I have some things going on outside of the garage that are keeping me from sleeping. Also, I'm the type of person that gets burnt out on a project when I feel overwhelmed.

My solution is to have multiple projects. Seems counter-productive but works very well for me. I get consumed by the small things throughout the build and once that part or section is installed I may not touch it for a week. Having multiple projects gives me the opportunity to change gears. So...I started another one last night.

I've been using this frame (that I have a clean title for) to mock things up.

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Last night I didn't feel like working on my current projects so I pulled out the Led Sled section I picked up the other day.

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I clamped pieces of angle to the rear motor mount on my frame and rear section to measure for the cuts. You can see where I marked them with the yellow tape.

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I was going to make a motor mount fixture but I have this homeless motor so that's what I used.

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Then cut the frame...garage style.

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Here's the part I cut off. You can see where I widened it for a 200mm tire when I went through my short-lived shiney phase.

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This was my first attempt at positioning the front half but after a few ***-puckering moments I moved my operations back to the floor.

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I drilled plug weld holes in the stock frame then the rear section slid right together for the most part. The only thing that was a struggle was aligning all 3 tubes at the same time. Once I figured out where the hold up was a little adjusting with a 6" C-clamp got things moving again.

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Dug around and found some motor mount bolts and they cinched everything tight.

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I haven't welded anything yet. I'm going to cut some pieces of angle and tack them over the frame transitions to make sure everything is square. So for now I rolled it over to its new home with the rest of my bike projects.

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It was alot of fun and helped keep my mind off of life in the real world.

Thanks for looking!

 

Nice! i've always liked your posts...and the project looks good. I hope it gets finished!

 

Nice work! I feel you on the multiple projects thing. That orange car in the background looks like a beast.

 

showoff! lol. remember you asked if i was doing my cutting in the house, well we all can't have a garage full of toys and tools and gotta make due with the tools and skills we gots, ehem.....like someone around here! as always, love to see new threads from you...keep up "all" the good work!

 

You not thought of doing a book with all your how too's and projects?
I'd buy one or two

 

Very cool, I love reading your threads. Great work as always.

 

looks good, can't wait to see what you come up with

 

Gunna be sweet

 

Its going to look good, dont worry about the stuff outside the garage, its good to keep busy. Hope everything turns out great, in and out of the garage.

 

looks good is that a 50's chevy van in the background?