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79 lowrider build

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  • jimmy_ricard
    jimmy_ricard
    10 years ago

    Hey guys,

    Havn't been on here for a while and thought i would share a few pics of the build my father in law and i have been working on.

    The bike is a 79 lowrider shovel. The bike was pretty much standard before the build and was looking a bit sad. After becoming very pissed off at patching it up all the time we decided to go all out and give her some loving. Some of you may remember this bike from other posts when i was having dramas.

    So far the engine and driveline has received:

    Got S&S crank 
    New barrels and pistons 
    New heads 
    S&S Cam 
    S&S Breather 
    S&S Oil pump 
    S&S E Series 
    Jims lifter & pushrod conversions 
    Jims rockers 
    Dynatek Dual fire ignition 
    Revtec 5/4 Transmission 
    Rivera diaphragm spring clutch 
    Belt drive primary 

     

    How the bike looked before the build

     

    All stripped down

     

    Engine on the deck

     

    Some carnage found in the breather

     

    Old crank next to new S&S crank. Was a fair bit of difference between the two.

     

    Different angle

     

    Hollow crank casings, new barrells, new heads all capped off ready for powder coating.

     

    Back from the powdercoater

     


     

    New quick bob tank, wide glide style rear fender, oil tank and lepera seat.

     

    New tins sitting on the frame. Trial fit of transmission.

     

    Engine fully assembled. 

     


     

    Coils on billet mount with key ignition. Looks cool as shit!

     

    Fat max rear wheel

     

    Gave the frame a shave and powdercoated in satin black

     

    Couple of other parts done in satin

     

    Rear rim wrapped and new rear brake.

     

    DNA springer. Got something real cool on order to trick this up a bit... stay tuned.

     

    Slowly coming together

     

    Latest shot of oil tank installed, New S&S raw teardrop cover, exhausts sitting on to see how they look and wiring underway.

  • walka
    walka
    10 years ago
    Great stuff, good to see another Shovel
  • 98superglide
    98superglide
    10 years ago
    Awesome mate..
  • TJU
    TJU
    10 years ago
    Great stuff ... wish I had your ability .
  • jimmy_ricard
    jimmy_ricard
    10 years ago
    Cheers lads. Just waiting for parts to arrive now. Will update when they arrive.
  • Crowy
    Crowy
    10 years ago

    Kool

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  • jimmy_ricard
    jimmy_ricard
    10 years ago

    Fair bit of progress has been made on the shovel. Starting to look really good! Hopefully ready before xmas! Enjoy the pics...
     

    Updated diaphram style clutch and belt drive.

    Another angle. Starter solenoid on the inner primary now replaced with ultra cool manual lever!

    Twin piston rear brake setup, new rear shocks etc etc.

    Speaks for itself really.

    Now this is cool! Father in law spent a bit of time surfing the net and found some guys in Texas that can make a DNA front end look really unique!

    All fitted up.

    Shot from the side.

    Close up of the front with the 4 piston j-brake up front.

    Close up.

    Mentioned before, Billet coil mount with ignition. Good shot of the manual starter.

    Off the lift for the first time rolling.

    Tins came back and fitted up. Such an awesome job on the spraypainters behalf.

     

  • TJU
    TJU
    10 years ago
    Coming together nicely ... rookie question , how does the manual starter work .

    Tim .
  • Burnzi
    Burnzi
    10 years ago

    Great pics and build, keep up the good work.

  • jimmy_ricard
    jimmy_ricard
    10 years ago
    Cheers guys. Nah not a rookie question as i havnt seen one before either! Haha. Instead of pressing an electric button on your bars and the power pulls in a solenoid to engage stater gears, it now has a manual lever. Pull the lever, engage the gears and then the starter takes over as per normal.
  • TJU
    TJU
    10 years ago
    Cool , thanks for that ... it`s always interesting to get other peoples thoughts and build ideas ... I`m in the process of getting a 99 Springer Bobber / Chopper project up and going , got a couple of pics in the Softail section ... always open to suggestions and ideas from others if you ever find yourself in that section .

    Tim .
  • Dodgy
    Dodgy
    10 years ago

    That front fork section really makes the DNA forks unique. So much better, looks great now.

  • jimmy_ricard
    jimmy_ricard
    10 years ago


  • jimmy_ricard
    jimmy_ricard
    10 years ago

    few picks of the shovel. Coming along now. Just waiting on a few little parts.

     

     

  • jimmy_ricard
    jimmy_ricard
    10 years ago
    Can't upload anymore pics for some reason.
  • TJU
    TJU
    10 years ago
    Bummer about your pics not coming through ... looking real nice though .
  • 06 Softail
    06 Softail
    10 years ago

    I bet it will be on the road before Xmas day.  Looking pretty sweet.

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    10 years ago


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