Restoration of a 70 Year Old Harley Davidson Panhead Engine
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- čas přidán 9. 08. 2022
- In this video, I finish restoring my 1950 Panhead's engine. We at DeathProof Productions hope you enjoy this video and stick around to see the restoration for the rest of this soon-to-be amazing motorcycle.
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Thanks for not putting music behind everything. It was therapeutic watching and listening to this video.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Wouldnt matter to me other than i was buying a bad ass harley panhead that was restored by a true craftsman and professional...hell of a job man.
Thank you, glad to see your still watching.
If "collectors" don't like it, then just don't sell to them. I mean they aren't going to ride it anyway so sell to someone who will ride it.
Thats why I love Japanese motorcycle culture or just the Japanese in general. They have an appreciation and love for all things old. They'll ride pans and flats like nothing but take the most absolute care into maintaining and fabricating.
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Fascinating engine work and thoughtful editing…appreciate that there’s no annoying soundtrack.
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You made that old engine look (and I'm sure RUN) like the day it was made the first time. Well done, your talent is clear.
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No music. To the point. The finger snap stud removal is priceless. Kudos
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I don’t comment on any videos. But this was a masterpiece. Very well done.
Thanks stay tuned for the next part it's even better.
70s? a time of real choppers, toy runs and having tons of pictures of my mom and dad in full leathers. lol thank for the vid and the memories, my dad had a Panhead.
I never get tired of watching these masters revive these classics back to its glory. Sir you have built a thing of art. RESPECT
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As I’m sitting here sipping on a Busch light enjoying this video. I about lost it when I saw the Busch light box 😂🤘🏻 cheers 🍻
I call it blue delicious.
I thoroughly enjoyed every second of this video! I did the exact same thing to my 75 shovel years back I got in multiple boxes of parts as a basketcase. This was identical and brought back excellent build memories when I had a garage!!
In fact, I shared it to my now 28 year old son, what I was doing in the garage every night. Like step by step, minute by minute, it was great and I hope he watches it too!
Thank you for the compliment means alot.
@@DeathProofProductions I also meant to add in my original comment that I also enjoyed watching your level of meticulous work! It was beautiful to watch and I'm very happy to see I'm not the only one that takes their time and is so careful and measures everything to spec! I don't take shortcuts either.
I would love to hear the panhead run and definitely keep it! You are right, I would hate to have that sold off for parts in a hundred years after all that beautiful restoration work!
Thank you--honest clanking of parts and NO MUSIK to distract your workmanship. Outstanding.
U got nothing to lose by continuing the project
Like the way you made it look simple, I finished my 49 about a year ago and it didn't go that easy! The bike has owned me for 38 years and this will be the last rebuild. I don't ride it every day anymore but I went over everything and it usually is the nicest bike at the bars. I got a 83 shovel, 94 softtail, and a 2017 Roadmaster that I ride more than any other but my Pan is my baby.
Thanks it took some time but thanks to movie magic looks like I did it in a afternoon.
@@DeathProofProductions that was friggin awesome mate💯%👍 Thanks for the share
I've had a '67 Shovel (which is basically a Pan lower with better oiling), a '45 45 WLA, a '79 Sportster, and my last one, that I went down on a month after I turned 65 (lady turned left in front of me). I'm actually considering one of those Free-Wheelers, which is a trike, without all the bags. I've got almost enough for a down payment. All I need is a loan from Navy Fed., and I'll be good to go.
Oh, yeah, broke 9 bones in my left foot and ankle, but all-in-all, I'm okay. No Dain Bramage (that they can tell). I've always been like this. Lol
Put it back together and keep it as the last owner had her, screw the persnickety crowd. I have a '41 EL that I was left after its owner passed away in the late '90s and when I rebuilt the engine and trans in '13, I saw it wasn't as it rolled out the factory door and I couldn't care less. I knew that when the owner was still alive, it had a pretty rich history of owners that had changed shit as needed over the near century it's been alive. I'm just the keeper of the flame until it's time to pass it on to a new owner that will hopefully take her for what she is. A motorcycle that's built to ride, is older than we are and respect the fact that she'll be here LONG after we are. Great job man, I'll keep watching for sure.
