HI-BLUE RUN (THE LAST MEMORY OF SUMMER 2011)

TODAY IS JUST A DAY BEFORE THE HI-BLUE RUN.
LET'S GO TO NAGOYA CITY!!!!!!




















CONTINUE TO PART 2..............

1949 Chevrolet 3100 Truck sold

20 years ago

Guns and Roses released Use Your Illusion I and II on this day. stands the test of time even if it makes me feel old.
Check the chart to see if maybe you were in the band, Gilby, i know you were!
If only Axl wasn't nuts and they could all get back together...

work

something that was done in my shop at work...Just so happens i was wearing an FMA shirt that day...
I actually have worked closely with the dudes at Pioneer on some project at work and they are a pleasure...Did anyone see the three red '69 Camaros in the Pioneer booth at the CES show in vegas last january? i spent my holidays building those with a few great guys from Five Axis in HB, CA.

flashback

People remember, most forget. Those who returned got the negative focus of the publics energy as their available expendability was more in reach than that of "the man" who sent them there. We have not forgotten and this shirt is our tribute to all of those who fought.

These pix were sent in to us from the New York memorial site.

With every shirt we sell, we will be making a donation to the Vietnam Veterans of America.

www.VVA.org

obviously not a golfer

Best use of our sticker yet, from the Haifley Bros blog

The sky is the limit

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light mock up

dialing in the look of the '66 Shovel i got last week. It was a bad funky bike with 5 gal tanks with Pegasus' on em and crap. Now i am thinking Hot ROd. I am not sure what happened to me but i took the extended drum brake wideglide (love em) off that came with it and rounded up stuff for my very first narrowglide...i must be sick. still need the left side caliper, both rotors, and an axle for a dual disc 35mm showa...let me know if you have any...
I have a different but similar seat coming and maybe even a rootbeer fender to match the tank. THat and the rear wheel to match the front, NOS rim, NOS Goodyear WHITE LETTER tires...yeah.

5 NEW FMA Shirts!!!!

 Lookie here! We have FIVE new FMA designs for you! Tees, Baseball tees, and even one more tank top before it turns too cold. Each is hand drawn original art by Harpoon, EZ, Alan Steadman, and the world famous PIZZ.
CLICK HERE to buy or for more details. 100% cotton tees that fit dudes like tees should. all these have big prints on the front, loud and proud! 

9/11

My brother sent these in.


Ground Zero 5 years ago. Nick was in New York for his birthday and snapped this pick.



Today. Nick is now a paramedic for Bullhead City Fire Dept. His company went to New York this weekend to pay their respects. That's him on the right. Proud of him!


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Location:New York

Panheads for Sale

I have a set of '56 or '57 panheads that came off a running bike that was "upgraded" to shovelheads. they are complete with valves, rockers, oilers, and covers. Looks like one had a crack between the spark plug hole and valve seat (which is real common) but has been welded and fixed. One head has a chipped fin. Both exhaust spigots are decent. I believe they are '56 or '57 castings for the 55-up O-ring style intake. I have not run them, but was told they were fine when they came off the bike. Not sure if i have D-rings for them, maybe.
$650 plus shipping (heavy) or pickup in Orange California. I am looking for a panhead left case and would do a partial trade. I am basically buidling a '52 motor, but would consider other years.



email grant@getchoppedout.com for quicker response.

¡Sabado Gigante!

This Saturday is the long beach artwalk. Our friend Jon Tubbs hit me up a while back to show some new art and do some in-store pinstriping, of course I couldn't say no. So come on down to DIXIE long beach this Saturday night, hang with El Chavo and dig our fresh FMA fall line-up, new original designs guaranteed to blow your mind!







See you there!

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Reflective mood

At the good ol lodge we have the worlds tallest can of Coors.






And a new book-stand

All seen through the ultimate black fender of Jeffs sportster for sale below


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Location:Cycle lodge

Summers almost gone

Today would have been a good day for this


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1963 XLCH for Sale

I built this bike to be a clone of the sportster in the Life Magazine Hells Angeles photos from 65. Here is some info Clean title, titled as 63 Harley. brand new wheels done by buchanan's rebuilt rear hub with stainless spokes and polished stock harley high shoulder 18" rim with new dunlop tire, rebuilt half brake front hub stainless spokes laced to a wm1 borrani 21" rim with avon speed master. Brand new reproduction 14" chrome shocks, fresh paint on tank and fender by the one and only Harpoon, new petcock, fully rewired, rebuilt magento, rebuilt bendix carb, 5.5 Flanders riser and flanders drag bars, new clutch and brake levers, new throttle and grips, correct buddy peg set, new Bear Parts solo seat, new rear chain. This bike starts easily and the motor and trans sound great and work perfectly. Email me at JeffxLeighton@sbcglobal.net for questions are price

Race? 5.0 update

I know a bunch of you were wondering about my 5.0 Mustang notchback with the turbo...well after a day of dyno tuning and settling on 441HP and 555 lb-FT i think the transmission was dying inside even though it seemed fine at the end of the day. Well...i put a driveshaft loop in in, a big tranny cooler with a built in fan, and bolted the drag radials on to drive it home for the first time and about 1/4 way into my commute home i sensed the stock AOD was not doing well. overdrive was toast and it didn't like shifting in any fashion...no Irwindale for me that week. We were hoping the car would be too fast for not having a cage and be asked to leave...
So the unexpected push to ramp up the go fast program started. Performance Automatic built a killer AODE/4R70W for us and i am just waiting for the converter from Precision Industries and hope to have it fixed by next thursday to race...again, hoping it will be too fast.
Stay tuned and read CAR CRAFT MAGAZINE!
here's a video we did the after i bought the car and ran it through the lights in stock trim...goodtimes. and i should have said 10th not 8th at the very end...