"MAKING DO"-----"TIME AND MONEY"

     Sometimes you don't have any other option than "MAKING DO" with the materials that you have on hand.

Cross drilling and tapping.

Test fitting the threads, one more to go!

Welded, grinding done, and polished, where's the tank?

Other times it is the lesser of two evils, by that I am referring to "TIME AND MONEY".  For myself "TIME" is usually more available than "MONEY"  and I enjoy the challenge of creating what I need.  In order to expedite things I will sometimes opt to make an item that may not be readily available at the moment.  The fuel tank strap TEE BOLTS were just such an item.  If I ordered them it would be at least two weeks, they were on back order.  I decided to use two long threaded bolts and two larger bolts to fabricate the needed TEE BOLTS.  I cut off the shaft of the large bolt, located center, drilled and tapped it to receive the smaller threaded section.  I then assembled the two, welded, ground and polished the bolt.   As you can see from the pictures they turned out fairly well.  Now if I can get my fuel tank back from powder coating, that part of the job can proceed.

More Later From---Beneath The Bark!