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Show off your skills
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pinstripe_chuck
XS650 Enthusiast
I made this brake pivot out of an old mercedes water pump and some steel plate.
I made this brake pivot out of an old mercedes water pump and some steel plate.
Looks cool. Where did you get the oil tank from? Or did you make that as well.
Yamaha_chop
Fabricator Extraordinare
a couple shots of the intake manifold and fuel rail for my bike:
The whole bike is essentially a giant fabrication project. It'll run soon I promise!
The whole bike is essentially a giant fabrication project. It'll run soon I promise!
TeeCat
One-Mik Wonder
Well, I don't have much fabrication ability per se, but I suppose I have an occasional success at "repurposing" other materials meet a specific need on my bike. Hope that's appropriate for this thread too, as the "repurposing" almost always involves some cutting or similar adaptation/alteration of parts to serve a functional or cosmetic purpose. Here are a few shots of:
1. some automotive/hot rod parts that I adapted to create a cold air induction system for my recent single carb conversion, along with modifying the left side cover to accommodate it; and
2. an automotive chrome coil cover that I adapted and dressed to serve as a shroud to cover the right runner of a 2-into-one intake, and tastefully fill the space where the right carb used to be.
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1. some automotive/hot rod parts that I adapted to create a cold air induction system for my recent single carb conversion, along with modifying the left side cover to accommodate it; and
2. an automotive chrome coil cover that I adapted and dressed to serve as a shroud to cover the right runner of a 2-into-one intake, and tastefully fill the space where the right carb used to be.
TC
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pinstripe_chuck
XS650 Enthusiast
I made the oil tank/electric box out of aluminum pipe..
That fuel injection is awesome, how is it managed? ecm? did you get the system off another bike?
That fuel injection is awesome, how is it managed? ecm? did you get the system off another bike?
gordonscott
XS650exhaust.com
Made this header this week for a friend in France (Hi Pio 
) It's for a stock frame so it's made to clear the rear shock. He and his friends have a small shop where they turn out some nice homeschool builds... check out there xs400! http://legaragedemrpickles.blogspot.com/ 
) It's for a stock frame so it's made to clear the rear shock. He and his friends have a small shop where they turn out some nice homeschool builds... check out there xs400! http://legaragedemrpickles.blogspot.com/ 
Yamaha_chop
Fabricator Extraordinare
That's a nice piece!
Exhaust and intercooler piping are my favorite things to make.
Exhaust and intercooler piping are my favorite things to make.
gordonscott
XS650exhaust.com
Thanks Yamachop
I've been watching your sportbike thread with great interest, can't wait to see how it comes out, you're a talented guy 
Tech7
XS650 Junkie
I'm not as talented as some of the guys on here, but I made a lot of bits for this car when I was working at the restoration shop, including the jig the car is sitting on. All the coolant tubes from the engine to the radiator, brake lines, all the braided steel lines, the door striker brackets, oil cooler mounts. It was a lot of work, because it had to look original. We had to work from period photos. I also rebuilt the engine and transmission.
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birdhouse
XS650 Addict
Ive never even thought of building a bike until 6 monthes ago. I made the fake oil tank out of a fire extingiusher I left the charge gauge on there for humor. my rear brake pivot base is made from a pitman arm off a 97' f-250. I made my rear fender out of a boat trailer fender. This is all basic stuff to alot of you guys but im new at this bike building thing.
