West Coast Chopper - stretch job
- Thread starter el Diablo Guapo
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Venice Motor Bikes
Custom Builder / Dealer/Los Angeles
Nice work on the frame, but that exhaust pipe looks like it might burn your beard! 
el Diablo Guapo
Member
haha!
oh, yeah a few details left to work out, but i wanted to make it move across the parking lot before the big snow we got...
all winter to make exhausts and finish the tank and and and and
seriously the stock exhaust the "right" way was draggin the ground because the engine is so low
oh, yeah a few details left to work out, but i wanted to make it move across the parking lot before the big snow we got...
all winter to make exhausts and finish the tank and and and and
seriously the stock exhaust the "right" way was draggin the ground because the engine is so low
el Diablo Guapo
Member
did an exhaust
did an exhaust today
leftover stick of 1/2" emt - sleeved right into the cutoff stock piece - 3/4 might sleeve over, i will check
i just used a tubing bender, bent it some and moved along and bent it some more, then hit it with a rubber mallet to get it out of the bender- when you try it you'll understand
then i stood on the bend and pulled the long end up to give it the dimension it needs to clear the frame
i left it super long, cutting is easier... im sure it will wind up some normal length after i burn myself a few times.
did an exhaust today
leftover stick of 1/2" emt - sleeved right into the cutoff stock piece - 3/4 might sleeve over, i will check
i just used a tubing bender, bent it some and moved along and bent it some more, then hit it with a rubber mallet to get it out of the bender- when you try it you'll understand
then i stood on the bend and pulled the long end up to give it the dimension it needs to clear the frame
i left it super long, cutting is easier... im sure it will wind up some normal length after i burn myself a few times.
Venice Motor Bikes
Custom Builder / Dealer/Los Angeles
Hey el Diablo Guapo... I just noticed that your fist picture posted here & my avitar picture look exactly the same!!
el Diablo Guapo
Member
HA!
a handsome devil indeed!
a handsome devil indeed!
I like it, and it does look like a Venice build.
3/4" emt will need to be 'swedged' out just a little to fit over the stock exhaust. I made a tool using an old pair of battery cable spreader pliers. It doesn't take much and the conduit will slip over and if you have TIG can be welded neatly.
Oh, and if the emt is new, no tarnish, it will buff up very nicely to an almost chrome-like look.
Thanks for sharing your work. Have fun and ride safe.
Tom
3/4" emt will need to be 'swedged' out just a little to fit over the stock exhaust. I made a tool using an old pair of battery cable spreader pliers. It doesn't take much and the conduit will slip over and if you have TIG can be welded neatly.
Oh, and if the emt is new, no tarnish, it will buff up very nicely to an almost chrome-like look.
Thanks for sharing your work. Have fun and ride safe.
Tom
el Diablo Guapo
Member
how to swedge?
thanks! there are several useful tips in your reply
I used 1/2" emt cux it fit perfectly iside the stock pipe
it turns out 3/4" emt is a near match for the stock pipe OD
gotta swedging, i think i get the battery plier concept
i will try buffing the galvinized coating, though as the wet weather remains, the crud makes the chrome look a lot like galv
just to mention, i do all my work with a flux core machine, it is just what i happen to have and I can actually do quite a neat job with it - settings, setting,s settings
speaking of safety I just added a front brake - i plan to post that project in the brakes section
Hey cobra- go extreme !! you can always cut it off
keep the shiny side up!
thanks! there are several useful tips in your reply
I used 1/2" emt cux it fit perfectly iside the stock pipe
it turns out 3/4" emt is a near match for the stock pipe OD
gotta swedging, i think i get the battery plier concept
i will try buffing the galvinized coating, though as the wet weather remains, the crud makes the chrome look a lot like galv
just to mention, i do all my work with a flux core machine, it is just what i happen to have and I can actually do quite a neat job with it - settings, setting,s settings
speaking of safety I just added a front brake - i plan to post that project in the brakes section
Hey cobra- go extreme !! you can always cut it off
keep the shiny side up!
el Diablo Guapo
Member
no real changes, but I have been riding this several times a week to my new job.
got a new chain - 98 links - EXACTLY CORRECT - no way! SO cool
the new heavy duty chain, a 415h, is a noticeable upgrade
I put a muffler back on as i am riding across the city about 6:45 am and just want a little less attention
early morning in the industrial area of the city is super fun!
el