Calling all FatBoy Lo Owners
#5191
SGT Jim, you are gonna have to let me know how you cut your air cleaner like that. What did you use to cut the circle out? Do they make a holesaw that big? It looks pretty damn slick.
I plan on picking up a big sucker air cleaner soon (I have nothing to do on my free time out here except shop for stuff for my bike and my wife...) and I seriously like the look of how you did the cover. Looks really clean. Did you also do the dealer download as well of do you have the PCV or something? Cost?
I am telling you, the longer I am out here, the longer my wishlist (AKA "eventually buy list") gets...
I plan on picking up a big sucker air cleaner soon (I have nothing to do on my free time out here except shop for stuff for my bike and my wife...) and I seriously like the look of how you did the cover. Looks really clean. Did you also do the dealer download as well of do you have the PCV or something? Cost?
I am telling you, the longer I am out here, the longer my wishlist (AKA "eventually buy list") gets...
As far as actually cutting down the cover.. Yeah, I just used a Dremel Tool with a cutting bit (actually 2 cutting bits because the first wore down pretty quick), and basically followed this thread:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/2909122-post642.html
The only difference between what he did and what i did (aside from he had a die grinder and i didnt), was that when it came to sanding down the rough edges, I used a hand-file as opposed to his grinder.. i felt that I had more control with the hand file and it gave me a smoother, rounder edge. The material is just aluminum so it's very soft on it's own and the whole process from start to finish (including masking and such) took about 2 hours (mostly because i went very very slowly with the cutting).
overall it's not really that hard of a mod at all, and it looks great when you're done with it. good luck
Last edited by Sgt_Jim; 01-04-2012 at 10:07 AM.
#5192
The Cool Sac was waiting for me when I got home from work. Fortunately I got it put on without sling oil everywhere. It doesn't look too bad I think and it's passed it's first test. I took it to Publix to get some groceries and two 12packs of Dr. Pepper, 2 avocados, ketchup and some other odds and ends fit inside just fine. I strapped a couple of bags of chips to the bag as well. It seems really well made and I think it's going to work out pretty good. I've got some more goodies coming. I decided to get the siren and pager to go with my security system but I'm not sure when they'll get here. Hopefully the install will go smoothly.
Last edited by Fatbob usmc EOD; 01-04-2012 at 04:48 PM. Reason: wrong pictures
#5193
The Cool Sac was waiting for me when I got home from work. Fortunately I got it put on without sling oil everywhere. It doesn't look too bad I think and it's passed it's first test. I took it to Publix to get some groceries and two 12packs of Dr. Pepper, 2 avocados, ketchup and some other odds and ends fit inside just fine. I strapped a couple of bags of chips to the bag as well. It seems really well made and I think it's going to work out pretty good. I've got some more goodies coming. I decided to get the siren and pager to go with my security system but I'm not sure when they'll get here. Hopefully the install will go smoothly.
#5195
I kind of figured it would be pretty big since it said on the website that it was 4000 cubic inches. I'm really looking forward to just being able to cram stuff in it instead of trying to fit it all in my backpack. Once I get my saddlebags I'll take a look at rolling with it all the time or not.
#5197