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Old Mar 4, 2026 | 07:10 PM
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This is the start and 5 boxes of parts of my 1949 WL
This is the start and 5 boxes of parts of my 1949 WL. First time building a 45 cu inch one .So as I go along this is what I'm building after straightening the frame . Been riding bikes since around 12 and building bikes and hot rods and owing a couple shops .Van shop in Wisconsin to the seventies to Hot rod shop California in the eighties and nineties till 2006 sold it and then semi retired to N.C. for the last 50 years .! Now just play in the shop and have fun !
 
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