My '76 XLH Face Lift (Lots of pics)
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RE: My '76 XLH Face Lift (Lots of pics) - 1/17/2008 1:23:40 PM
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83XLX
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I liked it 'till you got to the tins - not my style.
Anyway, looks like you're doing a good job on it. Good luck!
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RE: My '76 XLH Face Lift (Lots of pics) - 1/18/2008 5:30:10 AM
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ragrat64
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Now thats F-ing cool as heck!!!!!!!
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RE: My '76 XLH Face Lift (Lots of pics) - 1/18/2008 6:53:08 AM
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I have wood.... Very nice!!!
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RE: My '76 XLH Face Lift (Lots of pics) - 1/18/2008 11:21:21 AM
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pyro
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If you're going to leave that clutch lever on the right side, you may want to lengthen it. Looks like it may hinder you on a right turn right now. Love the pipes. Where did they come from?
Rich
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RE: My '76 XLH Face Lift (Lots of pics) - 1/18/2008 4:27:24 PM
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That is one sweet looking ride. Can't wait to see it painted.
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RE: My '76 XLH Face Lift (Lots of pics) - 1/21/2008 6:09:12 AM
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Skinner
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quote:
ORIGINAL: pyro
If you're going to leave that clutch lever on the right side, you may want to lengthen it. Looks like it may hinder you on a right turn right now. Love the pipes. Where did they come from?
Rich
Rich - Clutch is just there just for convenience. I am not sure what I am going to put on for bars yet. Those are a set of $10 pull backs from ebay I bought just to see how they looked. Once I fit the seat and fwd controls, I will decide on bars. Probably have to go with a straight T-bar vs the pull backs.
Pipes are mfg. by Paughco. They are their upsweep goose cuts for rigid frames. They also have straight cuts, slash cuts and fish tails. Heat shields are available for them and I believe you can also get them in a shot gun formation as well.
Here's a pic of another bike with the same pipes.
Skinner
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RE: My '76 XLH Face Lift (Lots of pics) - 1/31/2008 5:29:37 AM
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Skinner
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Installed a new primary chain adjuster and primary cover / insert last night.
Also note the alternator installation that replaced the bigger, bulkier generator.
Had to do some modifications to the cover plate, but now my kick start is installed.
Next, I will be tackling the installation of the Daniel Boone forward controls.
Hope you enjoy.
Skinner.
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RE: My '76 XLH Face Lift (Lots of pics) - 2/22/2008 8:46:47 PM
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bryon857
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Where can I get the primary cover / insert and how much? I love the insert.
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RE: My '76 XLH Face Lift (Lots of pics) - 2/22/2008 10:58:04 PM
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Yes, we have another in the Ironhead family! Good job! You are going to turn many heads out there on the street! I just LOVE to see those Ironheads get resurected for street service. You have my blessings! Ride With Pride!
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RE: My '76 XLH Face Lift (Lots of pics) - 2/25/2008 8:41:48 PM
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where'd you get the altenator, and how much is it?
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RE: My '76 XLH Face Lift (Lots of pics) - 2/26/2008 9:37:17 AM
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Skinner
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quote:
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where'd you get the altenator, and how much is it?
I ordered mine from J&P. VTwin also had them listed and some have found them on ebay as well.
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RE: My '76 XLH Face Lift (Lots of pics) - 2/26/2008 9:39:18 AM
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Skinner
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Primary cover I bought from V-Twin. Inserts I purchased from a guy in Quebec that goes by the name whizzerrick. Not sure if he is a member of this forum or not.
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RE: My '76 XLH Face Lift (Lots of pics) - 5/9/2008 2:25:56 PM
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Skinner
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Sorry all - Time to dust off this thread.
I have been really screwed up with work. Having a hard time getting to find time to work on the bike.
HOWEVER:
Here's a pic of the transfer valve I "JB Welded" up to avoid any problems down the road.
I will take a bunch of pics this week end and post them next week. Some hurdles I have had to overcome since I last checked in:
- Wiring was a mess so I totally re-wired the whole bike.
- Had an alignment problem with my rear wheel in the frame. Turned out I had to re-laced the rear wheel to correct the alignment.
- I bought a set of forward controls to install on the bike. Turns out with the wide tank, my stumps for legs are just a little too short to reach. So I had to go back to the mids. Not really all that bad though as it may be easier to get my butt up off the seat if I happen to hit a big pot hole with that hard tail suspension. (Actually cheated and have some rubber stoppers for a bit of suspension under the seat)
I painted the bike this past week and all the cosmetic stuff is about done. I am waiting on a weather proof automotive style 5 pin wire connector so I can finish the wring job to the rear taillight. This way I just have to unbolt 4 bolts and disconnect a wire connector and I can remove my whole rear fender.
I filled the oil tank and primary case with 50 wt oil last night. I will see when I get home how good I sealed up the primary cover.
This week end I plan on ripping apart the carb and do a re-build. Then re-mounting the carb, exhaust and run the fuel lines.
