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Started by Monsterlover, March 19, 2021, 07:59:32 PM

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ducpainter

#315
July 04, 2023, 12:28:38 PM
du... [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent.”


Monsterlover

#316
July 04, 2023, 12:54:42 PM
du?
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Randimus Maximus

#317
July 04, 2023, 01:14:30 PM

Monsterlover

#318
July 04, 2023, 01:22:48 PM
[laugh]
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

ducpainter

#319
July 04, 2023, 01:32:04 PM
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent.”


Monsterlover

#320
July 04, 2023, 01:35:20 PM
The only marbles here are the ones I've lost
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Monsterlover

#321
July 04, 2023, 01:51:04 PM
Look at that. Saving the old pushrods *was* a good idea :D

2023-07-04_04-49-29 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

2023-07-04_04-49-36 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Howie

#322
July 04, 2023, 03:00:24 PM
Lookin good great!

Popeye the Sailor

#323
July 06, 2023, 06:19:58 AM
Fenders in the plan?
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

Monsterlover

#324
July 06, 2023, 06:21:57 AM
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Popeye the Sailor

#325
July 06, 2023, 07:18:38 AM
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

Monsterlover

#326
July 06, 2023, 08:07:49 AM
Quote from: Popeye the Sailor on July 06, 2023, 07:18:38 AM
...is there a plan?  [laugh]

For sure. Fenders aren't part of it though [laugh]
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Monsterlover

#327
July 08, 2023, 04:25:24 AM
I'm debating hard about what to do for a fuel tank.

From the beginning I wanted to do a spun aluminum tank in the bed because I like the look. Then I got the idea to build my own but make it look like a bomb, like this-->


Instead of a fuel gauge, I would run a tubular sight  glass on the side of the tank for visual check of fuel level.

Aluminum pipe or tubing is prohibitively expensive so I would have to take some 1/8 sheet and roll it into a 12-in diameter, which I have the ability to do.

To do the nose and tail cones I would have to buy some 12-in diameter aluminum and machine them, which I also have the ability to do.  My issue with that is that the material costs $850.

But it would be awesome.

Alternatively, I can get a black powder coated RCI fuel cell, that can also be mounted in the bed, for about $250. It comes with a screw on cap and a fuel level sending unit already installed.

There are a lot of drop in fuel pump options for the fuel cell but if I make the bomb tank I'll have to use an external pump.

All said and done it's about $400 more to build the bomb and it would be a ton of time investment (20hrs maybe)

But again, it would look pretty awesome. The fuel cell would look cool too and would kind of go with the modern tech nature of the build, fuel injection, turbos, etc. If I go with the fuel cell I can probably have everything installed in an afternoon.

What would you do?

"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Howie

#328
July 08, 2023, 04:33:58 AM
Fuel cell.

ducpainter

#329
July 08, 2023, 05:35:54 AM
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent.”


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