Z1R Custom

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21 Feb 2011 11:14

Boy do I know how that is, I've had 4 days off this yr and 2 of them were snowed in. I also have more projects than any sane man would take on and that fits me just fine:laugh: I usually drift between a couple projects to keep my mind from going stagnet, If I'm befuddled about a way to go about something I'll work on another project for a while to clear the cobwebs out.
Later today I'll have pics of the new neck intstalled.

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21 Feb 2011 11:34

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my problem is it takes me 20 years to get back to the other end of the circle! :woohoo:

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21 Feb 2011 12:41

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yes,bring on the fabrication pics!
there is just something about weld smoke and grinding dust that gets me all revved up :woohoo: .

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21 Feb 2011 13:07

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pervert,i knew there was a reason i liked you! :laugh:
yeah im a sucker for the smell of flux burning off of 7018 rod also. :laugh:

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21 Feb 2011 13:19

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just another facet of my irresistable personality :laugh: !

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1976 kz 900 x 3
i make what i can,and save the rest!

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21 Feb 2011 14:41

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Aint no stick welding on this thing, although the plasma did get used this morning.

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21 Feb 2011 14:43

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And the tig welder as well :laugh:

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21 Feb 2011 14:44

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eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek,not the way i normally do em but i guess its a little late now! :laugh:

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21 Feb 2011 14:46

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Turned out pretty nice I think all gussied up.

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21 Feb 2011 14:48

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Yes, it was done on a jig just to make sure it was right. That frame was actually 1 of the straighter frames I've worked on.

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21 Feb 2011 14:49

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Enlighten me plummen, how do you do them?

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21 Feb 2011 14:55

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that was before seeing your other pictures,looks nice!

i normally cut the top tube right behind the steering head and grind the welds loose on the downtubes on highest part of next and pull neck back and reweld before gusseting.
ive seen it done the way yours is done before,i must say yours is one of the nicer ones ive seen done like that!

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