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[dvst8r]

Since I said your current seat is gay, and I stand by it, this is one of my votes for a replacement. http://cgi.ebay.com/TRACTOR-METAL-SEAT-OLD-MODEL-ORIGINAL-/140435873805?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0#ht_500wt_1154 Clean it up add springs rock out.

[Joseph Davis]

http://cgi.ebay.com/vintage-pink-sparkle-and-white-banana-seat-persons-/290462357674?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0

[robus]

Since I said your current seat is gay, and I stand by it, this is one of my votes for a replacement. http://cgi.ebay.com/TRACTOR-METAL-SEAT-OLD-MODEL-ORIGINAL-/140435873805?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0#ht_500wt_1154 Clean it up add springs rock out.

that plus springs
or this
http://shop.kickstartchopperparts.com/Leather-DIY-Seat-Kit-LTHRKT.htm

[96turboracer]

Love that pink seat, maybe on the turbo bike?

Ok everyone, time for some new photos. Worked a bunch today and got a lot done.

First and most important I got my kickstand setup. It was a bittersweet moment to put a kickstand on this bike





Also, since i got pretty much universal hate on my seat choice I went a different way I cut down my original seat pan and used that instead. Also I got the headlight mounted and some wiring stuff out of the way. Also I got the chain cut and installed. Basically there's a lot of little stuff left to do. the only real fab left is to make the new fender struts. So here's some pictures of the bike almost finished:



I love my headlight







Thanks for looking, and right now it looks like I'm going to make my deadline of riding it by next saturday. Actually I'm hoping to have it finished Thursday night so I can do some shakedown rides before Sat.
Sky

[toyolla86]

you must not be married (anymore?)!


lookin sick though.

[96turboracer]

Haha, you're right I have been seriously neglecting my wife lately. This'll be done this week though, and I promised her some time together

[Joseph Davis]

Haha, you're right I have been seriously neglecting my wife lately. This'll be done this week though, and I promised her some time together.  Somebody needs to take video of me riding my sweet chopper

[dvst8r]

Looks good, glad we could peer pressure you into a seat change. 

In for ride report.

[Towdogg]

Update?  Is it up and riding...

[bigdaddyvtec]

Looks Great Skye!!!! Loving the seat and the hard tail man    VERY nice 

[96turboracer]

Right you are guys, I definitely need to update this thread.

Here's the chronicle from where I last left off. I tossed some spray paint on the bike to cover the bare metal. put the remainder of the bike together and it was having running issues. Found the condenser was not grounded properly, then there was a piece of rubber stuck in the crossover tubes between the carbs. Got the bike together and running properly the Sat. morning that my brother in law showed up.

We got to go for a couple rides Sat. here's a few shots of the bike that day.











Sunday I got to go for another ride out the a local golf course to play a round, and about a mile from the course my bike backfired then all the lights went out and it started running on one cylinder again. Fortunately my dad was able to come down and we loaded the bike into the back of my pickup, I said forget it I'll look at it later and played some golf.

When I got time to look at it I found the battery bone dry- checked the charging voltage and it was around 17V! Oops. I never really checked on the battery water level, I think it got completely dried out and shorted everything else out. I got another battery to see if there were any more problems and sure enough it was still running on one cylinder. I pulled the carb back apart on the left side some sort of filing was stuck dead center in my pilot jet. The rest of the carb was spotless. Now the bike starts first kick every single time, even dead cold.

I got a new regulator for the bike, but it's a little bit different style so I had to rewire things a bit. That's where I'm at right now, just finishing up the rewire and put  my new battery in. Should be really ready to ride this weekend. I hope.

[crxvtec91]

Bike looks killer!

[7808]

i like the new look, but it dont look right when your sitting on it, i think the seat is up to far or somthing.

[toyolla86]

i like the new look, but it dont look right when your sitting on it, i think the seat is up to far or somthing.

exactly what i was going to say. the seat is too high up. needs to be moved back a few inches.

[runsfromdacops]

i like the new look, but it dont look right when your sitting on it, i think the seat is up to far or somthing.

exactly what i was going to say. the seat is too high up. needs to be moved back a few inches.

yep the bike is sweet but it looks like the seat is to far forword.

[7808]

those sporty or peanut tanks whatever there called are played as shit too, your bike is better then that.  put a real saddle on that horse and make some crazy tank with your fabskillz and that bike would be awesome for a 2nd time

[96turboracer]

those sporty or peanut tanks whatever there called are played as shit too, your bike is better then that.  put a real saddle on that horse and make some crazy tank with your fabskillz and that bike would be awesome for a 2nd time

You know, I built the first version entirely around that tank. But with the new look I hate to say it but I think you're right.

A righteous custom tank would look pimpin on there. Plus I could actually ride more than 60 miles at a time.

Ok new list, make a sick new tank and move the seat back..... It never ends! But I still need to get back on the turbo bike too!

Plus I just picked up this for my truck:





Holset HY-35

 

[ratcityrex]

Plus I just picked up this for my truck:





Holset HY-35

 

You nigger!! How much did you get that for? Ive been looking hi and low for one for about a month!

[96turboracer]

You're really going to hate me. I work at a Dodge dealership and I picked it up for free. 

[PhilStubbs]

Damn, you do suck.

What are you putting it on?

[ratcityrex]

You're really going to hate me. I work at a Dodge dealership and I picked it up for free. 

You sir have a pm!

[96turboracer]

What are you putting it on?

My sexy red truck you see in the pictures up near the top of the page.

It's an '86 Ford F150 2wd reg cab shortbed with the 300ci straight 6. Only 86k original miles! Should be sweet!

[PhilStubbs]

Sounds cool.

I'm planning on boosting my 90 silverado longbed 2wd 350ci to make torque. It's going to do a lot of towing.

[crxvtec91]

What are you putting it on?

My sexy red truck you see in the pictures up near the top of the page.

It's an '86 Ford F150 2wd reg cab shortbed with the 300ci straight 6. Only 86k original miles! Should be sweet!

I always enjoy your fab post. I miss looking at the s/c neon you did way back.

[96turboracer]

I always enjoy your fab post. I miss looking at the s/c neon you did way back.

I always regretted selling that almost as soon as it was done. If I had held on to it and tuned it properly it could've been a really fun car.

Ah well.....

Although, the welding on that project was atrocious!

[92CXyD]

You're really going to hate me. I work at a Dodge dealership and I picked it up for free. 

Can you get me a He351ve for nog price? ;D

[96turboracer]

I got two of them previously from work, but haven't seen one of them come through for awhile. Stupid factory keeps asking for them back.

[dvst8r]

Turbo bike update... 

[96turboracer]

Here's the latest: I found out when I pulled the bike off the table that the rear shock is worthless. The bike squats almost four inches and has no real resistance going through the rest of it's stroke.

I'm pretty pissed about that because I built a lot of stuff around that shock. Not sure if the spring itself is bad, or if the way I mounted it is compounding the forces more than it was supposed to. I really should have done more homework on this before I made all the mounting for it. 

[jay]

You're really going to hate me. I work at a Dodge dealership and I picked it up for free. 

are you the dude who found out that the dealership had wrong part numbers for some odd part and instead of sending the cheap part they sent a turbo? then you ordered like 2 more?

lol