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 Post subject: Re: next Project:
PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 11:25 am 
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 Post subject: Re: next Project:
PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 12:56 pm 
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Gonna be a fun scoot! :thumbup:

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 Post subject: Re: next Project:
PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 2:32 pm 
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SHOULD RIP. looking at 45-50 rwhp at 225 lbs wet. (goal). no battery, and no other body work. what you see is body work wise what is going to be on it aside from fresh paint and a headlight, tiny taillight of some kind.


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 Post subject: Re: next Project:
PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 2:47 pm 
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right on Mark, gonna be a bad ass lil scoot for sure.
Does look to be a 200 electric tank as you said.
I believe the one in the pic below is a '74 model?

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EDIT: BTW its for sale nearby in CT.
Not mine or anyone I know.

http://hartford.craigslist.org/mcy/5757177603.html

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 Post subject: Re: next Project:
PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 2:57 pm 
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thanks!
yeah, that's the one. I cant even remember when I go that tank to be honest. just was laying around. original plan was rd400 tank with tz tail but thas been done to death.


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PostPosted: Wed Aug 31, 2016 11:20 am 
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I'd just 2 part clear the frame. The welds look like art.

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 Post subject: Re: next Project:
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evansje1 wrote:
I'd just 2 part clear the frame. The welds look like art.


I'm heavily leaning that way actually. Danny did fantastic work. I did a few for the tank mounts and they aren't terrible, if I do say so.

Luckily, a good friend of mine, David (actually had a long career from F1, then sprint car and nascar fabrication.. some of his work is on cars in the Barber museum actually), is helping me with learning this. we did the grom scrambler pipe actually, and I learned a lot from him on that as well. Im extremely lucky to have friends that talented willing to share their knowledge.

as a side note, we all used to work together, I used to actually have to inspect these guys work, and give feedback as I was the quality mgr. when we all worked in the same place. Most talented group of fabricators and engineers ive ever seen in one small place.


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m in sc wrote:
SHOULD RIP. looking at 45-50 rwhp at 225 lbs wet. (goal).

100 HP Banshee motor!!! :shock: :mrgreen:

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 Post subject: Re: next Project:
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balance... I already have an overpowered rd... :)


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m in sc wrote:
balance... I already have an overpowered rd... :)

Geesh! You too? My wife already says I'm unbalanced... :crazy: :lol:

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