American Iron Garage – July-August 2019

ISSUE 419 • GARAGE BUILD • 37

TECH SHEET

Owner .............................Wayne Heiselman

Builder.............................Wayne Heiselman

Year/model........1983 Shovelhead with custom frame

Time to build ............................. Four years

Polisher...................................... Owner

Painter................................. Brian Horton

Color ......................................... Black

POWERPLANT

Engine ..............................1983 Shovelhead

Builder.................FTW Cycle Works, Groveland, FL

Displacement/horsepower.....................1340cc

Balancing ................................Joe Moines

Pistons ......................................S&S 9:1

Cam .......................................Andrews

Lifters..........................................S&S

Pushrods........................................S&S

Carb.............................................CV

Air cleaner ...........................Small Twin Cam

Exhaust........................Custom straight pipes

Ignition ...................................Crane Hi-4

Coils.......................................Dyna Coil

Wires.......................................... MSD

Regulator ................................ Solid state

Oil pump ............................S&S high volume

Cam cover............................Custom Chrome

Transmission ....................2011 Ultima six speed

Case......................................... Ultima

Mods ............................. Bearings and pawl

Clutch ....................... Rivera Primo dry clutch

Primary drive ..............................1-1/4 belt

Final drive..................O-ring nickel-plated chain

CHASSIS

Frame..................1960s FLH with add-on hardtail

Rake.....................................34 degrees

Front forks.....................1988 Harley Wide Glide

Mods ..................................Deuce lowers

Front wheel ..................................21” H-D

Rear wheel...................................16” H-D

Front brake................ PM Engineering Dual Piston

Rear brake ......................H-D hydraulic caliper

Front tire ..........................Metzler MH90-21”

Rear tire .............................Dunlop D401 16”

Front fender............................Harley Deuce

Rear fender. 1967 Norton with lots of custom mod work

Fender struts.............................Homemade

ACCESSORIES

Taillight ............... Custom Model A stainless steel

Oil tank ..............................Custom Chrome

Risers ........................................... 6”

Pegs.................................Railroad spikes

Speedo...........................2005 H-D electronic

Dash........................................1967 H-D

License bracket........................Vertical bowed

Mirrors ................................ LH round H-D

Hand controls ....................Straight vintage HD

Foot controls....................... Forward old style

a frame in my garage for storage, then
ended up owing me some money. He
offered it to me as payment.”
That’s when he knew he had to
do something. The frame couldn’t
sit around collecting dust, so Wayne
set to work. It’s deeply personal for
Wayne, like art. He toiled on his
work like any artist does, and he drew
inspiration from the bikes he idolized
as a Ute.
For the desired bobber look, Wayne
de-raked the neck from 45 to 34 de-
grees. Given the budget constraints, he
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extras on the build. Not to mention,
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metalsmith. He fabricated the seat,
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right tank proved a task, as he went
through several iterations until settling
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out to Brian Horton for painting the
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Wayne had a local shop rebuild it.
Getting by with a little help from his
friends. He stayed busy by handcraft-
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gathering together some period-correct

foot controls and vintage hand controls.

With a complete engine back in his

shop, Wayne set to installing an Ultima

six-speed transmission. Fresh move-

ment through the gears for his fresh-

ened up engine, his work was really

progressing (though it may not have

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without a front fender for a while, but

perhaps after showing up everywhere

with muck on his face, Wayne decided

to throw one back on. And while he’s al-

ways been a fan of fat rear ties, he runs

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the rear, for handling purposes. “It rides

rough, but it’s awesome,” he writes.

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rack up the trophies at local and popular

shows everywhere, right? Wrong. The

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tom build. Not a bad string of fortune

for a man who made it himself. GB