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Re: just getting started
« Reply #165 on: October 10, 2010, 12:19:12 am »
Refined my machining process and straightened up a couple of the bars from yesterday. Mounted up my brake light, modified the bracket I made a lifetime ago.

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Re: just getting started
« Reply #166 on: October 12, 2010, 07:52:19 pm »
working on the wheelie bars, machined sharp corners off of steel angle and mounted to my steel plate, measured flat bar and drilled the "axle" hole, had the local fab shop bend them for me. Everything is 3/16" steel. The brackets form the basis for mounting my steel bars to the steel angle. Just waiting for my end mill to finish machining the steel bars!





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Re: just getting started
« Reply #167 on: October 14, 2010, 09:28:02 pm »
Did the cutting on the wheelie brackets and tacked it all together, don't have a stick welder so will have to take them to a welding shop. Need them strong and clean anyway!

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Re: just getting started
« Reply #168 on: October 14, 2010, 09:35:39 pm »
What are you using for wheels...?
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Re: just getting started
« Reply #169 on: October 14, 2010, 09:41:41 pm »
What are you using for wheels...?

They are big 2" wide  my pops machined them on our lathe, they have bearing inserts on them. rules allowed them to be 1" but we made them 2". 4" diameter.

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« Reply #170 on: October 14, 2010, 09:52:04 pm »
Ahh...I thought 1" wide they looked short, but if they are 2" then 4" makes sense.
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Re: just getting started
« Reply #171 on: October 21, 2010, 08:58:16 pm »
picked up my brackets from the welder yesterday was just 20 bucks, very happy with them. I spent a bit of time grinding down the welds last night and finished tonight. Now on to the next process. Just waiting on a collet for my mill.

 
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Re: just getting started
« Reply #172 on: October 23, 2010, 08:44:33 pm »
worked on the fenders again today fitted and welded another piece also finally broke out the evercoat body filler, stuff works great.



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« Reply #173 on: October 26, 2010, 10:39:39 pm »
I finished the first the coat of fiberglass filler on my fenders tonight, outside and inside. I'm happy so far. I'm going to finish things off with a lightweight body filler. I'm still waiting on mill parts, then I can finish my wheelie bars. Next is to modify the shifter to work with the hole in the fenders. I probably will have to make the hole bigger.



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Re: just getting started
« Reply #174 on: October 30, 2010, 08:29:00 am »
Coming out nice...

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Re: just getting started
« Reply #175 on: October 30, 2010, 01:38:13 pm »
Thankyou Randy. It's just taking way longer to do than i ever imagined it would. I guess its extra work because it so far from the norm.  Who knows what will happen, It's hard to say at this point. I am enjoying it and improving skills. That was the goal when I started. So whatever happens, in the end I will be happy.

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« Reply #176 on: October 31, 2010, 09:24:57 pm »
Just a little touch up filler left and finish sanding than ready for primer whew!!!

inner fender and shifter cutout stilll to go......


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Re: just getting started
« Reply #177 on: November 01, 2010, 11:00:21 pm »
Basically finished the fenders today, a little bit of sanding and spot filler to do before paint. Only took a few months to do!!!!






I'm going to remount them tomorrow and work on finishing the shifter.
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Re: just getting started
« Reply #178 on: November 01, 2010, 11:06:23 pm »
no pix yet but drew up my wheelie bar design last week and cut all the parts today to fab them up. They are going to be a bit heavy bout 17 pounds each, Using 1" round bar probably get by with less. While I had the scale in the garage couldnt resist I weighed each wheel not sure how accurate this is by using only one scale, but 145 each back wheel and 85 each front wheel. Wheelie bars 34 pounds! Thats 494 pounds so far. Building for 1150# class so probably good




here's a pix from the drag races last weekend


Ahh, another drag racing fan, here is one I took a couple weeks ago,
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Re: just getting started
« Reply #179 on: November 03, 2010, 10:07:36 pm »
worked on my shifter today bent the new extension rod, my pops made the coupler on the lathe. I drilled and tapped the holes and drilled an indentation into the new rod for the set screw. I ended up tack welding the coupler to the original shifter piece. The shaft was so hard couldnt drill a hole in it for the set screw to fit. Had to buy a diamond cutting wheel for my dremel and cut a slot in it, it still wanted to move so i tacked it.

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