# 1966 triumph chopper rebuild

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1966-triumph-chopper-rebuild/67409>\
**Category:** Builds\
**Created:** [May 6, 2009, 10:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1966-triumph-chopper-rebuild/67409 "2009-05-06T22:30:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![BREETIME](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/breetime/32/5214_2.png) [@BREETIME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BREETIME)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2009, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1966-triumph-chopper-rebuild/67409/41 "2009-06-28T10:26:59Z")

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looks great.

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**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1966-triumph-chopper-rebuild/67409/42 "2009-06-29T07:50:36Z")

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From what I am told is that once you take the transmission apart even with the service manual trying to get it all to shift properly again is a bit of a mystery.

That seat is going to make your kidneys bleed.

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**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1966-triumph-chopper-rebuild/67409/43 "2009-06-29T07:50:53Z")

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From what I am told is that once you take the transmission apart even with the service manual trying to get it all to shift properly again is a bit of a mystery.

That seat is going to make your kidneys bleed.

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**Author:** ![KuntryQuestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kuntryquesttsi/32/5010_2.png) [@KuntryQuestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KuntryQuestTSi)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1966-triumph-chopper-rebuild/67409/44 "2009-06-29T07:56:55Z")

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I’ve worked on that bike before, its tiny lol  
But it will be sweet with the fresh motor.

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**Author:** ![blackout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@blackout](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/blackout)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1966-triumph-chopper-rebuild/67409/45 "2009-06-29T08:17:01Z")

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> [@Carnut](#):
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> From what I am told is that once you take the transmission apart even with the service manual trying to get it all to shift properly again is a bit of a mystery.
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> That seat is going to make your kidneys bleed.

I heard basically the opposite. From what I’ve seen and read, if the gears turn when you put everything in, you are golden.

It took me half hour to get all the gears back in and turning in every gear.

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**Author:** ![blackout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@blackout](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/blackout)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1966-triumph-chopper-rebuild/67409/46 "2009-06-29T08:18:34Z")

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> [@KuntryQuestTSi](#):
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> I’ve worked on that bike before, its tiny lol  
> But it will be sweet with the fresh motor.

Where/when did you work on it? What did you do to it?

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**Author:** ![blackout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@blackout](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/blackout)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1966-triumph-chopper-rebuild/67409/47 "2009-06-30T15:55:59Z")

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Took my front end for powder coating today. It was about 15 pieces total for $150 bucks.

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