gazguy Posted October 12, 2014 Posted October 12, 2014 I brought my triumph over with me from the uk and had to dismantle it when it came over in the container. After 2 house moves and buy more parts ive decided to go in a different direction. this is how it used to look. 5 Quote
gazguy Posted October 12, 2014 Author Posted October 12, 2014 the hardtail i bought for it originally was for a 650 which is a little taller. it had about 4 inches of stretch and lowered around 3 inches. i dont want to be scraping the pipes so im only lowering it around 2 inches with only an inch of stretch. im starting from scratch with the hardtail and will make a 2nd one for the other frame i have. i'll make the hardtail on my frame jig which i built. 5 Quote
gazguy Posted October 13, 2014 Author Posted October 13, 2014 this is the oil tank and petrol tank i'll be using. the petrol tank is an old wassel i think the axle plates are just card templates until i get them cut out of 10mm plate. is there anywhere in chch that will laser cut them or waterjet them out? bent one of the lower rails too. my pipe bender is a piece shit so if anyone has one for sale cheap let me know 3 Quote
BlownCorona Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 autobend do laser cutting in christchurch, i think a dude on here works for them actually? Quote
gazguy Posted October 14, 2014 Author Posted October 14, 2014 managed to get some tubes bent up. the bottom rail is coped and slotted ready to be tacked together when i get the axle plates cut on friday. im not too happy with how they look so im gonna slim them down and make them look more aesthetically pleasing. i made this one from wood so i could the angles right for the tube. i bought a new bender today as my old one decided to shit itself. ive bent both sides for the upper and lower rails and will cut and cope the tubes that connect them together. the top rail hasnt had any final cutting yet, just bent to see how it looks 1 Quote
gazguy Posted October 14, 2014 Author Posted October 14, 2014 Drilling a pilot hole for the axle plate slot. i drilled it out to 10mm and cut the rest out with a cutting wheel 2 Quote
gazguy Posted October 14, 2014 Author Posted October 14, 2014 another little project im working on 4 Quote
Chris.QCR Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 Hardtail is looking great !! Love it ! And that tank is spot on . I'm watching carefully as I'm Hardtailing my sportster after summer 1 Quote
Goat Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 I like where this is going! Always wanted to do a triumph hardtail. Quote
gazguy Posted October 15, 2014 Author Posted October 15, 2014 ive reshaped the axle plates and think they look alot better and more slim. 1 Quote
gazguy Posted October 15, 2014 Author Posted October 15, 2014 a fixture to make sure the lower rails are centered and evenly spaced. i'll use it to space the top rails aswell. Quote
gazguy Posted October 15, 2014 Author Posted October 15, 2014 fit up of the slots in the tubes to the axle plates. cant wait to get them cut out and start welding some shit together Quote
gazguy Posted October 15, 2014 Author Posted October 15, 2014 Hardtail is looking great !! Love it ! And that tank is spot on . I'm watching carefully as I'm Hardtailing my sportster after summer theres a couple of companies in the states that make weld on hardtail kit for a sportster. led sled and tc bros i think Quote
Seedy Al Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 hey man This is looking awesome With the axle plates, where they go through the tubes, are the also slotted to go over the tubes? Quote
gazguy Posted October 18, 2014 Author Posted October 18, 2014 hey man This is looking awesome With the axle plates, where they go through the tubes, are the also slotted to go over the tubes? cheers man. i havent slotted the axle plates. just the tubes where they slide into Quote
gazguy Posted October 18, 2014 Author Posted October 18, 2014 picked this up yesterday from trademe for another 500 engine im building up Quote
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