Recent content by ShaggyPit

Thanks jp. I dont recall the cap struggling to come off and the studs do not seem to have any real sort of corrosion, just slightly dirty and greasy but i will give it a good clean and then see what it looks like. thanks for the info! Thanks Tom! I am new to this rebuilding/older bike thing...

Thanks deviant and trek. I guess I should have known to just replace it immediately, feel a bit silly now hahah deep down I knew I had to replace it just thought I would ask, but from now on anything thats cracked, I will replace. Thanks for the advice guys. sorry if it was a bit of a stupid...

Hey everyone, been cleaning up parts and pieces lately and came across this small crack in the axle clamp. Is this a serious issue? I would keep it if its not gonna explode on me but also im sure these can't be too expensive and have no problem shelling out some dough for a small piece like...

Thanks Jewbacca! There is a DIY media blasting place about 10 minutes from I where I live, great guys there and will most likely take the rims to them and give it a go to clean them up. Good to know that once they are blasted that they will be essentially prepped, however I will prob give them a...

i was more blown away by the quality of that power sander you got ::)

awesome score on the 3 bikes! makes me jealous. do you have a build thread on these suckers..excited to follow along

thanks for all your suggestions! seems everyone is leaning towards welding on some rods of some sort in some fashion. I am not opposed to this, however I do not have a welder and that is why I suggested and asked if there were any other methods. My family is not the handy type so not many of us...

Hey guys, so I have been bondo-ing (grammar is good) some small dents and little ripples on my '81 750k gas tank. Process has been good and its turning out really well as well as covering the tank badge mounts. My problem now is a large tent on the front right of the tank where I am assuming the...

looks great munamankeli! I am debating whether or not to put a white stripe like you have done, i like the visual separation of the two colors that the white stripe adds, but not sure if it will go with olive drab on top and black on the bottom that I am planning on doing...I guess white goes...

to protect from damaging that nut, i rolled up a good wad of a shop towel (or any paper towel or rag would work) and smushed it into the notch where i placed the flathead. this protected the nut from any sort of denting or scratching if you are paranoid about damaging anything such as I was...

Just checked my frame..I also have a dent in the back of the gusset on the left side...could be coincidence but I'm thinking this is from the factory for whatever reason. Hope this helps

might just be the picture angle, but looks like you are missing a bushing on the left side shock mount. Although this makes me think it would be able to slide more freely towards the frame..anyways..check and see if you are missing that bushing on the inside of the eye of the shock. as for that...

another nomination? mtmooradian's ridiculous bobber http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=56579.0

dig the splatter man! also, how solid is that swingarm extension? looks a bit shoddy to me but then again ive never welded anything so Im not judging haha just curious. keep at it!

got the lower forks painted black...they have been curing for a couple days now. does anybody recommend clear coating these? i feel like I should but I dont want to take away the matt finish of it and I do have a satin clear coat but havent tried it just yet i was going to test it on some...