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IF YOU CAN MAKE IT BETTER THAN IT WAS ... THEN WHY NOT DO IT?

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When looking back at the way things were, when you didn't know what you know now, how can you not make things better? This motor was just thrown together, in the early days, to just get it going to run around town on. Now is the time I am thinking about parting with it and, after a small noise made me tear it apart, I am glad I did. I have now decided to go all the way with a total rebuild so the next owner will have a fresh start and a good bike for years to come. Hope you enjoy!
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@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

Always working but loving it on old machines.! Make them the best they can be!

@pastorbobncc365 Месяц назад

Always love stopping by your garage. Have a blessed week my friend

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

So glad you are enjoying the channel. Thanks for commenting

@user-iy6de7qi1r 5 дней назад

I built my machine shop around the old panheads and shovels, I'm building it up for the old Triumphs these days. I love resurrecting the old engines, I hope my grandchildren and great grandchildren carry it on into the future. Men built this world we live in, and men will keep it going!

@itsmytimeletsgo 5 дней назад

Interesting. Many of us seem to have the drive to try to save these old bikes for the future. Hopefully some of the next generation will feel the same. Thanks for commenting.

@thisoldchopper Месяц назад

Another awesome video and another breather hole on a Shovelhead. Great job with your assistant Queen Pauline,,,, Good job Ralph 😁

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

Thanks Gus. I am a lucky man to have her in my life. Thanks for commenting.

@laurentruesdale4088 Месяц назад

No fluff or bs. Just great content. Thanks

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

Nice to hear. Thanks for comenting.

@truthbetold-jq8iw Месяц назад

If I still had my '66 shovel I'd bring it all the way to Canada for you to fix. No one could ever get it right back in the '70s when I owned it. That's me sitting on it in the picture. Great video, keep 'um coming.

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

Thanks for the kind words. The pic looks like a few years ago lol. I will try to keep up the content for the hard core shovel guys. Thanks for commeting.

@edZILLA64 Месяц назад

Ralph, you are a very knowledgeable guy. It blows my mind how some of you guys have so much knowledge. Tatro is another one that is very knowledgeable.

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

Thanks for the compliment Ed. You learn some stuff after 35 years of running a motorcycle busines. Still always love to learn new things. Thanks for commenting.

@williamanthony5021 Месяц назад

NICE VIDEO MY FRIENDS WONDER IN THEIR STATE OF CONFUSION JUST WHY I ADORE AND LOVE ALL HARLEYS PRIOR TO 1984 .THANSK FOR COOL VIDEO DUDE .🎉❤

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

You are more than welcome so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for commenting.

@svthorasailing4868 Месяц назад

Harleys making mechanics since 1908,cheers for the video.

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

And for many years to come. Thanks for comenting.

@johnhusband2364 Месяц назад

liking your stuff, keep it coming

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

Will do! Thanks for comenting.

@markmcdeavitt3092 Месяц назад

What a beautiful bike

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

Thank you and thanks for commenting.

@georgiahillbilly6150 Месяц назад

Really enjoy the shovel head content going to get mine going one day thx

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

Thank you. You just have to force yourself to start, and then you will be hooked again! Thanks for commeting.

@normppjr4429 Месяц назад

Those shop made torque adapters are slick. I'm going to make a set. Thanks.

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

Cheaper than buying them if you can make them. Thanks for commenting.

@user-iy6de7qi1r 5 дней назад

I had a guy say in my shop: "make it, I thought you had to buy it", someone has always had to "make it". God made man and made him a "tool maker", pass it along, we'll always need real men.

@itsmytimeletsgo 5 дней назад

@@user-iy6de7qi1r You are right. someone did have to design and make it in the begining. Many are not rocket science but are just useful and can be fabricated pretty easy. A person just has to try. As I always say "they may not be pretty as a store bought one but they will do the job". Thanks for commenting.

