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Hi all, saw this new creation of yours TRM and thought of Cadzilla straight away!:praise::rockout:
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The Renaissance Man said:
Because this bike is my version of a deluxe model, I've planned to add some trim pieces to accentuate the art deco feel I'm going for. Last weekend I went to a car show/ swap meet looking for the right doodads to use. Normally I'm not a fan of using car parts on a bike because the scale is usually off. However, there are smaller scale parts out there if you look for them.

I found a 62 Falcon fender ornament that has the style that I was looking for. I also found a broken piece of some type of garnish molding that would work perfectly for what I had in mind for the tank. This is why I got back to extending the tank this week, so I could make this trim fit!

With a little bit of modifications, I couldn't be much happier with the results!
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Very cool looks like you found some really nice parts at the car show. They fit the tank percent [emoji1303] got to love it when a plan comes together!


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Uncle Fide said:
Hi all, saw this new creation of yours TRM and thought of Cadzilla straight away!:praise::rockout:View attachment 27442
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If the Decoluxe made you think of Cadzilla, I know I'm on the right track!:)

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I've been working on the door handle over the last few days and should have something ready to show later today.
Hint: It won't be used as any sort of handle at all, just more deluxe trim.:wink1:
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Last September I bought this saddle from @KEMPRACING. The seat pan is not original to the frame and was too short.
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I had an idea for extending the front with a cowboy boot toe cap but couldn't find anything that looked like it would work. Then I spotted this door handle that looked promising.
Here's where it's going.
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Ok now the cat is out of the bag . Looks pretty cool too. Can't wait to see how you finish it off . [emoji1303]


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The first order of business was to get the handle cut down to fit the nose of the seat pan. This took a lot of grinding and checking to get it right. I used another pan as a donor because I'll need to extend the overall length also. I wasn't sure yet how I would go about fitting the two together so after I got the handle fitting, I cut off more than what I'll need to be safe.

To attach the handle I drilled and tapped two 8-32 holes with corresponding holes in the pan.
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It turned out that I only used the very end of the donor pan so that I didn't cut the original past the frame stud.
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So my 'seat rail' guess way back when wasn't too far off....
This gives the phrase 'saddle horn' a whole new meaning.
 
OddJob said:
So my 'seat rail' guess way back when wasn't too far off....
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That's why I asked what you meant by seat rail, you were close!

I got the two pieces welded together and the edge along each side got some new metal grafted in also but I forgot to take a photo before moving on. After that everything got ground smooth and a skim coat of Bondo in preparation for the foam pad.
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Yah for door handles!


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