TriNortchopz wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:54 pm
Wow, that is so good, great job. I really like the way you did it and the way it sits now compared to with the original frame.
Thanks TriNortchopz, that means a lot.
The rolling chassis, with the dimensions and lines has worked out far beyond my expectations!
The overall length being so big has given me more options for a gas tank than I was expecting, and as luck would have it I scored a West Coast Choppers Villain gas tank off Gumtree for $250. It wasn't what I was originally intending for this bike, but at that price it was worth grabbing just for fun.
As it turns out it's a pretty damn good fit, and really fills the length and the height of the frame quite nicely, so I think we'll pursue modifying and mounting it in the future. Ideally we'll probably narrow it about 2 inches down the middle, drop it down over the backbone at the front a little further, and then look to increase the depth of it, so the base of the tank follows the line of the frame cross tube and covers it.
This is a good stopping point for this project for now, while we focus on our 1949 Ford ute for a while.
