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02 / January / 2012

Now , it's time to assemble the rear axle plates .

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06 / January / 2012

Things has moved a bit since the last Posts .

Now : Guy is spending days with me at the Workshop : that's really COOL to get a friend with you 

all day long , and always READY to give the hand !

Well : the rear axle plates are on the Jig , ready to recieve the Frame's Tubings ...

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The Front Motor plate is ready too ....

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And also the rear ....

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I Start the work on the Rear End by the Bottom Tubings .

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That's the king of arrangement needed 

when you build a Frame really CLOSE to parts in movement....

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Here is the Job Completed .

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Well : now , let's have a first look to the UPPER tubings ...

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Guy is bringing me Now the MAIN piece of this Frame :

THE " HOT-SHOE"

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...Already in place on the Jig !

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Then begin a warm BrainStorming about the Gearbox Plate .

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This is the work done at the end of the day .

The Most Difficult , in facts .

Coz now Motor , Gearbox , rear and Front Wheels are correctly aligned :

all the following work is nothing else than pleasure !  :-)

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08 / January / 2012

Sunday .
Hot'n'Sunny Day .

That's Fine to rest , have a ride on my WarBoy and some tasty Coffee at the Bar , next Town ,

but i can't stop myself to think about this BoardTracker .

I've Started the Work with an EVO motor coz i had nothing else under the hand .

( An EVO Motor has the same Bolts-mount pattern than a ShovelHead 

and is also 1 Cm TALLER than a ShovelHead Motor : so : no-Problem with it . )

But now i realise that the ShovelHead HEADS has NOT exactly the same shape 

about the Exhaust Ports than an EVO . I guess maybe i'll have some trouble about this

with this SINGLE DownTube LOOP Frame .

I have to KNOW what to do NOW before keepin'on workin'on this babe .

it's TIME to install a TRUE ShovelHead Motor in the JIG .

Thanks to Laurent ( DeepSouth Motors ) to bringing me an Empty Motor .

I'll get it on next Monday :Exactly Tomorrow : Guy is Back Again for an other HOT Day with me .

Waitin'for this : Here is some "Relax-Sunday-Work" about the "UnderSaddle" Casting .

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10 / January / 2012


Under-Saddle Casting view .
Slips easy in and out . no Play . Ready to Tack-Weld and Braze .

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This is where we are after an other HOT day spent with Guy at the WorkShop .

Next Step will be the NECK-Castings

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Well . It's not yet time to tack-weld all Castings and Tubings

But during ALL the Building Process : i have to keep an Eye on the Good Shape of the Frame .

I still have some Work to do on it .

The upper rear tubings will be added at the last Time to close the shape .

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11/January/2012

Neck-Casting .

Here's the solution : Double-Tubing , Double-Welding , Brazing .

This is how to Proceed .