Go to page: 1 - The Beginning 2 - Oil tank, seat & gas tank 3 - Coils & fender 4 - Electric box & frame 5 - Welded frame & battery 6 - Oil tank, seat & taillight 7 - Painted parts & covered seat 8 - Painting and final assembly 9 - Last minute changes & starting 10 - Final bike photos Credits: Me: guy that owns the bike and comes up with "great" ideas that usually don't work. I can't weld Dad: does most of the tack welding and brings home lots of scrap metal from the weld shop where he works. (when I say "I welded" I mean "Dad welded") Brother-in-law Rich: mechanical engineer that comes up with great ideas that do work. Also has the mig welder that my Dad and I borrow when we work on the bike. Last updated Tuesday, August 02, 2005		The frame and oil tank are back from the welder... and boy do they look pretty. I should have taken some individual closeups of welds, but I was too excited to start working on the bike. The first thing I did was start applying body putty to the front gusset and rear frame to smooth it up. I still have some bumps to smooth out, but these new rails are going to look sweet.		Click for a larger view
			I started working on the front gusset area, I put some fiberglass hair in the deep recesses of the frame near the neck, and put bondo overtop of it. Midway through working on this, I decided I can always do the cosmetic stuff later, I should figure out the electrical box area first. So, I sprayed some primer on the new metal, and moved to the back of the bike.		Click for a larger view
			The battery will sit directly on the swingarm. I tapped threads in the swingarm and bolted the battery box to it.		Click for a larger view
			Here you can see the swingarm back in the frame with the battery in place. Also, the sidecovers are on the bike. I have the horn in place on the right cover along with the ignition switch. All of the wiring will go in the space to the right of the battery.		Click for a larger view
			I drilled holes in the plate under the seat and bolted a hinge to it. There will be another steel plated attached to the hinge, covering the battery area.		Click for a larger view
			I forgot to mention the passenger footpeg mounts. I picked up these old triumph pegs at a swapmeet. The mounts are made out of some square tubing cut down and welded into place. I drilled holes large enough to accept the footpegs and bolted them on.		Click for a larger view