The Official Hot Rod Thread - Part 2: No Replacement For Displacement

[RustyHornet]

Looks really good Rusty

Thank ya, sir!

 

[churchmouse]

Stopped at the shop to get the 64 in the "Q" today. They had the Cutlass outside waiting on transport to get the new top soon. Like the style or not this thing is sweet.

 

[RustyHornet]

Looks like really nice straight body and paint work.

 

[churchmouse]

Looks like really nice straight body and paint work.

Thats my deal. I have zero use for the wheels/stance but it aint my world anymore.......

 

[IndianaSoloMcfly]

We have one of these for motorcycles..? Ive put the lemans up for sale and i traded my old AR to a buddy for a motorcycle.

im pretty stoked on it. Its a complete motorcycle, just completely disassembled. I stripped it yesterday. Gonna be good times come fall.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Reminded me of this video McFly. I love a nice bike.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EZF6iT_X8Rk

 

[IndianaSoloMcfly]

Reminded me of this video McFly. I love a nice bike.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EZF6iT_X8Rk

Wow im impressed, did you know the bike is a gn400 by looking at it? The one in the vid is its little brother the 250. And all the parts are in a milk crate just like the video. Very cool

 

[churchmouse]

Wow im impressed, did you know the bike is a gn400 by looking at it? The one in the vid is its little brother the 250. And all the parts are in a milk crate just like the video. Very cool

Let us know how the basket build goes. I know what you are in for.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Wow im impressed, did you know the bike is a gn400 by looking at it? The one in the vid is its little brother the 250. And all the parts are in a milk crate just like the video. Very cool

I wish I could take credit but no just coincidence.

 

[IndianaSoloMcfly]

Let us know how the basket build goes. I know what you are in for.

I was super hesitant, but the guys a friend and i looked at everything pretty close. Aso it came with duplicates, two engines, two sets of forks and assemblies. Newish tires. Looks like someone just lost interest

 

[churchmouse]

I was super hesitant, but the guys a friend and i looked at everything pretty close. Aso it came with duplicates, two engines, two sets of forks and assemblies. Newish tires. Looks like someone just lost interest

Again.......have fun. Thats the real challenge in basket builds. You will be missing something. Somewhere. Sometime.

 

[chezuki]

I’m not sure if it counts as a “hot rod”, but it’s not stock.

Put new pipes on today. Got them for next to nothing because the heat shields need refinished. Just left them off for now.


[video=youtube_share;18dIDh2-ygY]http://youtu.be/18dIDh2-ygY[/video]

 

[churchmouse]

Has this effected the jetting. I can not remember what carb is on that bike.

 

[bobzilla]

Couple little things to clean up and tidy, but here she is!

Custom leather shift boot made by a friend while I stood there and watched today! That is also my original to the car Hurst shifter handle, I had to modify it slightly but it works perfect.

I just realized thats the same fire extenguisher in the same location in my truck! lol

Also, I just gave up and ordered a set of cheap slapper bars. Overnighted from amazon for $60. Not the perfect solution but has to better than now. I can't roast off these Lexani LX20's with this much axle hop.

 

[chezuki]

Has this effected the jetting. I can not remember what carb is on that bike.

It’s a Screamin’ Eagle breaded Mikuni HSR42. Going from drag pipes to these gave me back a very noticeable amount of low end of torque.

I talked to the guy where Shadow works ahead of time and he said as well as my bike runs with drag pipes, the jetting would be fine with the V&H.

 

[churchmouse]

It’s a Screamin’ Eagle breaded Mikuni HSR42. Going from drag pipes to these gave me back a very noticeable amount of low end of torque.

I talked to the guy where Shadow works ahead of time and he said as well as my bike runs with drag pipes, the jetting would be fine with the V&H.

I figured as much.

 

[bobzilla]

Last night I cut down the exhaust. It couldn’t clear the rear axle. Now there’s turn downs before it.

 

[churchmouse]

Last night I cut down the exhaust. It couldn’t clear the rear axle. Now there’s turn downs before it.

Did it get louder in the cab. I did this on my 65 Biscayne and it rumbled your brains loose in the car. It was Uber cool but damn it was loud.
I eventually had a custom pipe guy run them out the back. We modified the control arms on the rear end and it was hard to get the 2.5" pipes over the axle.

 

[bobzilla]

So I couldn’t answer this until this morning. It’s not any louder but the sound is completely different. Like.... I got slightly aroused at how ****ing awesome it sounds. I mean this thing is gutless. It can’t make 150hp at the flywheel. But it sounds like it’s going to eat everything in sight. It’s probably not as bad as your biscuit because the passenger compartment doesn’t stretch out over it. That extra air space conducts a lot of sound.

 

[RustyHornet]

Nothing like a little bit of last minute thrashing hacking up the trans tunnel to get rid of some driveline vibration. Head out in a few hours. Meet up with my co pilot in Indy tonight and head to Kentucky in the morning!