GL1100 Flat Tracker
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Re: GL1100 Flat Tracker
The wheels are all built, the second one(I just re-spoked the rear with stainless spokes) was not nearly as nice as the first one. The weld in the rim was just plain ugly and the aluminum seems to not be homogenous, As I polish there are dark streaks in the metal and I worked for over an hour to get it within .010. I was also way up in the torque range to push the flat spots up,must have been made on a Mon. or Fri. The "tins" are coming along,I haven't had an undercoat wrinkle up in a while! If the tires would get here we'd be on the road in a couple of hours. I'm not going to put gas in the tank and fire it up until it'll roll. If something went wrong with it wheelless on the table things could get "interesting" in hurry!
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Re: GL1100 Flat Tracker
Help yourself! I had to put a spacer behind the top bolt where it mounts to the radiator. The bracket on the radiator sticks out just enough to cause a racket when the fan is running,an 1/8" spacer between the fan bracket and the radiator cured that. Or don't push the new fan down in the old mount quite as far. Check all that before you bolt it all together.BigBrian27 wrote:I LOVE the fan mounting solution. I hope you don't mind me stealing that idea.
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Re: GL1100 Flat Tracker
Boy, you're not kidding. Makin' the rest of us (ok, me) look bad. Then again, I actually DO have a job, a miserable boss, a wife/mate who must shop for the season, am a hopeless audiophile, horse trade a few <ahem> 2nd amendment items, and keep three tanks of African cichlids.sunnbobb wrote:... Man you move fast!.
OK, enough excuses. I am dying to see this thing finished - and a few action shots, like of you sideways with a black rooster tail spraying up behind you.
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I have 316 songs in I-tunes so I don't need to do anything for about 13 hrs audio-wise,the "2nd amendment items" do consume some of my time. I raise(reload) all their fodder and ,of course, they need occasional exercise. I also conduct training in their proper use. After about 10 years in the Navy I don't eat fish,let alone raise 'em! Do African cichlids taste like chicken? I guess it's all a matter of priorities. If you ever see me w/o grease under my fingernails,call the priest,I'm probably deceased!desertrefugee wrote:
Boy, you're not kidding. Makin' the rest of us (ok, me) look bad. Then again, I actually DO have a job, a miserable boss, a wife/mate who must shop for the season, am a hopeless audiophile, horse trade a few <ahem> 2nd amendment items, and keep three tanks of African cichlids.
As for the rooster tail,I have zero skills with photoshop so you probably won't see that!
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Re: GL1100 Flat Tracker
To be continued.
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Re: GL1100 Flat Tracker
Once we have the shape pretty close it's time to remove the "sign"
The "sign comes off in layers,each one loosened by another application of stripper. As a nice guy I am going to recommend the approprite ppe(personal protective equipment). Even if I don't suggest it the user will quickly find some after getting some of that stuff on bare skin After the second or third application of the stripper the law of diminishing returns takes over and we start with other methods. Wire brushing is effective for awhile,finally we go to Acetone and/or B-12 carb cleaner,MEK would probably work too,but I don't have any left and it's a little hard to come by something about EPA rules or something?
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Re: GL1100 Flat Tracker
Once we have all the "sign " off it's time to figure out a way to hold this part to the main part. I like these "rivnuts" or whatever you call 'em.
More to come.
I like them enough to invest in a dedicated tool.There are a myriad of different sizes,grip ranges etc. The problem here is I only had 2 M6's,more on order,you might guess I use a lot of 1/4-20's. Can you guess what the next installment will be? Which piece-the 4" block,the6" block or the big piece that came out of the truck. When I built the truck seat I made the bottom cushion 6". After it was in there I couldn't get under the steering wheel? So I put in a thinner piece 3" if I remember correctly.More to come.
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Re: GL1100 Flat Tracker
Went with the piece out of the truck,marked out a junk and got out the tool.
Stay tuned!
This process is very much like the seat pan,you just remove all the material that isn't part of what you want the end product to look like. The skill set here is to know which piece of raw material contains the desired item. I learned that in the Navy. Not seat cushions,I worked in the machine shop but the exact same principle applies Time to quit.A very rough start but the knife was getting hot and it's suppertime! The material isn't here yet and I want to try pulling it over some edges and around corners before I get too far with the foam. BTW if anyone out there thinks I know what I'm doing,think again! I'm as curious about how this is going to turn out as you are! . The good part about this project is that if it doesn't turn out I still have the other seat. Worst case I can use it as it is or I can maybe stretch a piece of the new"color matched"(I hope!)material. I did just that with the Ascot and it turned out OK.Stay tuned!
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Re: GL1100 Flat Tracker
Looking good. I am interested in where you find the signs for your project?
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Re: GL1100 Flat Tracker
Salvage yard. He's got a pile of 'em. I think it's 86 cents a pound. Whatever scrap aluminum goes for. For me it's way cheaper than sheet steel. If you're gonna polish it use the "sign" side it will have fewer scratches etc. that you need to buff out. The firewalls in my hot rod and the '51 GMC are polished aluminum.
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Re: GL1100 Flat Tracker
Really enjoying this one. Hurry up with supper.
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Re: GL1100 Flat Tracker
Great progress.
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Having a blast following along.
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Re: GL1100 Flat Tracker
I've heard you can freeze that foam and then sand it smooth..
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Re: GL1100 Flat Tracker
sunnbobb wrote:I've heard you can freeze that foam and then sand it smooth..
Don't "have" to freeze it. You can use an angle grinder to shape it. Do it outside though.
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Re: GL1100 Flat Tracker
I always have trouble with the grinder tearing it uo
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1980 County Road Hauler "Brain Damage"
1978 Cafe Custom Gl1000 "Vyper"
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1981 Street Fighter GL1100 "No Quarter"
1983 Supercharged Street Drag "Anubis" (in worx)
1983 gl1100 mint restoration "Kristen"
1985 Aspencade..pondering.
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1978 Learning Experience
1980 County Road Hauler "Brain Damage"
1978 Cafe Custom Gl1000 "Vyper"
1977 Bulldog Inspired "Vaincre"
1981 Street Fighter GL1100 "No Quarter"
1983 Supercharged Street Drag "Anubis" (in worx)
1983 gl1100 mint restoration "Kristen"
1985 Aspencade..pondering.
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