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Re: 62 Chopped FL Rebuild

Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 12:49 am
by 2Loose
I'm runnin' hard with a whole buncha stuff going on, so here's a few pix...
Got the rear brakes done...
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And started workin' on the exhaust...
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There's a bunch more pix on my home page HERE if yer interested...
Aloha,
Willy

Re: 62 Chopped FL Rebuild

Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 3:07 pm
by 2Loose
Managed to find a couple of hours to go work on this project a bit....

Maybe I should just shorten that front pipe and just weld the muffler on here ??
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Nawww, I gotta try to do this "right"...
Whatever that is....

Fabricated some brackets, and strapped them to the bottom
frame rail, and tried to hang the mufflers so minimal fab
work is required on the exhaust piping to get them done....
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Considering sliding this muffler back a little and adding a little more pipe,
but it's pretty close to where I want it....

Measured the angle of the front muffler/frame here,
6 degrees, want to make the rear muffler the same....
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That's going to take a little more fab work to get it right....
I hope I'm really up for this....

When I pulled the offset drive Morris Mag off the shelf,
where it was waiting for another project, I needed to replace it,
so I ordered another one for that other project....
Even though it was well packed in styrofoam and
well packaged, the Post Office must have used it
as a football, the cap was busted in a bunch of pieces!
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It was covered by Post Office insurance, let's see if that
really works, or if it's just another Gov't scam !!

Aloha for now,
Willy

Re: 62 Chopped FL Rebuild

Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 3:48 pm
by 2Loose
Still working on brakes and exhaust...

Found these SS cllips online that fit the 3/16"
brake lines....
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They needed a bit of reshaping to fit the frame tubes....
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Just a bit....
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Looks good to me....
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Did 7 of them, should be enough for this job...
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Now to drill and tap the frame tubes for these clips...

Found these in my scrap pile, not sure what they are from,
but I cut them up and reshaped them to fit the frame tubes
to hang the mufflers...
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Got them located and welded them on....
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Bolted up the mufflers, it looks good to go....
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Now to cut and weld in some 1-3/4" pipe as needed....
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Will use blacki hi-temp paint on the pipes,
but will leave the mufflers as is....

More later...
Willy

Re: 62 Chopped FL Rebuild

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 1:45 pm
by 2Loose
Had a little time yesterday, and the 3/16" brake line clamps came with 10-32 ss screws, so dug out the 10-32 taps and the #21 drill bit and mounted 'em...
3 on each side looks good, and the fit seems good too....

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More later...
Willy

Re: 62 Chopped FL Rebuild

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 11:57 pm
by 2Loose
Cut and fitted some pieces of exhaust pipe....

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Now to weld them up and paint them...

More HERE...
Aloha,
Willy

Re: 62 Chopped FL Rebuild

Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2016 3:29 pm
by 2Loose
Welded up the pipes with my mig..
It's an older Millermatic 251, but it still works well...
My hand not as steady these days as it used to be,
but the welds are solid, didn't blow through anywhere,
and I can dress up the welds a bit before I paint the pipes...
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More Later....
Aloha,
Willy

Re: 62 Chopped FL Rebuild

Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2016 2:06 pm
by 2Loose
Dressed up the welds a bit on the front pipe,
Then ran an 80 grit roll over the surface to rough it
up where the hi temp paint will go....

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I'll smooth out the welds a bit more, then
will paint them, but might leave the mufflers shiny....
at least for now....
Still thinking about that....

Re: 62 Chopped FL Rebuild

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 9:16 pm
by 2Loose
Am runnin' hard on other projects, but put the pipes on "as-is" and like it, am thinking WD40 frequently and keep 'em clean !!

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Whadda ya think??
Willy

More HERE

Re: 62 Chopped FL Rebuild

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 10:24 pm
by Dusty-Dave
I know it's kinda out of fashion lately but I think they would look good in heat wrap from the front of the large part of the muffler to the head. I would BBQ Black them under the wrap so if I ever changed my mind the wrap would come off easier and not leave a rusted mess.
Dusty

Re: 62 Chopped FL Rebuild

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2016 1:45 pm
by 2Loose
A good comment...
I had not thought of that option...

Re: 62 Chopped FL Rebuild

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:00 pm
by Dusty-Dave
This tape wasn't as black as the label said but it sure covers all the cuts n welds from making them fit a bike they weren't made for.Image I find that stainless safety wire is way less of a pain in the ass than the clamps that come in the kits.
Dusty

Re: 62 Chopped FL Rebuild

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2016 4:46 am
by gearhead1951
You can also spray the heat wrap with that BBQ paint after you install it ! Makes it black and shiny !!

Re: 62 Chopped FL Rebuild

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2016 1:52 pm
by 2Loose
You guys like that BBQ paint better than the VHT high temp paint?
I've never tried it, always just used the VHT from my local NAPA supply.
I have some flat black VHT on hand I can use, might go ahead with that...
Willy

Re: 62 Chopped FL Rebuild

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2016 4:42 pm
by Dusty-Dave
BBQ black is made to stick to terribly under prepared,greasy surfaces n I just like the look better. I found some spray cans of metallic black stove paint that is a really neat look but requires twice the prep of BBQ black.
Dusty

Re: 62 Chopped FL Rebuild

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2016 2:43 pm
by 2Loose
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Went ahead and used the VHT flat black I had on the shelf, got 'em done for now...
Will probably redo them later on, and am interested in your suggestions above, I need to check that out...
But for now...

I even followed the recommended "baking" in the oven:
250 deg half hour
cool
400 deg half hour
cool
600 deg half hour
cool

Did it while my wife was off playing bridge,
and with the windows wide open and the fan on....
(I love living dangerously....)
Willy