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dinuns1

Discussion Starter · May 20, 2012 (Edited by Moderator)

Its not the norm for here but i figure some may apprieciate pics of the build that ive been clogging the parts wanted section with .

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dinuns1

Discussion Starter · #2 · May 20, 2012

Well got some More Work done on this project today ,
Wheel Hubs Built and Shimmed

First Time Lacing up a wheel how'd i do

And alot of assembly parts

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Apehanger Hank

· #3 · May 20, 2012

Nice. I'm partial to 51 pans.
Hank

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kickstarts

· #4 · May 20, 2012

OK, I got everything else but where does this go?

Look great so far.

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dinuns1

Discussion Starter · #5 · May 21, 2012

Kickstarts that is for an accesory choke that piece mounts to the carb , and the choke cable mounts at the dash like an early softail .

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twowheeledhell

· #6 · May 21, 2012

Nice job on the wheel, it looks round!!

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iiggii

· #7 · May 21, 2012

Hell yeah..real deal.

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knuck39

· #8 · May 21, 2012

Nice frame T...;-)

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notcool

· #9 · May 21, 2012

Sweet. There are lots of unique things about the 51/52. I have an m-74 not B that I rebuilt that I may sell or trade. Love those cam covers too

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kickstarts

· #10 · May 21, 2012

dinuns1 said:
Kickstarts that is for an accesory choke that piece mounts to the carb , and the choke cable mounts at the dash like an early softail .

Gotcha, neat...proceed.

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Rubone

· #11 · May 21, 2012

Kickstarts that is for an accesory choke that piece mounts to the carb , and the choke cable mounts at the dash like an early softail .

Like this!!

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jabber

· #12 · May 21, 2012

It looks like you were rewelding or replacing the lower fat bob mount. I've got the same frame and that bracket is cut in half. Any source for the brackets?

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el diablo

· #13 · May 21, 2012

keep them pics comming
looks great so far

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· #14 · May 21, 2012

jabber said:
It looks like you were rewelding or replacing the lower fat bob mount. I've got the same frame and that bracket is cut in half. Any source for the brackets?

V Twin has them and they are on ebay too.

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· #15 · May 21, 2012

48-52 Pans are my favorite.....

And to do a full on restoration to one in this day of "Chop or Bobbed" it, has big time merit going on.

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kickstarts

· #16 · May 21, 2012

Rubone said:
Like this!!

That's a fairly intricate piece, do you know who made it? I've never seen one of those before, or never really noticed.

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Rubone

· #17 · May 21, 2012

That's a fairly intricate piece, do you know who made it? I've never seen one of those before, or never really noticed.

Made by H-D and sold as a factory accessory from '46 to the mid '50s. There is an adapter piece for cat-eye dashes. All '47 up dash bases are set up to accept it. If you look at the center stud you will see the hollow center with a reverse cut spiral thread. That is what the outer cable housing threads into. The bracket is sandwiched between the carb and air cleaner back. One of the hardest pieces to find is the choke shaft for the carb as it is completely different than the one for under tank choke!
It just never became popular and was dropped as an accessory!
Robbie

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kickstarts

· #18 · May 21, 2012

Rubone said:
Made by H-D and sold as a factory accessory from '46 to the mid '50s. There is an adapter piece for cat-eye dashes. All '47 up dash bases are set up to accept it. If you look at the center stud you will see the hollow center with a reverse cut spiral thread. That is what the outer cable housing threads into. The bracket is sandwiched between the carb and air cleaner back. One of the hardest pieces to find is the choke shaft for the carb as it is completely different than the one for under tank choke!
It just never became popular and was dropped as an accessory!
Robbie

Well there it is, I learned something before coffee. That's why I like it here. Thanks for the info.

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old.wrench

· #19 · May 21, 2012

Rubone, thanks for adding the last piece of the puzzle. The choke shaft is what I'm missing, and up to this point I didn't realize that there was a special one for this application.

Dinuns, keep up the good work! I've got a special place in my heart for the '48 to '54 FL and EL's.

Regards,
Geo.

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panman

· #20 · May 21, 2012

Nice stuff here!!

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