pm »
Fork clearances is set and starting to mock up bars and such


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« Reply #47 on: January 23, 2014, 04:31:59 am »
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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #48 on: February 03, 2014, 07:46:14 pm »
Made my brass fuel valve tonight, started as a three way with compression ends. Cut off the one output and made a little brass plug silvered that and my homemade barbed fitting. Tada




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« Reply #49 on: February 03, 2014, 09:38:12 pm »
This is gonna be gorgeous.
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