She RUNS!!!
OnHad some time Friday after work to get things buttoned up and give starting her up a try. Wasn’t much left to do: connect the coil, add some oil, put some fuel in the tank, cross our fingers, and hope for the…
Hot pipes and a few other odds and ends…
OnHad a couple of hours last night after work so I tinkered a bit and made some more progress towards making her run. Belt drive primary is on, exhaust is on, carburetor is on, transmission is buttoned up, most of the wiring…
Harley Davidson Vehicle Operations Tour…
OnThis past weekend Sandy and I traveled up to New Hampshire to celebrate the wedding of some good friends of ours. It was a beautiful ceremony and a great time. On the way home we had time to take a slight detour…
Interesting… Peanut City Chop and Swap
OnUpdated 06/19/2019 – Don’t know much about this, but putting it here so I can check into it later. The only info I have seen so far is on the Instagram page @peanut_city_chop_and_swap. The page says it’s going to be a Vintage…
Compu-Fire HDE-1 Ignition Static Timing…
OnFor the EVO project I am using the Compu-Fire HDE-1 Digital Electronic Ignition. I used this same set up on the 1990 Sportster Project, it was easy to set up and so far it works well. I decided to do something a…
EVO Chain Final Drive…
OnHot outside yesterday afternoon but after work I did a bit of tinkering and made some more progress. I decided to do a chain final drive on the 1992 EVO project. I know, I know… more maintenance, mess, etc… Yeah I get…
EVO Project Wiring…
OnWhile I was waiting for the paint on the tank to dry I worked on getting the 1992 EVO Project wired up and put a battery in it this weekend. I picked up a complete main wiring harness on eBay a while…
Gas Tank Painted…
OnBroke out the rattle cans again over the Memorial Day weekend and I got the gas tank painted. Turned out just as nice as the oil tank and fender.
Sealing the tank…
OnSealed the tank for the 1992 Evo Project this weekend. The sealer helps protect the inside of the tank from rusting and seals up any pinholes there may be in the weld seams.
So many wires…
OnJust a quick short update. Started working wiring things up. Unfortunately there is not enough clearance between the rear fender and starter to mount the circuit breakers where I wanted them, so I have to figure something else out.