the 74 z1 turbo project again

racer54 wrote:

Around here, most guys rake the frame by cutting about an inch out of the top tube under the tank and then pulling the neck back til the tube meets up again. Then weld them together again. I have a frame like that and a stock tank won't work. Will have to move tank mounts back about 1/2 inch to clear the neck. I prefer to remove the neck and weld on another in the desired rake or some will cut the stock neck down the side at the desired rake and then weld another neck tube onto the cut neck already on the frame. It's the harder way to do it but, in my opinion, it's the best way to do it.

This is how my frame is. It looks very crude and I am not happy it was done this way, but thats what you get when you buy a used bike.

It is fixable and it will be way better after I am all done reinforcing it.

sooo:huh: ... is ther a reason all of plummen's posts are gone? Am I missing something? The only posts of his that are up make reference to the all knowing one:huh: .

you missed all the fun and games yesterday jordan