Back bone of my forward controls

hd74 · Dec 17, 2013

This is the first step and the back bone of the forward controls.

They'll be mounted on my 58 Pan.
http://www.jockeyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=131586

hd74 · Dec 17, 2013

Started from this pile of goodies.

Racepres · Dec 17, 2013

Geeze...You turned all that cool shit into those two slabs of Alumium???
LOL
Wanna see more!!

Edit; Can't wait to see what yer doin with that damn Tractor Axle!!!!

hd74 · Dec 17, 2013

Racepres said:
Wanna see more!!

Edit; Can't wait to see what yer doin with that damn Tractor Axle!!!!

Working on that right now.

hd74 · Dec 19, 2013

Progress

Running a juice clutch too.

The tractor axle is still a WIP.

Racepres · Dec 19, 2013

hd74 said:
The tractor axle is still a WIP.

I'll Bet!!!
I'm kinda relieved tho...that ya didn't turn it down to a Footpeg or Sumpin....Yet

S.T.P. · Dec 19, 2013

I like what you have, but I'll tell ya from experience. I used 1" aluminum plate cut almost like what you have done. It was good for about 6 months. One day while leisurely hitting a huge pot hole( that I did not see) my right foot hit the pavement. The foot peg clattered down the street. To my surprise the peg was not broken but the hole where it threaded in was split out and the top half was gone. I replaced the plates w/ steel ones and never had that problem again.

hd74 · Dec 19, 2013

Wow, that's a crazy experience. On one of my other bike's I used 1/2 inch 6061 plate and so far it's been 4 + years. On this set-up the bolts attach directly to the frame, so no chance for failure.

Richard D · Dec 19, 2013

Looks like the brake is on the left?

HD48FL · Dec 19, 2013

He mentions juice clutch in his post!

misfitJason · Dec 20, 2013

that's impressive and not a bad start

hd74 · Dec 20, 2013

Tractor axle transformed, the clevis is still a WIP.

hd74 · Dec 30, 2013

Update, turned down a couple of bolts to adapted as plungers and cut up some SS 1/2 inch half round for the lower leavers.

I have a question, if I twist the centers will they get longer or shorter?

JAWS · Dec 31, 2013

insane in the membrane.....I dig.

greasystain · Dec 31, 2013

what? im lost

hd74 · Dec 31, 2013

You know take the half round stock and twist them 3-4 times.

hd74 · Dec 31, 2013

The Clevis Report;

greasystain · Dec 31, 2013

so hes got the doogliedogers on his flammdidgerz... ohhhhhhhh yeah totally. the 3/4 flibersnapper! makes sense now.

Hubbard · Jan 2, 2014

Whats the finned part with the brass bolts? Setting in front of the motor mount.( I don't get out much)

hd74 · Jan 2, 2014

Triumph oil manifold I've turned into a oil cooler for the Pan.

Richard D · Jan 2, 2014

How about some details on that?

hd74 · Jan 2, 2014

Well in and by it's self I doubt it would have much of an effect, but accumulatively with about 8 ft. of SS tubing the design of the oil tank and oil filter system, my hope is it will have the desired effect.
However I will have to get back with you with actual results, but more importantly It looks cool.

Back side of it…

hd74 · Jan 2, 2014

Ok back to our regular schedule program. Just need a couple of bungs for the lever ends.

JAWS · Jan 2, 2014

Slick!

old.wrench · Jan 2, 2014

hd74,
Those "Kant-Twist" clamps you are using are the best! I've got a few of them and they are my favorites.

Geo.

hd74 · Jan 2, 2014

I've got them from 1-6 inch and your right they are the best.

foureasy · Jan 2, 2014

Man, George sure has some shitty welds, huh. Lol!

hd74 · Jan 3, 2014

Ya it's tuff finding a good welder. My Buddy Randy weld just as bad, but what can you do?

foureasy · Jan 3, 2014

Before my tenure working with george, I could call myself a welder, but by the time he moved back to his garage I was more comfortable using the term fabricator. He sends me work occasionally when he doesn't want to do it or is too busy. It sounds like he's coming back to Tucson soon too. And obviously you got one of the dopest frames being built. Where's the girder pic btw, which legs are on it?

HD48FL · Jan 3, 2014

Is George still making frames and front ends? I always enjoyed his stuff, top notch all the way around.

foureasy · Jan 4, 2014

I dont think he's stopped. I think he's about to move back to tucson from Stafford in the next month maybe.
I like the holes instead of rivets, I havent seen that one

HD48FL · Jan 4, 2014

I visited his shop when he was in Vail, incredible work.

hd74 · Jan 7, 2014

A little jig I made up to keep everything in place when welding. This is as far as I've gotten because of the weather since I do all my metal shaping/polishing outside. As you can see I need to shorten the half rounds and polish the bungs before welding.

hd74 · Jan 13, 2014

In order to form a more perfect union welded up the top half round and then heated them up to get the desired radius. Still have to make proper bungs for the toe peg end and then there's a boat load of polishing before final welding.

hd74 · Jan 17, 2014

Finally a break in the weather, was able to grind and polish up some bits and weld them together. Still working on getting the scale off the parts I bent the other day for the upper lever.

hd74 · Feb 16, 2014

Fresh from the welding table. I'll show the completed controls on the bike thread. As soon as the new peg arrive.

Back bone of my forward controls

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