My motor build
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It didnt go too bad considering we had to go to THREE different Harley dealers yesterday!!
The engine is almost done. Just have to install the pushrods, upper rockerboxes, air cleaner, exhaust, tank and fire it up!
I actually think we spent more time driving around than working on it! I also found out that Joe is human. When he wakes up at a normal time (before 7am) he actually does get tired! I always thought he was a machine and just never slept. Now I know he was just on a 4 hour delayed schedule. He had to pick up his heads and bottom end at 6:15am and the shop was an hour away from his house
The engine is almost done. Just have to install the pushrods, upper rockerboxes, air cleaner, exhaust, tank and fire it up!
I actually think we spent more time driving around than working on it! I also found out that Joe is human. When he wakes up at a normal time (before 7am) he actually does get tired! I always thought he was a machine and just never slept. Now I know he was just on a 4 hour delayed schedule. He had to pick up his heads and bottom end at 6:15am and the shop was an hour away from his house
ha ha ha ha so so true... waking up at 5 am is not for me!!!
well after 2, 18 hour days... Chad and i where able to get the motor back in there! bike is starting to look like a bike again! my camera died so i will post pics of the assembly process later, but here are the ones that i was able to get snapped off the SD card.
Got the tail light done, and have to say I LOVE IT!!! all the work that it took to make this thing work and look right was well worth it! looks awesome and is super bright! the built in turn sigs will be wired in later after i get it back from the tuner. but the heads look awesome! compresson releases are great, the hogged out exhaust is going to let this sucker get some air out!!! very stoked! and as i am sure yo can see. lots and lots of new powder work was done, i was in the powder shop till kingdom come to get this sucker ready for re assembly... Tonight the tank goes back on, the pipes go back on, and we can fire her up! then off to the tuner Tues!!!!
here are some pics
tail light
brake light
primary side
cam side
profile
also we had a show on Sat morming... SUCKED wiht how cold it was!!! but we got some awesome response and a ton of our customers showed up to support us... very cool
well after 2, 18 hour days... Chad and i where able to get the motor back in there! bike is starting to look like a bike again! my camera died so i will post pics of the assembly process later, but here are the ones that i was able to get snapped off the SD card.
Got the tail light done, and have to say I LOVE IT!!! all the work that it took to make this thing work and look right was well worth it! looks awesome and is super bright! the built in turn sigs will be wired in later after i get it back from the tuner. but the heads look awesome! compresson releases are great, the hogged out exhaust is going to let this sucker get some air out!!! very stoked! and as i am sure yo can see. lots and lots of new powder work was done, i was in the powder shop till kingdom come to get this sucker ready for re assembly... Tonight the tank goes back on, the pipes go back on, and we can fire her up! then off to the tuner Tues!!!!
here are some pics
tail light
brake light
primary side
cam side
profile
also we had a show on Sat morming... SUCKED wiht how cold it was!!! but we got some awesome response and a ton of our customers showed up to support us... very cool