Online: GGUser260, Hilly

Tank swap for 2006 FXDi

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  • sinny
    sinny
    3 years ago
    I let the clear coat cure for a week or 2 then wet sanded today with 2000,2500,3000 then polished with Meguiars Ultimate compound. 







    Then used half my only can of impossible-to-find HD texture black on the console, battery box strip and headlight ring.   

  • sinny
    sinny
    3 years ago



  • Neale
    Neale
    3 years ago
    Looks good, nice job.
  • Humbug
    Humbug
    3 years ago
    That looks much better.
  • sinny
    sinny
    3 years ago
    So for anyone else attempting this - you have to do some minor mods to get the fuel top cover to play nice with the fat-bob console. 

    The arms were too long and needed to be splayed-out sideways to meet the bolt holes.  


    Then you need to cut off these with a dremel. 




  • Retroman
    Retroman
    3 years ago

    yeah that's all the kinda trouble my mate had ( or at least the Indy repair shop did ).

    What they all thought was "bolt on" indeed WAS NOT !

    Plus wiring hassles from speedo up on the bars to tank mounted "Softail/Wide Glide" type speedo

    The Indy shop wished they had never started , time being money and all that , and they did the job for a pre arranged Insurance quote !

    As I said already they had ordered a brand new speedo , opened the box and tried to fit it , too small.

    In the end I gave them a 2008 stock Softail Custom speedo from a bike I had put a speedo/revcounter unit into. And some other wee bits.

    They were about to chuck the toys out of the sandpit after many many months.

  • tussuck
    tussuck
    3 years ago
    Looks bloody MINT!
  • sinny
    sinny
    3 years ago
    all done basically....




  • steelo
    steelo
    3 years ago
    Yeah. I like that S. Not over the top. Still some chrome. Well done
  • Retroman
    Retroman
    3 years ago
    Good job mate. Bet you wish you'd been paid hourly haha...
  • Jay-Dee
    Jay-Dee
    3 years ago
    Well done, that looks great.
  • me_ashman
    me_ashman
    3 years ago
    Nice work!
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