@hippieschoppercorner Месяц назад

Great video ol chap. Damn, that bteather gear is quite expensive up north, EH. Terry Massey From Massey"s M.C. Service is here for the weekend and we are collaborating and making videos. Im so excited for your growth. Keep up the hard work my friend

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

Thanks Hippie. stuff is expensive up here for sure. Sounds like you guys will have some fun this weekend. All the best to you. Thanks for comenting.

@user-iy6de7qi1r 5 дней назад

If you've got a lathe you can always make a sleeve and keep a standard breather, just green locktite it in place.

@itsmytimeletsgo 5 дней назад

@@user-iy6de7qi1r I most cases it would have to be pretty thin to work. When over sizing to the new breather is it only .030" of an inch so making a sleeve and then machining the cuouts in the proper place would not leave much material to work with, let lone try to press a piece that thin into the hole. If it was destroyed beyond that then maybe you could if you bored the hole out larger and then tried to make a sleeve it would be the only way to save it. Not impossible but it would be the only route to go. Thanks for commenting.

@bfpeake933 Месяц назад

I noticed you using that shorty wrench for the head bolts. Try a 1/4" small ratchet with a 9/16th (1/4" fitting) great for running the bolts up, then swap to your torque. Massive time and patience saver! 😂 Love the vids Ralph, love my shovels, Peace out brudda ~

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

Thanks for the tip. I will give it a go as I hate the time it takes with the little wrench. Thanks for commenting.

@2018NukNuk 18 дней назад

I love the spam can, nice video.

@itsmytimeletsgo 18 дней назад

They work great, actually cans for speciality coffee's. Thanks for commenting.

@thomaskirkpatrick4031 Месяц назад

Love your videos. Wouldn't mind them getting more technical.

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

I can only get so technical to help others. I am not an instructor just an old guy trying to pass on some of the things I do. Thanks for commenting.

@tobinlakeguideservices Месяц назад

She’s a beauty

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

Yes she is and she deserved a good rebuild. Like I said we threw it together years ago and now, years later, I am glad I am so picky and giving her what she needs. Thanks for commeting.

@donrice8026 Месяц назад

if u drill out the upper fitting for your oil line u have plunty of room to install &remove the oil lines do the upper cross line same way only do one end HAPPY WRENCHING

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

Got it. Thanks for commenting.

@kurtfoulke5130 Месяц назад

I just recently started watching your channel & find it amazing as well as amusing. My 81 has the extra passages to scavenge top end oil from the cylinders to the tappet blocks. Did you eliminate this by changing cylinders ? If so, why ? Do you think the grove in the breather bore was critical & what was the cause ? A new S&S .030 over gear is $ 200 USD down here. Have you ever used the Evo reed valve breather ? Great detailed video, Thanks Ralph

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

Welcome to the channel! This bike did not have the outside drain type cylinders. Yes the groove in the breather bore is critical as it will cause an excess build up of oil in the case and usually results in excess oil being pushed out the lower crankcase breather hose. Going to use a breather valve in an 89" Evo I am building now. They are only for 92 and up type motors. Haven't in the past but look forward to trying it. Everything is expensive up here. ha ha. Thanks for comenting.

@thomasborger6548 Месяц назад

I always learn something from your videos, and a VERY nice scoot that is. A question for you on our 78, I'm hesitant to use the manual's suggestion for spark plug torque ,18 to 28 ft lbs. I cant bring myself to go more than 14 ft lbs.

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

Thanks glad to hear that. I really do that by feel, rather than torque myself. I snug it up and give her another 1/4 turn or so and that usually does it, with the old heads especially. They have had so many plugs in and out that one has to be careful with them. Thanks for commeting.

@kevinwest3689 Месяц назад

Well done, Shovel heads are my jam, So is making things better than before. I've recently discovered w p c treatment. If you haven't heard of it , check it out. It sure sold me. Also line to line Coatings on piston skirts. Between the two, I believe you can make your shovel head dam near Bulletproof. And it's Actually pretty cheap. 🌬✌️

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

Thanks for the info Kevin. I will look into it. Got to keep the old girls running forever. lol. Thanks for commenting.

