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[Mule]

A pic from today as I start assembly of the Paint work!...Mule...

[moose]

nice !!!!

[panjs]

  

[CraigArizona85248]

Soooo nice!  More photos please.   

[twincamzz]

she's looking mighty fine there Mule  More pix please !!

[Mule]

Well I only got this far ,I am going to work on the rear fender some today. I don't have a lot of time as I have to get ready for work tomorrow. Small stroker motor 84 cu in , B grind cam, a little trick valve work, Lowers built By Bob White at Mitchells Modesto Harley Davidson, Heads machined by Dave Shipansky, tricks by Grant Willems, assembled and fit together by me. I started paint here at home ,but my neighbor has liver problems and started complaining loudly about the fumes. So after the body work I took the stuff down to Jim Ogawa and had him finish the paint. Jim is a great custom builder ,pin stripper ,and painter, He belongs to Arlen Ness's club the Hamsters and does custom work for Arlen and Corey. The pics do not show the quality of the finish, a variation of the 1961 paint scheme , Hi fi purple and Birch white, with a black hand laid cover stripe. This Pan has a lot of original parts and is way more original than the 58 I built which had tons of imported parts. This one still has some aftermarket parts  out of necessity , but I tried to keep it as a 1961. This is an old Chopper, that was totally thrashed, and an original chassis that I found on Craigs list in San Francisco.. ..More later...Mule...

[Deye76]

Beautiful work, Mule. 

[Reddog74usa]

Man that's lookin good Mule  Is that High Fi purple a stock color?

[Mule]

One more shot, My pics don't come out real good for some reason...Mule...

[Mule]

 My research showed that Hi Fi Purple and Birch white was an Optional Color in 1961-62.. The fender stripe was not part of an original paint scheme that was my Idea to kind of marry the sheet metal together....Mule...

[Deye76]

"was my Idea to kind of marry the sheet metal together....Mule..."

And a fine idea. 
Thanks for the pictures, your motor looks awesome. I'm not much of a chrome fan, but with your paint the combination is well balanced IMO.

[Snuff™]

Had to look at this topic because of one of the words,   "Panhead"
Its looking really good Mule!  What seat are you going with?

-Snuffâ,,¢

[stroker800]

   Damn Mule,,you should have built a "rider" not a Living room piece...Very nice...I hate riding them when they are that clean,,my new pan motor will be goin in living room til I find the frame...
Dave

[Mule]

Before pic the day I brought it home... Mule..

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[Snuff™]

Got to love the before and after shots!

-Snuffâ,,¢

[spoke]

beautiful work,she's a honey, but i got to ask, why no linkert?

[spoke]

cause of the upgrade motor?

[Mule]

 Well she did not come with a decent carb, I got a smokin deal on the S&S, and I thought it would better for the small stroker...Mule...

[panz4ever]

Mule that is one sweet looking build. How far away from starting her up?

[Mule]

She is wired and ready  ,all I need is some 5/16 stainless steel tubing to fab up a fuel line ,filter set up for the super E. A local bike supply wants to shoot it for their calendar 2012-13 ,so I am not going to add fluids until after the shoot...Mule...

[Ironman]

Looks great !
One question though,  if it's a '62, why'd you pick the '61 paint scheme ? http://pan-clan.com/?p=811

[Mule]

 I am no purest expert, The limited research I did showed that scheme to be 61-62, I liked it I did it, good enough. Also a stock paint scheme would not have the fender stripes or the hand laid black cover stripe...Mule...

[Ironman]

Mule, the important thing is that you like it. 
I agree that the fender stripes and the black cover
stripe are add ons that enhance the look.
The emblems are exactly the same for '61 & '62.
However, the tank graphics are different and you
have the '61 scheme.  Just sayin'.
Respectfully,   Ironman

[Ironman]

", but I tried to keep it as a 1961."

Brilliant edit Mule !

I am no purest expert, The limited research I did showed that scheme to be 61-62, I liked it I did it, good enough. Also a stock paint scheme would not have the fender stripes or the hand laid black cover stripe...Mule...
« Last Edit: Monday, November 15, 2010. 08:48:22 PM. by Mule »


you're welcome.

[Reddog74usa]

Man what a nice job . I asked about the colors because I like em and never saw that color on a Pan. I never knew it was a oem color. That bike just looks real right. Congrats