matt glascock wrote:Nice!!! Quite the artistic touch, Adam.

Thanks! I'm far from artistic, but I don't guess it's turned out too bad so far

Not alot of progress tonight. Did however get a design laid out and a rough cut done. One of these days I'll have a plasma cutter, and projects like this will be much faster and easier lol

Actually think I like this pattern a little better....

Thank ya! Haven't decided what I want to do just yet. Idk if I want to slot it or drill it. Ran across this one the other day....not sure how I feel about it....

Got a decent start on an aluminum heat shield this afternoon. Still needs some work, but it's getting there.

This baby is ready for some high temp primer!!!

viclioce wrote:I don’t even think they make a primer that’s high heat paint, do they? Victor

I guess evidently they do. Reckon I'll be the odd man out and give it a try lol

MTrat wrote:Another worthy project and keeping another one on the trail. The Hooker heat shield shouldn't be too hard to replicate..

Going to get some thin gauge aluminum and give it a shot. Found a pic of one for a different bike that gives me somewhat of an idea.

viclioce wrote:Adam. Try some Loctite Naval Jelly for rust removal. And it works great on exhaust pipes. Brush it on, let it sit, rinse it off, repeat!

Picked some up today! Going to do a couple passes on it before it gets paint.

I'd say it's a very good possibility. I asked Dad earlier and he said he knew it was a Hooker chamber....just couldn't remember why it was brazed. The family tended to experiment a little bit back in their racing days. If I were to guess, that's where the extended and gusseted swingarm came from as ...

Spent the day extracting broken bolts from the frame and exhaust. Then started working on the Hooker header. Found a couple cracks that I welded up and resurfaced. Also found a spot close to the header nut that had already been repaired previously via what looks like brazing. Smoothed it out a bit.....

Cool Adam! I'm glad the pipe is salvageable. Its been a long time since I've seen one of those Hooker pipes but they definitely were a hot set-up item in the 70's. Probably few survivors. The aluminum makes an easy to work, effective and durable shield. That's going to be a really sweet bike. I'm r...

Do you guys primer the exhaust before painting or just shoot it with paint after whatever rust removal process you use? And do you apply any type of clear?
Thanks.

mac wrote:Very cool bike Adam. If you bring it back to life I bet it will be a really fun woods bike set up as it is.

I think it would be too. I plan to keep the Wombat engine in it. And it will definitely be hitting the woods!

Just a thought on your pipe. Hodaka Dave converted a Torque low pipe (without a heat shield) to an up pipe (needing a heat shield). He formed a blister of of heavy gauge steel lath and welded it on for an excellent, light, and effective heat shield. I've also seen ones formed out of sheet aluminum ...

I believe it is a Hooker expansion chamber. I'd say chances of finding a heat shield are rare, but I wish I could. I'm glad someone pointed out the swingarm. I never noticed it until yesterday afternoon. When my grandfather had the dealership my uncles raced MX. Only thing i can figure, is they guss...

Here's a couple pics for you guys. She's not pretty by no means. But it spins over freely and most of the parts are there.

The hardest thing to find out is what M Code or P Code for the Model year. That`s why I posted my Serial Numbers for you. As you can see our Hodakas have really close Frame Serial numbers and the engine is the Factory one. That bike belonged to Greg Zitterkopf. ATK Top Pro! Some of the fastest Dese...

Thanks for are the help fellows. At least now I know what schematics I need to be looking at for parts. Appreciate it!

Ace 90, Ace 100, Ace 100B model 92_1970, Ace100B model 92B, 1971 Ace 100B model 92B+. The 92_ and the super rat 93 came out at the same time. The 92B and the 93A came out at the same time. The 92B+ and the 93b came out at the same time ** References Hap Jones Blue books, 1976 Dealer letter listing ...

Hi guys. New member here from Kentucky. My family has a long history with Hodaka motorcycles. My grandfather had a dealership here back in the day partnered with a good friend of his. I have a bike that I'm having trouble identifying. Every chart I have looked at, the # on the frame doesn't seem to ...