Nearly got the engine out until I realised the coil was still connected to the points. Had to balance it half out while I went round the other side to disconnect.
Bloody heavy too.
Well, if interested, I can show how to get from the above to……
…..one Shovelhead engine in bits. 
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Let the games begin…. hahaha….
I must say im envious of the suspension, mines a hard tail…. im getting too old for hard tails.. Im trying to incorporate a Sprung Lycett seat on mine but I cant get it lined up properly to stop it skewing off to the left when your riding it…. Im getting to the stage where I dont really give a monkeys what other people see when they look at it, im doing it for me to ride not them.. Thanks again for the info on the gasket sealent for my Triumph exhaust , it makes sense, i just hadnt given it a lot of thought to go down that road, I was totally pissed off when I was trying to get it sealed up nicely last week, so anyway I have ordered some now, hope to get it done in a couple of days, Just hope they don’t spit the dummy at my local MOT station…
Not really any suspension there as I’ve moved the springs as far back as possible by having threaded holes along the swinging arm that take a bottom spring mount. I’ve been musing about getting a Paugcho rigid frame (I don’t really want to weld on a hardtail as I want to keep the original frame).
Weld on a couple of these to the frame crossmember, or a plate welding where you want them to hold the bottom of the springs
Ditched the standard battery box and oil bag and installed a Lowbrow Customs horseshoe. Kept the ratchet top in just to make sure it all fits with the clutch cable pull.
looks a lot better methinks
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Engine now polished and totally rebuilt.
First Shovelhead I’ve dug into. And I’ve gotta say it’s a lot more sophisticated than I thought it was gonna be. A really great piece of kit and a joy to work on. I may have to buy some more of these. Blimey, they are heavy to lug about though. I’ll probably go for a little Ironhead on the next build.
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“V” nice!!!
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Engine back in, new front wheel (how bloody much!), new front end (springers into stash for another build). New drag bars and risers. My painted Sportster tank still looks ok - a few dings but it sort of suits it.
Still thinking about the arse end and the zorsts really need to go (so I can fiddle with the mixture screw without burning my hand and then leaping around only to burn it some more). I need to save up for these things as Harleys seem to be made out of platinum for some reason.
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I’m not much a Harley fan but that is looking the business.
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@Iron has definitely turned my head to the brand much more than previous
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There are extremely active HD motorcycle groups in the UK. I was at Ma Bakers yesterday and there was a chapter of circa 15 riders having a rest stop before heading back home.
I agree some of the bikes are really good looking, but not for me.
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