Thanks I believe I'm gonna take this advice.
I would not sweat it for that one, looks fine, it is nerve wracking to sort through all the options. Well done sir
Maestro Sir, i loved every second this build, probably one of the best on youtube ! I suppose selling in segments would be the way to go, didnt know people would have so fussy in buying an original.....thankyou for your time
I'm glad you liked it. I decided to put her back together like she was.
@@DeathProofProductions the best decision Sir
Really enjoyed your video. I had a 63 FLH and rebuilt my Panhead back in the early 70's. Brought back some great memories!
You did a nice job on that pan head. I've myself built many pan heads back in the mid 70's. The one thing I did differently was line hone the engine cases while bolted together to get a straight even bore for the crankshaft. Back then we installed oversized roller bearings for the main shafts after line honing. I always liked building the pan head and the knuckle heads. Great classics. I like you're work.
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My Dad had a pan head, After he passed 31 yrs ago, my brothers and I went through “his box” we found in the bottom of his old 5 drawer dresser. In there I found an old receipt for an engine rebuild done by a shop in Jackson Mi. With the pistons & rings, gaskets, bearings, (I think) machine work etc, I recall the shop rebuilt the engine for his 38 Harley for under 117.00 bucks. I wish I’d of stuck it in my pocket so I’d have it ……… yep; hindsight is still 20/20 😂. Ironic as it is, later on in life my Dad became a Machinist and had an old Bridgeport, South Bend 13 in, 2 drill presses, etc. I can still see him “cking tolerances with his Sterrett mics 🙂, thanks for the ride back to some great memories. He sold his Panhead in 56, bought a 39 Ford dump truck to make bread n butter when he got laid off at the factory in S Michigan
I always wanted a 65 pan but never happened. Rode a 64 for years. I'm 74 now and don't think it will ever happen. Nice rebuild job sir !!! Always nice to watch a artist at work.
Thanks for the compliment means alot to know your work is appreciated.
Your video was great! I keep a 69 FLH running and a 57 Pan as well. Both “basically” stock. You are truly a master and the editing was fantastic. I have subscribed. About 10 years ago I had the shovel rebuilt. I never knew how the mechanic repaired a couple of broken fins. I especially enjoyed that section. THANK YOU!
No problem happy you enjoyed, it check out the next step the carb restoration and stay tuned for the transmission. coming to a you tube channel near you.
This is what I liked to call, " SKILL ". Lovely video. The thing that cathed me, was the silence during the restore. Not a lot of talking, only nice moments of the assemble.
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Thank you for the great video . I love watching people using their brains and their hands . I love old Harleys and this was a very interesting video . Kudos for your great skills and how you apply them .
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Many years ago--55 or so--I restored some late 40s Willys Jeeps, CJ-2A and 3A models, and like you I had to learn that making them run nice and look good, might not bring what one puts into them. This was very enjoyable to watch you, especially the modern way to make gaskets. I made many with a sheet of gasket material and a ball pein hammer and a sharp knife.
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Wow I had no idea how easy Harley is to rebuild. Very good engineering
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This is really helpful and educational man. My father passed away when I was 16 and left me with his 99 dyna and his 57 panhead chopped, i am currently building the bike back to its original glory, this video makes it a little bit easier
thanks for the complement. I hate to hear that about your dad. i went through the same thing with my mom in my early twenties. My first new big twin was my 99 dyna if yours is black then its one of the first twincam engines that rolled off the line . In another 20 years it will be a collector item.
Sell it complete, to someone in some country where it will get ridden and they value it being built to spec by someone that knows how to build it. Ask for the money you want, not what folks say it's worth. Your work is priceless.
I decided to put her back together and keep her at least for now. Thanks for the compliment means alot.
@@DeathProofProductions you're very welcome, credit where credit is due.
I've just discovered your channel and watched a lot. It's this kind of clear and comfortable to watch stuff that makes me feel much more confident at keeping my own engine alive into the future. Very reassuring.
I don't know if it's just me but I find these old engines much more pleasing to look at than the modern Harley motors. I wish modern designers would have a rethink.
I agree.
