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Post by novafrk on Jun 3, 2013 10:59:16 GMT -4
As some of you know, my 71 OIF Bonneville/chop/bob/whatever doesn't like the way I made the rear engine mounts. They have caused the center backbone/tank to crack and piss oil like Taggat after a night of drinking in a tent.
I'm going to document the redesign just in case anyone else has the same misfourtune of trying to chop/bob/whatever a OIF Triumph in the future. I REALLY want to have this done and back on the road by June 14th... Mods vs. Rockers Chicago is my goal.
Pictures to be posted tonight. If anyone wants to swing by and drink some beers hit me up.
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Post by hogsausage on Jun 3, 2013 11:32:39 GMT -4
Contact Arvin. I think that '72 I sold him has the race support weld on it. I'm sure you can find it on britbike too. If the wife lets me out of the house tonight I'll come over and drink your beer. Got too tired lastnight to move.
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gr1976
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Post by gr1976 on Jun 3, 2013 12:01:53 GMT -4
Throw some bars leak in it, should be fine....
On a side note: is there going to be a ride to Chicago MVR? I want to go but am scheduled to work on the 16th.
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Post by novafrk on Jun 3, 2013 12:26:29 GMT -4
Hog, bring beer with you.
I'm done messing with it. I'm just going to make new mounts to attach the rear engine plates to the lower rails. Shouldn't be hard. Probably easier than what I did to begin with.
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taggat
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Post by taggat on Jun 3, 2013 12:54:25 GMT -4
im famous woot woot!
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Post by novafrk on Jun 3, 2013 13:06:20 GMT -4
You're infamous... there's a difference!
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Post by novafrk on Jun 3, 2013 13:08:39 GMT -4
Throw some bars leak in it, should be fine.... On a side note: is there going to be a ride to Chicago MVR? I want to go but am scheduled to work on the 16th. When you see how much oil she is hemorrhaging... you'll know barr's leak won't stop this. |
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Post by gr1976 on Jun 3, 2013 13:13:24 GMT -4
Throw some bars leak in it, should be fine.... On a side note: is there going to be a ride to Chicago MVR? I want to go but am scheduled to work on the 16th. When you see how much oil she is hemorrhaging... you'll know barr's leak won't stop this. I'm just messing with you.. I wouldn't put that shit in anything I intended to keep. |
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Post by novafrk on Jun 3, 2013 14:21:27 GMT -4
OH! Ok. lol Some people swear by it and I'm not here to judge!
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taggat
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Post by taggat on Jun 3, 2013 14:30:34 GMT -4
Its awesome stuff, paints the inside of everything!
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Post by gr1976 on Jun 3, 2013 15:32:12 GMT -4
My thought is if it will clog a leak it will clog a small feed hole as well. An an emergency maybe, or to get you through to the next rebuild. I had a 318 in a Duster that ran a 50/50 mix of oil and motor honey. Without it the bottom end sounded like a drum circle.
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Post by novafrk on Jun 3, 2013 21:22:04 GMT -4
Ok, so tonight I removed the right side exhaust and engine plate. Here is what it looks like:  Ugly I know. So what the plan is: Strip bike down to bare frame. Cut old shit welded pipe out of frame. Make 1/8 in scab patch to fit OD of backbone / oil tank TIG weld it on. New engine mount: I will use 3/16in steel to make a bracket to weld to the lower frame rails TIG welded in place. I will make new 1/4in 6061-T6 engine plates. I will then reassemble the bike having it ready exactly one week... after Chicago Mods vs Rockers... Heartache strikes again!!! Glad I didn't buy my tickets in advance. |
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