* HOW TO * under fifty bux *
Back when I rode with the "Black Sheep", a group of black bobjob Triumphs, half of us had tried straight piping our bikes, and virtually all of us wound up putting at least a shorty back on there: the bikes mileage and power just tanked. We didn't have the exhaust inserts invented yet, so were at the mercy of loss.
I'm doubting that the inserts used with straights equal backpressure though, since there is no pipe resonant rebound to tune with the exhaust pulse. It has to be a halfway measure at best, IMO.
I'm doubting that the inserts used with straights equal backpressure though, since there is no pipe resonant rebound to tune with the exhaust pulse. It has to be a halfway measure at best, IMO.
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From: the 50s & the 60s
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I am building something that no one else has done.
.........gaudy
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skinning a tank with my favorite precious metal.
spread it out
and beat it out.
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first off I need a fixture to position the victim.
picked up some old stock from the pile out back
and built the two pieces shown here below.
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I am building something that no one else has done.
.........gaudy
...........deadly
......heavy metal
skinning a tank with my favorite precious metal.
spread it out
and beat it out.
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first off I need a fixture to position the victim.
picked up some old stock from the pile out back
and built the two pieces shown here below.
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...Click on any of these pix to view the full size image...
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...Click on any of these pix to view the full size image...
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above, the wooden piece locates my project up off the table.
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the ladder is a simple piece to elevate when necessary.
about a foot of two inch channel and some half inch square stock..............
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below, without the ladder,
tank is positioned as it rides on my 006 SuperGlide.
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.................or, it can be raised a little.............
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above, the wooden piece locates my project up off the table.
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the ladder is a simple piece to elevate when necessary.
about a foot of two inch channel and some half inch square stock..............
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below, without the ladder,
tank is positioned as it rides on my 006 SuperGlide.
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.................or, it can be raised a little.............
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.................or, it can be raised way up high.......
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.........to be continued,
if there is any interest in seeing a tank skinning..........
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.........to be continued,
if there is any interest in seeing a tank skinning..........
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....we certainly want to see MORE!!!I bet it's gonna be another masterpiece.....
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Mud, now why would you think your post would keep us coming back? 
Of course we want to see.
Can I take a guess? Aluminum or diamond plate? A diamond-plated tank would look pretty Mad Max.
Of course we want to see. Can I take a guess? Aluminum or diamond plate? A diamond-plated tank would look pretty Mad Max.
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Joined: May 2006
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From: the 50s & the 60s
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been beating on the new skin couple hours a day for the last six weeks.
should be finalized in a week or so.
I think it's a bingo on all counts.............
.........gaudy
...........deadly
......heavy metal
...........never been done
started this Under 50 thread 12 04 2007.
averaging 370 hits a day for near 900 days.
01 25 10 count was 281776
05 16 10 count was 330135
440 hits a day.
since I posted yesterday - 590 hits.
lotsa lurkers.
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...............who lurks??
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I took some photos 5-6 weeks ago
when I did the latest iteration of my crankcase pressure evacuation system.
the third, best, and final version.
a few pix below. I'll post the How To later if I don't forget.
made up the hose barbs cause they weren't available at the time.
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been beating on the new skin couple hours a day for the last six weeks.
should be finalized in a week or so.
I think it's a bingo on all counts.............
.........gaudy
...........deadly
......heavy metal
...........never been done
started this Under 50 thread 12 04 2007.
averaging 370 hits a day for near 900 days.
01 25 10 count was 281776
05 16 10 count was 330135
440 hits a day.
since I posted yesterday - 590 hits.
lotsa lurkers.
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.
...............who lurks??
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.
I took some photos 5-6 weeks ago
when I did the latest iteration of my crankcase pressure evacuation system.
the third, best, and final version.
a few pix below. I'll post the How To later if I don't forget.
made up the hose barbs cause they weren't available at the time.
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Mud ... can't wait to see the skinned tank ... I always liked the brick tins (alter ego) ....
Your motor looks clean as usual ... can you give a(nother) run down or link to a thread detailing your setup ...
I know you are concealing 121 cubes under that mild mannered exterior ... (no Screamin' Eagle or S&S or Jims logo on the heads ... what's up with that ...? LoL) ....
Enquiring minds want to know ....
Respects,
'Chop
Your motor looks clean as usual ... can you give a(nother) run down or link to a thread detailing your setup ...
I know you are concealing 121 cubes under that mild mannered exterior ... (no Screamin' Eagle or S&S or Jims logo on the heads ... what's up with that ...? LoL) ....
Enquiring minds want to know ....
Respects,
'Chop