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After the pipes are tacked and ready, I'll do final welding with a nickel base filler, either Alloy 622 or 625. With the dissimilar filler, the pipes discolor from the exhaust heat and the Inconel...
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Planning to re-use as much of the stock mounting bolts and hardware as possible. Definitely reuse the acorn nuts and metric studs.
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Modified the stock foot pegs by adding additional bar length, more bending and blended the rewelded areas. These will probably receive a chrome dip with new pegs and mounting grommets.
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New mounts are tucked away and clear of the exhaust. Tacked up for now and on to the rear brake pivot setup.
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Testing out the pivot for the rear break. I used the foot pedal mounting brackets for the base and salvaged the original arm and hardware from the bike.
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Tacked in place on the frame. Ready to cut and shape the brake pedal to mount under the bike out of sight.
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Cut out front engine mount templates from cardboard and transferred onto 1/4" carbon steel plate. I added a spacer shim to mate up to the engine block.
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