Topic: Swing Arm Frame Custom (Read 15725 times)

Dave · « **Reply #140 on:** December 23, 2009, 10:27:26 am »

still no paint.. to my fault of dragging ass.. still gotta red-kote the tank.. i got a new tranny with a kicker.. finally..gotta gut the kick cover for powder & have the top cover done.. order a nuetral switch plug, & dull the polished case with scotch brite & chrome polish..there were no natural case trannies available til march & i couldnt wait that long.. pics. forth coming over the holidays..

Dave · « **Reply #141 on:** January 01, 2010, 02:43:35 pm »

well i've made minimal progress.. lifes issues keep interferring.. i got the tranny.. its a 6 speed, with a kicker.. the 6 speed with the kicker that rev-tech sells under their name isnt really a rev-tech product.. the regular six speed is, but the one with the kicker is made by " the driveline company " , & rev-tech / cci has gotten the rights to sell them under their name.. so heres what i found upon minor disection.. i had a top cover sent for powder & checked all the specs. & adjustment while the cover was off.. good thing because the 3rd. gear adj. was off some.. i pulled the kicker cover & was afraid of what i'd find for kicker function, as most kickers on 5 & six speeds are cheesey, except one sold by cci for 5 speeds, which wont work on a six anyway.. to my surprise , this thing had a real, true kicker set up , unlike some kicker kits & it was a functional kicker.. it has a 1 piece mainshaft , unlike some others kits.. & it wasnt an add on that attaches to the existing parts.. it was truly made to have a kicker.. the set up was more than sturdily built .. i gutted the kick cover for powder coating & found it was a very heavy well made part.. thus far without actually running it yet , i'd have to highly recomend it from what i can see.. clearance on pipes shouldnt be a prob. with most exhaust.. they allowed well for clearance.. the cases was polished, & i couldnt get a natural finish case til mid year, so i blue taped things off & took scotch-brite & chrome polish to the case to dull its finish.. it came out great .. i'm glad it was polished now..the finished look was better than i could imagine.. i'm getting pics. , but my home pc is broke down.. i'll be loading my camera soft ware into my laptop though, so i'll try to get the pics. posted soon.. i ordered the dress up cap nut kits for the tranny covers & the plug for the nuetral switch.. so i'll have some progress soon..i have a nickel plated 630 o-ring chain & the pbi 24 tooth 3/4 in. off set tranny sprocket all ready to go ..

Dave · « **Reply #142 on:** January 28, 2010, 02:22:16 am »

got progress made.. a few woes, but nothing i couldnt handle.. i took pics. so they are coming .. the powdered covers looked great with the cap nut dress up kits.. the sprocket wasnt enough offset so, i got a 1 in. offset sprocket coming & i gotta order a longer clutch cable.. i had the cable i was planning on using have the threads on the hollow bolt on the cable snap off in the kicker cover & YES .. i did chase the threads with a tap after it was powdered even though they looked very clean.. after much hoopla i got it drilled & all the shit cleaned out with no thread or cover damage.. it was one of those things that you know what you gotta do, but damn well dont want to fuck up on.. once the new sprocket gets here i can loose assemble the chain.. the 630 o-ring chain has to have enough clearance.. its much wider thasn a 530 chain.. but it looks good in its nickel finish & this one has the highest tensile strength available.. after using one on the chopper there was no doubt on the chain for this bike.. after this is all wrapped up tight it time to quit fuckin' around & get it painted.. more on the build soon..

Rchop · « **Reply #143 on:** February 07, 2010, 03:34:25 am »

Pics!!! we need pics!

Dave · « **Reply #144 on:** February 12, 2010, 03:16:28 pm »

o.k. here they come.. the tranny did come in & i still dragged my ass, but now i'm rolling.. the tranny is made by the " driveline company " its a six speed with a true, solid kicker set up.. here a pic.

Dave · « **Reply #145 on:** February 12, 2010, 03:46:18 pm »

i wanted the covers black.. i had a spare polished top cvr.. but the kicker cover off the tranny had to be powdered.. i had to use scotch brite to dull the polished finish on the tranny..

heres the top cover & the sprocket on it..

the tranny then went into the chassis on a vulcan eng. tranny plate..

Dave · « **Reply #146 on:** February 12, 2010, 03:51:38 pm »

on to the kicker cover.. it had to be reassembled after powder.. heres the inside gutted before powder..

Dave · « **Reply #147 on:** February 12, 2010, 03:54:27 pm »

with the guts back in it.. note how the gearing in this cover is assembled.. no 2 piece shaft shit..

then with the kicker arm & spring on it..

Dave · « **Reply #148 on:** February 12, 2010, 03:55:20 pm »

gotta go run errands in the snow.. more in a bit ..

Dave · « **Reply #149 on:** February 13, 2010, 03:33:23 am »

i'm back.. the kick arm & spring were installed ..

hey whats this thang..

Dave · « **Reply #150 on:** February 13, 2010, 03:37:18 am »

that kick pedal is working for me.. it was that one or a brass skeleton type.. i'm thinking i may powder just the pedal part of that kicker pedal..

its starting to look up

Dave · « **Reply #151 on:** February 13, 2010, 03:39:36 am »

i stuck the chain in place allowing for tranny to mortor alignment as well as final adjustment.. its a 630 o-ring chain.. a hefty fella..

