I have a set of repop emblems for my '52, but I have no idea exactly where they go. Anyone with a stock setup that could measure the locations for me?
It would be much appreciated.
Mounting Hydra-Glide emblems on front fender
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Cotten
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Re: Mounting Hydra-Glide emblems on front fender
Measurements can be deceiving.
Templates can be an exercise in themselves, but better.
You are best off to arm yourself with good photos, and then tape off the tanks by eye, while the tanks are bolted to a frame.
By crossing the tanks with tape side-to-side at the fore and aft of the emblems, and then taping the top and bottom of the emblems fore and aft on the tanks, you make rectangles that can be judged for alignment from tank to tank. It is best to step back, way back, and all around, to judge the squareness and equality, and above all, its conformity to the original design.
It will take patience to move the tape several times, and it is best to take a breather to let your perspective readjust. But it is worth it, as there is nothing worse than misplaced emblems on an otherwise beautiful machine.
Once the locations of the mounting strips have been squared off and marked with the tape , you can proceed to tin them on.
Good luck, and good eye too.
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Templates can be an exercise in themselves, but better.
You are best off to arm yourself with good photos, and then tape off the tanks by eye, while the tanks are bolted to a frame.
By crossing the tanks with tape side-to-side at the fore and aft of the emblems, and then taping the top and bottom of the emblems fore and aft on the tanks, you make rectangles that can be judged for alignment from tank to tank. It is best to step back, way back, and all around, to judge the squareness and equality, and above all, its conformity to the original design.
It will take patience to move the tape several times, and it is best to take a breather to let your perspective readjust. But it is worth it, as there is nothing worse than misplaced emblems on an otherwise beautiful machine.
Once the locations of the mounting strips have been squared off and marked with the tape , you can proceed to tin them on.
Good luck, and good eye too.
....Cotten
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Re: Mounting Hydra-Glide emblems on front fender
Cotten:
Thanks for all the effort, but I was referringto fender emblems, not tank emblems.
I just need to know apprximately how far back, and how far up, they go.
Thanks for all the effort, but I was referringto fender emblems, not tank emblems.
I just need to know apprximately how far back, and how far up, they go.
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Re: Mounting Hydra-Glide emblems on front fender
Here is a pic from eBay
This is from AAOK vendor selling the emblem.
The ad says 1950 and up.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chrome-H ... QQtcZphoto
Dale
This is from AAOK vendor selling the emblem.
The ad says 1950 and up.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chrome-H ... QQtcZphoto
Dale
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Re: Mounting Hydra-Glide emblems on front fender
Sorry,
My cut'n'paste edits from an earlier post didn't stick right; Made much more sense in the 'preview'!
But basically the same truths apply: even a fender template must be carefully eyeballed before committing to drilling.
Notice how the ebay example just posted is painfully high.
...Cotten
My cut'n'paste edits from an earlier post didn't stick right; Made much more sense in the 'preview'!
But basically the same truths apply: even a fender template must be carefully eyeballed before committing to drilling.
Notice how the ebay example just posted is painfully high.
...Cotten
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Re: Mounting Hydra-Glide emblems on front fender
Well, having never seen the actual proper placement of these emblems, the ebay photo didn;t look incorrect to me.
That's why I was hoping somebody with an actual installed set could give me a few measurements to start with.
Or maybe a good factory photo reference?
That's why I was hoping somebody with an actual installed set could give me a few measurements to start with.
Or maybe a good factory photo reference?