Improvised "extra hands" are what make videos like these therapy to watch. There are always moments in wrenching or building when you scratch your head and wonder "how the hell am I supposed to do THAT?!?". Then, after a cig or two, a beer, or whatever your habit is, it hits you. That warm, fuzzy feeling of pure genius. Good work man.
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Excellent video. No shitty music and no unnecessary yapping.
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I tried to achieve the same thing, it took me a few years.
Watching the video brings back good memories.
The difference with him is that I have no training in car mechanics.
I watched the tutorials a lot.
This is brilliantly shot and edited. Thank you
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Motorcycles are made for fun transportation. It gets you from here to there. Personally I rather have a fun able to ride bike instead of a completely correct one. It shows it's journey just as much as the rider's.
I'd buy as is myself. I'm a shovelhead guy. Just totalled my 68 shovelhead because an idiot slammed on brakes on a 2 lane road doing 65mph, there was nothing I could do. But a buddy bought the bike and sold it right back to me, now I'm gonna start rebuilding it. Good job my buddy
thanks, i love the hell out of shovels to. my first build was a 76 fxe back in 1998 it was the bike that flung the craving on me to become a harley mechanic. i just finished my 77 flh and were gonna make a vid for it first fire up so stay tuned.
@@DeathProofProductions I will. Man I can't wait to be able to get back on mine. It's still going to be a little bit. I've had 14 surgeries on my leg. Now I have another coming up for my hand. Then some oral surgery. Hell fire 🔥. Lol
Liked the neat gasket maker, never seen one of those before!
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Its a fine restored Pan Head chief! Let it be known some parts are not the "original " parts or whatever, either way its find quality American craftsmanship! 💯 if someone wants "Original " tell them to build a time machine and go back to 1950 and buy a panhead! Anywho respect your work 💯!
Thanks. After listening to everyone i think your right. Thanks
I know a man that could make a pan head shovel head or knuckle head run one or the other on each side
thank you for the amazing video. very inspiring during these hard times
I would rather see a bike that ridden ,leakingt oil and rusty than a bike thats totally original but never ridden, just ride it and enjoy .Great video,greetings from England,shovelhead owner here
I think you right thanks
EXCELLENT WORK ON HARLEY DAVIDSON ENGINE, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CHAMICAL TECNICHIAN.
A group of my friends find and restore/rebuild pre-WWI motorcycles and it's a labor of love and re-engineering. The design perimeters and metallurgy and bearing technology before WWI FORCED it forward, left everything to be desired, so in our "runstorations" we "modernize" the internals, often at great expense. CNC-ing new aluminum pistons to replace cast iron originals (we had machinist friends), Hand turning modern steel cranks and cams and heat-treating both is far more "art" than machining. Boring out bronze bushings in cases and fitting rolling element bearings is engineering art. We take a 5000 mile life engine and turn it into a 50,000+ mile re-build cycle engine and increase the horsepower by 10-20% by reducing friction and increasing efficiency. One of our gang rode his 1911 ACE to Sturgis from Sand Springs, OK this year (NOT a trailer queen!) Placed First for Antique ridden in and second in Oldest Bike and First in Oldest Bike ridden the farthest on a Columbia Bicycle frame with a 61 CID 52* V-twin engine and total-loss oiling system and acetylene headlight that he said had cars flashing their high-beams at him across Kansas and Nebraska! I aimed it so I KNOW it was legal and right! But the 9 inch reflector put out 12,000 Beam candlepower compared to HID or LED's at 4000-6000! I rigged a bicycle LED brake light for him using a magnetic switch.
I could watch this all day long
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What a great toolbox and shop you have crafted! As to authenticity of parts, be fully disclosed, let any potential buyer know what know and what you discover, they can then decide for themselves. Nice work.
Check also Tatro machine here on Yt
I own a 1953. 74" bobber since 30 years. Useing a CV carb and works very well. Used an S&S B before but couldnt get it work well. Very useful video when I shall restore my engine.even liked your piston ring tool. Thank you for showing this information 🍻 🇸🇪
I love running the CV carbs on older bikes. I have a ton because they are so damn good. When you get your engine done send me a pic through my email. I would love to see it🍺 🇺🇸
The pan head has been my dream bike since I got out of the service in 1977 but I just can't afford one now. In 1974 I was stationed in S. Carolina. A group of us rented a beach house on Sulivans Island. There was three harleys parked in the dining room. One was a 1954 pan head. I wanted that bike in the worst way but at 19 on military pay I just didn't have the money. If I had one now or even the engine I would park the bike behind my bar or if I had the engine it would be on the bar just for me to appreciate. I'm 68 and retired now and probably will never see it come to be.
