1981 FX OVERHAUL

Problems
Like as if anyone would have problems building a motorcycle

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I found that after I mounted the rear assembly the valve stem interferes with the caliper bleed screw. It seems the 11 1/2" rotor/caliper set is to tall. I've had to send the set back for the 10" kit. Live and learn.

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Got dents? The right tank was a little malformed so out with the stud welder and stud puller.
These are flat spots on the tank that I had to pull up. I got it real close to the new dash and I'll finish it off with filler.
Update, I got rid of these tanks and bought 5.5 gal stretch tanks. The new ones are clean right out of the box. NO body work needed.
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The trees as you can see just don't align properly when installed on the frame...very pissed. I've since gotten rid of them and replaced them with a new set of billet trees that fit perfectly.

 

 More to come....believe me....