Waiting on a hydraulic re-build kit for my front brake (Brand new and it won't build up any pressure) and a fuel filter then I should be ready to turn the key. (may have to use a lawn mower fuel filter I have on the shelf temporarily if I can't control the itch to get her going)
I promise to post lots of pics after the week end.
Skinner
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RE: My '76 XLH Face Lift (Lots of pics) - 5/9/2008 6:11:25 PM
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supr2nr
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Primary cover I bought from V-Twin. Inserts I purchased from a guy in Quebec that goes by the name whizzerrick. Not sure if he is a member of this forum or not.
Can I ask how you got a hold of this whizzerrick? I can't find that handle on ebay or on this forum. I really love that primary and points cover.
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RE: My '76 XLH Face Lift (Lots of pics) - 5/11/2008 6:16:11 PM
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Skinner
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quote:
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ORIGINAL: Skinner
Primary cover I bought from V-Twin. Inserts I purchased from a guy in Quebec that goes by the name whizzerrick. Not sure if he is a member of this forum or not.
Can I ask how you got a hold of this whizzerrick? I can't find that handle on ebay or on this forum. I really love that primary and points cover.
Randy - He used to hang out at the jockey jounal.com website. His website says he is "coming soon" www.royalspeed.com. I will see if I have any contact info for him in my file.
Skinner
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RE: My '76 XLH Face Lift (Lots of pics) - 5/11/2008 6:52:50 PM
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supr2nr
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Thanks skinner! I would really love to get a hold of at least one of those primary cover inserts. Your bike, by the way, looks figgin sweet. Looking forward to the next installment of pictures.
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RE: My '76 XLH Face Lift (Lots of pics) - 5/12/2008 6:53:52 AM
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Skinner
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OK. Here's a pic of the primary cover all sealed up with peg / shifter installed.
The good news is that there are no oil leaks under the bike and I got the exhaust installed.
The bad news........NEXT STUMBLING BLOCK - I ASSumed I had a Bendix carb and bought a Bendix rebuild kit.  Apparently somewhere along the line, the carb has been upgraded to a Keihin. Only markings I could find on it are "AMF Harley Davidson", "Japan", what I thought was a star but is actually a "K" and on the motor side mount flange "0F07". Anybody know what year this carb is for?
Rear facing side:
Top facing side:
Front facing side:
Bottom facing side:
That boils down to I have not got it running yet....
HOWEVER, here are a couple more teaser pics on what I have done.
I installed the alternator and I had to find a place to install the new voltage regulator. I thought where the old one was would be a good place so here it is.
The electronic ignition module I installed (Crane Hi-4) enabled me to hook up a VOES - also highly recommended by Mick and his Independant. Here it is mounted to the upper engine mount and hooked up under my tank along with a new oil pressure gauge I hooked up as well.
I JB Welded a short piece of metal brake line into a gas fitting nipple then threaded that into air cleaner backing plate. This is so you can hook up the vacuum line for the VOES. You can see the small hole just front of the air cleaner cover mounting stud at the lower right corner. I would of liked it closer to the opening of the carb but there was already a hole in the backing plate at that position, so I went ahead and used it.
NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE PROPER PLACE TO INSTALL THE VACCUM PORT FOR THE VOES. SEE LATER ON IN THE THREAD WHERE I RE-WORKED THE VOES HOOK UP.
Here is the fabricated seat / rear fender mount I used to mount my new solo seat. I thought I should try some rubber stoppers to add a bit of suspension to support my 260 lb butt.
I am picking up the weatherproof automotive connector so I can finish my wiring to the rear tail light this afternoon and apparently I have to make some decisions on what I am going to do about a carburetor. Any suggestions? - new, rebuild the Kiehin (after I find out what it is)?
Skinner.
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RE: My '76 XLH Face Lift (Lots of pics) - 5/12/2008 5:37:16 PM
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hog4u
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Most people will tell you the Kiehin is too big for an XL. Plus there were 4 or 5 versions used during the '80's. Get a CV, parts are widely available. You can get a rebuild one for about $100. You also need a mounting plate.
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RE: My '76 XLH Face Lift (Lots of pics) - 5/13/2008 4:13:50 AM
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Skinner
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Well. I went ahead and made arrangements for a new Bendix carb that I will be picking up this afternoon. Hopefully I will have time to install it tonight.
I hard wired in my weather-proof connector between the frame and rear fender. Here it is hard wired to the bike.
The tail coming out of the rear fender.
The connection with the rear fender mounted on the bike.
For some reason, there is a line of LED's on my taillight that are burnt out. I am going to see if I can get these fixed before I post any pics of the new signal / tail light combination. Can you fixed burnt out LED's by replacing them in the circuit board or do you have to buy a whole brand new light?
The fuel line and temporary (another on order) fuel filter is hooked up and ready to install on my new carb. The tank is full of fuel. It won't be too long before I will be turning the key and checking the timing.
Here are a couple of sneak pics of the bike. I will take more outside when the bike is completed. Here are the controls.
Left side minus the horn. (remove to create more working space in installing the new carb)
The front with a sneak peak of the right side.
More to come....
Skinner
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