Build-Off '16 RuppChopperPaul "Putting the Grrr in Swinger Trail, Baby" Vintage Class
It's been a month (or so) since I posted, and progress is slower than I hoped.
But in the time since my last posting I have...
1) disassembled my wheels and sent the rims to the chrome plater to be redone
2) dropped off my gas tank and two fenders to the painter
3) dropped my frame off at the powder coater to be evaluated and get a quote
4) done lots of basic cleaning of parts/nuts and bolts
5) bought lots of new parts...only big thing left is the exhaust system...baffled or straight pipe from Black Widow Motorsports??? How noisey do I want to go???
Pictures...
1) nice, clean parts
2 & 3) engine on the left is the original HS40 (running condition unknown) and it's replacement a good running HS50 that is awaiting a lighting coil swap
4-7) my welding prowess...it's been at least 5 years since I welded anything and had to borrow a welder
8 & 9) hole drilling...I sweated out the swing arm holes so bad I thought I would have a breakdown...worried about getting them aligned properly and the swing arm straight...toughest two holes I have ever drilled
But in the time since my last posting I have...
1) disassembled my wheels and sent the rims to the chrome plater to be redone
2) dropped off my gas tank and two fenders to the painter
3) dropped my frame off at the powder coater to be evaluated and get a quote
4) done lots of basic cleaning of parts/nuts and bolts
5) bought lots of new parts...only big thing left is the exhaust system...baffled or straight pipe from Black Widow Motorsports??? How noisey do I want to go???
Pictures...
1) nice, clean parts
2 & 3) engine on the left is the original HS40 (running condition unknown) and it's replacement a good running HS50 that is awaiting a lighting coil swap
4-7) my welding prowess...it's been at least 5 years since I welded anything and had to borrow a welder
8 & 9) hole drilling...I sweated out the swing arm holes so bad I thought I would have a breakdown...worried about getting them aligned properly and the swing arm straight...toughest two holes I have ever drilled
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Finally received my shroud from minibikin', not his fault.
Check out the map with the route it took from Pennsylvania to Michigan.
The green line shows the route it should have taken and the red line is it's actual trip!
It went through El Paso Texas...no wonder the post office is losing money!
Check out the map with the route it took from Pennsylvania to Michigan.
The green line shows the route it should have taken and the red line is it's actual trip!
It went through El Paso Texas...no wonder the post office is losing money!
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I am getting together another cool thing for my Swinger...a speedometer set up.
The drive unit came from Blackwidow Motorsports.
The cable off of eBay from a guy in Wisconsin
And the speedometer unit is for a vintage Vespa scooter also from eBay, I was hesitant since it was coming from India...surprisingly it came just about as fast as my shroud from Pennsylvania.
I am putting it in a chromed moped headlight bucket that I got from Old School Mini Bikes.
The drive unit came from Blackwidow Motorsports.
The cable off of eBay from a guy in Wisconsin
And the speedometer unit is for a vintage Vespa scooter also from eBay, I was hesitant since it was coming from India...surprisingly it came just about as fast as my shroud from Pennsylvania.
I am putting it in a chromed moped headlight bucket that I got from Old School Mini Bikes.
