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Got one. Thanks guys.

How is the ring around the headlight and the headlight bucket? Is it dented or in good shape?

Title says it all. Mine is no good. Need a rear axle in good shape.

My bike is a 79' with mag wheels and disk brake if that makes a difference.

Got the hardtail welded up today. Still have some grinding to smooth out the welds but am really likeing the way it is turning out.

After setting it on there I really like the look of the stock tan ...

Finally got my hardtail section from G&L and it was worth the wait. It is awesome! Started cutting my frame up to prepare it for the hardtail. My friend that is welding it on for me got bit by a fidd ...

Keep an eye on ebay man. I picked up my 82 sportster tank for $35. You can find some good deals if your not in a hurry.

Keep riding that stocker Fred. That's what makes the world go round.

I personally don't think it is safe to reley on a single brake system on a bike.

Other than that, backing down an incline without front brakes sucks. This is something I never considered till it ha ...

I just feel like sometimes "we" as a community tend to overthink things. Like I said earlier, I just can't believe it would make enough difference to matter.

you can get a firestone replica from coker for a little more than $100 for the front. It isn't WW though.

Coker does have his own vintagr looking tires that are WW but they are $$$.

Looks sweet man! I'm anxious to see more.

[quote="jmstrand"]If you're looking for them to be silver you can use a product called ZipStrip made for airplanes to remove paint from alluminum. You're still gonna have to sand though. [/quote]

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Do they have some kind of clearcoat on them? It doesn't look like it but I wasnt sure. I think I am going to paint them silver and see how I like it.

I plan to paint the frame gloss black. The lowe ...

I have the mag wheels on my xs and was curious what is the best way to strip them to get them ready for paint? Is the black paint or powder? I eventually want to get them powder coated but cant affor ...

Also, I just bought a tank like yours (with the petcock on the right). Did you buy 90 deg petcock that was made for the left side? Is that how you got it to face backwards?

Your build is looking g ...

Any way I can talk you into shooting a pic from the rear or the rear corner of the bike with your liscense plate on? I really am interested in that light but would like to see how it looks with a tag ...

Get it running first. That way when you put it back together you will already know it should run. Might keep you from pulling your hair out while trouble shooting. Congrats man!

Looking good. Where did you pick that headlight up? Is that one of the ones that will hold a speedo? What size guage will it hold?

I got my manual from my local dealer. You might try Ebay as well

[quote="cpotts454"]jhiner1978, looking like a great start! Hey, whats that huge machine in the back ground of the first picture?[/quote]

I believe that is an old printing press.

Well, haven't got a lot done but got a few more pieces. I am kindof at a standstill until I get the hardtail.

Got the carbs painted up.

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I don't sweat stuff like that. It isn't going to make a hill of beans difference. Every new air cooled motor is painted. I know there are some that believe this but I just don't buy it.

Ok, I goy it drilled out today. It wasn't filled very deep.

I just recieved a 82+ sporty tank that I won on ebay. I noticed that it has an overflow vent sticking up where the cap screws in and runs through the tank out the bottom. I assume it is so if you leav ...

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