I ran around Ellettsville, IN yesterday looking for a scrap piece of exhaust pipe that was 2" OD and 13 gauge. It was suggested that I check Extreme Performance. I went there and they didn't have anything I could use. They said I should check an auto parts store for exhaust extensions. I checked Napa a few doors down; nothing I could use. I ask where the nearest muffler shop was and the gentlemen there suggested Stop & Go downtown Ellettsville. They ended up having exactly what I needed and they just gave me a piece.
Then I headed toward Spenser, IN to OJ's Custom Welding where he hooked it up welding a 2" section of the pipe I acquired from Stop & Go into the part of the exhaust that exits the rear head. That 2 inches gave the clearance I needed to run the rear pipe without butting against the rear frame rail.
Scratch off pipes from the list.
Here are a couple of photos of Ian's projects. The first couple of pictures are of an interesting find. It's a 1948 Panhead wishbone frame. I believe this is the first year they made them. The axle plates on this are sick (sorry about blurry photos).
I ran around Ellettsville, IN yesterday looking for a scrap piece of exhaust pipe that was 2" OD and 13 gauge. It was suggested that I check Extreme Performance. I went there and they didn't have anything I could use. They said I should check an auto parts store for exhaust extensions. I checked Napa a few doors down; nothing I could use. I ask where the nearest muffler shop was and the gentlemen there suggested Stop & Go downtown Ellettsville. They ended up having exactly what I needed and they just gave me a piece.
I believe this to be a common problem. I broke a hex-head socket trying to remove the tapered bolts that hold my rear rotor on. I took it to Vee-Twin to see what they thought. They tried heating up the bolts one at a time with a torch to loosen the loctite holding them in place but to no avail. So they proceeded to weld bolts on top of bolts to remove the damn things.
