UL progress

After a few parts hiccups my UL motor is allllmost done. Was over at smokey's late last night and he wanted to put the top end on since I brought over the discontinued new screw down valve covers. We had the tops of the pistons ceramic coated and tr skirts coated in an abratable powder coating so he could put a little more prison to cylinder clearance in the motor (HD says the flathead should have 0.001" which is pretty tight. The coating wears in the cylinder to a snug fit and keeps the motor quiet with 0.003-0.004" clearance. We'll see. Supposed to help reduce wear too.
Gonna try and put the Trans together today.

Chopper Lingerie

Wrapped this up the other week for our main man Alan Stedman-número UNO color separator and illustrator at icon screening, for his '78 triumph. Faded Gold metallic with inverted lace flames complemented with fishscaled panels and purple pinstripes. Hopefully we get to see the bike at Born Free!!!!

tonight in LA

THE TRIco BLOG HERE

The King of Culver City

Mr. Caleb Owens and his Born-Free build, enjoy and by all means repost!

Tube steak boogie

Had this amazing piece of awesomeness outside the wiltern theater last night...might have been in the top three.

1939 Harley UL motor for sale

Flathead fever! (SALE PENDING)
Nice 1939 UL motor to start a project with. Matching belly numbers, nice VIN, 13 fin 80" ULH cylinders, new old stock Flathead Power aluminum high compression heads. Nice looking cases with only minor welding on an old front left side motor mount fix. No carb, or generator. The motor seems to be in decent shape, would probably need just a light refresh/clean-up and misc little parts will consider quick sale with bill or sale, but i am working on getting a title for a little more. email grant@getchoppedout.com for questions or to buy

Ripple Pipe

Show chrome bolt on pieces. 1 3/4" bolt it on and look good. We just got a truckload from the platers and they are flying off the shelf!

Kraken paintjob

My pal up in Oregon came to me needing a paintjob for his panhead chopper "medusa". I told him I was going to paint a sea monster battle on it.

Finally

Getting somewhere with the springer for the UL. Got the front legs done last night. Also had to straighten one of the rear legs that was a little tweaked upon closer inspection. Feels good to have it all mocked up on the frame finally! Gotta do a little paint and reassembly.

Even though Harpoon hates it, i like this old possibly buchanans job, it's 2 3/8" over like an XA but has the loong rear leg gusset. But now I have to finish the half a dozen fixes on the frame so I can start putting te bike together for good.

Evicted!

So this fluffy guy or girl has been freeloading the last couple weeks in our walls and attic keeping us up at night and worried it would get a hold of Clyde. It did help out and eat all the snails in the garden but its time has come! It'll soon be in the Angeles Forrest.

Slow...

The UL has been fighting me...

Real chopper frame for sale

SOLD
I bought this when i should be focusing on other stuff...This early pan frame has 3-4" up stretch and a slight derake? Still has the brake crossover, and I am guessing by the front motor mount it was a wishbone frame. Like most old chopper frames it needs some love, would prefer local sale in SoCal. Might throw in the extended 45 back leg in the pic.
email grant@getchoppedout.com to buy

Almost done

I shoulda taken before pics...

Labor intensive

I have more hours into fixing the old springer for my '37 UL than I thought I would...the front leg fix job has been tedious. Got these oem style front legs from my friend Matt Olsen that have flat insides for the fender and are long enough for the 2 3/8" over springer. Did some welding tonight to build back up some meat on the lugs for the front legs before I glue it all together. Still need to finish the stem then face the rockers...then it's done...I hope.

Here in the neighborhood...

Growing up in the Northeast, it was pretty rare to see an old vehicle on the road, let alone one that was being driven regularly. Most of the old cars and trucks just rusted away due to all of the salt they use on the roads during the winter. Bummer. Unlike back east, here in Seattle you see plenty of old stuff on the roads. Case in point, the picture above. These are just a handful of the old cars and trucks around my neighborhood. I snapped the pic.'s while out for my run today, and I'm no marathoner. These are within a two mile radius of my house. Are they in perfect shape? No. Are they being used for what they're intended for? Yes they are, and that's cool.

Today's work

last year in Yokohama

MCA r.i.p

We've all fought for our right to party. Here's to you MCA

May the 4th be with you

Time well spent

Hey dad, thanks for flying down and helping thrash on your hot rod for 4 long work filled days! It was a lot of work but good times.
These days with people being spread all over the place it's good to spend some time with family.

Day 4

Man am I tired...thanks to jimmy white for letting us run amuck in his shop...Been rig welding everything up for what seems like the last 8 hours, on my back, overhead, left handed...good practice! Dad, your hot rod is looking sharp!