engine painted and ready for install

[working class choppers]

while the fame and tins are out getting painted i decided to give the engine a little bit
i sprocket cut all the cooling fins, polished all the covers, and installed a full spike package
the frame should be back in on thursday
so i hope to have the bike back together in another week or so
hopefully in time for the smoke out in South Carolina

more photos here:

https://picasaweb.google.com/workingclasschoppers/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCLaR76__oJGDgQE#

 

[TeeCat]

Beautiful work!

Say, is that an oil pressure gauge in the filler neck?

TC

 

[shotgunjoe]

Beautiful work!

Say, is that an oil pressure gauge in the filler neck?

TC

you meant temp im sure...

 

[TeeCat]

Actually, I was thinking pressure (there was a discussion on here some time ago as to whether the oil pressure in these motors is too low to warrant a gauge, and I suppose it is), but yes... good point. I'd like to know how that's done! Did you fab or purchase it? Nice touch!

TC

 

[working class choppers]

oil temp gauge i got from one of our suppliers in spain
(forum member price - $125)
i am also working up some new custom oil pressure gauges for bolt on install
trying to focus on getting this bike done before making anything new

 

[RFLIVES]

Differnt for sure! What method did you use to sprocket cut the cylinders?

 

[uknowme2goog]

looks great and i do like the oil guage..who is the vendor?

 

[generallee]

how do you plan on hooking up the clutch cable with the cover cut?

 

[xscessivecompulsive]

Very Nice, never seen a blue motor before!!! Way Cool!!

XsC

 

[Ghetto]

+1 on the gauge... Looks nice

 

[shotgunjoe]

Seriously? you can get a pressure read from the dipstick hole? I'm flabbergasted. I would have bet it had to be a temp gauge, which actually gives me an idea. THANKS!

 

[working class choppers]

my bad
just edited the post
it actually is a temp gauge
but i am working on pressure gauges

 

[working class choppers]

i sprocket cut the fins with a dremel
i used a round toothed carbide bit
and then small 1/4" buffing wheels to polish all the teeth
i have a standard dremel, also used a 90 degree head dremel and a pen dremel
then painted the whole motor and used q-tips with laquer thinner to go back and wipe each tooth clean

this was a long process

 

[TeeCat]

chop, are those gauges available from you? I saw that Heiden Tuning has them, but I was wondering if they're available stateside.

By the way, your website soundbite had milk coming out of my nose, mate.

TC

 

[AussieHard]

Correct me if I am wrong but that's BLUE!

Actually look quite nice. Be interested to see the assembled bike.

 

[working class choppers]

TC
i have two of these gauges in stock right now
i import them from GZM in spain (www.gzm.es)

the sound bite is from a spoken word piece from Tom Waits
i found it quite fitting for my normal late night garage work

 

[working class choppers]

frame comes back thursday
so i can start assembly
hoping to have it ready for the end of the month
here are some build photos:

https://picasaweb.google.com/workingclasschoppers/Tamaqua02?authkey=Gv1sRgCPuHlqj_pdSyxwE#

 

[TeeCat]

I sent you a PM, Steve... thanks!

 

[Patches]

i sprocket cut the fins with a dremel
i used a round toothed carbide bit
and then small 1/4" buffing wheels to polish all the teeth
i have a standard dremel, also used a 90 degree head dremel and a pen dremel
then painted the whole motor and used q-tips with laquer thinner to go back and wipe each tooth clean

this was a long process

That sounds absolutely pain staking. younmustnhave a great deal of patience. I'm glad it turned out looking so nice after all of that work. Looking forward to seeing the final results.

 

[angus67]

spike s come as a kit? where?
I hope thats a 750? all that work is not worthy of a bone stock 650