Dave · « **Reply #152 on:** February 13, 2010, 03:44:38 am »

i couldnt resist a look at the tech cycle motor plate that was part of the drive set up i got from bibs.. i'm really proud of the drive..

the chainguard that i got from v-twin via puzzled.. it was black already, but the swing arm on this chassis had tabs that matched the 85 -86 early wide glide models..so i had to cut it down , reweld a few things & re powder it.. the end result was great..

Dave · « **Reply #153 on:** February 13, 2010, 03:48:40 am »

one item i forgot to mention.. the kick cover bolt holes were inset further than a 5 speed side cover.. so my cap nut kit wouldnt jive.. the studs were too short & the wrench head hit before it was tight.. so with the spacers made by sylant bill & a standing offer from redintn .. bill sent me these spacers cut the the specs. i provided.. they are cut from surgical stainless.. & did the trick..not a good pic. but you can see the results..

Dave · « **Reply #154 on:** February 13, 2010, 03:53:34 am »

of course other things transpired.. i changed to a different shape 3.5 in. headlight & finished bolting all the tins down when they came back from powder.. i used plain fat-boy trim pieces on the sides..

Dave · « **Reply #155 on:** February 13, 2010, 03:55:56 am »

overall current look ..

Dave · « **Reply #156 on:** February 13, 2010, 03:59:08 am »

i got tired of not getting any info. on locate custom painters, so i made the call & the sheet metal is going to pygmy in texas next week for paint.. pics. of the tail light fab - kevin made for me are coming soon..

woody · « **Reply #157 on:** February 13, 2010, 07:55:23 am »

Looking good Dave, Can't wait to see how the tin's turn out. Keep up the great work bud.

Dave · « **Reply #158 on:** February 13, 2010, 02:06:13 pm »

thanks woody.. one thing i'm noticing & liking alot is that this chassis has clearance allowances for all the major stuff.. its not all crammed together.. i like that..

woody · « **Reply #159 on:** February 14, 2010, 06:23:53 am »

Yeah I see what you mean. I'm trying to build my c-oil tank at the moment, It's like trying to fit 10lbs of shit into a 2lb bag.

Why do we do this again?

Dave · « **Reply #160 on:** February 14, 2010, 05:35:51 pm »

because we love it.. it tests us..

Dave · « **Reply #161 on:** April 22, 2010, 10:08:04 am »

well i'm off this week end to pick up my paint job.. i cant wait.. i'll stay a long week end south of houston, to visit with my mom, my aunt , & my uncle jack.. him being the man responsible for getting me started working on bikes.. hopefully i'll see my cousins & get to pick up the wrecked 66 for another rebuild..

xylene61 · « **Reply #162 on:** April 26, 2010, 11:50:43 am »

I cant wait to see her all buttoned up with a little colour on her tins....I hope the weekend went well with your family.

Dave · « **Reply #163 on:** April 29, 2010, 10:45:18 am »

it went very well .. pics. later today ..

Dave · « **Reply #164 on:** May 03, 2010, 10:22:30 am »

here we go..

Dave · « **Reply #165 on:** May 03, 2010, 10:26:40 am »

more..

Dave · « **Reply #166 on:** May 03, 2010, 10:29:28 am »

more with the rear fender & tail lite on it soon..

Dave · « **Reply #167 on:** May 03, 2010, 10:30:39 am »

the pics. totally suck compared to its true look to you eye in person.. next i got motor decisions to make ..

xylene61 · « **Reply #168 on:** May 04, 2010, 01:27:42 pm »

Awesome paint work. Your painter really knows his stuff!

On another topic, tell us what the hell is going on in "Bunghole" with this oil spill we are watching on TV.

It looks devastating to anyone involved. We can only hope it is capped SOON.

They are talking about BP going bankrupt from this mess...

Dave · « **Reply #169 on:** May 09, 2010, 04:36:08 pm »

thanks brother.. pygmy is a very skilled painter .. typically Wolf has been painting my bikes.. but he has had alot on his plate & i didnt want to ask him to do it.. i know he would have , but he needs some air.. i did get him to take marks stuff for his iron head.. & he's been to busy to start on it yet.. the rear fender & lite are now on the bike.. i got all the bolt heads shaved & buffed flat yesterday & loctited & tightened everything down.. i got a few bolts left to lock down & the ass end is complete.. i noticed the rear tire wasnt centered under the fender exactly to my liking.. so a few wheel spacers being rotated fixed that problem.. the bike is really looking nice.. i'm more than happy with it.. i have 2 very nice bikes.. never in my life have i been able to afford such luxuries.. with all the overtime at the plant the last few yrs, i have averaged over 90k a yrs. plus what i make in the shop.. i'm also fortunate to have a wife that doesnt complain about my spending habits.. its still hard to accept having this type good fortune , coming from a poor back ground.. in light of the economy of late i feel totally lucky.. i have always worked hard my entire life & maybe it finally is paying off ..

Dave · « **Reply #170 on:** May 25, 2010, 10:51:13 am »

finally got all the sheetmetal on..

Dave · « **Reply #171 on:** May 25, 2010, 10:53:34 am »

shiity pics.. i'll get some better ones..

wolf · « **Reply #172 on:** June 03, 2010, 09:28:57 pm »

Dave i think you need a seat like this for that Bike as it will be a street fighter in a way.

Dave · « **Reply #173 on:** June 04, 2010, 11:01:18 am »

cool.. i can see the local cops now ... freakin' the fuck out ...

junker73hd · « **Reply #174 on:** June 05, 2010, 02:00:59 am »

Interesting build.I like it!

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