Fuelish Vices

Born free in 2011

2012-01-11T08:02:00.001-06:00

I haven't updated this blog in a long damn time, been busy with a few other things including my new girlfriend.

P.J. Brown Born Free in 2011

She's 5 months old now and growing stronger every day. Her favorite things are boobs, sleeping, and she loves to look at my AR-15 while I'm cleaning it haha!

69 Ironhead

2011-07-09T11:14:00.001-05:00

I traded my IH away last November, this is what it's evolved into. Damn good job Josh!

My New Daily Driver

2011-06-12T11:58:00.001-05:00

I got this bike looking how I want it for now. I've been riding it to work every day and beating the shit out of it along the way.

Freedom machine

2011-06-08T11:58:00.001-05:00

1200cc Hauls ass, stops fast!

Shovel went to a good home and I couldn't be happier!!!!

It's already under the knife so updates will be posted soon.

Finally moving

2011-04-17T09:59:00.006-05:00

My long time friend and now brother in law Chris has just about finished his Ironhead.

This bike has been sort of a slow moving project but it's been worth the wait. This is definitely my favorite IH and I wish I would have built my '69 this way and kept it! Nice job chris!

Gil had to come out and see for himself and of course we all stood around comparing these guys bikes. Tall guy, short bike. Short guy, tall bike. HAHAHA
Chris came up with this pipe design and really followed through. Clean lines perfect execution.

This IH project started when Chris's doberman Max was just a pup, look at him now! Killer dog, killer bike.

Oh ya and Happy Birthday Chris!!

Almost looks like somethin

2011-04-15T16:31:00.002-05:00

Heres a few pics of the shovel that I'm slowly putting together, hopefully only a few more weeks and it'll be running.

British Bike

2011-04-15T16:27:00.003-05:00

This lady loves to ride her British made "Hercules" bike. It has awesome skinny fenders! She looks super hot on it. She's making a little girl for me right now in that super cute baby belly!

I Sold my 58 Fairlane!!

2011-03-27T23:18:00.002-05:00

AND BOUGHT A SKI BOAT!! Summer is just around the corner and its gonna be a good one!!

ONE PIECE AT A TIME

2011-03-18T07:41:00.001-05:00

Work on the shovel has been pretty slow but I guess I'll get there eventually. I feel like I've spent a ton of money on small stuff. I got this bike in milk crates and pretty much only got the major parts were there so I've had to buy all the little spacers and keepers and special nuts and seals and springs and gaskets! Thanks to Justin for helping me out so much on the small stuff also otherwise I'd really be spending big bucks!

Distance

2011-03-16T00:02:00.001-05:00

I've been making some space in my life, putting some distance between myself and certain people/things. The "winds of change" are about to blow my ass over and I'm doing every thing I can to stay on top of my life right now.

I'm going to be selling my '58 fairlane and my '62 Corvair Van to focus on my '64 C-10 pickup and the finish work on my shovelhead. I think I'm also gonna let my BSA project go and the Ironhead that I just procured in the hopes of building a little drag bike. I've got too damn many irons in the fire and I'm tired of it! Working on six projects a little bit at a time gets me no where closer to having any of them finished. It's time to let them go on to other garage builder types who might actually make something happen.

This is me and the wife on the beach in Jamaica last year, I wish I was there right now! Instead I'm headed back to New Mexico again for some middle of nowhere plumbing work.

Narrow Springer + Narrow Glide disc setup = Love

2011-02-16T21:10:00.005-06:00

Thanks Justin for hookin me up! Super narrow paughco springer, clover hub 21" wheel, and chrome caliper. The shovel is on it's way to seeing some spring time riding!

Is the disc old school enough? Who cares! I'm building this bike to be a long haul runner and a good daily ride, a big part of that for me is stopping power . I'm having trouble sleeping at night going through all of the things I need to do to get this thing going. Soon very soon.

SATX

2011-02-08T16:56:00.001-06:00

Sometimes we hang out... Sometimes we don't...
This night we did.

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Sneak preview

2011-02-02T21:10:00.001-06:00

Coming soon!!

New Mexico is getting pretty damn old!

2011-01-10T21:42:00.001-06:00

Been building a new port of entry in Antelope Wells New Mexico. Look it up it's in the middle of nowhere and an hour and a half to the closest town with supplies. The view couldn't be better though it's a beautiful part of our great country.

It's cold as hell here! Less than 20 degrees every morning! May not sound that cold to some people but I've lived in south Texas my whole life, only seen temps less than 20 a couple times.

