Here's an update:

Day 1, looking over what I have to work with. I received it from Led Sled Customs, after they welded the tail on for me. I let them do it, because they put the frame in a "buck" to insure straightness. I also got their oil tank and battery box, as you can see...




Day 2, let's get that rear fender all bobbed up. Choppin' the "old school" way, with a hack saw, a cordless drill, some drill bits, and a couple of files.








Day 3, took the project down to a welder to weld in the brackets. When I bought the fender I had him send me the brackets, to include the rear brackets made out of round stock that had been curved. Only problem is.....I didn't like the curved look, so I had the welder use some straight 1/2 inch dia. round stock. You can see the 16 inch harley rim I have with a 130 tire on it. Only problem.....the clearance is soo tight at the rear bracket mount, that I might have to weld the brackets to the frame in the rear to buy another 1/8 inch of space, hehe.





So far, planning on going with all gloss black powdercoat, and some flatside 3.5 gal. fat bob tanks, a 2 inch under springer front end, with a 21" pizza cutter, a sprotor in the rear,and my tooled leather seat is currently en route. Here are some pics of it I got from eBay where it was for sale. Had to order some rear spring brackets from Anvil customs, and will have to get them welded on as well.





What do you guys think?[]

~Joe

 

Starting off nice!!!

Keep posting pics!

 

Good stuff! I'd like to do something like this one day. Definitely gonna need more pics as this progresses!

 

Looks good...what was the turn around time on the frame?

 

pretty sweet! im building a boardtrack racer and im using a single hacksaw to chop everything haha

 

Depends on if they have what you want already built. They had EXACTLY what I wanted, and once they had my frame, it was about a week MAX.

~Joe

 

what power plant are you going to use?

 

Powerplant? Harley Davidson Sportster. My frame is a "1994 Harley Davidson Sportster XL883" with a clear South Dakota title in my name and is currently licensed as well. No DMV issues for me! Insures as a Harley, not a "special construction"....Plus REAL choppers are just that....CHOPPED Harley's.

I'd like to have a silver 883 motor with the factory polished covers. Then I will hand buff them with Brasso.....old fashioned look for me.[&:]

I'm looking for a low mileage 883 donor.

If you didn't already know, I'm a silver motor kind of guy. Check out my "Susie" all silver powdercoated.

As light as my bobber will be, an 883 will be PLENTY for power, and I get what matters most to me....RELIABILITY. When I built Susie, I hopped her up with cams, etc. but kept her at 88 inches. I like thick cylinder walls. You're 96 has the same pistons with those nice thick cylinder walls but you have a 103 crank.

So.....883!

~Joe

 

Keep the progress reports coming. I love polished covers on a silver motor, too.

 

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