Great video. Thank you.
Real master workstyle. Watchmaker's work!
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My old call on motorcycle shop was T&T motors on St Claire in Cleveland Ohio. The owner always called all the bikes motors.This kind of bike shop is gone forever. I'm glad I got to see this.
Thanks stay tuned for the burned up carb and intake rebuild that came off this bike.
This is a great video! I’m about to rebuild a 1955 panhead from the ground up. It’s not matching numbers and original like this one. But hey at least I’ve got one! This video will be really useful for reference. Thanks so much.
Matching numbers are for purist and collectors. A pan head is bad assed anyway you want to look at it with the bikers and the hardcore motorcyclist. Do you and be proud of it. I want one.
Always wondered what a panhead was. Now I get it. Its basically a 2 cylinder Volkswagen engine with external push rods (and those classy pushrod tubes) and valve covers (pans) out on the ends of the heads.
Yep thats pretty much it.
Just beautiful, this is art
Dang this is a awesome channel .... Im 51 and bought my first Harley Dyna the twin cam video's have helped..Thanks
no thank you for the compliment.
,,,,enjoyed the blast in time....I have most of the tools shown to complete the job , as for decades my passion for my shovelheads led me.......I worked for Hempstead hog in Nassau NY ,,and Lombardi's hog in Staten Island NY ......I learned something from this fine video,,,,,,,,,Splitting wheels with two small wedges , instead of one large one,,,,or just slammin a lead hammer to the side of em , while holdin them by the two rods....................
I was a young marine and had a ‘48 panhead chopper. It barely ran and I had no money to get it right but it was great when it did. I sold it to a buddy and it got stolen from Cherry Point MCAS. Probably the best thing that could happen. Those small, light choppers were the best, new Harleys, meh. THANKS FOR SHARING.
Gorgeous! It’s a thing of beauty.
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Who cares if it’s original. If it runs it’s fun. Great work man
Yeah i decided to keep it.
I love these old engines just so many unique things about em. Well you don't have no skin in the game with these I would go for profit
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I just now subscribed as your channel popped up on the suggested CZcams. Love watching your content I'm 72 and my first HD was a '69 Sportster that I chopped in '72 a ton of chrome till I realized on my next bike a '66 Slab Shovel with essential chrome cause Chrome don't get you home. It was the best riding bike I ever had. Sold it and the Sporty in 1988 to finance my framing const business. Have owned many HDs since then all newer they never stayed with me too long cause they just couldn't measure up to the '66. Will be looking forward to more content.
soon i will start on my 69 sporty and make vids on it but gotta get the 1950 done first. Thanks for the compliment.
You did a damn good job!!! I'm a old soul in young body. My favorite bike is the captain America panhead Harley davidson and in my opinion go with whatever you would love to do within yourself, Sir. I'd love to build my own bike from scratch and put a panhead in it I've been drawing a blueprint of a panhead chopper I'm naming the Orange Dream. Unfortunately I'm more poor than a orphan was in the great depression. My best of luck is with you on whatever your heart desires 😊 you're a incredible builder and inspire me I can build and restore anything from nothing.
thanks for the compliment. i can tell you from being a 17 year old kid bouncing from couch to couch at friends houses. to where I am now I've come along way. I'm blessed now to be able to do my on thing in my own time and build my bikes and ride them. it just took me staying focused on my dream and pushing forward. if your doing that than the orange dream is not gonna be just a dream. it will be sitting in your shop waiting for u to ride her. stay tuned for the rest of the build and remember keep the rubber side down.
wow ,watching you smear just the right amount of gasket sealant to the timing cover ,first time i seen someone else do it like me - good watch , keep what you can ,sell what you have to ,life goes on ,enjoy the beer
thanks thats how the factory trained us to do it when i was gitting certified.