My next project

2010-12-11T15:57:00.003-06:00

This should solve all my two wheels beats four wheels problems!!!!! Anybody have a sidecar they wanna get rid of?

Ironhead project for sale

2010-12-07T19:00:00.001-06:00

A friend of ours in San Antonio wants to sell his IH sporty project. It's a late 70's motor left side shift, swingarm sorta goosenecked long stretched frame, rear wheel, and a box of parts. No papers on this one. No forks or front wheel included.

Email me codybrown900@gmail.com

Thought I'd switch it up a bit

2010-12-05T15:14:00.001-06:00

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Ideas

2010-11-29T19:18:00.004-06:00

The shovel is on my mind again lately and I've been gathering some ideas and such.

(not sure where I snagged all these pics)

Ironhead Replacement

2010-11-11T22:19:00.002-06:00

Here's some good pics of the car. Felipe hooked me up with some new hubcaps. Thanks!

The swap

2010-11-08T19:02:00.000-06:00

Last ride?

2010-11-05T19:59:00.001-05:00

Maybe so. Just took the IH out for a spin, might be gone tomorrow.

Nice stance

2010-11-03T13:51:00.001-05:00

1958 Ford Fairlane

1969 For Sale

2010-10-28T23:21:00.005-05:00

I'm selling my ironhead, we've had agood run but im ready to move on and let somebody else enjoy this bike. I've had a hell of a lot of fun with it for sure.

Motor was professionally rebuilt in 2007.

I recently rejetted the S&S super B carb and it's running damn good!

There are a few oil leaks and paint scratches but what the hell, Ive been riding the damn thing!!

I can change the rear brake to drum or put the high mid controls back on it whatever works for the potential buyer

$4600 American dollars.

THE SPRINGER IS NOT FOR SALE! THE BIKE WILL BE FITTED WITH A 35MM SINGLE DISC NARROW GLIDE AND A NICE NEW SET OF STAINLESS T BARS!

email me at codybrown900@gmail.com if interested and ill send more pics and info.

Roadside

2010-10-23T01:55:00.003-05:00

Gilbert snapped this pic of me while we were on the Lone Star River Run. I was getting ready to get my tools out for another round of carb and timing adjustments. We were a few miles north of Berghiem, Texas.

The story of my life

2010-10-22T17:29:00.002-05:00

stole this off the love cycles blog

1 more ih

2010-10-21T14:50:00.001-05:00

jesus loves his IHs

2010-10-21T14:00:00.003-05:00

a dual carb ih at that!!!!!!

LONE STAR RIVER RUN 2010

2010-10-17T20:14:00.002-05:00

Gilbert made this video of our trip around our area of texas yesterday.

Waiting for fuel

2010-10-16T18:36:00.001-05:00

The lone star river run has been a blast today! But now I'm waiting for Gil to come back with some gas

VANTASY!

2010-09-26T13:27:00.002-05:00

Rain sucks

2010-09-17T17:30:00.001-05:00

Haven't been this rain soaked since I was was a floorhand on Wisco Moran Rig #5 I actually miss this feeling.

Met up with a dude from work this morning to cruise to the jobsite. He rides ol thunder his 99 softail that he set up with some pullback risers with buckhorn bars and a super comfortable seat so he can cruise it for the long haul. Cool old guy.

He spent $1800 on that front wheel setup damn that's nuts!!!

62 Corvair 95

2010-09-14T23:00:00.002-05:00

Really need to spend some more time on this thing I've got a ton of new parts for it just not enough time.

More Bsa JUNK!!

2010-09-14T22:17:00.004-05:00

Super cool cafe Ironhead

2010-09-11T23:45:00.000-05:00

Spotted at the thursday night meetup in Austin

Fuel stop 1:30 A.M.

2010-09-10T07:34:00.001-05:00

Had a good time riding with JM and the Vise Grip guys last night in Austin. We left Austin at about 1 A.M. after stopping to check out nicks super nice slabside shovel. Here's some pics from the ride back to San Antonio.

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Coming soon

2010-08-31T07:16:00.001-05:00

1972 Shovel

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Damn Trains!

2010-08-20T23:45:00.000-05:00

After all the other interesting small problems we had on a recent ride in Austin we got caught by a train! Trains can't kill a good time though! Good ridin with you boys!

amature photo shoot

2010-08-17T23:31:00.000-05:00

Took the IH out to an old filling station and Josh shot some pics of us with the bike.

