Here is a pic of me removing the surface hardening on a piece of Chrome molly I scrounged from a hydraulic cylinder that had seen better days
I used to make a "Neck Bolt" for a Sportster - Evo transformation a guy was doing for his brother coming back from his second tour in Iraq.
This was way before the "Harleys for Hero's" foundation was ever thought of and was just one man's way of saying thank you to his brother. It was pretty tough because the guy couldn't draw mechanically and I didn't have the frame or parts he did to measure from. More then once I had to call around to the local Harley shops to see if they had a particular model on the shop floor I could go measure some parts on.
Of course at the time they all thought I was crazy because once again there was no such group as "Harleys for Heros" And to make matters a little more difficult the unit he was stationed in over in Iraq kinda borrowed Hue Heffner's logo.
I think this might have been part of the "Brake Stay" for the rear wheel
Here is the finished product with the Brake Caliper installed
I can't remember what he filled the inlay with. He was a powder coater and I think I bought some Gold Foil and had it shipped directly to him
Then of course he needed a good set of Forward Controls to go with that Brake Stay - so once again here we go with the measurements thing again
A little bit of this a little bit of that - and here is the finished product - sorta
Anyway the returning vet was really happy with the whole thing - I think his wife even wrote thank you letters to all the guys who contributed to the project. There was about 6 or 8 of us from all over the country shipping parts back and forth customizing them and stuff helping this "Brother from another Mother" put this Harley together for his brother coming back from Iraq
Eventually I think the build made it into Iron Horse magazine
This is why you use O2 sockets and try not to snip wires unless you're 100% positive.
