Thread: Harley bobber project

Nice, ye ol tapu pub there in the background too!

Nice!!! A good mate of mine is expecting the arrival of his next week, he drives a 4 axis mill machine....the final product could be anything

A little progress.

So think of the worst job you've ever done...times it by ten, double it, add 37 and you'll be about there in terms of suck factor! Yes, sandblasting!!!! A disgusting, terrible job.

The frame was sandblasted, hand sanded, washed down with presol, wiped down clean, scotbrighted down with deoxydean, wiped down with prepsol, whiped clean of residue left by prepsol....then sprayed in 2-pack etch primer, and then multiple costs of primer high build.... about 20hrs Labour!


I never would have believed that it would be so much work. In hindsight, I would have rather paid someone else to do it, but I learnt the hard way and with a lot of help from a panel beater mate.

So one step closer than it was before.

Kj

You missed a bit on the rear arm? got all my MGA mud guards fully finished hanging on my garage wall and at Xmas I moved my compressor and neatly put a nice little scratch thru the paint to the undercoat in the middle of the front guard. Shit shit shit and shit.

Yes, shit, shit, shit! Know the feeling Maca

Some competition?

[GAO] NRA Custom Orange County Choppers Trike - The Firearm Blog

Originally Posted by TeRei

Some competition?

[GAO] NRA Custom Orange County Choppers Trike - The Firearm Blog

To be honest I hate OCC's bikes, most of them are hideous...our just plain gay! But I'm almost ashamed to admit it, I kind of like that trike

Guess I've been looking at way to many American biker forums lately?

Kj

Small steps...chromed a few parts (or should I say, I had a few parts chromed for me by someone professional)...yes chrome does make me a excited!

Before:



After:

Who did your chrome?

Just down the road from you, electroplating outfit (big blue building on Ellis street). For those three parts it was $52. Seamed cheap to me, but what would I know???

Did George do it he is almost the last person left in new Zealand doing chrome now getting stuff chromed is cheap at the moment. By the way your ride is looking good

Yeah, and he did a great job. Instant gratification...hand him shitty parts, pick up awesome shiny bits a few days later :-)

Fuck yeah! Like, Fuck yeah!!!!



It's like an early Christmas...but the best one ever where you get exactly what you wished for

I have also brought a motor, which is currently getting a total rebuild. Should have it in about a months time, so that's a big step forwards in terms of chasing down a win. I managed to find an 80's 1340cc evolution motor (some would argue the best motor ever made by harley, before harley turned gay again and made shit motors). The 80's evo's had much stronger cases and are very sought after, so I got lucky there.

Kj

Looking good, I had the rear bumper on my MGA chromed there a few years ago, $325.00! Great job though,

New springer front end fitted. Adds that period correct look to it


Other parts on the way...waiting...waiting...waiting

Kj