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Well , Have them bead blasted ready to prime epoxy epoxying the frame The start of the wl engine
this is a challenge as the wife received this bike about 30 years ago for a payment of a debt for some machine shop equipment . So here the story about the bike as was told . I had my bikes part in the garage as there was 5 of them all Harley's and the first one was this 45 WL model that you got ! Well Grandma drove in the garage and her foot slid off the brake pedal onto the gas ( feet where wet from Washington state rain ) and she pushed all five bikes thru the garage wall ! Yup our 45WL, bent frame, tanks handle bars you name it bent ! So this is what i've been working with. Finally found a gentlemen in Tennesee that has a original Harley gig and fixed the fram 2 years ago ! So now it's my turn . Oh, did I say this bike was in 5 big boxes apart too !
Got the tanks all welded up and dents out and epoxy on the parts Masking off the tanks for the insert color ready to clear painting the fenders and some other parts Painting the hubs as I know they didn't come stock but it her bike and she likes it !
Sorry about the post not putting up right awayafter my newbie report , as my other computor decided to quit ! As went to the computor doctor ! Starting to put it together Painting some more parts as I find them in the boxes !
As it goes i hope you like the pics of this fun build as I never built a 45 before and the books out there for what the parts are is let's just say a challenge ! Got a buddy seat with it and a solo seat Found out I left the under side jam nut off and have to take it apart to put under the tree cover used tie straps to keep it together ! Triing to get the springs together
Taking the seat apart and bead blasting it Had to bent the lip up as it was bent Got the seat back from the ulpolstery shop Heather's Leather in S.C. waiingt on the bags I furnished the Biscon leather . Making sure it fits and clears the tank . Very happy with the seat
Putting in the battery box Picked up the engine today from the builder in Lancaster,S.C. Yup time to get it off the table and on the floor as it's getting a little scaring on the cart !
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1949 wl 45
