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re: dent. My experience has been that anything that exerts pressure inside the tank will ruin it. Specifically, it will tend to expand the tank in all directions, and pretty soon, the bottom of the tank will spread out. Dont do it. I think there was a good thread on pulling dents a while back, involving gluing a rod with a large perforated head to the dent and pulling it out that way. That is the way the pro dent pullers do it.
Mike

Hi Mike...I bought another tank. My original had more problems than I cared to deal with. The tank I bought has a clean inside and a decent exterior. It needs to be stripped and painted (like most of the bike) but I can live with that!

The more I work on the bike, the more I find and the longer the project gets. I've exceeded this months budget for it (by a lot) and I still have a ways to go just to get to the point where I can consider reassembling the engine. It's become month by month. I haven't even started on the frame or front forks. I'm going to wait until I have the engine close running before I start on the cosmetics and mechanicals for the rest of the bike. This "just a few months" project is looking like its going to take a year - or longer. Well, it's worth it.

Hi!

I had an unexpected vacation the last week courtesy a hospital stay in Lake County here in California. It seems my gallbladder finally had enough of all of the stones it was shedding and my pancreas was even madder at me. That cost me five days in the hospital and untold fiscal damages. But, I am rid of that pesky gallbladder, and when I recover from the hospital bill ('m glad I'm athletic, otherwise I'd be back in the hospital for a massive MI) I'll get back to work on my Old Gal.

Cheers, all!

Sorry to hear about your problems, hope you feel better soon.
Your bike will be waiting for you when you're ready.

Sara

Hope your recovery goes well! As far as your CB, the time and the budget well I can tell you from my project (almost 5 years) its more fun to take your time with it and get it done right. It semed like whenever I ran into a dead end or I missed a part on flea bay because it got way over bid. All I would do is take a break come back to it and the solutions would just seem to come along. Most times they were better solutions and at a lower price. I will say your bike is in way better shape to start than mine was so if you take you time you will have an awesome machine.

Good Luck

Jon


1966 CL77
2009 Hertiage Softail
2010 1200x (48)

Ford Guy, thank you! Oh, I don't know how my bike compares, it's in okay shape, but wow...the little stuff. I was thinking of NOT repainting the frame, but the seat rails and the area around the battery really need sanding and painting. I should paint the whole frame and not "touch up". Some of the chrome is really, really good, and the rest is either pitted (oh, that patina!) or just trashed. Much of the body work is good, not pristine, but good. Should I redo that? As I told LM the other day, Wayne Carini (Chasing Classic Cars - love the show!) said "it's only original once". He's not a believer in halfway. Either something is completely restored or it's left alone. I'm sitting on that fence right now!

Anyway, I have been working on her. I cleaned and degreased the center cases (which will NOT be painted). That was a LOT of work! I've been cleaning and now sanding the side cases, preparing them for paint. Some of the polished covers - the oil filter cover and mag cover - I've been working on, as well.

Here's some photos!