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IDF intake manifolds
From Cad-design to reality, Aad and me have made
quite a few Weber IDF manifolds to fit any Harley. The ultimate
performance carb, as used by brands like Maserati, Ferrari,
Lambourghini and Porsche before they had fuel injection.
(20 pages)
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Weber
IDA intake manifolds
A bit less common are Weber IDA 48 carbs on Harleys, but we made
some manifolds for those as well |
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Weber
DCOE intake manifolds How to adapt
a double Weber
for use on a Harley Davidson
Cheap and fast carbs, not as
difficult as you might think
You can find them at the junkyard
fr'instance on older Alfa-Romeo's,
or you can buy them brand new
for about $400 |
Fickin' Bonneville
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Making a gastank from scratch |
Converting knucklehead to dual carbs
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Notching a cylinder |
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A new seat for Cadbike #1 |
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Aad's Triumph gets a hardtail |
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Low budget XS 650 project |
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The Jig / table |
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Buell's Ass
We made a streetfighter ass of aluminum to replace the big ugly
plastic ass of a Buell. |
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Bronze Risers
We made a couple of sets of brass risers
with cast bronze clamps and all other parts machined. (Now
all parts cast in bronze!) |
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Casting an aluminum swingarm
We make a cast aluminum swingarm
for Cadbike #31, Aad's bike. |
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Stainless
steel and aluminum Oiltank Build
a rustproof oil tank
with internally mounted
Harley Davidson oil-filter
like the one on Cadbike #1
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| Rebuilding
my old 1951 BMW |
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Putting a 360 tire in a Softail |
| Gearbox
modifications
Converting a 5-speed gearbox to kickstart only and putting it
in a 4-speed frame, raised 2 inches for ground clearance |
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Making fork trees
Making a set of fork trees from scratch
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tank Modifications Because
I really, really, really hate
stretched Fatbobs, I have come up
with some alternative tank mods:
(20 pages, 120+ images)
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Frame
modifications
Modifying a 1979 FLH 4-speed frame to squeeze in an Evo engine,
and blending
in the seat |
| Dropnose
soloseat
In stead of mounting the soloseat on top of Harry's frame we
mounted the nose between the frametubes, hiding the pivot and
creating a smoother and lower look.
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Stainless
steel pipes After wrecking my front
pipe on a
bump in the road during a sharp turn,
I decided my bike needed more
"lean angle" so here is the whole
step-by-step story:
(13 pages)
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| Lowbudget
LED taillights
Converting your normal taillight to LED's is very easy, the LED's
last forever, do not get hot, are immune to vibration and use
far less power than ordinary lightbulbs. All that for under $10,
how about that! |
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Wheels
and brakes
How to respoke a wheel, modern bearings in old hubs, various
brake options, how to keep the unsprung weight low and more.
(5 pages) |
| Aluminum
Batterybox How to turn some
big lumps of aluminum
and stainless steel into
a cool and unique
batterybox |
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Air/fuel
guage
10 little lights that show you if
your carb is running too lean or
too rich while you ride, jetting your
carbs was never easier.
Up to $350 in a shop; can be
homemade for less than $20 |
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clever converter
Converts Horsepower to Kw,
cubic inches to cc
Foot -lbs to Newton-meter
Miles to kilometers
MPG to kilometers per liter
and back again... |
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Belt
drive tips
-Easy belt removal
-Easy valve and ignition adjustment
-Belt covers
-Clutch |
| How
many cubes have you got?
Most combinations of available
bores and strokes
How much cubes do those
oversized pistons add?
Results in CI and CC! |
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Valve
spring compressor
Build a valve tool
that makes changing valves
possible without breaking or
loosing parts and without suffering
a nervous breakdown |
