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Another New Guy and Simplex/Boardtrack Project
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Daddio
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i just came. a lot. thats simple. its the center piece from a 57 chevy hood emblem. 
. noone has answered my question in my thread about what car is behind the bike while its being welded. it looks great man. i wanna see a close up of that seat. what is it off of?
. noone has answered my question in my thread about what car is behind the bike while its being welded. it looks great man. i wanna see a close up of that seat. what is it off of?
it kicks ass man. lol. totally didnt see the pic on Chopcult already or anything. but i saw the pic before i read the caption, and i knew wat it was.
but i saw the pic before i read the caption, and i knew wat it was.
that girder is pretty wicked man. it looks sinister all raw like that. cant wait to see more
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Electronics!!! I am thinking about where to put them. Three ideas:
1. Make a box that matches the triangle shape of the seat and keep it high and small.
2. Make a round oil tank and put all the electronics in it
3. Buy an early small brass fire extinguisher, install it vertically in the same location and put the electronics in there.
Your opinion counts.
1. Make a box that matches the triangle shape of the seat and keep it high and small.
2. Make a round oil tank and put all the electronics in it
3. Buy an early small brass fire extinguisher, install it vertically in the same location and put the electronics in there.
Your opinion counts.
looking sick Daddio,
why not use the battery box and extend that to put your electrics in? some thing that will shape around that downtube !
Oh and that tank filler reminded me of this
why not use the battery box and extend that to put your electrics in? some thing that will shape around that downtube !
Oh and that tank filler reminded me of this
might be too much work, but if you want to keep everything super hidden to keep that bare bones board tracker feel, i got a doozy for ya. im warning you, might take a lot of fab work.
here it goes.
since you need a something to mount the top motor mount to, put a piece of that frame tubing on level with the bottom of the tanks, then cut the inside off one of them, and then weld tabs (with nuts welded onto on the backsides of said tabs) onto the inside. you want them level, so that when you go and screw (countersunk) the side back on, its all flush. solid mount the side of the tank to that tube i mentioned earlier and to the underside of the backbone. so that the flat part of the tank will be flush with the backbone and motor mount, and it should look like this, (see pic below). now in order to get at the electronics, youll have to take off the other gas tank, and un screw the screws, and since it screws INTO the tank, the tank comes off, and the electronics stap in place o yeah, and run internal wiring. you can start the applause now lol
red is new tubing, and black is the motor mount
dots are countersunk screws, and the L shapes are where it wounts to the backbone and top mount for the motor.
im a fabricator, not an artist/photobucket wizard. so dont hate the crude drawings.
here it goes.
since you need a something to mount the top motor mount to, put a piece of that frame tubing on level with the bottom of the tanks, then cut the inside off one of them, and then weld tabs (with nuts welded onto on the backsides of said tabs) onto the inside. you want them level, so that when you go and screw (countersunk) the side back on, its all flush. solid mount the side of the tank to that tube i mentioned earlier and to the underside of the backbone. so that the flat part of the tank will be flush with the backbone and motor mount, and it should look like this, (see pic below). now in order to get at the electronics, youll have to take off the other gas tank, and un screw the screws, and since it screws INTO the tank, the tank comes off, and the electronics stap in place
o yeah, and run internal wiring. you can start the applause now lol
red is new tubing, and black is the motor mount
dots are countersunk screws, and the L shapes are where it wounts to the backbone and top mount for the motor.
im a fabricator, not an artist/photobucket wizard. so dont hate the crude drawings.
hows that for an opinion?
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Drewpy, you took the expression right off my face!!!
Volcum,
I hear you and I thought about that too though not exactly like your idea. I don't think I am up to that. I do need to notch that area already for the front brake master cylinder as I am doing a mechanical cable to hydro in that area. I am leaning towards Drewpy's idea though might do an oil tank with some fake copper lines to add to the vintage feel.
Volcum,
I hear you and I thought about that too though not exactly like your idea. I don't think I am up to that. I do need to notch that area already for the front brake master cylinder as I am doing a mechanical cable to hydro in that area. I am leaning towards Drewpy's idea though might do an oil tank with some fake copper lines to add to the vintage feel.
lol. i didnt mean for it to sound smart, i forgot to add LOL onto the end. funny how those three letters make all the difference. after reading your reactions, this seemed fitting for a puncuation to my last post
