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Old Dec 5, 2021 | 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by magnum45pete
anything can be done if ya want to do it & try hard enough, ****, I even threw this together a few years ago,
a 1943 WLA side valve bottom end with a 57 900cc Sportster top end on it.....




A 45 Magnum...and I like them...also makes Much more Sense than a Shovester!!
 
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Old Dec 12, 2021 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by john lee
i wonder why ive never heard of a knuckle-pan or a knuckle-shovel ?different bottom end ?
because the moco never made these backyard animals
 
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Old Dec 12, 2021 | 02:33 PM
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Knuckle oiling system will not allow this unless you destroy the knuckle 2000 cylinder head drilling it out for feed and drains
 
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Old Dec 12, 2021 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Racepres
A 45 Magnum...and I like them...also makes Much more Sense than a Shovester!!
An absolute work of art. Well done!
 
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Old Dec 14, 2021 | 03:59 PM
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definitely a work of art
 
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Old Dec 14, 2021 | 04:14 PM
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I admire that creation! I've seen one Shovster and stuff like this amazing. Some people have talent, time and know how.
 
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