A-65 DeadTail Restart
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After a long break I finally got some grease under my nails again today... SRM sump installed 
No more cobbled fasteners... dang I sure could use a pile of Brit hardware
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No more cobbled fasteners... dang I sure could use a pile of Brit hardware
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Eyyy
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Eyyy!
Got the shifter sorted all clears right side pipe cut and brackets welded brake pedal mount relocated all looking good just need to cut and mount the left pipe and get ears on for the headlight wire it up and decide where to put the battery.... then take it all apart to finish welds and prep the frame for paint
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Got the shifter sorted all clears right side pipe cut and brackets welded brake pedal mount relocated all looking good just need to cut and mount the left pipe and get ears on for the headlight wire it up and decide where to put the battery.... then take it all apart to finish welds and prep the frame for paint
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Got the tank bracket made and on the backbone had to make a bolt up for that but done and done... running into some issues with left pipe, the left side has the brake to get passed so some compound slash and welds to wiggle it into position and not cut the tails is slowing me down.
Need to turn up and in here
If you look through you can see the other side nose and high as well as tucked in tight
Custom brake rod
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Need to turn up and in here
If you look through you can see the other side nose and high as well as tucked in tight
Custom brake rod
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Pipe worm. Should I leave the ratty welds or bud em off? It's gonna rust if I don't get it chromed but it's in place and hung 
need to straighten the brake lever a bit and shave the muffler bolt off... I like it 
Taste great less filling
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need to straighten the brake lever a bit and shave the muffler bolt off... I like it 
Taste great less filling
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I retrofitted a steel and aluminum can onto a stainless pipe and polished it with a worn out flap wheel. It got pretty glossy and has stayed rust free from for over year. I'm sure it'll rust at some point, but it's much better than I would've thought. Curious if you can get similar results to make it worth not forking out for chrome.Tune-A-Fish© said:Pipe worm. Should I leave the ratty welds or bud em off? It's gonna rust if I don't get it chromed but it's in place and hung
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irk miller said:
I do have plenty of worn flap wheels so ill give it a go. Not sure if the chrome shop would add them in with a small project with all the shmeg inside.
Thanks!
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doc_rot said:
Hey now, I was going for that look :
After I button stitched it all tho I don't like it so yeah I will flap it off and tig up any holes then buff it all like Eric suggested. the pipes are not nice new repops and have a few dings but I do like that so no ceramic in the rads but maybe something just under the motor black maybe idk.
Bottom line, I want it to look like it was built in 1970's
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Buffed our fairly good, really need a wheel and some mud to really make it shine but I'll try the chrome shop too.
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Real nice job on that pipe.
Dig it. Really nice pipe.
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Yep. Not bad, musta burned enough wire into it :
