clean, clean flywheel. priced right as well

ahh shit, it's coming together

one of the pistons is egg shaped only a couple .001", but for five bucks you can't beat that deal.

 chasing all the fucked up threads, there were a bunch.

 destroyed primary drain threads

 the solution, go up on size

 yep, these cases have been grenaded in the past. the repairs are legit.

 got a hell of a deal at the swap meet on a 4 speed with trap door. it was all mixed up in one box covered in shrink wrap and thats how i bought it. i dunno if old boy knew that there were extra parts in there. i just need to figure out the set up for a 70 XL, it was one of those funky two year runs.

got the forks in but i'm wondering if one of the gears on the mainshaft is the correct one. i just need to do my home work.

The cases look good, just a couple stripped threads here and there. the primary drain plug hole is destroyed, i'll just tap it next size up. not a bad deal overall came with a notarized bill of sale made out to me. i checked the vin prior to shelling out the skrill and it came back as "not stolen". i'm taking a trip upstate new york this weekend to meet with the gray bearded wizard who claims to have boxes upon boxes of NOS sportster parts from the 70s. apparently he was buying everyone out during the 80s and 90s, we'll see if what he claims is true. expect pictures to back this trip up. and the big swap meet in connecticut going down sunday, after which i will be picking up a decent 98 F150 for $500. busy weekend, busy next couple weeks, expect more posts.

thursday i pick up a set of matching cases off a 1970 xl ironhead, it works out perfect because i have a 73 frame, 35 mm front end with shaved lowers, and other random crusty parts i have acquired over the last 4 years. this will be a truly from scratch build.

 I guess my 3 year build is coming to an end and looking back over the last few years everything has been far from stable. it's been riddled with incarcerations, arrests, mistakes, addiction, violence... i could never say i have bad luck, instead hard luck. friday marks four weeks of cold stone sobriety and i gotta say it's the best i've felt in years.

War By Deception (2013)

because if you start asking
then i'll be hostile acting
don't ever ask me where i go

swung by my buddies shop last night... its been a while.

Kansas City, MO legend and personal friend Jesse Pringle, is introducing his new web series filmed in KC. KILLEMALLTV.COM on the net KILL EM ALL TV on facebook and KILL EM ALL on youtube.

the proof

this kid matt also called the police here in connecticut and told them where i live friday morning. the phone was blowing up, 4 or 5 calls from the police. sore insecure pussy chill the fuck out, for the first time the popo didnt want to fuck with me... you were that crazy sounding

this winter has been a cold wretched experience. the last month and a half have been a blessing though. my two wonderful children are spending their days with me now. once again i can see them rise and shine during the day and then set in the evening. no material possession could ever take their place in my life. the work i put in is equal to that of a man who re-engineers a machine with only the style and vision of what he feels is true beauty. now the snow is melting and the trickle of water is the tell tale sign that the seasons natural cycle will bring life to what was once dead and grey. this last weekend was a lovely one as well, truth to the saying that true love never dies and the sane will never understand "stubborn love". but not just love of someone special but love of what i feel i have lost. regret of the mistakes i have made in life. regret of all the trouble i have got myself into and how i can probably never return to the city where i cut my teeth. the regret of a summer long rampage of lawlessness and tribute to an outlaw lifestyle hurt myself more than any sort of physical pain. but i did it to myself and now i must pay the price. i miss kansas city, i miss the friends i once had. i miss the ones who gave me my style and inspiration. i miss you guys and i'm sorry. but most importantly i miss the one woman who i truly hurt the most. you don't realise what you had until its gone with the wind.

this year for valentines day instead of me telling the ones i love just that, i plan to apologize and ask forgiveness for all the pain i may have ever caused over the years.

been smoking out and polishing lately and at the same time spacing out and imagining all these wild ideas of what to do to the ironhead. it looks so good with the 21" spool up front but i'm gonna need the front brake for nyc ripping. thats why i kept the dual disc setup, but i do have another set of 35mm forks i could totally shave, then roll the spool around on lazy summer nights. paint, hmmmmmmmmmm.....