Oil tank mounts removed. This frame, like most aftermarket ones came set up with the common brackets and mounts. This frame had ulgy tabs for a horeshoe oil tank. I am not running one of those, so they got the grinder.
Rear axle blocks. These came with ugly step ridges machined into them. I guess to add some style to them and to help reduce surfacing machining time by hogging out steps with an end mill. Well the 80's style machining isn't going to fly in my hood. I should have saved a before pic. I used a 2" angle die grinder to smooth the axle blocks out. The resulting shape is somewhat boring, but at least it not ugly.
This the junction area at the front of the seat. It was set up to use a stock style seat that hooks in the front and is screwed down in the rear. There was a big triangle bracket welded over the top of this area, with a hook reciever for the seat on top of that. They both looked like hell. The triangle made from 10ga plate added strength and a certain safety factor for the stresses occuring in this area. I will add a gusset back to the frame, but in line with the center line of the tubes rather than plopped on top. I am going to run a 'pringle' chip looking seat so this area will be exposed and needs to look good.
Oil tank mounts removed. This frame, like most aftermarket ones came set up with the common brackets and mounts. This frame had ulgy tabs for a horeshoe oil tank. I am not running one of those, so they got the grinder.
Rear axle blocks. These came with ugly step ridges machined into them. I guess to add some style to them and to help reduce surfacing machining time by hogging out steps with an end mill. Well the 80's style machining isn't going to fly in my hood. I should have saved a before pic. I used a 2" angle die grinder to smooth the axle blocks out. The resulting shape is somewhat boring, but at least it not ugly.
This the junction area at the front of the seat. It was set up to use a stock style seat that hooks in the front and is screwed down in the rear. There was a big triangle bracket welded over the top of this area, with a hook reciever for the seat on top of that. They both looked like hell. The triangle made from 10ga plate added strength and a certain safety factor for the stresses occuring in this area. I will add a gusset back to the frame, but in line with the center line of the tubes rather than plopped on top. I am going to run a 'pringle' chip looking seat so this area will be exposed and needs to look good.
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