Saturday, December 24, 2011
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Madien Voyage For My Old F150
I made a run with Ben back to Brooklyn to pick up the sidecar and to drop off the next project to finish, the GS550. I also just got my old truck back on the road after 4 years of sitting apart. The truck needs hubcaps and a few more odds and ends. Overall the ol' girl did great and I'm so pleased to be driving it again. I had no idea if we were going to make it to the city and back but we did.
24 hours later the sidecar is back and read to be reassembled.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Sidecar Floor Repair Is Done!
I had to wait till the wee hours of the night for some peace and quiet. Since its finals week the shop has been a mad house.
It was a two person job to do the dolly work because you cant reach inside with a dolly and hammer at the same time.
The support bracket was spot welded
It's 6am and there you have it. I need some sleep...Sunday, December 11, 2011
And Little More Steib Work
It was time to weld the stiffener plate in before the bottom gets closed up.
I ended up reshaping the panel by hand to get it to fit properly.
Fast forward - I painted the panel and the body so the panels wont be bare steel on bare steel anymore. Sure its gonna burn a bit when its welded but its better than rusting through again.
I pre-drilled holes in the stiffener so it can be spot welded to the floor later just like the original panel. 
All tig welded and this was the biggest pain in ass ever. Basically the way you see it in the above picture was the only access I had getting inside. But its in, its solid and its smooth.
The floor panel is up next!
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Flame Tank Hopper
A number of years ago when the Yamahopper had the flame tank I did with just spray bombs. 
Friday, December 9, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
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