Denny
Canned Monster
I want Bourbon too!
filling it in with a few welds
You mentioned adding some weld for additional strength. Is it possible that you accidentally did some heat-treating that made the metal harder to drill, harder to tap, harder?it felt like I was about to snap the tap in half on the kast bit
Possibly, but I dont think so, pretty thick steel, I also turned my voltage down, and cycled the rack and pinion in the freezer to cool it down every few minutes (mainly so the grease bearings didnt melt). But its good enough for me!You mentioned adding some weld for additional strength. Is it possible that you accidentally did some heat-treating that made the metal harder to drill, harder to tap, harder?
I think the tap was getting a little askew the deeper it went. Just felt like I was flirting with breaking something, so I stoppedYou mentioned adding some weld for additional strength. Is it possible that you accidentally did some heat-treating that made the metal harder to drill, harder to tap, harder?
Please do, haha.Good-looking tierods. I'll let Granny know you found the beef.
Haha, good question: 1978 Honda GL1000 "Cafe racer." You can see it in my early photos on here. Had a full tank of gas in it. Valves really needed to be adjusted, and I kept spraying starter fluid in it trying to get it to start. Intake valve must have been open as it sparked, and fire traced up into my air intake, and caught the air filter on fire. I was scared the whole fuel tank was going to catch (bike was only a few feet from my house), so I sprayed it down. Definitely spooky, I have them stored everywhere now.And what did you start on fire to end up with a dead extinguisher?
Keep pluggin' away at it, stud!Baby #3 is on the way in May!
You are so right about getting out while you are ahead. In 1995 I took a sparrow to the head at 70mph. One of the few times I was wearing a helmet. It darn near took my head off. Then in 99 or 2000 I took a turkey to the chest on my Harley at about 45 - 50mph. The only thing keeping me on the bike was my sissy bar and God’s guiding hand. The pucker factor could not be measured. I had a gaping hole in my underwear, jeans and Corbin leather seat through the steel frame. To this day none of the material has been found! Not to mention I was covered from head to toe with turkey blood and parts. At first I thought I was dead. If it would have been an inch higher I would have been. Into the garage it went for the next decade. Never to be seen again until I traded it off for a bobcat skid steer. Only 9500 miles on it! I only ride mini bikes now.Haha, good question: 1978 Honda GL1000 "Cafe racer." You can see it in my early photos on here. Had a full tank of gas in it. Valves really needed to be adjusted, and I kept spraying starter fluid in it trying to get it to start. Intake valve must have been open as it sparked, and fire traced up into my air intake, and caught the air filter on fire. I was scared the whole fuel tank was going to catch (bike was only a few feet from my house), so I sprayed it down. Definitely spooky, I have them stored everywhere now.
I sold off all my bikes (5) once we had kids. No major accidents, and I commuted for 10 years on them, so I got out while I was ahead. I realized I couldn't keep them all running as well. So I sold them, and the buggy is taking their place. I figure having go karts will be better and safer early in my kids lives as well. Baby #3 is on the way in May! Im trying to convince my fellow motorcycle Dad friends to do the same, it just makes sense.
Turkey! You poor soul! Dang. Thats terrible. Im glad you made it, thats no joke. KE= 1/2mv^2. I would need to do some unit conversions, but I wouldnt be surprised if thats essentially a 12ga shotgun to the chest! I know a Canadian that drove a Harley through a Grizzley. Medics also thought he was dead, blood everywhere.You are so right about getting out while you are ahead. In 1995 I took a sparrow to the head at 70mph. One of the few times I was wearing a helmet. It darn near took my head off. Then in 99 or 2000 I took a turkey to the chest on my Harley at about 45 - 50mph. The only thing keeping me on the bike was my sissy bar and God’s guiding hand. The pucker factor could not be measured. I had a gaping hole in my underwear, jeans and Corbin leather seat through the steel frame. To this day none of the material has been found! Not to mention I was covered from head to toe with turkey blood and parts. At first I thought I was dead. If it would have been an inch higher I would have been. Into the garage it went for the next decade. Never to be seen again until I traded it off for a bobcat skid steer. Only 9500 miles on it! I only ride mini bikes now.
Did you go thin wall for sprocket bolt head clearance? I am just going to order the steel I need. I found out my extinguisher is aluminum, and im set up for welding steel. Assuming finding a sprocket isnt an issue, im planning on doing a slightly thicker housing and just welding everything up.I never could find a tube or pipe the perfect size for my miata diff. So I built my own thin wall can.....and had a primo welder glue it together, it has worked so far.
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