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  • finally got them

    these are the most difficult bolts to get commercially,period. Took 3 months to find, 10 minutes to install these stainless steel caliper bolts. Now off to find the middle and rear drive gear oil plugs in stainless....chop
    MDRNF
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    80G......Not Stock Either....In the works

  • #2
    "You gotter get a new cotter."

    Three months to find bolts... They do look sharp.
    Let me guess... Cotter pins are on back-order?
    ( someone was gonna say it, might as well be me)
    "Damn it Jim, I'm a doctor, not a mechanic!' ('Bones' McCoy)

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    • #3
      Ok so why the tease, I don't want to search for three months. Where did you get them and what is the part # for the rotor bolts. I've already got the caliper bolts, bought off the shelf at All Metric here in Houston.

      If you tell me I will send you a new cotter key.
      Last edited by pathfinder; 07-21-2006, 08:57 AM.
      There's always a way, figure it out.
      78XS11E

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      • #4
        haha

        hey, that cotter pin is stainless also,been there for >3 yrs.. the rotor bolts are from Fastenal m8x1.25, you must remove one and check the length.The caliper bolts are from ebolt.com in the U.K. M10x1.25x30mm. takes 10-14 days to arrive. I am polishing them to chrome finish.
        MDRNF
        79F.....Not Stock
        80G......Not Stock Either....In the works

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        • #5
          sure about the size?

          i called houston and they said they don't sell to individuals(was a woman). I looked and they don't have m10x1.25 either....
          MDRNF
          79F.....Not Stock
          80G......Not Stock Either....In the works

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          • #6
            Hi Chop, I did similar not so long ago and swapped the disc bolts and slider bolts for S.S. allen heads, but not having any patience like you, used H.T. steel allen heads for the fine-thread 10mm mounting bolts which are reasonably easy to find.

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            • #7
              P.S. tyre valve caps fit nicely over the brake bleeders.

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              • #8
                shiny

                hey pggg, you should be able to get the stainless caliper bolts easier than I. BTW, i have found stainless bleeder valve screws from a dirtbike shop, they are on the way. It's all in the details...notice the stainless fork bleeder screw?
                MDRNF
                79F.....Not Stock
                80G......Not Stock Either....In the works

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                • #9
                  Oh yeah, missed thet little screw, that's next then Chop, my front end always seems shamefully dirty compared to a lot of bikes on this website, any detail seems to disappear under layers of grunge A local nut/bolt shop here say they CAN get the 10mm 1.25 allen heads in S.S. if needed. Chop, looks like you may eventually have the worlds first De Lorean XS1100

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                  • #10
                    delorean

                    Yeah, I am getting there. I even have the carbeurator separator plates and choke pull in S.S.!
                    MDRNF
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                    80G......Not Stock Either....In the works

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                    • #11
                      choking on Stainless

                      choke pull in S.S.! ??????
                      Show a pic of that.

                      I take it that it's not oem looking????


                      mro

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                      • #12
                        more S.S.

                        hey MrO, pretty simple choke pull, just had to recess the middle area for the circlip. The dog-bone shaped carb separators on top took a few hours to make/polish..the fork caps are stainless, and I guess you call that shiny thing below a tree nut adjuster-dust cover? handlebars are S.S. too.
                        Just to let folks know how crazy I am, I went and made the wheel drive gear from polished aluminum. Didn't want to add any weight to the rotating wheel,that's not the goal here. The fender hanger is solid S.S. as well, also the breather cap for the final drive.
                        AND I KICK MYSELF FOR NOT DOING THIS EARLIER. THIS SEAT HAS NO ATTACHMENT BOLTS AND HUGS THE FRAME WITH NO SHIMMY.THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN FACTORY!
                        Last edited by xschop; 07-25-2006, 07:29 AM.
                        MDRNF
                        79F.....Not Stock
                        80G......Not Stock Either....In the works

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                        • #13
                          Hey can you please post more pics of that seat...maybe the underside and some with it on the bike? I hate my "king and queen" seat and I want to make my own!
                          1979 XS11 Special (slightly modified)
                          dubbed the "Mad Mosquito"

                          MikesXs Pod Filters
                          MikesXs 35k Coils
                          8mm plug wires
                          42.5 Pilots 142.5 Mains
                          (Carb tune by GNEPIG Performance)
                          Kerker 4-into-1
                          Shaved emblems
                          Progressive frt springs lowered 1.5"
                          Progressive 11.5" rear shocks
                          Harley Dyna rear fender chopped
                          Custm side mt tag (apparently illegal)
                          Custom Dual Headlights
                          Lots of time and hard work.

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                          • #14
                            seat

                            the seat is a 1-piece fiberglass that you can make yourself. All you have to do is remove side covers/seat and duct tape the whole area,spray PAM,add your layers of fiberglass,let harden, trim excess,then bondo-glass and sand. Make the seat pan by doing the same procedure over this mold so it fits like a glove....
                            MDRNF
                            79F.....Not Stock
                            80G......Not Stock Either....In the works

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                            • #15
                              DUDE!!! Your bike looks sweet! Finally sombody with a solo seat and custom fender. I was begining to think that nobody out there had done what I wanted to do! I helped my brother in law make a pretty cool looking chopper out of an 85 Vulcan (not a cool looking bike originally). Anyway, I have all types of questions for you. What is your fender off of? How did you mount it? I don't want to bother you, but if you have more pictures of how everything goes together I would REALLY appreciate it. My email is skwalker26@yahoo.com.
                              1979 XS11 Special (slightly modified)
                              dubbed the "Mad Mosquito"

                              MikesXs Pod Filters
                              MikesXs 35k Coils
                              8mm plug wires
                              42.5 Pilots 142.5 Mains
                              (Carb tune by GNEPIG Performance)
                              Kerker 4-into-1
                              Shaved emblems
                              Progressive frt springs lowered 1.5"
                              Progressive 11.5" rear shocks
                              Harley Dyna rear fender chopped
                              Custm side mt tag (apparently illegal)
                              Custom Dual Headlights
                              Lots of time and hard work.

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