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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 03:18 PM
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well its out.started at 10 am today 11/23/07,and popped the tank out in 2 hours, there was alot of little crap to getting it done:but heres the order if anyone else decideds to try it, drain oil,seat off,disconnect battery and remove,2 bolts under seat remove,loosen rear exhaust pipe,remove rear fender splash shield(2 bolts),remove bracket that holds coil,pop out 2 chrome oil lines,remove clamps from rubber hoses(4) and thats about it. possibly one or 2 things i missed typing here but you will see them as you go.my painter was open today and he said tank done by 11/2707 so we will seeand post more info and pics then

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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 04:33 PM
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Well, now would be a good time to add a chrome transmission top cover. And if you're gonna do that you might as well buy the whole kit and do the cam cover, tranny side cover,primary and rocker housings too I added the chrome engine kit to mine ( my bike was identical to your 3 months ago, color and all) but have never gotten around to installing the trans top cover.......oil tank looks to be in the way!
 
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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 05:32 PM
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well mo,that sounds good but id rather get me a dakota digital speedo/tach first,then theres alway old winchesters riflesthat i cant stay away from(heres a tip;dont collect guns especially old ones cause its a disease lmao) and the list goes on and on and on,,,,,se pipes,different front wheel,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,grrrrrrrrrrrrr
 
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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 07:32 PM
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And you are doing this why?
 
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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 08:31 PM
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Isn't he the gentleman who had the scratch on his oil tank?

BTW: what color did you have it painted? Did you match the rest of the tins? That'd look sharp!
 
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Old Nov 25, 2007 | 06:29 PM
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im getting it done cause it will clean up the lines and blend in great!! if i had real big dough i woulda ghost flamed the whole bike! and no tx outlaw my oil tank was perfect black b4 i removed it and it will match the pacific blue pearl once its done
 
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 09:29 PM
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Ahhh...... sorry, thinking about another person on here. Make sure to post pics of the bike when everything is back together. I'm sure it's going to look great!
 
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