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01-26-2004, 09:38 PM
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what the hell have i done,lol(pics)
well yesterday i jumped in with both feet!!
this isnt a major chopper build but it is my first bike rebuild so i hope i have put this in the right section, i'm sure someone will tell me if i didnt 
i have been planning on building my 1979 ironhead sporty into a rigid chopper for a while now, i found a smokin deal on a rigid sporty frame, you know one of those too good to be true deals!!! well it turned out to be just that.
so for the last three months i have been buying brand new parts off ebay to build the bike, forward controls, new chrome handlebar controls, new tank, fenders, signal lights.
the other day i found out my frame aint coming, so i just decided to rip the bike apart, give it a new custom paint job, considering my cousin is a painter and owes me some favors 
and use all my new parts anyway, since they will all bolt on to the bike anyway, then maybe next winter when i have some money i can blow again i will just order a new frame and go from there.
anyhoo, here are some pics i took tonight, it only took me about an hour to tear it down, this sure is different from buildin cars  and its hard to believe but yesterday when i started this my garage was clean, really it was, lol.
so now that i have it ripped apart i just have to wait to get the frame blasted and then the paint comes next, if anyone has any suggestions for me i'm all ears, thanks, Russ.
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01-26-2004, 09:40 PM
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couple more pics for ya
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01-26-2004, 09:41 PM
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01-26-2004, 09:42 PM
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01-26-2004, 09:43 PM
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01-26-2004, 09:43 PM
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01-26-2004, 09:46 PM
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i'll post some more pics of the progress when i get more done, i have lots to polish, i'll have to put my two daughters to work cleaning lol
for paint i'm thinkin maybe a deep blue almost purple pearl with ghost flames
heres the bike before i tore it down
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01-27-2004, 05:32 AM
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Hey,
I'm rebuilding an '82 XLS. Welcome to the Ironhead fold.  |
01-27-2004, 05:07 PM
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Dam, looks like a tornado hit your garage!  One thing I like about those tanks is they remind me of a women's bosom.  |
01-27-2004, 05:47 PM
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Oh man those are the same gas caps as I had on my Chinese CC tank for the Sporty. Leak like shit after each fillup 
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01-31-2004, 11:07 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Ace of Spades
Dam, looks like a tornado hit your garage! One thing I like about those tanks is they remind me of a women's bosom.
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hahahahaha thats tooooo funny man!
i'll never look at that tank quite the same way, i sure am gonna enjoy polishing it tho  |
01-31-2004, 11:09 PM
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Originally posted by RippoDippo
Oh man those are the same gas caps as I had on my Chinese CC tank for the Sporty. Leak like shit after each fillup
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dood, that really sucks!!
are those caps all like that? now i'm all paranoid |
02-01-2004, 05:41 AM
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Well mine leaked a little just after a fill up
Not much a splash or two . Run it for a min and it would seal up OK .
but that little splash would keep wetting the lower paint area under the Cap. Yup it just takes some time and it caused damage.
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02-08-2004, 01:09 AM
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Either way, when it's all said and done, you have a nice bike there.
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02-08-2004, 07:37 AM
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i had the same type of aircraft gas cap and yes it leaks too. just don't fill it up too high.
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