Resurfacing for a bit!
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Resurfacing for a bit!
Thought I'd drop by and stick around for a while I'm waiting on some stuff to get back and some paint to cure. Then it's back into the garage for another month or two...things have been hectic with my work schedule and the holidays, and fabricating everything from scratch is proving to be a pain in the *** even though it's slowly starting to pay off. The process has been delayed by a few re-designed pieces that have taken some trial and error to get just right.
SO...all that being said, did I miss any exciting Sportster bashing threads or kickass bike posts?
SO...all that being said, did I miss any exciting Sportster bashing threads or kickass bike posts?
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From: Virginia
Hey I was wondering what happened to you. Glad to see you back. How far along is that bike now?
The only thing you missed is trading in your Sporty for a BT and getting MSRP like some others did but you wouldn't have qualified, your bike is too old.
The only thing you missed is trading in your Sporty for a BT and getting MSRP like some others did but you wouldn't have qualified, your bike is too old.
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I wouldn't trade this bike anyways...'cuz we all know Sportsters rule .
So far the parts pile has grown almost out of control, half of it's in my living room curing or undergoing intensive wet-sanding and multiple passes with rubbing compound and cleaner wax before clear-coat goes on, and the other half is strewn about the garage, lol.
My gas tank is getting painted and the gold leaf and clear will take another week or so, but that's out of the way, the oil tank is being fabbed, it's an 8" steel ball, lol. Similar to a Suckerpunch H-Bomb, but it doesn't cost more than a brand new bike, lol.
I've also got a couple of neat little widgets that I designed that are going through the trial and error phase before we get them just right. Alot of time is going towards making things as opposed to buying them...one it's cheaper, and two I also have better quality control over what I put into this build. The oil tank, pipes, engraved tins, bars, gas tank and some other top-secret stuff is all being made/re-fabbed by hand.
.So far the parts pile has grown almost out of control, half of it's in my living room curing or undergoing intensive wet-sanding and multiple passes with rubbing compound and cleaner wax before clear-coat goes on, and the other half is strewn about the garage, lol.
My gas tank is getting painted and the gold leaf and clear will take another week or so, but that's out of the way, the oil tank is being fabbed, it's an 8" steel ball, lol. Similar to a Suckerpunch H-Bomb, but it doesn't cost more than a brand new bike, lol.
I've also got a couple of neat little widgets that I designed that are going through the trial and error phase before we get them just right. Alot of time is going towards making things as opposed to buying them...one it's cheaper, and two I also have better quality control over what I put into this build. The oil tank, pipes, engraved tins, bars, gas tank and some other top-secret stuff is all being made/re-fabbed by hand.
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From: Just north of Philly!
Welcome back! Ya' didn't miss much.Can't we get some sneak peek shots?Some of us know you been working on the bike for awhile.Didn't you get a hard tail weld on rear end?How's that working out?We need some pics if you ever get the time!
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Pics are coming soon I should have some up of my tank before it went to paint and some of the headlight housing and tail light that I've been working on this Wednesday (my cam broke, had to use my GF's and it's MIA at the moment, lol). And I'll have pics of the completed tank within a few weeks from now. I was pretty excited when I saw the test shots of the colors being used...and the gold leaf is going to look absolutely gorgeous! For the base we're using silver metal flake, with a very deep candy red over the top of that. Thin and sharp gloss black scallops are going to outline the indent and some key lines of the tank, and gold leaf blocked scallops are going to be laid into the indented portion. On top of it all....enough clear to make you go cross eyed and weak in the knees just looking at it. 
Oh, and I do have the weld-on now, but it's sitting for a little while longer until my oil tank and battery box are finished being made. I've had to hold off on powder coating for a while because I decided to make a bunch of parts instead of just buying them, so to keep the cost and possibility of mis-matched shades of black down everything's just going all at once.
I should have some up of my tank before it went to paint and some of the headlight housing and tail light that I've been working on this Wednesday (my cam broke, had to use my GF's and it's MIA at the moment, lol). And I'll have pics of the completed tank within a few weeks from now. I was pretty excited when I saw the test shots of the colors being used...and the gold leaf is going to look absolutely gorgeous! For the base we're using silver metal flake, with a very deep candy red over the top of that. Thin and sharp gloss black scallops are going to outline the indent and some key lines of the tank, and gold leaf blocked scallops are going to be laid into the indented portion. On top of it all....enough clear to make you go cross eyed and weak in the knees just looking at it. Oh, and I do have the weld-on now, but it's sitting for a little while longer until my oil tank and battery box are finished being made. I've had to hold off on powder coating for a while because I decided to make a bunch of parts instead of just buying them, so to keep the cost and possibility of mis-matched shades of black down everything's just going all at once.
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From: Just north of Philly!
It sounds like your a busy man!The paintjob sounds like it's going to be killer.It's very cool that your making your own parts.Most people(myself included)would go the easy route and buy parts off the shelf.It sounds like you have a clear plan on what you gotta do,and the creative juices are flowing.Good luck and we'll keep an eye out for some pics!
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To ease your mind a little about the shade of black powder coat not matching... as long as the powder coater uses the same powder, it will match everytime! Powder coat colors are not mixed in-house like liquid paint so the match will always be dead-on, even months or years later. The only exception would be minor fading from prolonged exposure to UV light on a previously powder coated part... and I mean PROLONGED exposure.
Ask your powder coater to list the powder used on your receipt each time you have something done so it's easy to match it later on something else.
Ask your powder coater to list the powder used on your receipt each time you have something done so it's easy to match it later on something else.
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Thanks! I haven't really gotten into the whole process, I've just seen some people's bikes that looked a little mis-matched in a few places...it kinda made me think I should hold off until everything goes. I still might wait, lol...not like I need it done until that point anyways, but thanks for the info regardless. I'll definitely keep my invoices for any new/replacement parts I might have to have done in the future!
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