The new Voodoo Choppers military hats are in the store and moving off the shelves quick. Take advantage of the Holiday sale and get a couple.

Use code VC10 for 10% off.

To say Thank You to everyone who supports us.  We are offering 20% sale this weekend.  Use the code below to Save 20% on all orders at the Online Voodoo Choppers store!

Use code VCBLK20

Good till 11/28/11

Eric

Just got the new Belt Buckles in!!

These buckles look great, the quality is excellent with a lot of detail in the design.    Cast in Pewter with an antique finish.

$25 in the store now.

Axing the sides of a fuel tank is a traditional look.  Caving in the sides looks great and is fairly easy to accomplish.  There are two approaches that I am aware of and I have used both.  One requires more welding but less body filler and displays a fine edge, the other has more body filler, less welding and displays a radius edge.  In this article I will be discussing the first technique becuase I prefer the look and lack of body filler required.  Technically you can do this to any tank although I think it looks best with a mustang style tank.

The first thing you have to do is define your cut line.  I do this by leveling the tank and using a height gauge to mark.

After marking a cut line you want to take time to actually follow the line and get a clean cut edge.  You can use a small friction wheel or air-saw for this.

Once you have cut the sides off, you are going to invert them and swap sides.  So the piece from the right is going to be welded to the left and vise-versa.

Take your time lining up the panels before welding.  You want to minimize any gaps for a nice clean weld.

After welding you can go through and do a little metal finishing.

Enjoy the work and take prove in what you have done!

Eric

If you know the history behind this look please leave a comment.

The reporter came out to the shop about a month ago, I really didn’t know when the article was going to run or exactly what it was going to be about.  It was a shock to have it hit the front page of the paper!

Check it out.

The Detroit News article

This isn’t a how-to.  Just something I’m working on at the shop.

I was commissioned to split the right tank of an aftermarket set of stretched flat-side tanks so that the front of the tank would hold oil.  Years ago…a long time ago… quite a few companies used this type of setup on there factory bikes.

You want to start by deciding your cut lines. I knew what volume of oil the customer wanted and worked back from that.

Since all the bung fittings will be located on the bottom of the oil tank I ran internal lines for the vent and return.

Back together…ready for body-work and paint.

Eric

You can now buy Parts in the Store. We currently have a couple items available and will be adding more soon. All of these parts are tried and true with thousands of test miles on the designs. Take a look and let me know what you think.

The sale is still going on until Monday 9/5/11. 20% off everything in the online store. Use code vc20 for the discount.

Thanks

Eric

Hi all,

We have added a few new shirts to the store and some Vintage Voodoo clothing. These are out of print shirts. Once there gone…there gone…

20% off all goods with free shipping over $40 orders.

In celebration of the Labor Day weekend in the US the store is having a sale.

Enter code vc20 to receive the discount.  Pass the word!!

Enjoy the long weekend.

Eric

So I have been shaping a couple fenders the last few weeks.  I couldn’t even guess how many fenders I have shaped over the years…ALOT!  This particular one is unique in that the client would like it to look like a stock early 70′s FX rear fender.  One with all the detail but a better fitting radius for a rigid.  At first thought, you might think this is a simple order, and then you remember a double bead!  Not incredibly difficult but time consuming that’s for sure!  Here is a few pics of the progress and I’ll post some completed pics soon.

Thanks

Eric