Magnificent 7

Thanx guys! I have to redo the 430 clutch cover today.

I put VHT Clear over the magnesium and it has gone south. So let me see what I can come up with to match the head I just did.

The remaining two cylinders are ready at Hall's so prob grab them Friday and get a new tank of gas for tig welder.

Truck said -14 this am. Brrrrrrr! That's cold! I think some spots in Montana, the windchill is -45. Probably even colder up in Canada........

Ignition cover made it @ 325 degrees for an hour.

Thought sure as heck it would melt.

Now to get the rest of the colors on.

Looks good just like that. Factory.

Oh, just realized thats the plastic cover.

Yeah, that's the plastic cover. Made 325 degrees. Shocked me!

Back to drawing board! Cover color scheme lookalikesheet!

Ok so let's hope third time is the charm?

With head on.......

Look I lowered the head for more compression!

My 390 looks like Heckle and Jeckle. The magpie bike of gold and black.

325 degrees Pah, thats nuthin...havent you touched an SEM thats been running for an hour????

Been working on the 5 Hunter biker piper!

4 hours so far and am only down to the motor mounts.

What we have here is a failure to communicate.

Meaning my brain to the pipe angles. This one here has been a brain twister because the cylinder sits up higher.

So if you are off 1/4 inch up top by exhaust outlet then you are an inch off at motor mounts.

But I did get my shipment of the rest of my parts. Tomorrow gotta go to Halls to pick up my 430/125 cylinders.

This is what I feel like today!

lol

Ok, I actually got the other half tig'd together up to top of cylinder.

Just have to measure adjoining section of pipe, cut and spot weld it together.

But then I have to make the top and rearrange everything before the permanent welds.

Super shorty snail pipe.

absolute "trick as" look

Thanx guys! Yeah this one been a mind boggler. So many factors to figure in. I have to miss the motormounts, the bottom of frame, then the cylinder head, miss the spark plug, but then be able to leave enough room to wiggle pipe back off.......
This one just tougher because the exhaust port sits up higher. If my calculations are right. This pipe should be a torque monster.

Ended up redoing the ignition side again. I did not like the way it looked. I wanted more of a gradual bend in my cuts and fitment.

I still have to go back and joint the connections that are spot welded, for a perfect fit, and need to work on the top some more. Worst part is over and hope to finish tomorrow or Sunday.

Now just need to go back and joint everything and finish welding her up.

I'm worn out from pipe wrestling all day!

Beautiful!