NOTE: Shipping cost for all
drawings is $5.00 per shipment. Multiple drawings can be shipped in one envelope
saving on shipping costs.
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There are a number of
Chopper drawings available from different places claiming to include softail
info…all they really show is the pivot point for the swingarm. This is a custom frame
that will work for Evo and earlier big twin engines .200” taller using
Flatside tanks and most stock Softail parts. These drawings are on 8.5 x 11
paper (except the pivot stanchions which are full size tracings from my
cutting pattern). There is a side view, backbone, bottom layout with mount
locations, and full scale drawings (no redrawing required, these are FULL
SIZE) for steering neck, front engine and peg mounts, rear engine and front
transmission mounts, shock mount, rear oil tank mount, transmission side and
rear mounts and top engine mount. No swingarm information is
included as you can buy swingarms at low cost. Buy the dream and modify, as you like. Worth the money just for
the full size mount drawings. More details. Part number STDWG
Price is $34.95 plus $5.00 shipping via USPS Priority Mail. |
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Here are drawings for a
rigid frame that uses late model Evo style engines and 5 speed transmissions.
All mounts and axle plate drawings are full scale you can trace to metal and
start cutting. No top motor mount or neck gussets are included since there
are too many ways to make these parts. The seat post is bent to allow good
clearance of the transmission and rear cylinder head / exhaust. Nine 8-1/2” x
11” pages provide enough information for a competent fabricator to build and
customize a rigid frame for Big Twin engines. Rear axle plates are spaced 10-1/2” so a stock softail tire and
belt drive is centered. More details. Part number MWRDWG Price is $24.95 plus $5.00 shipping va
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Swingarm Jig Plans—Want to build swingarms or check the ones you
already have? Here is a set of plans to build a jig like the one pictured. This
information can even be used to set up a frame jig as it locates the pivot
center, shock mount and axle forward and rear locations. This is a second design
with improvements to the rear axle mount. (note: no swingarm dimensions
provided in this drawing set only dimensions for the construction of the
jig.) Part number STSAJ Price is $14.99 plus $5.00 shipping via USPS Priority Mail. |
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All of the dimensions and
materials used in the frame jig we use
to make custom softail and rigid frames for Big V-Twin engines. With the
exception of the neck cones, only one part really needs machine work and it
can be carefully worked by hand. Small parts are shown full scale and there
is a bills of material for parts. Part Number MWFJIG Price
is $24.99 plus $5.00 via USPS Priority Mail. |
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To make a tube frame, you
need a good tubing bender. Tubing is different than pipe so be sure you are
using the correct machine. These drawings show you how to make a hydraulic
bender using easily obtained materials and hardware. The drawings include a
bill of materials, construction instructions, dimensions and drawing of a
4.5” centerline radius die set for 1-1/4” tubing. (See below for a picture of
a completed bender in action) Part number MWBDWG.
Price is $14.99 plus $5.00 shipping via USPS Priority Mail. NEW***We now have the machined follow bar
rollers available for this machine. Click here for more information. |
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Here is a picture of the
MechWerks Hydraulic Tubing bender in action bending a piece of tubing. Please
note that MechWerks does not sell complete benders. Only plans are available to
fabricate your own bender. The bender requires welding but no welds are
critical to strength and this machine can be assembled with a stick or MIG
welder.
The tube is 1.25” x .125”
wall. An angle finder was attached to the end of the tube to show when a 90
degree angle was achieved. This is the greatest advantage of this design bender
since the angle finder is more accurate than degree rings used on horizontal
benders. Note how the lower follow die moves with the tube, eliminating the
gouging associated with benders that drag the tube through the follow die. This
makes nicer bends and saves wear on your tooling.
