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Offline isiahstites

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Re: My LS bike build
« Reply #90 on: July 29, 2007, 12:43:32 PM »
Quote from: landracing on July 29, 2007, 12:18:47 PM
Quote from: panchop on July 29, 2007, 11:38:24 AM
I'm curious. How much ground clearance are you building into it?

I would guess he has about 2", +- .5"

Jon


Jon - you are correct it is right at 2 1/2" +/- . It is the same as the bottom of the frame rail.

Scott
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Re: My LS bike build
« Reply #91 on: July 29, 2007, 10:47:10 PM »
Finished making the front fender brackets as well as trimming, mounting and painting the fender. The brackets were made out of steel strips I cut out of a scrap sheet I had lying around. I welded some round tube to the strips to offset the bracket out passed the fork leg and then bent it back in so it would go around the leg to the mounting location on the fender.





Here is a pic of the finished fender mounted on the bike.




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Re: My LS bike build
« Reply #92 on: July 29, 2007, 11:22:46 PM »
Looks very cool Scott.  :-D Can't wait to see it.
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Re: My LS bike build
« Reply #93 on: July 30, 2007, 08:41:10 AM »
Whatever you do, don't paint that tank... talk about a conversation piece.  Can you imagine all the folks trying to figure out what Yamie that is.  Great build diary...  :wink:
see ya on the salt  8-)
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Re: My LS bike build
« Reply #94 on: August 01, 2007, 02:27:49 PM »
Looks really good Scott, you've done good work  :-D.  I'm with Stainless on the tank,

Sum
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Re: My LS bike build
« Reply #95 on: August 01, 2007, 08:04:37 PM »
Thanks for all of the compliments guys, it means a lot!

Everyone else that has seen the bike in person or on another forum all like the tank the way it is and it has really grown on me as well. I was thinking of painting it next year and reproducing the paint scheme the same and changing the Yamaha to Buell and the 100 to 1350. Who knows maybe I will just leave it as is.....

Scott
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Re: My LS bike build
« Reply #96 on: August 04, 2007, 12:56:49 AM »
Keep the yami. does it help aerodynamically?  Looking good.
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Re: My LS bike build
« Reply #97 on: August 04, 2007, 10:53:17 AM »
Keep the tank just as it is.........always.  More people have seen the bike on the internet
than will ever see it on the salt. That tank is your identity. It's just like using the same
lunch pail when you go from third to fourth grade.
Everyone needs to be indentified and that tank does it for you.
You may have to change it if you go to NITRO.
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Re: My LS bike build
« Reply #98 on: August 04, 2007, 12:07:34 PM »
I finished up the chain guard last week.


The bike has been tore down and final welding complete.


Gas tank is back from welding as well as the exhaust.


I have some minor work to finish on the exhaust. I need to finish the flanges as well as remake the rear mount and weld on the spring tabs to hold everything together for the slip-fit portion.


MDR turned down my 530 front spocket to a 520 sprocket.


Frame, front end and a lot of other parts have been painted and are ready for assembly.


Seat pan has been painted and riveted to the chassis.


This is where I stopped last night around midnight, I still have a lot of work to do and I will be hard at it again today.

Scott



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Re: My LS bike build
« Reply #99 on: August 04, 2007, 12:44:05 PM »
scott
ive got a tail in stock.. come over and get it today.... ill be painting both bikes and the liner so i'll be there till late probably 2 or 3 am again
kent
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Re: My LS bike build
« Reply #100 on: August 04, 2007, 12:47:42 PM »
Quote from: 1212FBGS on August 04, 2007, 12:44:05 PM
scott
ive got a tail in stock.. come over and get it today.... ill be painting both bikes and the liner so i'll be there till late probably 2 or 3 am again
kent

Thanks Kent, I have so much work to do now that I do not know if I can finish. After B-ville I will definitely be coming down to your shop with the bike to try and find what fits best for a rear and front fairing.

I always appreciate you going out of your way to give me advice and help out with me getting the bike done, thanks!

Scott
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Re: My LS bike build
« Reply #101 on: August 05, 2007, 02:16:45 AM »
I got all of the places that take a gasket prepped and cleaned as well as got the motor painted.


Squaring the piston ring so end gap can be checked.


Piston ring gap.....


This evening after I finished with end gapping I tried to put my pistons on the connecting rods and was not very successful. Turns out my pistons are only .002 wider than the end of my rods. After seeking advice from several experienced friends I decided it would be best to have the pistons clearanced professionally. I believe this is the item that is going to keep me from finishing the bike prior to Speed Week due to the fact that I still had some minor fabrication to do to the bike that needed the motor to be in place.

Scott
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Re: My LS bike build
« Reply #102 on: August 05, 2007, 07:06:35 AM »
scott
i will be clear coating tomorrow about 12 to 2pm come by and you can use my mill....
kent
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Re: My LS bike build
« Reply #103 on: August 05, 2007, 07:07:39 AM »
i wont be answering the phone so just come by
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Re: My LS bike build
« Reply #104 on: August 05, 2007, 01:46:21 PM »
Quote from: 1212FBGS on August 05, 2007, 07:06:35 AM
scott
i will be clear coating tomorrow about 12 to 2pm come by and you can use my mill....
kent

Thank you again! I am going to keep working on the rest of the bike and try and finish other things up and then have the pistons milled tomorrow while I am at work and hopefully put the motor together tomorrow night.

Scott
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