beartoothblackcat
Keep the Dirty Side down
that ol sled is cool i just got rid of a 72 polaris colt 295 still ran was in alright shape i love those old steel tracks
Post your pictures of projects/ideas other than motorcyles
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McBrenner
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Yeah man these old sleds are brutes... They sure take one heck of a beating being that they are full steel tunnel/frame. My front end in the engine bay took some massive hits over the years. Pulled out some huge dents. The tunnel was all torqued and twisted, so took a fair bit of heat and graceful love taps with the hammers to make it good to go. I have another sled exactly like the one above, twin sled essentially, not sure if I'm going to restore it or go mod-resto and upgrade the suspension and engine quite a bit. I sure do really like the look of the '71 Tx with the engine out of the hood... check out www.vintagesleds.com if you want to see a lot of cool old sleds, a lot of restos going on
beartoothblackcat
Keep the Dirty Side down
McBrenner said:
u flatlanders are all the same with ur vintage sleds...hahahaha just kidding.....for sure way cool but they just dont work to good unless you are going straight
McBrenner
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Hahah they just have some major soul into them just like bikes of the same area. the 60s and 70s were awesome on the commerical side of things, I definitely was born in the wrong era.
Sorry to derail the topic,
Anyone else have any projects? Boats? Bunkers? Woodworking? I'll put up some of my woodworking if someone else does ... :-X
Sorry to derail the topic,
Anyone else have any projects? Boats? Bunkers? Woodworking? I'll put up some of my woodworking if someone else does ... :-X
Cafe_to_go
Coast to Coast
beartoothblackcat
Keep the Dirty Side down
Roland757 said:
yea ur gonna have to start over those handrails are not gonna cut it...just kidding and i wasnt being the peanut gallery on the anvil thing i just looked at it and thought a tray would be cool to pile tools in
McBrenner
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SONICJK said:
Amazing site, quality work on there. Shows there are still artisans out there. Did you have any formal training or just taught by family or on the job? Schooling?
I'll put up some pics of a few rifle cases I've made, nothing special. Need to find a decent pic ...
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NortonGuy
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I found this mower which had been put out with someone's trash a few blocks away from my house and pushed it home. I cleaned the water out of the carb and fuel tank and it started in one pull.
A prime example of our moronic, throw-away, consumerism-sheep society full of useless morons that can't do jack-shit for themselves.
The other push mower I have I also pulled out of the trash behind a shopping plaza nearby, same thing was wrong with it, water in the fuel tank which after removing has given me good service the last 5 years, and it is self-propelled to boot.
The worst push mowers are the ones that have no throttle, you start them up and they run full-speed no matter what, even if you are cutting very thin grass. This wastes an incredible amount of gasoline. I can mow more than twice as long with a mower throttled down just enough to keep it running as I can with one that runs full speed.
These very common "full-throttle" mowers, besides wasting all that fuel, also wear out more than twice as fast as the ones that can be throttled down. Yet another part of the conspiracy that is consumerism.
A prime example of our moronic, throw-away, consumerism-sheep society full of useless morons that can't do jack-shit for themselves.
The other push mower I have I also pulled out of the trash behind a shopping plaza nearby, same thing was wrong with it, water in the fuel tank which after removing has given me good service the last 5 years, and it is self-propelled to boot.
The worst push mowers are the ones that have no throttle, you start them up and they run full-speed no matter what, even if you are cutting very thin grass. This wastes an incredible amount of gasoline. I can mow more than twice as long with a mower throttled down just enough to keep it running as I can with one that runs full speed.
These very common "full-throttle" mowers, besides wasting all that fuel, also wear out more than twice as fast as the ones that can be throttled down. Yet another part of the conspiracy that is consumerism.
Hoosier Daddy
Earache my eye...
I'm also a "Fishkeeper". I have been enjoying African and New World Cichlids for about 10 years now.
Here is a 180g acrylic tank I picked up. Some guy left it in an apartment and the landlord shut off the power. 1/2 full of water it froze and busted the sides out. Little glue and and a lot of time cleaning and buffing. I then built the stand and the sump filter system. It's been up and runnng for about 5 years now.
Here is a 180g acrylic tank I picked up. Some guy left it in an apartment and the landlord shut off the power. 1/2 full of water it froze and busted the sides out. Little glue and and a lot of time cleaning and buffing. I then built the stand and the sump filter system. It's been up and runnng for about 5 years now.
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Hoosier Daddy
Earache my eye...
Yeah, the porcelain throne makes a good casket... 
It was a little nerve wracking for the first week or two wondering if my acrylic repair was going to hold. Just imagine three 55g drums of fishwater dumping onto the family room carpet if it had failed!
It was a little nerve wracking for the first week or two wondering if my acrylic repair was going to hold. Just imagine three 55g drums of fishwater dumping onto the family room carpet if it had failed!