@andresinnett4319 Месяц назад

Allways great content Ralph, I wonder if yourve known of anybody that has used a wheel cylinder hone with any success ? 🙄

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

I don't think is is possible in the hole as there is the large window and it would probably fetch up. It is also needs to be very deep and accurate right to the bottom of the hole. The cut takes out about .030" so that would be a lot of honing lol. Thanks for the question and commenting.

@thomaskirkpatrick4031 Месяц назад

A lot of people have awful things to say about the Shovelhead. But when you consider the cylinders and head are held together with 4 studs and 5 head bolts and everything since then has just used 4 much thinner studs, maybe that old Shovel wasn't so bad?

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

No they are a lot tougher for sure. Thanks for commenting.

@Frog-wq9pk Месяц назад

Great video have you ever add value stem seals and done any porting on the heads

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

I use valve stem seals with bronze guides, but you have to watch the clearance from the top of the seal to bottom of the top collar. I am not a porting guy, just cleaning them a bit sometimes. Thanks for commeting.

@ElliotCole333 Месяц назад

The irish accent is strong in you sir, wow

@itsmytimeletsgo 29 дней назад

Thats surprising as I am not Irish at all, but my ancestors did come from the UK. Thanks for commenting.

@thomaskirkpatrick4031 Месяц назад

Ralph, I'm surprised you never converted that Shovel to EVO hydraulic lifters?

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

To expensive a conversion. Thanks for commenting.

@jerrybigrig Месяц назад

😎👍🏻😎

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it Jerry. Thanks for commenting.

@Frog-wq9pk Месяц назад

I have 2 motors going together now 72 and a 77 have you ever thought of value steam seals and port work on head's

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

@thomaskirkpatrick4031 Месяц назад

I just had a thought. Well, maybe a daydream. Fly to Canada, buy your bike, and ride it home to Pennsylvania. Okay, it was a fantasy. What are you asking for it ?

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

I will know when its done. That would be a long ride on an old shovel. Thanks for commenting.

@thomaskirkpatrick4031 Месяц назад

I'm almost afraid to ask, what that tool you're using cost? The only reason I ask is the other day I was looking for the tool the remove and install the cam bearing from JIMS. I just about passed out at the price, almost $400.00 to almost $ 500.00 depending on the engine model.

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

I think I paid almost $1,000.00 up here in Canada. Expensive but there is no other way to fix this problem and I have used it a lot! Jim's tools are high quality. Thanks for commenting.

@digdog6457 Месяц назад

I have to comment on this one. I just replaced a cam about 3 weeks ago and I was lucky enough that a backyard mechanic lent me his tool for $20. If you know anyone in Victoria, BC, I have nothing but nice things to say about Jeez Louise Motorcycles. Saved me alot of cash for a 5min job!!

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

@@digdog6457 Thanks for letting us know about a great shop that was willing to help you and lend you the tool. Always nice to here that there are still some pretty great people out there willing to help others.

@thomaskirkpatrick4031 Месяц назад

Say what you want about Harley Davidson, the aftermarket, specifically S&S. Their stuff isn't just overpriced, it's ridiculously expensive. $305.00 Canadian is crazy. A breather oversized or not is a $25.00 part, $30.00 at the most.

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

I had someone else tell me that they were actually about $200.00 US. Never heard of a $30.00 breather unless it was a swap meet item and probably the plastic type a at that. Thanks for commenting.

@thomaskirkpatrick4031 Месяц назад

Ralph, have you forgotten that you planned on selling this bike?

@itsmytimeletsgo Месяц назад

No have not forgotten but I want it to be right. I never sell anything until I have time to ride it , and break it in if necessary. All of the bikes I have built, in the past, I always drove for a while, then sold them. Thanks for commenting.