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by the way,
i know this is nothing new to most people, but to me it actually is,
i don't have a clue about shovelheads.
this is my first overhead harley engine, first 4-speed,
first telescopic front end in my life, so i'm most likely going to make mistakes
here and there.
if anyone sees something wrong, please let me know.
i'll definitely ask a lot of questions about the transmission soon
took the front end apart to learn about its contents.
i found a nice tutorial on how to rebuild these things,
and i guess it was made by one of you guys here? the guy in the pictures
looks pretty familiar to me. i don't remember a name, but a super nice
survivor UL chopper... is that right?
https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/resealing-35mm-forks
i found most of the front end was in pretty bad shape, so i went on
to get another one to rob parts from.
the 33.4 needs a lot of love and the stem is too short for the big twin frame,
so i put it away for now and will restore it later at some point.
found some hacked tin primaries that i could piece together to fit the whole thing:
then it was time to cut away the ugly things i found...
and come up with something a little better but still it has to appear
pretty stock to make the officials happy. for a 78 harley there are a lot
more regulations here than for a 42...
yeah harleys welds arent always great, this build is super cool though. ive been wanting to convert my cone to a magneto, i really like your setup