RE: Before & After Chopper Style Tank Lift
 

Working on mine now.

Cost - welding wire.

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/616...t1298stbr0.jpg

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/271...t1303fizv5.jpg

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/556...t1304wefc7.jpg

lift two inches.

mud

RE: Before & After Chopper Style Tank Lift
 

skak,

This is a close up pic of my 2" tank lift I got from Rudedog, and I believe it looks pretty damn good. And hopefully your "trash" comments were humor that I was just unable to detect because of being online.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h6...28/tank001.jpg

John

RE: Before & After Chopper Style Tank Lift
 

Dude, I was just taking a good look at the front mount on my tank and thinking the same thing.

So are you gonna repaint your tank straight black or do some graphics? Or what????

I need to learn to TIG.......

RE: Before & After Chopper Style Tank Lift
 

The TIG process is superior no doubt. The weld in the pix above are MIG.
When I want Heliarc a friend does that for me, I don't have the machine.

Probably won't go back solid black. I have a different set of fenders, tank, covers,
So I can keep the original tins packed away when I finish modifying these I'll swap out.

I am making some radical changes on everything.

mud

RE: Before & After Chopper Style Tank Lift
 

Speaking of lift, what kind of truck is that in your photo album??

mud

RE: Before & After Chopper Style Tank Lift
 

48 Willy's Overland Pickup. Dana 60 Front. Dana 70 rear. Has a 4.0 liter Inline Six for a motor, AW4 Transmission, 203 rangebox mated to a Dana 300 for the T-cases. Full Hydrolic steering. Disc Brakes all the way around. Tires are 42" Super Swamper Iroks. Suspension is a Triangulated upper 4 link in the front and a custom Leaf setup in the rear.

I am a Jeep Nut too....can you tell.

I knew that weld was MIG. I was just saying I need to learn to TIG so I can make pretty welds on thin material. I mig everything with my Idealarc 250. 70s and 25/75 gas.

Making stuff rocks. You should do a build-up thread for your bike. I LOVE watching people build up thier stuff.

RE: Before & After Chopper Style Tank Lift
 

I made a tank lift for my 05 fxst. Spent more than $5 but definitly didn't spend $70. Looks as good as the real deal. Bought chrome hardware for it and I think it looks just as professional as the real thing. Let me know What you think!

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RE: Before & After Chopper Style Tank Lift
 

Have the same problem with the aluminumn covers, would have been better on the blonde motor if HD did silver powder coat.
I will probably go with chrome when I get some bucks.


SKAK's black covers look great on the Bob!!

DougJ

RE: Before & After Chopper Style Tank Lift
 

I Love the bike! Can't really see the lift though from the pictures.

RE: Before & After Chopper Style Tank Lift
 

Mine look about $55 better than that.