new parts!

some new parts came in today,
Ordered a streched sportster peanut gas tank from AMC,
2.5 gallons

17inchs long












also since i made this ironhead a bobber i spent the extra cash and got some nice good shocks from chopper shox instead of spring for my seat pan.

also tires came in last week 

90-90-21 up front Metzeler ME 880 Whitewall
140-90-16 in the rear Metzeler ME 880 Whitewall










also received my pipes by Paughco from steel thunder cc.com

1 3/4 inch O.D. Paughco upsweep gooseneck drag exhaust set

Mock up build

After reassembling the engine i reinstalled it back in the motor to start doing mock ups and welding.

Frame Work

so now its time for some frame work, after tons of planing and google search after google search i finally decided what i wanted to do with my frame.

to weld on the v-twin hard tail i needed to strip the frame down and remove the swingarm and shocks

 

  BEFORE:

AFTER:

Thanks to Red Devil Cycles for the welding