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Was that mini manx tank for a slimline or wideline? I realize you have a slimline frame but was wondering which tank was actually ordered. I was under the impression that the rear of those tanks, for a slimline, fell between the frame rails.
 
Hwy101 said:
Was that mini manx tank for a slimline or wideline? I realize you have a slimline frame but was wondering which tank was actually ordered. I was under the impression that the rear of those tanks, for a slimline, fell between the frame rails.
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It's a slimline tank. A wideline tank would hang over the frame by quite a bit. I think the wideline tank is 3 or so inches wider at the back.
 
interceptor said:
I just got done reading the whole build.
Very impressive work! I’m going to be waiting impatiently now for any new progress updates/pictures.
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Thanks! It's probably going to be pretty slow for a while. I'm getting close to needing the engine parts and those add up quick. I'll still be working on seat, oil tank and foot controls. But since I have to save up for engine bits in not in a rush.
 
Not much to update. Practicing boring cylinders on a block with a lot of broken fins. Slowly working on building an oil tank, and saving for needed/wanted parts.
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I think I've about solved my oil filter clearance issue. 90* adapter, still a tight fit. There are 2 alternative filters I can try, 1 is same diameter but 3/4" shorter. The other is 1" smaller diameter and 1.5" shorter.
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Rat_ranger said:
It's an induma 1s, it's an italian( I think) Bridgeport clone. View attachment 242020
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That is bad to the bone, man.. I'm in a night-school program for precision machining, CAD/CAM right now as part of a career tweak.. I am loving it. Hoping to have my own mini-mill setup down the line at some point. The filter adapter looks like a great fix.
 
Luugo86 said:
That is bad to the bone, man.. I'm in a night-school program for precision machining, CAD/CAM right now as part of a career tweak.. I am loving it. Hoping to have my own mini-mill setup down the line at some point. The filter adapter looks like a great fix.
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I work with fancier stuff at work. We just got this live tool lathe and are currently waiting on the machine setup guy.
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It's an ST40L. We also got a ST28YL the same day. So the big one is a 2 axis live tool, the smaller one is a 3 axis live tool. Good chance we'll be getting a new VF6 and mini mill next year. Currently going through the process to replace the 23yr old flow waterjet.
 
I know this may sound like sacrilege or even heresy, but is it possible or even a consideration to look at making a longer swingarm and mounting it much closer to the rear of the engine in those big rear motor mount plates. I think about the advantagees to a longer swingarm, closer distance between the engine sprocket and the swingarm pivot point and all of that unused space. Plus I think it would be different and cool.
 
ex119x said:
I know this may sound like sacrilege or even heresy, but is it possible or even a consideration to look at making a longer swingarm and mounting it much closer to the rear of the engine in those big rear motor mount plates. I think about the advantagees to a longer swingarm, closer distance between the engine sprocket and the swingarm pivot point and all of that unused space. Plus I think it would be different and cool.
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You could and I'm sure it's been done with all the different featherbed hybrids that exist. I probably won't because I don't want to mess with the chassis dynamics much. The countershaft actually sits closer to the pivot than it would with the original norton engine or many of the triumph motors that have been swapped into them. I tried to keep the countershaft even with the pivot and adjusted the motor to fill the frame well while also keeping weight balance close.
 
ex119x said:
I know this may sound like sacrilege or even heresy, but is it possible or even a consideration to look at making a longer swingarm and mounting it much closer to the rear of the engine in those big rear motor mount plates. I think about the advantagees to a longer swingarm, closer distance between the engine sprocket and the swingarm pivot point and all of that unused space. Plus I think it would be different and cool.
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I had the same thought. Years ago I bought a slimline frame and when I placed the motor and gearbox in it, I wanted to move the pivot forward and change the shape of the whole back half of the frame leaving the headstock and front part of the engine cradle and at that point it was clear that I there was no easy way to get to where I wanted to go if that's where I was starting.

Awesome workmanship on this project.
 
teazer said:
I had the same thought. Years ago I bought a slimline frame and when I placed the motor and gearbox in it, I wanted to move the pivot forward and change the shape of the whole back half of the frame leaving the headstock and front part of the engine cradle and at that point it was clear that I there was no easy way to get to where I wanted to go if that's where I was starting.

Awesome workmanship on this project.
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Yeah, I know there have been custom featherbed frames made with a shorter engine area and longer swingarm and subframe. I think that would be better than modifying the tubes on an original frame.

I've done a bit more seat work. I'll trim the edges and set it back on place to decide if I want to change the angle the hump tapers. But overall I'm pretty happy with it for a first try.
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Hadn't really thought about it before, but from looking at the pictures again I can see that this machine isn't exactly tiny, is it? That's not a criticism or complaint, just a (somewhat surprised) observation. I'll plead guilty to not paying a large amount of attention to Nortons in general and in featherbed frames in particular,
 
ridesolo said:
Hadn't really thought about it before, but from looking at the pictures again I can see that this machine isn't exactly tiny, is it? That's not a criticism or complaint, just a (somewhat surprised) observation. I'll plead guilty to not paying a large amount of attention to Nortons in general and in featherbed frames in particular,
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It's pretty average I think. 56" wheelbase, narrower than the japanese 4 cylinders, 18" wheels.
 
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