Went to a bike swap meet today. Score! Got a set of handlebars that will put my hands low enough to be legal , and they are metric so I can use my Suzuki hand controls. Also got a front and rear caliper for the Harley rotors . Our school car show was today , we had about 60 cars , all went well .
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Rodder's Roundtable / Re: 48 chevy truck
May 23, 2024, 11:37:44 PM
I did a flame job on a truck hood with the autobody class yesterday. They enjoyed it.
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Rodder's Roundtable / Re: 2024: What are you doing today?
May 21, 2024, 12:21:47 AM
I was thinking I might be able to put the battery above the trans , below the carbs to kind of hide it in plain view if the under tank area is too small . I am not much with bikes , would that area be too hot ? Can this battery be laid on its side ?
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Rodder's Roundtable / Re: 2024: What are you doing today?
May 21, 2024, 12:16:47 AM
thanks KB for those dimensions.
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Rodder's Roundtable / Re: 2024: What are you doing today?
May 19, 2024, 12:24:51 AM
KB the engine in the chopper is a suzuki gs1000 in line 4 with 4 carbs . Supposed to make north of 90hp stock. The donor bike was a 77 gs750 with the 1000cc swapped in . Donor bike also had factory mounts for a side car .
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Rodder's Roundtable / Re: 2024: What are you doing today?
May 16, 2024, 11:26:29 PM
almost finished with the jack shaft setup . The mounting plate is welded to bike frame , pedestal mounts are "sculpted" and resemble the large end of a connecting rod . Just need to drill and tap for a vent and then press the bearings in . There is a bike swap meet coming up and I think I may just buy Harley calipers and mounts rather than spend the time designing and machining my own mounts to adapt Suzuki brakes to Harley rotors/forks . I have a question for anyone who might know. How small of a battery can I use in this bike to start and operate this 1000cc Suzuki engine ? What are the dimensions of the smallest battery that would work ? I am considering putting the coils , fuse panel and battery just beneath the gas tank and covering/hiding them with a fake tank bottom . I have what is called a coffin tank that sits just above the bottom of the frames backbone. I may be able to hide a small battery etc. below the tank by putting another set of angles/facets underneath the tank to look like the tank is just that much deeper and tucking them up in that space .Project creep? I have learned to accept my ocd in regard to building things. lol
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Rodder's Roundtable / Re: 2024: What are you doing today?
May 14, 2024, 11:16:34 PM
did some 'sculpting' on the jack shaft pedestals today. They had a bulky industrial look to them .
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Rodder's Roundtable / Re: 2024: What are you doing today?
May 12, 2024, 12:48:52 AM
spent some time on the chopper today. I made the bottom plate to mount the jack shaft pedestals on to . I have to open up the holes a bit and then I am going to make a plate for under it that will have the 4 mounting holes drilled into it . the mounting plate is slotted for chain tensioning ,the plate for under it will not be slotted . The slotted mounting plate gets welded to the frame .
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Rodder's Roundtable / Re: 2024: What are you doing today?
April 30, 2024, 07:32:43 PM
got cortizone injections in my fingers today . One finger made a pop like those christmas toy pull apart toys . Doctor said that was whatever was holding the tendon back , letting go . I have to do this each year now or go for the surgery . Trigger finger its called . Fingers look like sausages right now .
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Rodder's Roundtable / Re: 2024: What are you doing today?
April 25, 2024, 11:21:05 PM
Finished sizing the jack shaft today. Went to a machine shop I once worked for to buy a piece of aluminum to make the bearing retainer /seal end plates. Would not take my money , freebie piece of 4" od x 4" long aluminum . They said that it is good for the students to see the kinds of stuff I am making . Have not worked there in 25 years .
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Rodder's Roundtable / Re: 2024: What are you doing today?
April 18, 2024, 12:18:50 AM
Still snowing . I got the one end of the jack shaft housing bored to fit the bearing . I then used a pipe center to locate off the bearing bore and turned a register at each end of the tube to dial in on the OD and to run the steady rest on . Hope to have time to bore the other end tomorrow . Then I will have to drill/tap a fill hole , drain hole , and a vent hole and make end covers to retain the bearings in the tube and to put shaft seals on .
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Rodder's Roundtable / Re: 48 chevy truck
April 18, 2024, 12:09:18 AM
I wonder how many vehicles built like yours never get the attention to detail you have given . I would think many would still be riding on the first set of springs and the owner just learns to live with it . Good on you for sticking with it and seeking out the best combination .
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Rodder's Roundtable / Re: 2024: What are you doing today?
April 17, 2024, 12:45:50 AM
its snowing tonight.
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Rodder's Roundtable / Re: 2024: What are you doing today?
April 14, 2024, 11:27:17 PM
KB I currently have 6 containers of metalflake to choose from . It is gonna happen !
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Rodder's Roundtable / Re: 2024: What are you doing today?
April 14, 2024, 11:24:23 PM
turned and installed the last sleeve for the jack shaft housing . Looks like I will be able to get away with using the steady rest in the big lathe for finish sizing the housing bores after all.