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Discussion in 'Pull up a chair and sit for a spell' started by joshbob, Apr 6, 2011.

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  1. JohnnyBiker

    JohnnyBiker Well-Known Member

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    Weren't those usually used on the panHeads? I though that Shovels used that stupid one allen bolt set up?
    JohnnyBiker, Apr 12, 2011
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    chucktx Moderator Staff Member

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    that engine IS a shovel.....and yes, pan's are a clamp on.....
    chucktx, Apr 12, 2011
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  4. JohnnyBiker

    JohnnyBiker Well-Known Member

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    I know that that engine is a shovel, just curious as to why it has the clamp set up and not that stupid one allen bolt?
    JohnnyBiker, Apr 12, 2011
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    chucktx Moderator Staff Member

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    it doesnt have the clamp on.....it uses a bolt.....the white you see is stuffing in the exhaust ports.....
    chucktx, Apr 12, 2011
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  6. JohnnyBiker

    JohnnyBiker Well-Known Member

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    :gah::gah:

    I guess I can see where the bolt goes in now. (right cylinder). Who cares about the stuffing!!!:rolleyes:
    JohnnyBiker, Apr 12, 2011
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  7. chucktx

    chucktx Moderator Staff Member

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    stuffing is good with turkey!!!:)
    chucktx, Apr 12, 2011
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  8. JohnnyBiker

    JohnnyBiker Well-Known Member

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    If you like turkey.
    JohnnyBiker, Apr 12, 2011
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    FLHTbiker Moderator Staff Member

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    Its great smoked :D
    FLHTbiker, Apr 12, 2011
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  10. JohnnyBiker

    JohnnyBiker Well-Known Member

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    It is but I just am not a big fan of it. One time a year is enough for me.
    JohnnyBiker, Apr 12, 2011
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  11. FLHTbiker

    FLHTbiker Moderator Staff Member

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    Well when the ol ticker starts acting up the ol doc says white meat and fish my man :D
    FLHTbiker, Apr 12, 2011
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  12. JohnnyBiker

    JohnnyBiker Well-Known Member

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    I would choose turkey over fish any day. I HATE FISH!!!
    JohnnyBiker, Apr 12, 2011
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  13. FLHTbiker

    FLHTbiker Moderator Staff Member

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    I hat sea food, can't get past the smell of it :rolleyes: don't say nothing. :D
    FLHTbiker, Apr 12, 2011
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  14. JohnnyBiker

    JohnnyBiker Well-Known Member

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    :roflmao::roflmao::sucks2bu::roflmao::roflmao:

    That is the same......nevermind.
    JohnnyBiker, Apr 12, 2011
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    Joshbob - since you have a welder close at hand you might consider doing a tank cut about 1" up from the bottom all the way around and then have the welder reweld the tank back together- you would probably lose about a 1/2 qt cap on it but it would fit with more clearance. JATIMOO:)
    sarge7, Apr 13, 2011
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    I thought of that option, Sarge, having seen the idea in the book "how to build a bobber on a budget". But I saved a lot of shekels doing it my way, which sometimes turns out not to be the best way! And another thing - this build has been anything but a "budget" build. I made the huge, huge mistake of building from scratch. If I would have started out with a "donor bike", it would have been much cheaper to build. As it stands, I have over $11,000 in it, and it's still not running. I have kept all my receipts and it amazes me how much I've spent on the piddling things, not to mention costly mistakes.
    joshbob, Apr 14, 2011
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    I bet that does not included labor hours , It's not cheep to build a bike , but worth it in the end , as long as you ride it & enjoy it :cool:
    cowboy, Apr 14, 2011
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  18. JohnnyBiker

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    Trailer Queens are sure nice to look at but I always thought it was stupid. Why spend that money if you aren't going to enjoy it the way it was meant to be enjoyed?? Kind of like a wife. :eek::roflmao:
    JohnnyBiker, Apr 14, 2011
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    Some people like things to keep,
    I can see the reasons for putting a $500,000
    classic car in a show garage its an investment
    at that point and if you got the green why not

    Then again I can also see taking a 66 Corvette
    that needs total resto, and is missing original stuff
    and putting in a new LS7 427 small block with a
    supercharge, 750 HP, new suspension and tunes
    making a resto rod....

    Buddy is doing two of them I'll have to find the pictures..
    hotroadking, Apr 14, 2011
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  20. FLHTbiker

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    How did trailer queens enter into this?????:confused:
    FLHTbiker, Apr 14, 2011
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    JB - when Red Rider sees this you better think fast and come up with a good reason your looking at trailer Queens.:roflmao:
    sarge7, Apr 14, 2011
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