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softail swingarm jig build

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when i set up my frame jig i based it useing a factory softail frame and i made enough room so i could build the swingarm on it too but after building my first softail frame on it i found it limited me a little . i been thinking about it for a lil while now and decided to build a jig just for the swingarm . i still want to base it off a factory swingarm so i can be sure ill b able to fit them to factory frames if need be but hopefully it will be flexible enough to play with the design a bit . if nothing else it should be easier to spin arround and tack things up.
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i picked up a swingarm on evilbay fairly cheap turns out was in good shape got some 2x3 and 1x2 rough cut to the size i think will work . i made the base 2 foot long and the legs 14 inches and the axl tube the same as my frame jig at 12 inches ended up late so no time to drill holes . i want to make everything bolt together so i can change fixtures easier as i go or change designs and still be able to go back if things dont work out
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very nice curt. make sure you add in adjustability to the back stretch and the adjustability of the cross bar and axle areas. You will be able to build for nice straight tubes from neck to axle and tall and wide wheels.
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some motivation and ideas
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krymis wrote:very nice curt. make sure you add in adjustability to the back stretch and the adjustability of the cross bar and axle areas. You will be able to build for nice straight tubes from neck to axle and tall and wide wheels.

you read my mind i want to make everything bolt in so i can take it out change it arround and be able to fit anything i can dream up ill probably make diffrent supports as i go so i can mark and keep the ones i really like and reuse em thanks for the pics always good to see other ideas on how to do things
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got the axl tube all mounted with adjustable plates and spacers so i can go up and down and wider ran outa bolts for front tube had to use allthread no nuts either so had to stop there have to hit fastenal monday . going to pick up some thread couplings too for the 1x2 so i can level everything up . thats ok though still need a lil more thought on how i want to make the front tube attachments
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still waiting for fastenal man they are slow to deliver when you need somethin
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finally got the hardware from fastenal was able to level everything out plumb the uprights and spun up some spacers to make sure i get the pivot points in the right spot and welded some bits of angle iron to make sure the uprights go back in the same spot . now i gotta figure something for the brake mount and a way to indicate where the bends in the tube are so i know i wont have any issues with tire or belt rub .
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been really swamped at work havent had much time to get to it lately but been a lil stuck im not sure how i want to lock in the tube placement and bends and the brake stay . especially the brake stay
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