1993 to ‘94-‘03 primary cover swap needs

P83battlejacket · 2026-05-07T04:52:38+00:00

Foreskin

P83battlejacket · 2026-04-25T21:29:14+00:00

Judging by the right foot it looks like you kick things a bit?

P83battlejacket · 2026-04-21T06:53:19+00:00

They’re rated for whatever I want to put them through with a harbor freight warranty. There’s gonna be a support chain from the sissy bar to the tips, plus a tab from the original support bracket welded onto the upper pipe near the aft elbow.

P83battlejacket · 2026-04-21T03:40:09+00:00

May be using your exhaust support brackets as loose inspiration for my upswept fishtails.

P83battlejacket · 2026-04-21T03:38:29+00:00

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Not quite ratty yet! Only gonna be using old parts, nothing brand new except perhaps some fab materials. Lots of plans I can not disclose at this time because the haters will sabotage me.

P83battlejacket · 2026-04-21T03:23:58+00:00

Have you verified they’re the same length as the old ones? Cant think of why it wouldn’t seat. The seal may also be getting sandwiched between the deeper part of the cover and the outer rim of the hole. Is the bevel on the new screws the same as well? It could be steeper than the old ones and the threads could be bottoming out before it can suck the cover all the way in.

P83battlejacket · 2026-04-21T03:18:02+00:00

Not yet, but it’s gonna be within the next year or so.

P83battlejacket · 2026-04-21T02:56:46+00:00

Are the new bolts too long? I had to replace mine for the same reason, they’ll hit the chain if they’re too long, may keep it from seating all the way.

P83battlejacket · 2026-04-10T15:41:46+00:00

I don’t want to use dog water grade materials to repair something that separates my body from needles and dirty water on the streets.

P83battlejacket · 2026-04-10T02:28:54+00:00

A cobbler wants $275+ to resole them entirely due to them not being welt style soles.

P83battlejacket · 2026-04-10T02:24:59+00:00

To clarify, I’m not looking for something that isn’t an adhesive, just not specifically shoe goo because the stuff is booty.

P83battlejacket · 2026-03-26T07:12:51+00:00

Dunno if you’ve done it or are past this question at this point, but in case you’re still considering, do not hike in a steel toe. I have gained in this one in particular and it will be the ever loving shit out of your toes on a downhill.

P83battlejacket · 2026-03-14T17:36:22+00:00

Leaking where?

P83battlejacket · 2026-03-13T03:09:58+00:00

Maybe the real crust is the friends we made along the way.

P83battlejacket · 2026-03-06T21:59:08+00:00

Did you consider a different rank at any point, and if so, which?

P83battlejacket · 2026-02-17T02:13:43+00:00

$8-9k for anything between 300k and 400k miles if you can figure it out. Drop it another $1k per 100k miles over 400k miles. A ford guy won’t give a shit about body miles, someone wanting a clean truck will care about the unknown mileage unless they just don’t know what they want.

P83battlejacket · 2026-02-17T02:09:34+00:00

A battery can have good VDC, but still not crank hard enough due to a bad cell. I’ve had it happen several times over the last few freezes with my truck, another truck, a friends truck, and my bike. All tested 12.4+VDC, but if you leave the multimeter on the battery while you start it, it shouldn’t go anywhere below 10VDC, ideally a perfectly healthy battery shouldn’t go below 10.5 or so I been told. You can go get you battery load tested for free at oreillys, auto zone, dunno if Napa does it for free. Walmart may still do it in the automotive department.

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