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Shamelessly stealing Eightcans idea for a regularly updated build thread I give you the Notso special,I'll update when there is any significant progress. It started with an idea and a chance spotting of a chrome tank, thanks Nat and the mortal remains of my old 73 SS of which there was very little. I started collecting parts as and when I could find them here's my sofa full of parts.

The original frame was toast, sorry no pics you'll have to take my word for it so I had to look for another one, GaryB came up with late model one so I paint stripped it and steamed it off, underneath it was in remarkably good condition.

that's going to be a nice bike I think!
you have a lot of great parts there!

Here's the frame in etch primer I welded up the extra side panel holes and the bizare hole by the mudguard mounting

I'm going to run 18" wheels so opted to use a YB swing arm, looked perfect but after a couple of minutes with a scale remover needed minor repairs so I ground out the rot welded it up and filled it.






Etched primed

18 inch spoke or cast wheels?

Spoked, YB 100 rear and Honda 175 front

looks promissing

looks Nice

nice place to work...

whit the smal of oil and that yes i.d.
jsut like my bedroom

I ordered a seat from Almere but it was damaged in transit so they sent me another with my next order it kind of sat higher than the look I wanted so I had a play with the damaged one. I stripped the cover off and trimmed down the foam this enabled me to pull down the cover further and the damage no longer showed I like the look of it more

Caution wet paint, 2k black primer

As it sits now, shame the back mudguard is the wrong shape, going to have a mess around with it but may need to get another, bloody pattern parts

I picked up a rear lamp bracket/number plate off Ebay apparently it's for a James Cadet, I liked the shape and it looked like my repro Miller lamp would fit straight on, of course it didn't and I had to spend a couple of lunch breaks messing around with it. My idea for the Notso spesh is to make it look like a 60s style Cafe racer hence the chrome tank and side panels, the tank had a small but impossible to get out ding on the top so I opted to paint the middle black I think it suits the style better anyway