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Favorite........probably the lpb, but I think the lv has to be a close 2nd
Next.....a new stair railing for the wife ;p Except for the little detour I'm starting this weekend
Matt
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Favorite........probably the lpb, but I think the lv has to be a close 2nd
Next.....a new stair railing for the wife ;p Except for the little detour I'm starting this weekend
Matt
Toolbox?!
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Toolbox?!
Funny you mentioned that......I'm actually going to be brining that to the acid guy after seeing how well that worked. I only want the best for that museum piece
There will be pics of that to come
Matt
the red 76 with the pewter spare tire rack in the sold section, my friend owns this one and it is pieced together. has a diesel hood, soft top tub, later spare tire carrier, late model roof and a few other odd items. The paint is the best I have seen in a long time I will say. All the bolts were glass beaded and then installed. I removed every one and replaced them. I also think it was a diesel since it get a 350 A/T conversion.
Matt can do equal if not better work and had no formal training.
looking good 
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amazing....I"m sending you my HJ45....
with the very minimal rust it has, heck you'd be done in like a week!
with the very minimal rust it has, heck you'd be done in like a week! 
This is like a real-tv-makeover show.... I feel like I could cry... this is just too wonderful...
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Nice
How are you punching holes in the hood hinge gaskets?
I used to have a baggy of different size cartridges in my desk for punching precise holes in stuff.
a 9mm makes a nice hole for an 8mm bolt.
After Columbine it's no longer a good idea to keep a baggy of used brass at school.
I used to have a baggy of different size cartridges in my desk for punching precise holes in stuff.
a 9mm makes a nice hole for an 8mm bolt.
After Columbine it's no longer a good idea to keep a baggy of used brass at school.
buckroseau
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amazing....I"m sending you my HJ45....
I don't know about a week....maybe 2 ;p
buckroseau
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Thanks, appreciate the comment.
On the tv note, been thinking about something.......let's say if a guy like me for example had a streaming video web cam. And had maybe 2 to 3 cameras in the shop, one being maybe a helmet cam, while he worked on misc. projects in the shop in the evenings, when people could watch of course. Projects could range from working on and fabricating Cruisers, airplanes, motorcycles, and who knows what else?
Would you pay to see something like this? For example a $20 to $40 yearly fee? Or, no interest in something like this?
Just a thought...figured I would throw it out there and see what you/others thought?
Matt
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How are you punching holes in the hood hinge gaskets?
I used to have a baggy of different size cartridges in my desk for punching precise holes in stuff.
a 9mm makes a nice hole for an 8mm bolt.
After Columbine it's no longer a good idea to keep a baggy of used brass at school.
I used a razor blade and slowly cut out the holes, actually worked pretty good.
But, I like you idea of a 9mm casing. That is a great idea and in hindsight I would have went outside and fired off a round so I could have use that.
Thanks, Matt
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Only if ya' get the hot wife involved a lot more........
It would be more for education that entertainment.........but, maybe you need a little help in that department
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You betcha.....It would be more for education that entertainment.........but, maybe you need a little help in that department
I just like looking at hot women workin' on Cruisers doncha know?
I've used some hole punches from Harbor Freight for cutting bolt holes in material. You can get a cheap pack of them, buy two packs, so you have a good backup set. They come in several sizes and will cut holes in rubber, cork, paper gasket material, you name it. Great for making all types of gaskets.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=3838
For larger holes, I use peices of pipe sharpened up.
I've hand built nearly every gasket on a cruiser at one time or another.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=3838
For larger holes, I use peices of pipe sharpened up.
I've hand built nearly every gasket on a cruiser at one time or another.
How are you punching holes in the hood hinge gaskets?
I used to have a baggy of different size cartridges in my desk for punching precise holes in stuff.
a 9mm makes a nice hole for an 8mm bolt.
After Columbine it's no longer a good idea to keep a baggy of used brass at school.
Brass does make excelent hole cutters but I can see where it could cause problems for you..........
A 5.56 makes the perfect hole in a floor grommet to pass a CB coax through.
A nice block of wood, the small ball-peen and a smart tap on the base of the (unprimed
)case. 