What an outstanding video. Great work man 👍🏻
You are a pro at building a harley davidson engine. You did a osum job on the engine and i bet it will run like a dream.
Outstanding completely intrigued by the work, love love love it, thanks for sharing your skills
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I watch a LOT of videos,this is one of the greats... Good job sir.
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You do great work thanks for sharing your experiences
Thanks for the compliment.
I'd love to be able to work on such basic engines like Harley Davidson, fixing much more complex lawnmower engines can be too stressful for me 😊
Lol, Harleys are basically a lawnmower engine bolted to a 6 speed transmission.
Ever since I was a kid Pan's were my favorites, then Knucklehead 's. Even though I never got to have either, I was happy with my Shovel!!!
Wow that’s fantastic work.
I wish my ole lady made me feel like I do watching you build it. I've done most top end work but never the bottom end. BTW. I got a 1951 EL
I wish mine made me feel the same as when I do the work but I damn sure love doing it. Thanks for the compliment.
Edição do vídeo sensacional e que trabalhado legal de restauração. As Harley modernas são interessantes, mas nada se compara à sensação de guiar uma Harley clássica. Amo muito tudo isso ❣️
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Nice job!
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Congratulations brow, amazing work !!!!!!
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Thanks this has to be the best video and rebuilding job I've ever seen in action Amazing and I own a 57 ironhead
cool im gonna do a vid on my 69 ironhead soon.
O! Super good! Old grumbler alive!
Amazing work. Looks good. I'd love to ride that bike.
Thanks, means alot to know your work is appreciated.
Outstanding video. I started riding Harleys in 1976. My first bike was a '70FLH, full dress with 30,000 on the odometer, that I picked up for $1500. Panheads were still a common sight on the road back then. My only criticism would be the apparent lack of assembly lube/oil on the piston rings and cam gears.
thanks if you go to time stamp 13:04 you can see the oil on the gears. I just use 20/50 that's what the factory tought us to use when I was getting certified.
Have to agree with Gary I've never seen a motor assembled without a lot lube I've seen some older guys soak the pistons in oil overnight and I always used a light oil like wd 40 when honing and then clean the cylinder with hot soapy water and toilet brush is mandatory did you check piston ring end gap? Nice video but you are leaving out some critical parts of a overhaul?
Absolute nice work. Great job.
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Its funny how there is not that ONE guy on here saying you did this wrong or you should have done it this or that way...
Excellent...great job!
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Having all the right tools is half the battle!
Very true.
i just paid 15k for a 86 FXR bike with a panhead shoved in it. Love it best of both worlds. Comfortable and rides smooth stops no wobbles pulls nicely. The foot clutch and shifting takes getting use to; I don't think I paid too much for it
NICE VIDEO..thanks🔥PANHEADS FOREVER🔥
Master at work !
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HEAVY JOB AND VERY INTERESTING. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
Thank you .appreciate the comment.
Excellent video! I appreciate time it must have taken you took to make /edit this. Congratulations!
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7 months ago when I first seen this episode, I thought then I’d leave it as is and ride it. I still feel the same way, you’re rather meticulous and thourough in your work. That said I’m glad I ain’t got to decide for you, but I wouldn’t be afraid to take care of it and ride it like my Dad rode his 57 panhead……. at any rate y’all done a good job thus far
Thanks, I decided to put her all back together and keep it.
@@DeathProofProductions I been thinking I’d like to have an Bike w a suicide shift. Just to prove to myself I could still ride. I recall my uncle (7yrs older than me) and his buddy Bob would come to the farm to visit, one had a leg in a cast and the other had an arm in a cast. Uncle reached up front past Bob to “shift it” while Bob run the clutch & brake………sounds rather crazy I guess till ya got tired of sittin & waiting to heal.
