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Crab · 03-13-2010, 11:05 PM

Well, I figure I better let the cat out of the bag...
I have a project I have had for a little over a year that got side tracked because of all the trouble I have had with the Crabmobile.
I bought a 1975 Harley Ironhead Sportster from a buddy that got a deal on it and passed it on to me. It was in a fire, so the wires and oil lines were melted and it took on some water and the pistons were locked up and the heads were rusty. I got it all apart and had the cylinders honed an the heads bead blasted and a valve job. I need to clean everything up and start putting it back together. It is a hard-tail with fat bob tanks and a tombstone tail light and taller bars.
I bought this mainly to have a little fun with then sell or trade. I guess it depends on how much fun I have with it. :-)
CRAB

Crab · 03-13-2010, 11:09 PM

Here is me last winter after pulling the engine out of the frame and discovering the rust.

Crab · 03-13-2010, 11:12 PM

Here is the frame and cam side cover. Also is one of the heads before the work and paint.

Tulsa · 03-13-2010, 11:36 PM

Cool, should be fun once finished. Plan on running that raked out fork and those bars??

Crab · 03-14-2010, 12:34 AM

I'll probably try to use what I already have. We are going to chop it a little lower though.

CRAB

33willysgasr · 03-14-2010, 11:00 AM

They are definately fun bikes. I had a 79 sporty that the motor had been built by phoenix racing out of augusta and it had a "big twin" back end on it, tire so big it rubbed the chain. It was only a 4 speed but it would pull a wheelie in 4th gear! It was a blast til stuff started going wrong, then i found out what all of the other bikers and harley shop guys were talking about when they said H-D stands for hundred dollars!LOL Everything i had to buy to keep it running was a hundred dollars, got tired of it and sold it before too much of that....Have fun crab, they are cool when they're workin right!

FastChevy · 03-14-2010, 03:38 PM

cool bike Crab,,,always wanted to pick up a basket case chopper, slap it together and just let it sit in the corner of my shop...

Tulsa · 03-14-2010, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crab

I'll probably try to use what I already have. We are going to chop it a little lower though.

CRAB

Cool, look forward to seeing how it turns out!

dgas · 03-15-2010, 07:50 AM

AH, the memory's , some good, some bad, mostly great, I have a soft spot for chops and by chops I do mean an Old school putt not the fat tired space ship rides of today.

Crab · 04-25-2010, 11:04 PM

I got a lot more done this weekend. I installed the pistons, cylinders and heads, rebuilt the carb and cleaned and polished a bunch of parts.

CRAB

03-13-2010, 11:05 PM	#1
Crab Founding Floater Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,894	CrabScoot Well, I figure I better let the cat out of the bag... I have a project I have had for a little over a year that got side tracked because of all the trouble I have had with the Crabmobile. I bought a 1975 Harley Ironhead Sportster from a buddy that got a deal on it and passed it on to me. It was in a fire, so the wires and oil lines were melted and it took on some water and the pistons were locked up and the heads were rusty. I got it all apart and had the cylinders honed an the heads bead blasted and a valve job. I need to clean everything up and start putting it back together. It is a hard-tail with fat bob tanks and a tombstone tail light and taller bars. I bought this mainly to have a little fun with then sell or trade. I guess it depends on how much fun I have with it. :-) CRAB __________________ "There are only three true sports. Mountain climbing, auto racing and bull fighting. All the rest are children's games played by adults." Ernest Hemingway http://www.crablogic.com

03-13-2010, 11:09 PM	#2
Crab Founding Floater Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,894	Here is me last winter after pulling the engine out of the frame and discovering the rust. __________________ "There are only three true sports. Mountain climbing, auto racing and bull fighting. All the rest are children's games played by adults." Ernest Hemingway http://www.crablogic.com

03-13-2010, 11:12 PM	#3
Crab Founding Floater Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,894	Here is the frame and cam side cover. Also is one of the heads before the work and paint. __________________ "There are only three true sports. Mountain climbing, auto racing and bull fighting. All the rest are children's games played by adults." Ernest Hemingway http://www.crablogic.com

03-14-2010, 12:34 AM	#5
Crab Founding Floater Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,894	I'll probably try to use what I already have. We are going to chop it a little lower though. CRAB __________________ "There are only three true sports. Mountain climbing, auto racing and bull fighting. All the rest are children's games played by adults." Ernest Hemingway http://www.crablogic.com

03-14-2010, 11:00 AM	#6
33willysgasr Duck'er Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ark City, Kansas Posts: 825	They are definately fun bikes. I had a 79 sporty that the motor had been built by phoenix racing out of augusta and it had a "big twin" back end on it, tire so big it rubbed the chain. It was only a 4 speed but it would pull a wheelie in 4th gear! It was a blast til stuff started going wrong, then i found out what all of the other bikers and harley shop guys were talking about when they said H-D stands for hundred dollars!LOL Everything i had to buy to keep it running was a hundred dollars, got tired of it and sold it before too much of that....Have fun crab, they are cool when they're workin right! __________________ "got safety tubes but i ain't scared, brakes are good, tires are fair..."

03-13-2010, 11:36 PM	#4
Tulsa Duck'er Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: think about it. Posts: 799	Cool, should be fun once finished. Plan on running that raked out fork and those bars??

03-14-2010, 03:38 PM	#7
FastChevy Founding Floater Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,975	cool bike Crab,,,always wanted to pick up a basket case chopper, slap it together and just let it sit in the corner of my shop...

03-15-2010, 07:50 AM	#9
dgas Founding Floater Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: OOFdah! MN Posts: 661	AH, the memory's , some good, some bad, mostly great, I have a soft spot for chops and by chops I do mean an Old school putt not the fat tired space ship rides of today. __________________ http://dgas46ply.spaces.live.com/ http://community.webshots.com/user/40gasser

04-25-2010, 11:04 PM	#10
Crab Founding Floater Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,894	I got a lot more done this weekend. I installed the pistons, cylinders and heads, rebuilt the carb and cleaned and polished a bunch of parts. CRAB __________________ "There are only three true sports. Mountain climbing, auto racing and bull fighting. All the rest are children's games played by adults." Ernest Hemingway http://www.crablogic.com

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