1946 Chief Project - 80" Hotrod Custom

Yep, you guessed it! - yet another project, basket case, pile of rust, shit heap - however you see it ! ..Oh boring, please.. not another one of Greg's projects, Well I wouldn't have to write so much about my own restorations if you dear reader got off your hinney and sent in some details about yours now would I?

Nope, Im finally verging away form my obsessive stock restoration behaviour and as this is not a matching numbers bike, Im going to go for it!. With it's '40 cases  you could call it a '40 Chief since its normal to read the engine number rather than the frame number.

But since it has no forks, well correct ones, and its a lot of trouble to fit a springer front end (even if i had one!) because of the differences in steering head lengths etc, I'm going with the 46, besides the tanks are 46 and fairly distinctive by the tank badges.

I have most of a spare telescopic fork (both triple trees and lower legs) from the blackhawks and as this befits my hot-rodder image along with 80" factory primary complete with compensating sprocket , clutch brake, 80" flywheels, jugs and heads its all looking good for my '46 custom Stroker chief.

I don't know when I will be starting this one, what with the 28 101, 35  and 48 Chief's  to tackle yet. And that's not counting maintenance and upkeep on several other runners or even the other 741 or 101 that are not featured yet. Still I'm not quite forty yet so hope to finish them all god willing!

1946 Chief Project - 80" Hotrod Custom

Yep, you guessed it! - yet another project, basket case, pile of rust, shit heap - however you see it ! ..Oh boring, please.. not another one of Greg's projects, Well I wouldn't have to write so much about my own restorations if you dear reader got off your hinney and sent in some details about yours now would I?

Nope, Im finally verging away form my obsessive stock restoration behaviour and as this is not a matching numbers bike, Im going to go for it!. With it's '40 cases  you could call it a '40 Chief since its normal to read the engine number rather than the frame number.

But since it has no forks, well correct ones, and its a lot of trouble to fit a springer front end (even if i had one!) because of the differences in steering head lengths etc, I'm going with the 46, besides the tanks are 46 and fairly distinctive by the tank badges.

I have most of a spare telescopic fork (both triple trees and lower legs) from the blackhawks and as this befits my hot-rodder image along with 80" factory primary complete with compensating sprocket , clutch brake, 80" flywheels, jugs and heads its all looking good for my '46 custom Stroker chief.

I don't know when I will be starting this one, what with the 28 101, 35  and 48 Chief's  to tackle yet. And that's not counting maintenance and upkeep on several other runners or even the other 741 or 101 that are not featured yet. Still I'm not quite forty yet so hope to finish them all god willing!

1946 Chief Project - 80" Hotrod Custom

Yep, you guessed it! - yet another project, basket case, pile of rust, shit heap - however you see it ! ..Oh boring, please.. not another one of Greg's projects, Well I wouldn't have to write so much about my own restorations if you dear reader got off your hinney and sent in some details about yours now would I?

Nope, Im finally verging away form my obsessive stock restoration behaviour and as this is not a matching numbers bike, Im going to go for it!. With it's '40 cases  you could call it a '40 Chief since its normal to read the engine number rather than the frame number.

But since it has no forks, well correct ones, and its a lot of trouble to fit a springer front end (even if i had one!) because of the differences in steering head lengths etc, I'm going with the 46, besides the tanks are 46 and fairly distinctive by the tank badges.

I have most of a spare telescopic fork (both triple trees and lower legs) from the blackhawks and as this befits my hot-rodder image along with 80" factory primary complete with compensating sprocket , clutch brake, 80" flywheels, jugs and heads its all looking good for my '46 custom Stroker chief.

I don't know when I will be starting this one, what with the 28 101, 35  and 48 Chief's  to tackle yet. And that's not counting maintenance and upkeep on several other runners or even the other 741 or 101 that are not featured yet. Still I'm not quite forty yet so hope to finish them all god willing!