Had a problem with our septic system this week plus a few other things slowed me down.
I bought a 3 foot length of 3/8" stainless steel rod and four 6" SS 3/8" bolts and with some help from Rubber Toes (Roger Droz and No Job Johnney ( Bob Ertzinger) we used a propane torch to heat the rods to make J hooks for hangers for the exhaust system.
You may notice that Roger and Bob seem to have had too many jello shots.
Anyway, the 6th annual Old Dogs Motorcycle trip starts tomorrow and Rubber Toes , Two Gallon (Dennis Patrick) and I will head to the "Tail of the Dragon" in North Carolina. We've tried to go there the last two years and weather turned us in another direction. The first hurricane of the season is there right now, but should be gone by the time we get there. The "Dragon" is a 11 mile streach with 318 curves. Shoud be a Whoot.
Will weld up the J hooks when we get back.
Boogie til ya puke!
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Exhaust welding done
Bob Ertzinger came down Monday and helped me tweek the rest of the exhaust and.got it ready for welding.
Today I finished the welding on the front part of the exhaust. The right side is in and the left side still has a little clean up yet. Will finish that tomorrow. Welding stainless steel doesn't seem to be much different than regular steel. I still need a lot more practice. I spend too much time grinding and clean up. At least it looks strong and has good penitration.
Next I will start working on some of the sheet metal. I'll start with the easy stuff like the front fender lowers. The ones I got in Spokane are a lot better than the ones that came off the truck but still need patch welding and straighening. As I said before, i'm an apprentice again.
Today I finished the welding on the front part of the exhaust. The right side is in and the left side still has a little clean up yet. Will finish that tomorrow. Welding stainless steel doesn't seem to be much different than regular steel. I still need a lot more practice. I spend too much time grinding and clean up. At least it looks strong and has good penitration.
Next I will start working on some of the sheet metal. I'll start with the easy stuff like the front fender lowers. The ones I got in Spokane are a lot better than the ones that came off the truck but still need patch welding and straighening. As I said before, i'm an apprentice again.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Back In The Saddle
Got back from Washington State late yesterday. Had a nice 90th birthday party for Nancy's mom and got to see all our kids and grandkids while out there. Thats always a treat.
While visiting in Spokane, I found some Ford F1 parts on Craigslist and picked up a left rear fender, the front right and left lower fenders, 2 running boards and two headlight cans with chrome rings.. The sheetmetal is all better than what I have, but will still need work. Got it all for a hundred bucks from a guy named Robert in Otis Orchards, just east of Spokane. He has three projects he is working on and the F1 needed to go.
Back to the exhaust now. Have to take it all back out and weld up the front sections. A lot of it will be clamped so it can come apart easy.
Nice to be home again.
While visiting in Spokane, I found some Ford F1 parts on Craigslist and picked up a left rear fender, the front right and left lower fenders, 2 running boards and two headlight cans with chrome rings.. The sheetmetal is all better than what I have, but will still need work. Got it all for a hundred bucks from a guy named Robert in Otis Orchards, just east of Spokane. He has three projects he is working on and the F1 needed to go.
Back to the exhaust now. Have to take it all back out and weld up the front sections. A lot of it will be clamped so it can come apart easy.
Nice to be home again.
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