Any good WL/WLA/G Projects going on

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Re: Any good WL/WLA/G Projects going on

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Decided to post some pictures of my flathead during the tear down before my rebuild.
Tech Tip of The Day "NEVER use silicon gasket maker on a Harley engine!!!" Every orifice was filled with blue silicon.
Enjoy!
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Re: Any good WL/WLA/G Projects going on

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SO what are folks using instead of silicone ? I've seen some folks using Gasgacinch . I remember using that 50 years back . It was a lot easier cleaning
up after than with permatex
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Gasgacinch and ThreeBond 1184 Gray for the engine cases.
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I purchased Repro tanks off of Ebay back in 2019. I never cleaned them out / flushed them. They were on the bike while I had my oil pump issue. So since the engine had to come out, I have been catching up on things that I either didn't do, or forgot to do.
This is the oil tank, It was filled with oil briefly, I flushed it with Mineral Spirits, 1 gallon to be exact. Wow!
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Re: Any good WL/WLA/G Projects going on

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The Pickup project "Rough" mockup. (I know it's not level or squared") Just wanted to see if this was really a good base to work with.
I think this will work with some modifications.
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Fenders came today. Will try and do another mockup tomorrow with the box.
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Mockup #2
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Do you have the framework, springs and suspension for the box?
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I do, the box is finished, I’m currently rebuilding the leaf springs.
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I bought all that stuff many years ago at a swap meet for $100. Ah, those were the daze....
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Workin on wooden slate railings for the box today. Side protype #1

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I like the larger format pics where we can see what's going on....
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Wooden Railings completed. Total time 6hrs....
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I'm going to have the side panels bead rolled. robidaconcepts.com is a local guy. The only thing is he wants all the paint removed. I guess they prefer bare metal panels to bead roll. Gonna go with 3/4 of the side panel in a rectangle and then another half a smaller square. This will give a rigid factory applied look. Not sure how much he's going to charge yet. Rob Ida is the Tucker automobile restoration expert in NJ. There is not a lot of people left who want to do this work unfortunately, and that's a skill that takes a lot of practice. Better off paying someone in my opinion. One and Done.
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Another mock-up......in Black/white because the bed and fenders are different colors.
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