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November 7, 2011Dad’s New 5 Window Model ABy bungkingMy dad has always dreamed of having a hot rod of his own. I can remember the trips to the local car shows and weekends at Hot August nights in Reno NV from when I was a kid. He always gravitated to the early 30’s hot rods usually painted bright red, I’m not sure why that era or style, not sure if he even knows either but those were the car for him. He has never had a hot rod of his own and has only a few times had a chance to take a ride in …

October 25, 2011Mounting a Sprung Solo SeatBy bungkingIn this post I will show you how to mount a sprung solo seat using our seat pivot as well as our seat spring perches.I will start with an aftermarket chassis that is an early reproduction frame with a fender and tank already mounted in place. I recommend not installing your seat until you know exactly where both the gas tank and rear fender are going to live so you can really see what tis going to look like as well as it’s function, not hitti …

November 6, 2011Making A Motor Mount Jockey ShifterBy bungkingIn this post I am going to show you how I make a tank style Jockey Shifter with an integral motor mount on one of our panhead projects using some of our parts that come off the shelf as well as some custom made ones. Pictured above is the rigid panhead I am starting with.This is one of our off the shelf jockey shift motor mount kits fromwww.bungking.com they are available in all common Harley motor types from pans to twin cams. The …

September 11, 2011XS 650 oil tank electrical boxBy bungkingHow to Make an Electrical Box for a XS650 from www.bungking.com …

January 17, 2012Making a Licence Plate Tailight MountBy bungkingThis is a how to post on how to make your own licence plate tail light mount using one of our Licence Plate Backing Plates with a Model A Tail Light. We at www.bungking.com offer our backing plate in a few different styles, the one I am going to be using in this post is one of our horizontal mount Model A style Licence plate backing plates. Most of our other backing plates can be used in a similar fashion with the tips shown in t …

December 20, 2011Motor and Trans in PlaceBy bungkingNow that all of the suspension was set up it was time to move on to getting the motor and trans put in place. With driveability and reliability being of high priority what we chose was all brand new rebuilds for both the motor and trans. For the motor a new 347ci crate motor based off of the 302 block of the small block Ford, this one is rated at a little over 400 HP so it should get the job done. It is backed with a built AOD trans, a 4 spee …

December 13, 2011Back to a RollerBy bungkingNow that the frame had already been boxed and all of the new crossmembers installed, it was time to get both of the axles mocked up in place. I started with the front axle, it is a 4″ drop axle by Superbell complete with their disc brake set up and a mono leaf front spring. I mocked up the chassis at ride height and set the caster angle of the axle to 7 degrees and checked for the size of tab that would be needed for the hairpin mounts. These ended …

If you are looking for some inexpensive horsepower for your Dyna, Sportster, or FXR, you may want to read this little experiment we did. The main key to this is our large 60 and 65 tooth rear sprockets available for sealed and timken bearing hubs at http://www.bungking.com/.One of the oldest ways to increase the torque of your final drive is to increase the gear ratio. By increasing the rear sprocket size, or rear tooth count on your bike you can create this increase in gear ratio. Of course …

August 16, 2012By bungkingHave you ever purchased a new set of handlebars, installed them internal wire and all and soon after wish you had gone with a different size, but the cost of doing it all over again kept you from changing them?? If so read on we may have a solution for you.http://www.bungking.com/accessories/late-model-dyna-parts/handlebar-lift-kit.htmlWe came up with a new idea for a customer a few months back who was on a tight budget. He came in and wanted some t-bars to replace the …

January 17, 2012By bungkingThis is a how to post on how to make your own licence plate tail light mount using one of our Licence Plate Backing Plates with a Model A Tail Light. We at www.bungking.com offer our backing plate in a few different styles, the one I am going to be using in this post is one of our horizontal mount Model A style Licence plate backing plates. Most of our other backing plates can be used in a similar fashion with the tips shown in this post. Some will need to have, or …