Magnificent 7

[dartyppyt]

Guys!

Need your help?

Does anyone have a 79 seat with Husky logo on back?

I need the size: height and width plus a pic of how it was placed.

 

[84scrambler]

I did last year , but after dis assembling the seat to replace the cover and finding absolutely nothing any good I threw it all away. Sorry.

 

[dartyppyt]

Maybe for fun this winter. I will carve out and hatch one of these old snail pipes for a Husky!
Always thought they were bad ass in the day on the Elsinores,CZ's and Maico's.

THE SNAIL PIPE!

I never saw one on a Husky!

 

[justintendo]

i don think they had one because the husky already had an "up" pipe..still would be cool to see! i bet you will be able to hear it!

 

[oldbikedude]

Wonder what the drawback was. I figured there must be or all pipe makers would build one this way. Maybe noise, heat, hot gas, easily dented? Very cool looking though. Bet it is loud like that.

 

[justintendo]

Wonder what the drawback was. I figured there must be or all pipe makers would build one this way. Maybe noise, heat, hot gas, easily dented? Very cool looking though. Bet it is loud like that.

probably difficult to get enough volume with a snail pipe, but those bikes had no choice, as the centers of the bikes were solid, no place for an exhaust to snake thru. it was either run it all under the bike and smash it up or have a snail pipe and protect it perhaps. they do look cool.

 

[dartyppyt]

One cone pipe to finish for the 390........

Got some serious seat time coming up. With no coffee, steady hands and patience to do my welds.

Plus going to make cuts every so many inches to add to appearance.

Wanted pipe to go up over cylinder instead of diagonal going by spark plug cap.

Pipe was a real challenge because the 390 cylinder is quite the block head! It is not condensed like the later air cooled engines.

I am close to the fins on ignition side about 1/4 inch. If it rubs down road I might shave some off fins.

Also, pipe on shifter side stays tucked away under tank.

I made the stinger pipe last night bending it but think I'm going to cut it in angles like the rest. Looks out of place.

I learned a lot just from jumping in with cold feet.

I wanted pipe to look old school cutting pipe at angles and just not smooth bends that I could of had made up.

Husky logo on there with brazing brass melted over the sheet metal.

Gonna think it will look cool when I blue the whole pipe with torch and this brass logo pops out.

I ran pipe even with frame on bottom so nothing gets hit and may make two mounts coming off engine mounts.

I learned a lot and now should be able to build pipes from scratch. This is kinda complicated and some times I just needed to leave my shop and take a break.

Son stopped by yesterday and all he said was: is that thing bad ass looking.

 

[ruwfo]

THE SNAIL PIPE! Always thought they were bad ass in the day on the Elsinores,CZ's and Maico's.


Like a lot of things from the 70's they may have looked cool, but did they really work any better. It was mostly seat of the pants testing, with not a lot of data to support the idea, unlike today with data recorders etc. I'm not saying the guys back then where not smart, just sometimes they did stuff to be different & it didn't always work.

example: front forks on the rear, even the fox air shocks (looked trick, but?)

 

[SteveJ]

Who would put forks on the rear? Sorry, just had to do that.

 

[dartyppyt]

Tin man!

 

[oldbikedude]

You always gotta be on camera hamming it up.

 

[dartyppyt]

It the Tin Man.....

Thanx to Eddy he recommend change out to rounded stinger instead of notchy one.

Even blued it with torch and seasoned with hot gear oil.

Colors dont pick up good in pic but they look Purty. It got blue, purple, grey, gold and brown colors in it.

Husky logo done in silencer screen. Just make sure you have tetanus shot when you was it.

 

[dartyppyt]

Been up in air of a silencer bracket to go with the one I made.

So I just got done with this one and fitted it to new pipe.

 

[dartyppyt]

Been using an old side panel for mock up, so there are no melting issues and everything fits nicely.

 

[dartyppyt]

Think this old gal gonna be sharp look gal when done.

 

[ruwfo]

Nice work as always Did you get snow Yet?

 

[dartyppyt]

Nice work as always Did you get snow Yet?

Thanx bud! We got 5 inches. We were suppose to get 7-12 so think some went North. But that's ok with me.
Now we going through big melt off.

Crazy weather........

 

[dartyppyt]

Been thinking on the 125, since has the small jug and plenty of room. Making a snail pipe? Prob be louder than heck but would look cool?

 

[dartyppyt]

Made another shorty silencer, so I will finish this one up tomorrow and get it polished and detailed.

 

[dartyppyt]

Just about finished up and will pop rivet bracket to body tomorrow and polish front section.