new project

[Jim Sawyer]

You are making progress, Looking good!

[curt]

thanks

[curt]

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picked up a donor bike with paperwork should speed things up a little

[drivermark]

Looking good Curt, project is finally coming together. I've never been real big on the coffin tanks but that one pulls it all together real nice.
Nice clean looking donor, what how many miles she got on her?
"i really need to find some time to figure out bars"
Any ideas on what bars your going to use? What's the seat? Home built or????
Looks good.

[curt]

its a 89 , 15thousand miles it was a wifes bike but she would rather ride on back of his so it sat so long they decided to sell it they bought it new got all the service records with it its practically new . the seat i got from a friend its a aftermarket unsure who tags are gone but it looks to never been use or verry little . and the bars i want to make something not to sure what yet . im thinking i might ride it till im ready to take it apart if it ever stops raining .

[drivermark]

Looks awesome one thing I forgot to ask. Earlier, on this thread you were asking about dimensions for the tank. Did you build that puppy or find one already built that you liked? Like i said coffin tanks don't usually do it for me but that one came out real nice. Most the ones I've seen before were a bit taller and looked out of proportion but yours is killer. Not as tall as others I've seen and looks like it fits like a glove. Two big thumbs up

[curt]

its a v twin 3.4 gal . it just fits and i have a 4 inch stretch in the backbone . its not mounted yet just sitting gotta get to that and the oil tank and a few other things yet . i been pulled away doing side work to pay for the softail . trying to find a s&s e manifold for the evo but seems used evo stuff is like hen teeth around here and possibly a thunderheader when i get more funding but otherwise im not touching the motor . hopefully back at it soon

[curt]

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got a little time to mess around today look at that gap between the rear mount and the motor. thats from a factory bike 15 thou on the clock and never touched before . no shim at all i pulled the rear bolts first dont know how it didnt break the front off they just reefed it down its hard to see in the pic but its a touch over an 1/8 of an inch

[curt]

i want to start making brackets for the oil tank does it have to be rubber mounted or can i make it solid ?

[drivermark]

I would guess that if rubber mounted everything would be less apt to crack from vibration. Just my 2 cents.
Project is coming along nicely.

[Jim Sawyer]

I used some rubber isolation mounts when I did Mine. They lasted a few years before the studs seperated from the rubber. My next versuin was to use some thick rubber washers that I cut from the sidewall of a tire, and just ran a bolt through the mounts/ bushings.

[railroad bob]

anyone have one of these they would be willing to take some measurements for me

Getting back in the swing of things slowly. Just realized I've been missing out on this build. Here is a Prism tail section I gound a few days ago, not a coffin, but maybe it will help if you haven't found what your looking for.

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[curt]

i was going to make one but i have enough time in it now decided to buy one but thanks for the future

[railroad bob]

Really like everything you're doing, great stance. How did you come to have a 45 degree rake? I love it, just wondering if there is a certain reason, or mainly for looks.
I love it.

[railroad bob]

BTW, you mentioned fireball tools, just checked their site. They have a sale going on.