My new rupp project

[toomanytoys]

That is stuck!

Bike is looking good.

 

[David wulf]

If y'all are wondering i do have new lowers just have to get new plastic inserts .

 

[Havasu Dave]

Real nice and clean job on the swing arm extensions! :thumbsup:

 

[markus]

If any of y'all have ever tried to take apart rupp forks that are stuck , then you know they are a bit-h . Well mine were worse . I put a block between the trees and a 1/2 inch bolt though the fork lowers and the jack between the trees and the bolt and started to jack . Well after bending the bolt pretty bad i left it on the garage floor for the night .

I was hoping that it would pop louse during the night , no such chance . So today i put the torch to it and it finally popped out . Heres some pics .

I just threw away the match to your bolt:doah: 2 of the latest Rupps I got were like that Which I actually find odd cause I have never had this problem before, even on forks that were bent and showed way worse than the current ones I have right now:shrug: Maybe they reach a certain shelf life :smile: Lookin good', I like the extended swingarm!

 

[David wulf]

I just threw away the match to your bolt:doah: 2 of the latest Rupps I got were like that Which I actually find odd cause I have never had this problem before, even on forks that were bent and showed way worse than the current ones I have right now:shrug: Maybe they reach a certain shelf life :smile: Lookin good', I like the extended swingarm!

Thank you Markus , yea the forks were a MF .

 

[xjrock]

O david that overkill trying to take that thing apart

 

[bsrupp]

Hello I am new. What type of welder did u use for the header pipe to the flange? Thanks

 

[David wulf]

Hello I am new. What type of welder did u use for the header pipe to the flange? Thanks

The welder is a hobart 140 mig and using a trimix gas ( argon , helium, carbon dioxide ) makes a little welder burn a hotter .

 

[mc73cromags]

Wow nice job, that is going to be a sweet bike when its done!

 

[bsrupp]

Any way you think I can get by with an arc welder? I have a mig but do not have a gas setup.
Thanks

 

[bsrupp]

 

[bsrupp]

Made a trip to Harbor Freight

 

[David wulf]

Made a trip to Harbor Freight

Hell yea you did go to HF .

You can make a few headers out of that hand truck .
I used the stock honda flange , cut it off the stock muffler .


My intake manifold was fabed by me but the welding i can't do with my mig .

Keep me updated on your build , nice rupp there .:thumbsup:
My friend down the street has a miller tig welder and can weld anything .

 

[David wulf]

Any way you think I can get by with an arc welder? I have a mig but do not have a gas setup.
Thanks

Yes a arc welder will work just fine .

A mig is just easier to use JMO , either will work for steel .

 

[bsrupp]

Come to a little dead end not sure where to start I cut the stock muffler off the flange and what's left to the pipe on it. Cut up the hand truck I'm not sure my harbor freight hand truck has the same bends as yours. Was able to pick up a wire flux wire feed welder. Thanks for any guidance.

 

[bsrupp]

 

[David wulf]

BSrupp you have the same bends you just have to cut small pieces and fit them together to make the shape and length of the pipe you want .

With the bends you have you can run it anywhere you want .

 

[roccosbike]

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Cut that little piece of pipe off the flange and weld the pipe right to the flange. This pipe was made just how David explained it.

 

[bsrupp]

thank you very much David.

 

[bsrupp]

Welds aren't the prettiest but it sounds pretty good. Thanks