71 Triunph chop job updated (1.14.12)

[KILLSWITCH505]

My best Buddy lucked himself into a 71 triumph and asked me to build him a frame so we got started today.

Old frame and motor




Start of new frame


Drop outs


Gotta love the rainbow




Shawn’s getting a little excited

here are some pics of my bikes my little sis took the pics back then i didnt care to take pics I'm glad she did these are the only that i know of



























Worked on the bike today thought I would share the progress. We fitted the neck





Beats the $hit out of using a torch and grinder


First pass no filler rod


Capped and looking pretty


every time we do something Shawn mocks it up to see what it looks like


Random cool pics




Squaring up




A lot of grinding I coudnt make it work on the mill


I sure i’m breaking a few health codes




Pretty close to done




Shawn wanted to work on his bike (about F N time)

[The Czar]

...okay so is there anything you don't build? .....I don't know like jet engines?

[Frank_Cox]

wow man! nice lookin bikes and killer skills!

[Gizmo]

You know - if I did more of that and less BBQ - I bet I could finally lose some weight!
Gorgeous work KS!

[Jethro1]

Diggin' the twisted girder on the Triumph. The shop I work at sells Triumphs and we have a bunch of customers with some cool old bikes. Not a bad job. Nice work.

[Tom_Heath]

Did the meal turn out as nice as the progress on the bike.

Thanks for sharing your progress with us. I love watching things come to gather.
Nice work.

I used to wear my ring all the time, until it took an early lunch one day. Made a sandwich of it with my finger between the truck frame and the big end of the 12 lb. Had to use the 3 lb and the back of the vise to bend it enough to get it off my finger.

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[The Czar]

OUCH.... Tom I was the same way...used to wear my ring until I was chaining the ladder on top of my van...went to jump off the back tire and my ring got caught on the rack....so I was hanging by my finger and I was facing away from the van.....

[Frank_Cox]

Both of those storys freak me out! sucks to get hurt like that.

[Gizmo]

I find if I wear my ring I get better shop tools for Christmas - sort of a catch 22...

[Tom_Heath]

OMG just had a visual of DC kicking his feet like a mad man, yelling HELP ME HELP ME......I have fallen and I'm stuck.

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[KILLSWITCH505]

thanks a lot guys i have been posting the build on the ring a thought i would add over here and sorry i haven't been commenting on many posts Ive been doin a boat load of honey dos (and working on bikes )

Damn TOM that does not sound like fun at all and DCMAN i hate to say it but man i would have liked to have seen that thank god i don't have any personal ring stories but i seen a guy jump off a line truck and his ring hooked on the diamond plate ( how does that even happen it does and i seen it) and it literally gloved the top and sides of his his ring finger it was F N gross

I find if I wear my ring I get better shop tools for Christmas - sort of a catch 22...

LOL +1

[KILLSWITCH505]

Worked on the chop a little tonight I had to saddle the bottom frame rail to better access the bottom motor mount

[Frank_Cox]

Lookin real good! glad to see you're back at it!

[KILLSWITCH505]

frank thank you

Only one more motor mount left

[Gizmo]

there's so many round surfaces everywhere - scary to a simpleton like me...