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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10661 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: The beginnings of REX Reply #60 - 12/02/07 at 20:19:41 This is my brother, Dwight Rex
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Reply #61 - 12/02/07 at 21:09:15

thumperclone wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:12:

I have one of the dry cell batteries, brand name is Odyssey, and they can be mounted in any position ... even upside down if you want.
visited their web page they dont show a listing for the ls,which one did you go with? also the page says cannot invert(upside down?)them..

I believe mine is the PC545 model, which was just a hair to long for the Savage battery box if I remember correctly. The 535 model may fit though.
All you need to know is if it will fit the space you have to put it in, and if it is made to turn a big twin starter then it will turn the Savage.

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Reply #62 - 12/04/07 at 14:03:24

LANCER wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:11:

I have not settled on the exact locations of the electrical components or battery. I have considered going under the frame and with the 12.5" Progressive shocks on the rear and the Ceriani forks on the front I think there would be enough room under it for the battery.
We shall see.

I just cut the starter relay mount off my fender. Ground it smooth and ready for Bondo and paint.

The ignition unit and rectifier are going to be mounted on the muffler bracket under the battery...

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Reply #64 - 12/18/07 at 19:57:26

Savage_Greg wrote on 12/04/07 at 14:03:24:

LANCER wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:11:

I have not settled on the exact locations of the electrical components or battery. I have considered going under the frame and with the 12.5" Progressive shocks on the rear and the Ceriani forks on the front I think there would be enough room under it for the battery.
We shall see.

I just cut the starter relay mount off my fender. Ground it smooth and ready for Bondo and paint.

The ignition unit and rectifier are going to be mounted on the muffler bracket under the battery...

That is a great place to put them, out of the way and protected fairly well.

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Reply #65 - 12/18/07 at 20:22:21

jimbonerz28 wrote on 12/18/07 at 18:12:07:

what brand of forward controls are those? they are awesome.

I do not remember. I got them from ebay because they looked good and when I received them and looked them over I could not find any name or even a mark. Someone on this site said at the time that they thought they know who the manufacturer was but there again I do not remember what that was either.
Perhaps someone else will know.

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Reply #67 - 12/19/07 at 04:29:14

thumperclone wrote on 12/18/07 at 21:46:05:

are you 1/2 as good lookin as your bro?
his smile says peace to me...

Well....... I would have to say that since I am younger by 4.5 years, making me the NEWER VERSION, that I am the better looking of the two of us. However, it is really difficult to try to split the difference between a "10" and a "10 1/2" so when you get down to it we are both great looking! Cheesy

This is a shot of Beverly and I not too long ago.

Also, keep in mind that we have since lost considerable amounts of excess weight so actually look even better.
Yea, it's hard to be humble when you are so good looking. Grin

I want to add that my brother was most proud that he was a United States Marine, served in Vietnam, and felt that was one of the best things he had done in his life. He chose to be buried in a Veteran's cemetery.

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Reply #68 - 12/19/07 at 05:13:24

LANCER wrote on 12/19/07 at 04:29:14:

Yea, it's hard to be humble when you are so good looking. Grin

I want to add that my brother was most proud that he was a United States Marine, served in Vietnam, and felt that was one of the best things he had done in his life. He chose to be buried in a Veteran's cemetery.

Hard to be humble? More like, "impossible to be humble". You and Beverly make a good looking happy couple. How is she doing, by the way?

The country is forever in debt for your brother's service, too.

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Reply #69 - 12/19/07 at 06:17:05

Savage_Greg wrote on 12/19/07 at 05:13:24:

LANCER wrote on 12/19/07 at 04:29:14:

Yea, it's hard to be humble when you are so good looking. Grin

I want to add that my brother was most proud that he was a United States Marine, served in Vietnam, and felt that was one of the best things he had done in his life. He chose to be buried in a Veteran's cemetery.

Hard to be humble? More like, "impossible to be humble". You and Beverly make a good looking happy couple. How is she doing, by the way?

The country is forever in debt for your brother's service, too.

Thank you for your concerns, Beverly is doing very well. She finally beat the pneumonia, which was quit a fight, and is up and back to normal activity.
And thank you on my brothers behalf.

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Re: The beginnings of REX
Reply #70 - 12/19/07 at 10:00:29

LANCER wrote on 12/19/07 at 04:29:14:

Well....... I would have to say that since I am younger by 4.5 years, making me the NEWER VERSION, that I am the better looking of the two of us. However, it is really difficult to try to split the difference between a "10" and a "10 1/2" so when you get down to it we are both great looking! Cheesy

Dang! You guys look like twins. Put a hat on and I couldn't tell you from your brother's picture.

Sorry about your brother, glad about your wife. Lost a close brother-in-law to cancer a couple years ago. The Holiday's seem a little less since then.

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Reply #71 - 12/19/07 at 16:36:29

However, it is really difficult to try to split the difference between a "10" and a "10 1/2" so when you get down to it we are both great looking! Cheesy

So, I pulled out my calculator to figure out the actual magnitude of increase of "good-lookingness" your parents were able to produce. The problem I have is this:

What's the scale we're on here? I mean, is this a 20 point scale? 30? 50? Are we talking percentages here? I'm just not sure... Lips Sealed

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Reply #72 - 12/19/07 at 20:20:15

barry68v10 wrote on 12/19/07 at 16:36:29:

However, it is really difficult to try to split the difference between a "10" and a "10 1/2" so when you get down to it we are both great looking! Cheesy

So, I pulled out my calculator to figure out the actual magnitude of increase of "good-lookingness" your parents were able to produce. The problem I have is this:

What's the scale we're on here? I mean, is this a 20 point scale? 30? 50? Are we talking percentages here? I'm just not sure... Lips Sealed

We are in fact talking ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE, a scale like that used for earthquakes. Going from one number to the next is a X 10 thing. 1 to 2 is ten times, 1 to 3 is one hundred times, then 1000, etc.

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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10661 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: The beginnings of REX Reply #74 - 12/20/07 at 12:55:12 strangeling wrote on 12/20/07 at 12:22:24: jimbonerz28 wrote on 12/18/07 at 18:12:07: what brand of forward controls are those? they are awesome. They are Highway Hawk brand !!! Once yet again ... thank you for the memory help.
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