Я реально кайфанул от видео! Грамотный подход. Наличие хорошего инструмента. Умелые руки. Cool!!! Молодец
Грамотный. Кроме одной маленькой детали: в прокладках между цилиндром и картером производитель не сделал отверстия под маслоканалы. И он их так и поставил. Не, может он проткнул их после того как притянул цилиндры, но он этого не показал. Да и смысл так делать? Тогда у отверстия останутся рваные края, перекрывающие значительную площадь сечения канала, и в канале останутся куски бумаги. Думаю что он так и собрал. А вы говорите Америка, харлей давидзон... А всё как у нас: один Вася не сделал отверстия в детали там где они должны быть, другой Вася понадеялся на первого и прям так и поставил. 😄
😲 Wowzers! The work going on in this video and the way the video was put together is phenomenal! I'm mean damn I didn't turn my head a second shit I don't think I blinked an eye!!! Everything is so simple but so tedious! Great job bro!
Thanks for the that means alot to no that ur craft is appreciated.
Liked your modified G clamp for doing your valve spring retainers.
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Absolutely brilliant keep it up cant say enough on it regards ..Titch from UK👍💥🍺🏴
Great job!!! 👍 The only thing is that instead of sandblasting, aquablasting would probably be more suitable for aluminum?) You may be interested to see how one very talented person restored the 1948 Harley Davidson frame from junk, the Springer fork and the Panhead engine from spare parts! He also builds a homemade chopper with a homemade V-Twin and the same homemade Springer fork literally from scrap metal, while not having any special equipment! I think you will appreciate his work, the video is very fascinating!!! The channel is called MotoMetalMind 🙂🖐️
I watched his video it was very good thanks for the recommendation. At some point I would like to get a vaporhone but it's not in the budget right now. I do have a tumbler to do the same thing but not on the big parts, so what I do is use the crushed walnut media to blast at low pressure than burnish with 0000 steelwoole to get the close to correct finish.
@@DeathProofProductionsThank you so much for your responsiveness! 🤝Interesting cleaning methods you have ! 👍
🤔 sure would be nice to sell it as a complete bike. I'm sure there's someone out there that would love it just the way it is. Killer job on the video 🤘
Thanks if decided to keep it together. thanks for the compliment
Bloody Brilliant, love a job done the way it should be, I restored a 1934 Indian, well it was a cross between Indians, and a guy called Burt Munro from Invercargill New Zealand actually was the guy that taught me. He was the the guy that broke the land speed record on an Indian. I was very lucky then to have learned so much from a classic. Good on you Sir, love ya work.
that's awesome burt Monroe is my hero. truth is Im kinda considered the burt Monroe of van buran county arkansas hell I even have the same heart problem. Thanks for the compliment.
@@DeathProofProductions he was a great Ole boy, fuck he was funny, but as I grew up in New Zealand, their is alot of people like Burt.
@@DeathProofProductions I started my apprenticeship at the age of 14, was given a block of NN Tool steel a set if file and a hacksaw and told to make a hand vice. Took me 3 years, it had to be dead square, all thread fore the spindles, everything hand to be made by hand, no CNC everything from scratch. great experience, All old school.
Dude that gasket cutter rocks.. is that a Cricket? WOW you're like a surgeon I'd keep it all together
It's a silloute brand, pretty handy when I need something quick.
Nice use of the lathe as truing stand, I like it.
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simply beautiful
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Parts is parts and a good running motor that will stay together and run like a dream is good enough. That's a labor of passion and you can't beat that ever. Getting hard to find good mechanics besides the motorbike shops these days.
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I ended up as a Spring maker / toolmaker. Everything on the farm was number 8 fencing wire mentality.
thats cool, I started out building steelmills as a millwright. learned a great deal about machines and fell in love with them but when I rode my first bike I knew I had found myself. after building my first shovelhead I knew this needs to be my job. after all they say if you love what you do you never work a day in your life.
Keep it all together, worth more. I seen my dad sell a 1963 panhead old c.h.p. bike. He sold it back in early 1980's for about 3,500. Same bike owner wants 25,000 for it
That's kinda what I'm thinking
THAT WAS FRIGGIN AWESOME MATE 💯%👍❤️ Thanks for the share...
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WOW Great Video , Real nice work ,,
Thank you very much!
The last one we built we tourqued the cyl heads on before we installed the jugs on the pistons, I guess some folks do and some don't, anyway nice job bro💯💯💯👍👍👍
I use a dog bone on my torque wrench to do it once there on. We edited it out it because the camera angle didn't look good. But I have also done it you way in the past. Thanks for the compliment.