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I know it's been a few days, but I have been working......just not on the lpb
I had mentioned a couple weeks ago that I was taking a little detour on another project. In the pics to follow you will see a few of the lpb box in the back ground so it gives you an idea when I started. I've got about 15 hours into this project right now and hoping to wrap it up in under 50.....maybe? Also hoping to keep the dollar amount around $500 for the whole thing, well see?
I had been thinking about building a bike for a while. Wanted to build a chopper...not a ton of money into it, but something that looked nice, but a little hard core look to it. A friend of mine, who happens to be that auto body friend of mine (Duane) called a few weeks ago looking for a Yamaha XS650, 1970-84. I had asked what for...he told me he was going to build a bobber bike. I had been thinking that if I was going to build something I would need a chromed up V-twin so I didn't even give what he was doing a 2nd thought. Well later in the afternoon I asked a co-worker if he knew of any..he had one, the next day my friend had a XS650 in his possesion for $200 bucks. He told me a few websites to take a look at to get an idea what he was doing...later that night I did. Long story short....3 days later I had my own 79 XS650......the black one you see in the pics for $300 bucks. A few days later I rounded up a parts bike for the good guy discount that had spoke rims...which I wanted.
Pics pretty much say it all. Stripped the purple rain bike down to the frame and started cutting it up. Headed up to my buddy's place this weekend....he had made a jig and I wanted to use it. I was able to fab up the rear end of the frame Friday night and all day Saturday, including raking it out from 28 degrees to about 38 degrees. Hauled everything back to my place and worked on it a little bit today. Mostly little more welding here and there, grinding, cutting and misc. stuff. Blasted the frame and started bolting things back together.
Pretty much going to get a running/driving bike again...blow it apart and paint. Still have a ways to go, have to make all the forward controls, going to make a leather seat myself and have a fuel tank coming from another friend that might fit the bill. Rear fender is a $23 trailer fender....seems to work pretty good. Bike is also really long, trying to do some stuff to make it look not so long....but I am a tall drink of water, so it was build to fit me.
I'll throw up some pics, just wanted you guys to know I'm not slacking.
Matt
I had mentioned a couple weeks ago that I was taking a little detour on another project. In the pics to follow you will see a few of the lpb box in the back ground so it gives you an idea when I started. I've got about 15 hours into this project right now and hoping to wrap it up in under 50.....maybe? Also hoping to keep the dollar amount around $500 for the whole thing, well see?
I had been thinking about building a bike for a while. Wanted to build a chopper...not a ton of money into it, but something that looked nice, but a little hard core look to it. A friend of mine, who happens to be that auto body friend of mine (Duane) called a few weeks ago looking for a Yamaha XS650, 1970-84. I had asked what for...he told me he was going to build a bobber bike. I had been thinking that if I was going to build something I would need a chromed up V-twin so I didn't even give what he was doing a 2nd thought. Well later in the afternoon I asked a co-worker if he knew of any..he had one, the next day my friend had a XS650 in his possesion for $200 bucks. He told me a few websites to take a look at to get an idea what he was doing...later that night I did. Long story short....3 days later I had my own 79 XS650......the black one you see in the pics for $300 bucks.
A few days later I rounded up a parts bike for the good guy discount that had spoke rims...which I wanted.Pics pretty much say it all. Stripped the purple rain bike down to the frame and started cutting it up. Headed up to my buddy's place this weekend....he had made a jig and I wanted to use it. I was able to fab up the rear end of the frame Friday night and all day Saturday, including raking it out from 28 degrees to about 38 degrees. Hauled everything back to my place and worked on it a little bit today. Mostly little more welding here and there, grinding, cutting and misc. stuff. Blasted the frame and started bolting things back together.
Pretty much going to get a running/driving bike again...blow it apart and paint. Still have a ways to go, have to make all the forward controls, going to make a leather seat myself and have a fuel tank coming from another friend that might fit the bill. Rear fender is a $23 trailer fender....seems to work pretty good. Bike is also really long, trying to do some stuff to make it look not so long....but I am a tall drink of water, so it was build to fit me.
I'll throw up some pics, just wanted you guys to know I'm not slacking.
Matt
