Thanks Steelo. I figured i may as well have a crack myself. If i botch it i can always pay someone else to fix it. But it's been a great experience. Just slow going due to my tight budget.

Frame horns (at least that's what I've been lead to believe they are called) are the two metal supports of the back of the frame that hold the guard and support the pillion's weight. The fender struts cover them. I don't know if I'm going to just go with solid fender struts or get a shop to weld on new, wider spaced, horns.

A few things I've come accross that needed a little "adjusting". 

 

I ground the belt guard bracket back to the actual swing arm metal. And the axle locator I had machined properly. This was done because not enough of the axle was exposed with the wider wheel on and maintaining the clearence that the pulley has. Something to note is that I used my 2001 axle spacers. The '07 left hand one pushed the swing arm width out to much. 

 

There is a local shop that specialises in cutom bobbers and the like. So I am hoping they can cut and weld the frame horns wider to match up with a wider guard. 

Thinking of putting on softail slim guards front and rear. Though not so slim with a 200mm rear tyre..........

While it still has a way to go before being on the road. I thought I'd throw up a pic of how it is sitting at pressent. Still have to put new bearings in the back wheel and tyres at both ends.  Fresh oil in the primary tomorrow and next week an oil and filter change for the engine. 

 

 

Hey Huddo, that back wheel /tyre combo looks massive compared to stock! A mates got a Breakout, and, even though it doesn't go around corners all that quick, I love the look of that big gumball sticking out from his back fender. I'm glad you're pioneering this one, so I can pick up on all your hard work when I give it ago I managed to fit an Avon 150 under the standard guard by using half nuts and grinding any exposed thread off for peace of mind, but your 200 would be the ultimate look on an earlier Heritage. Keep going mate, I'm lovin' the project! Just reminded me! Oil and filter also on the menu.

Hey Winger, ya know I took a new Breakout and Fatboy for a run the other day, the Breakout handled woefully. Was so glad to get on the Fatboy with the 200 rear. The dealer that I went with said it's not only the width and squareness of the tyre it's the rake on the Breakout that leaves it wanting for better handling. I guess with time you'd get used to the way it turns but it would be to much trouble in my mind. The Fatboy however was fantastic to ride. Hoping mine rides similar when its all finished. The hard work on mine is mostly done now. What is left is just gonna cost me money and I have a wedding to pay for so funds are scarce. But it will all be worth it once I'm bumbling down the road on it again. Yours is really looking the goods too mate. When you do decide to have a go at a 200 rear I'll give you a detailed run down about everything. Cheers mate.

Sweet, it's looking good Hudson. You putting a whitewall on the rear?

Hi Squid thanks, probably not going white walls mate. I would like to but there aren't any available in the correct sizes from the tyre manufacturers that I'm looking to go with. Either Avon, Metzler or Dunlop. I was thinking of maybe seeing if there is a kit to make a standard tyre a white wall but i may just leave them alone once I get them on and start riding again.

Not much going on with it at the moment...... Got a Softail standard/Custom rear fender of Ebay. Now looking at a front guard and to get them painted. The garage supervisor is keeping an eye on things here.....

 

Bye bye frame horns!

 

Very hard task masters, and not easily pleased, these canine supervisors, Huddo! She's going to look great when all finished. I ended up with some scraping issues with the 150 rear that I've sorted now, but still love the look of that fat 200 rear tyre.

Haven't been doing a lot for a while on account of getting Married. But now full steam ahead.

Decided to polished the rear wheel and pully. Time consuming sanding it by hand. But the finish is not bad.

 

Above pic is while I was sanding the casting marks off the alloy.

 

The pics don't do the finish justice. It's not perfect but alot nicer than what it was.

The rear wheel is in the process. 

 

Just using a Supercheap polishing kit for the finish.

So I polished the fork lowers. They came up alright. Not exactly professionally finished but good enough for my purposes.

I have sent off the Fatboy rims that I procured to be polished. Should be getting them back at the end of next week. 

And I relocated the horn to the front of the frame. Next is getting a kit to relocate the coil. 

Let's see that ass end finished!?

Hopefully the whole damn thing will be finished in the next 5 or 6 weeks. Waiting on a bloke to come back from racing at the speed trials so he can put my tyres on and new bearings in. Then I have to do the brake pads and some wiring. Lastly the tins painted then evrything reassembled. It doesn't look like it but it is getting close to being done.............

 

Picked these up from the pollisher the other day. They came up alright.

 

Got the metal work back with the new paint on. Pics don't do this justice. Nice Voodoo Blue paint for a shiney day

 

 

 

Hudson you have done a very nice job on this bike I'm sure you are hanging out to get the last few bits done and do some miles
Nice work well done buddy

Almost smell the new paint, Huddo. Looking primo, mate. Definitely going to be worth the wait, and a great way to build a killer looking bike on limited funds.Sure has changed from the original pics that you look back on, and its Nice to know you've done it all on your lonesome. Looking forward to the finished product.

Great job Hudson. You've done a bang up restoration. Paint, chrome, wheels and polishing excellent. Are you considering black tyres or whitewalls

 

BTW. Whats that capped grey plug near the cut off frame horns.

Thanks for the kind words fellas. It's been far too long in the making but is getting very close to being on the road again.

I can't take credit for the paint, that is all my older Brother. He was a spray painter for 30 odd years then become a high school teacher. He "came out of retirement" for me and did a fantastic job especially considering he hasn't sprayed anything worth while in about 10 years. Steelo if I can get the tyres I want in white walls I will but may have to just go plain old black tyres. And that grey plug I think is part of the loom for fuel injection. A lot of the early TC's could be order in either fuel injection or carb'd. Since mine is carbi it is not needed therefore capped. (This is my guess anyway)

Hanging out for a ride is a fuggin understatement !!

Looks very slick and has the the batman approval lol

 

Wheels back on with new bearings and Avon AV72's. All the spacers are correct too. No need for the wheels to come off again now. Not far to go .......