Just a short post this time. We took a week of vacation with family in South Dakota so not a lot got done on the bike. In the top image, the crossover from the turbocharger to the intake manifold is visible, in the other image the radiator can be seen. The radiator is still a bit crooked, the mounting brackets on the right side couldn't be installed until the radiator hoses were in place. It won't do to have the support brackets and radiator in mounted in the same space.

Although it can't be seen in these pictures, the oil supply line to the turbo charger is also in place. I was able to reuse the orginal oil supply line. The drain oil line for the turbo will need to be replaced. The drain needs two right angle bends, one right after it leaves the turbo and another just before entering the oil sump on the engine.

Since these pictures were taken, I've mocked up the left side of the bike with saddlebag rails, muffler and both rider and passenger floor boards. These are needed so the exhaust plumbing can be routed. The fuel cell has been ordered, but the fuel pump and filter have not. Right now, JCWhitney appears to be the lead vendor for the pump and filter.

The LDRider mailing list is currently having a discussion about Harley Davidson lighting for long distance riding. Eventually I'll have to fix the light that got bent when the bike fell over in the shop, but at least with this effort, I'll have plenty of power for the lights. Steve at Central Alternator in Manassas Park will beef up the alternator when it's time to do that.

The motor mounts have the first set of holes drilled. The flywheel is back from the machine shop, the pulley is attached. I lined everything up and scored the other side of the motor mounts so those holes can be drilled. The Heim joints and turn-buckles used to position the Harley engine were recycled to keep the belt drive aligned. The mounts for those have been built and only a few bolts need to be purchased to keep the engine in permanent alignment. The pictures were taken before the Heim joints were installed. The screwdriver in the picture serves as a wedge to keep things lined up for measurements.

The top of the intake manifold has been cut down and capped. The plug was removed from the end of the manifold. A one inch copper street elbow still needs to be epoxied to the manifold. Once the engine is bolted down, that plumbing can be completed.


The bandsaw took about 3 hours to get through the aluminum. I stopped it several times when the motor got too hot to touch. I started sawing around noon on Saturday and finally separated the two halves around 5:30. It did make a very nice smooth cut. I can see that it will get more use as this project continues. Toward the end I found that keeping the bandsaw blade wet with water allowed it to cut a lot faster. Of course, fast is a relative term, the last half of the cut still took an hour of actual cutting time.