72 basket case
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72 basket case
i am looking for parts for a 1972 sportster i am building. i got beat on the machine, it was supposed to be complete and gave up after chasing the guy for a year. i need to buy wheels, exhaust, ignition, clutch housing parts , etc if anyone has something kicking around thats for sale i would appreciate the help. finding parts is not easy and new is expensive. thanks
+1 on eBay. I have bought many items there during the past 3 or 4 years. I have never found a bad seller; got lots of good deals; got lots of stuff i could not have found anywhere else. A couple of times i made a bad purchase but those were my own responsibility.
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Be sure of your model before you buy parts. Basket cases are always suspect. Check the belly numbers to see if they match each other and are the same year as the VIN or possibly a year earlier. The format should be something like x72-1234 The x is the engine size. If it was a 1 it would be for a 74 Big Twin. I don't remember what a sportster should be, I believe a 2 but I'm not sure. The 72 the year of the cases. The vin should be the format 3A12345H2 or 4A12345H2 The 3A means it is an XLH the 4A an XLCH. Get the parts manual and when you are sure what you need, be specific, I know a lot of forum members would love to clean out there garage and get rid of unwanted parts. I got rid of my Sportster so anything I have left I've been selling on E-bay or locally. Also before you dump any money into it, check the cases for cracks, especially behind the transmission sprocket. If it is cracked in this area you are pretty much screwed and would have to find new cases.
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