Tuesday, July 10, 2012


 I didn't get to make this year's Round-up but I found this at Lovelady the other day for $1.48!! Score!
 Top mount tapped for 3/8"-16. I have inch and a half bolts right now but will change em to one inch soon.
 Old Honda seat that was cut and shaped long ago. Fits it perfect for me.

 OK I don't have a lathe or a mill or a Smithy so I have to figure out how to make shit work. Adapt and Overcome! Semper Fi!
 So here is what I came up with in a pinch to drill out the ID of these reducers I had that fit real good as spacers. Until I can get some real ones.
7/8" Impact socket, worn-out clamp, and my Home-made work area/spot/POS.
 It actually work fine. It only needed a smidge taken off.
 Tanks back on, new fuel hoses in a few spots, got her up on the sidewalk and the battery died. FUCK!!
 Ol girl is charging right now, so time to check all bolts. As I found the kicker was loose after trying to fire her off the 2nd time.
I am gonna drink about a gallon of water as I do inspection and if the rain holds off I will take her for a spin.


                                             Fried Chicken and Gasoline!!!!!!




Here is what I am doing to the 67 FLH Shovelhead I inherited from Bonz. Just cosmetic changes( no blinkers, shortened 2 piece bars, mids instead of floorboards, tank swap, blah,blah,blah) More updates later today.
 Here are the pics from yesterday.


Here are the bars pretty much finished. cut about one and a quarter inches off the grip ends and about 3 inches off the clamp ends. Both the outside clamp pieces were broken. Bonz did the clutch side a while back, I did the brake yesterday from a wire wrap piece off a Honda.
 Whipped up some pegs from the old floorboard mount, left-over twisted square stock, and old Honda pegs.


This is a tip I made from an old after-market muffler. Just cut out the baffle at the seams. Then clean and weld, grind and file. I like the lil missile tip!
Fried Chicken and Gasoline!!

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Finally!!

Today should be the last of the cleaning/organizing. I had shit strewn e'ery which way. Tools, nuts and bolts, random electrical parts.
This is an old Gillette display case that was here when we moved in. Now it holds nuts,bolts,washers,hose clamps,etc.
This was the toolbox my Dad took with us when we went to rod runs growing up. I got it when I got my first car and will be with me until I have a lil gearhead to give it to.
Bonz is my Dad's nickname. Has been since 18 or 19 year old. He really likes to sign shite,write on stuff.
Just down to organizing sockets. but I am a hungry bear and Ramen is calling.
The only window. at least Ginger is the view.
View from the back,both sides.
Grandma's Room.
Door.
the xt350 enduro project and what will be the OL's trike.
OK about to go back and finish up.
Later I am gonna lay-out the battery box fer Gozer.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Numero zwie!

I cut the wood yesterday. Old scrap boards left by the PO of the house.
Taking the beer cans to the scrap yard netted $8!
I used that to buy the brackets and screws so I am technically still at $0 for this.
One side finished.
the other was a lil different as I forgot about the pipe in the way. A lil trim job and she fits.
It looks waaayy crooked in this pic but it really isn't that bad.

All that pipe up in them guts! I know I am a returd.

Progress!
If anyone needs a tire, lemme know what size and I'll check to see if I have it.
Need to move Kaiser's scoot back a bit.
Well gotta go bust suds fer a while. More tomorrow!
Bonz's 32 and my scoot

Cleaning/Rearranging Part uno

I have become complacent and lazy with my shop set-up, so time to change it up. Trying to do everything at little to no cost.
First off is making a space to work on (i.e.,drill,grind,etc)without a vise.
Recycled weight machine pieces+table that was holding all the scrap metal+1 piece of said scrap+a couple of 7018s=this thing.
It's not the best ever but it was built not bought.
Added another table frame lying around to hold this big ass cabinet Bonz gave me.

Some shit I made with scrap from an old job.

Today is shelves for exhaust, round stock and whatever else.

Stay tuned for the next installment.......

Monday, January 30, 2012

Ready! Set! Gozer!!!

Gozer is my bud's shit-box Rebel. Today was tank and exhaust day.
here is what I did to the tank yesterday.Decided to scrap the whole idead and do something different more on that after lunch.




The exhaust was an amazing piece of workmanship. As you can see cross-pipe was properly secured with aluminum tape.



The pipes were held together with Bondo which much to my surprise had come loose.


The left side was mostly together except at the head. Just stuck up there and held tight with hose clamps to the frame.



My build mascot. Found in the durt next to where i was working.
First part of paint.Silver border.



Metallic blue center panel.Before wizard glitter.



After the spell was cast
Seems like the $3.99 Glitter blaster fucking died. Shit just runs out the top of the can.Oh well still on the fence about it.

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That is all for this transmission!

Ex nihilo nihil fit!