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PostSubject: Twin Cam Chop   Twin Cam Chop EmptySat Sep 29, 2012 7:43 pm

well shaun turned up to day to lift the new donk on to the jig so it has started
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plan is long low and fast ...........
103ci twin cam
buell forks
16'' front and rear spoked wheels
harley callipers and disks
thundermax ecu
shaun has a few pics im sure hell put them up....
next weekend ill make a start on the tripple clamps then the frame bounce bounce bounce
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PostSubject: Re: Twin Cam Chop   Twin Cam Chop EmptySun Sep 30, 2012 1:37 pm

heres a couple of mock up, and my shove next to mikes sporty creation

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PostSubject: Re: Twin Cam Chop   Twin Cam Chop EmptySun Sep 30, 2012 2:23 pm

Sweet that bike sure has nice lines Shaun.
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PostSubject: Re: Twin Cam Chop   Twin Cam Chop EmptySun Sep 30, 2012 5:03 pm

Hope you guys took the opportunity to throw a few prawns on the barbie!
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PostSubject: Re: Twin Cam Chop   Twin Cam Chop EmptyFri Oct 12, 2012 9:38 pm

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gotta start some ware why not at the forks......
gona bore the holes and tap threads tomorow affraid
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PostSubject: Re: Twin Cam Chop   Twin Cam Chop EmptySat Oct 13, 2012 10:20 am

What can go wrong? What a Face
How accurate can they cut holes?
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PostSubject: Re: Twin Cam Chop   Twin Cam Chop EmptySat Oct 13, 2012 10:31 am

0.02mm tolerence i think Suspect
but cos its so thick ill do the rest on the mill
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PostSubject: Re: Twin Cam Chop   Twin Cam Chop EmptySun Oct 14, 2012 8:22 pm

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managed to get the machinig done on the clamps
they still need a radus put on them and then a sand/clean up

hope fully next weekend ill make a start on the frame bounce bounce bounce
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PostSubject: Re: Twin Cam Chop   Twin Cam Chop EmptySun Oct 14, 2012 8:35 pm

Lookin good.
What wheels you using?
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PostSubject: Re: Twin Cam Chop   Twin Cam Chop EmptySun Oct 14, 2012 8:54 pm

Sweet, Looking forward to this frame being built too. Twisted Evil
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PostSubject: Re: Twin Cam Chop   Twin Cam Chop EmptySun Oct 14, 2012 9:11 pm

Cam wrote:
Lookin good.
What wheels you using?
um 200 16 rear and 130 16 front ....well thats the plan so far Suspect
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PostSubject: Re: Twin Cam Chop   Twin Cam Chop EmptyMon Oct 15, 2012 10:42 am

Wow. Great engineering work right there.


Last edited by brett7777 on Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:43 am; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : I thought I had better say something more than just wow)
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PostSubject: Re: Twin Cam Chop   Twin Cam Chop EmptyMon Oct 15, 2012 8:50 pm

brett7777 wrote:
Wow. Great engineering work right there.
gees........... a photo will make anything look good Embarassed Wink
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PostSubject: Re: Twin Cam Chop   Twin Cam Chop EmptyFri Oct 19, 2012 4:04 pm

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one down ........one to go Laughing
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PostSubject: Re: Twin Cam Chop   Twin Cam Chop EmptyFri Oct 19, 2012 9:05 pm

looks the part for sure, nice job
ive no idea about what metal you are using or whatnot - is that polished or have you had it chromed?
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PostSubject: Re: Twin Cam Chop   Twin Cam Chop EmptyFri Oct 19, 2012 9:29 pm

ta no chrome just polished alloy Suspect
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PostSubject: Re: Twin Cam Chop   Twin Cam Chop EmptySat Oct 20, 2012 10:01 pm

managed a few hours to day freken hot tho 36 thank fuck for the a/c or there would be no progress at all ha ha Laughing
firstly i tried the buell forks on a spare frame i had to check the neck height
then made a template (cut and welded) rear dog leg to work out the rotation in the bends Suspect i hade it written down from the last one but who know what planet i was on that day cose it makes absolutley no sense to me now No
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so with that sorted ill atempt to bend the bottom rails next weekend
im using1 1/4 120'' cds tube for this frame u sure can tell the difference in strength wen bending this stuff Twisted Evil
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PostSubject: Re: Twin Cam Chop   Twin Cam Chop EmptySat Nov 17, 2012 8:49 pm

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finally made some progress on the frame
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upper wishbones
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neck bracing
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this week ill cut out some axle plates .........
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PostSubject: Re: Twin Cam Chop   Twin Cam Chop EmptyMon Nov 19, 2012 9:53 pm

looks awesome Mike,Nice job dude.
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PostSubject: Re: Twin Cam Chop   Twin Cam Chop EmptyMon Nov 19, 2012 11:17 pm

thanks woody
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PostSubject: Re: Twin Cam Chop   Twin Cam Chop EmptySun Nov 25, 2012 11:14 am

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new rear wheel had a bit ov trouble finding a 40 spoke 16 so had to build one
thanks to PAN/SHOVEL for the tips What a Face
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PostSubject: Re: Twin Cam Chop   Twin Cam Chop EmptySun Nov 25, 2012 11:40 am

Sweet Mike, How wide is that rim mate ??
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PostSubject: Re: Twin Cam Chop   Twin Cam Chop EmptySun Nov 25, 2012 11:57 am

16X6 bounce
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PostSubject: Re: Twin Cam Chop   Twin Cam Chop EmptySun Nov 25, 2012 12:10 pm

Just what I'm looking for.. I'll PM ya when I get back from work. pirat
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PostSubject: Re: Twin Cam Chop   Twin Cam Chop EmptyThu Nov 29, 2012 10:06 am

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tyres on and ready to go bounce bounce
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