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slamaking

slamaking

Ranger the F*ck up!
It's been a little bit since I have posted on here. Been a little busy, got married, had a kid, new duty location...blah, blah... Got some work done on the bike. The first pic is the before...the next three are close ups of the tank and fenders. I had smoke flames added to cover up some scratches and chips from the years of riding. The last shows the powder coated american suspension front end, and the powder coated/diamond heads. Sending the starter out to WSW tomorrow. Not pictured is the XXX rebuilt carb.
 

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haze324

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Hey brother sweet ride. Are you still in Miramar? I'm in Miami --- I notice you have the word Ranger in your sig. Hit me up if you're still local. A few of us are headed to Gilberts in they Keys Sunday. Mostly all MIL dudes.
 
BadDawg Bill

BadDawg Bill

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Looks good bro. You really have been busy.... got married, had a kid, new duty location.... How did ya find time to work on the bike? LOL
 
pknowles

pknowles

RETIRED
I have been looking at different paint schemes since buying the K9and I think you found it. Very nice:up:
 
francoblay1

francoblay1

The Spaniard
Awesome! love it... the springer really looks good! :2thumbs:

I see you still have the TP... How many miles on your bike? Did you have a look a the wear pattern on your valves? I hope all ok...

I am glad I made the decision of changing everything to S&S... mine did NOT look good! here one of the pics I took.




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john sachs

john sachs

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francoblay1 said:
Awesome! love it... the springer really looks good! :2thumbs:

I see you still have the TP... How many miles on your bike? Did you have a look a the wear pattern on your valves? I hope all ok...

I am glad I made the decision of changing everything to S&S... mine did NOT look good! here one of the pics I took.




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You have a nightmare in the works reference valvetrain. :bang: Look at where the rockerarm is contacting the valve stem. It SHOULD be CENTERED.
Pay now, or pay much more later.
John
 

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Brew

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john sachs said:
You have a nightmare in the works reference valvetrain. :bang: Look at where the rockerarm is contacting the valve stem. It SHOULD be CENTERED.
Pay now, or pay much more later.
John
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John,
what do you do to correct this issue? I will be having my heads and jugs worked on my 05 and would like to know.

Thanks
 
john sachs

john sachs

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Put S&S rocker boxes, and rocker arms on it, at the same time you get the heads done. I'm sure you already have some valve guide damage currently. Just don't let it get out of hand by putting a lot more miles on it.
I'll post some pictures of a 117"/TP equipped motor I have in the works for a local shop, after they said it will be ok with the TP parts on it. They damaged it twice, and finally listened to me. It's costing them for not doing it right the first 2 times.
John
 
Brew

Brew

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john sachs said:
Put S&S rocker boxes, and rocker arms on it, at the same time you get the heads done. I'm sure you already have some valve guide damage currently. Just don't let it get out of hand by putting a lot more miles on it.
I'll post some pictures of a 117"/TP equipped motor I have in the works for a local shop, after they said it will be ok with the TP parts on it. They damaged it twice, and finally listened to me. It's costing them for not doing it right the first 2 times.
John
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Sounds great thanks! I already have all the S&S components on the shelf waiting for the time to come... :D
 
john sachs

john sachs

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FWIW, I used a 585 cam only because the customer wasn't getting into the 0" quench deal. :eek: If they did, I would have gone with the .600" cam, and optimized the compression accordingly.
John
 
1BADK9

1BADK9

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haze324 said:
Hey brother sweet ride. Are you still in Miramar? I'm in Miami --- I notice you have the word Ranger in your sig. Hit me up if you're still local. A few of us are headed to Gilberts in they Keys Sunday. Mostly all MIL dudes.
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I believe Miramar Beach is in the panhandle close to Destin........right Tony? Let me know man I am just across the bay on the poor side, in Choctaw Beach.:cheers:
 
slamaking

slamaking

Ranger the F*ck up!
haze324 said:
Hey brother sweet ride. Are you still in Miramar? I'm in Miami --- I notice you have the word Ranger in your sig. Hit me up if you're still local. A few of us are headed to Gilberts in they Keys Sunday. Mostly all MIL dudes.
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Yup...wish I could head down to the Keys with you dudes...I have drill this weekend!
 
slamaking

slamaking

Ranger the F*ck up!
john sachs said:
Put S&S rocker boxes, and rocker arms on it, at the same time you get the heads done. I'm sure you already have some valve guide damage currently. Just don't let it get out of hand by putting a lot more miles on it.
I'll post some pictures of a 117"/TP equipped motor I have in the works for a local shop, after they said it will be ok with the TP parts on it. They damaged it twice, and finally listened to me. It's costing them for not doing it right the first 2 times.
John
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I had this dude in Margate do the work. He turned out to be a f#cking ass clown. I have over 33K on the bike. Now you got me worried. I will have to find time to look at it.
 
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