Vise Grip meetup Austin, TX

2010-08-12T21:29:00.000-05:00

Good Times

Had a good time last night checkin out a few of Austin's nicest chops. Thanks to Matt for the hospitality and showing us San Antonio boys around town.

69 xlh redux

2010-08-08T17:40:00.000-05:00

Cody Browns xlh 1969
got to hang at the Browns household and paint a dune buggy, trading services for services good ol' bartering...
good times nice bike. I took these as we hung out were shooting the shit...
Chopper Dreams

Shakedown; Pain & Heartache

2010-07-12T21:01:00.000-05:00

First Ride: I got the bike almost all put together last weekend and decided that I should take it around the block. Bad Idea! I got way to excited and forgot to tighten the caliper bolts!! Carnage!

After luckily missing any traffic on the busy cross street in my neighborhood due to lack of brakes, (with my ol lady on the back) we pulled back up to the house to access the damage.

I decided to make a few changes and take a little more time getting it road ready.

Second Ride: I had worked a little harder and with the help of my buddy James I made some good changes so I figured I was good to go, more problems. I still have a small amount of bugs to work out including that ol S&S Super B carb I'm running now.

Chris's first Ironhead ride

2010-06-28T22:05:00.000-05:00

Gilbo is gettin busy while his motor is down

2010-06-28T21:59:00.000-05:00

Makin a few awesome changes to the 59 while the motor is out for a new top end after last weeks highway mishap

Its gettin closer

2010-06-27T01:52:00.001-05:00

The start of a fresh ride

2010-06-24T22:58:00.000-05:00

I started a little bit of reassembly today, the tank is just coated in epoxy primer for now since I haven't decided on the the color scheme for it yet. Billy built the bars for me and Justin is handling the paint.

Drilled

2010-06-24T22:54:00.000-05:00

Had to drill out one of my forklegs. Good thing Billy has the worlds largest drill press! Super accurate, used to belong the United States Navy.

Frame Paint

2010-06-23T23:07:00.000-05:00

night time pics just don't do it justice THANKS JUSTIN!!

Gas Can Art Work

2010-06-23T16:43:00.000-05:00

I'm quite late in saying so but thanks a lot Mr. Martinez for the fine drawing that I've got posted at the top of the page!!!

Action Cycles moving sale

2010-06-21T19:49:00.000-05:00

JM let me know that a local 40+ year moto shop (more like a warehouse) was having a moving sale so I cruised over as fast as I could last friday to see what they had that I just couldn't live without. This shop was mostly jap oriented but if you looked hard enough you could find plenty of American and British parts.

Here's what I came out with after going to this place two days in a row.

I'll be carting some of this stuff to the swap meet in Austin this weekend.

Here's an idea of what this place is like.

Side job

2010-06-18T20:08:00.000-05:00

I've been doing a little bit of extra work here and there. This was a fun one.

DEDICATION!!

2010-06-17T22:07:00.001-05:00

I married this awesome woman almost four years ago now and this is something she's been talking about doing for a while! I'd be lost without her!!

Progress made

2010-06-15T23:51:00.000-05:00

This is the new tank and new sissy bar the ironhead will be cruising. The frame, tank, and fender will be painted soon and I will be putting the new front end together this weekend. Gotta love the night time grainy phone picture, I've been skipping a lot of sleep in favor of seeing this bike get back up and running.

Another Ironhead Project

2010-06-13T03:02:00.000-05:00

These damn bikes keep showing up!!

Chris decided that he needed a little H-D in his life so this little gem was snatched off CL since it was such a damn good deal. A few changes have already been made and there's lots more to come.

The bolt on hard tail will be replaced by a weld-on as well as pretty much everything but the motor.

cool BSA

2010-06-03T23:57:00.001-05:00

snagged from the Jockey Journal

Gil's 59 xlh

2010-05-15T19:48:00.000-05:00

Looking good Gilbert hope to see it legal and on the road soon!!!

Chris's BSA Project

2010-05-11T23:33:00.000-05:00

Chris started piecing together a bike a few months back and now has enough parts to almost build two bikes. This is the first look at the direction that he has decided to go there is obviously a lot of work beyond this sneek peek at the roller. The bars aren't staying he'll be going with some 7/8" attack bars.

'69 IH soon to see more changes.

2010-05-11T23:26:00.000-05:00

I bought this bike in feb '07 and have been constantly changing it ever since. The parts that are getting the boot this time around include: front end, front wheel, sissy bar, fender, fuel tank, bars, and probably the headlight and who knows maybe more than that!!

Watch for updates

67 BSA

2010-05-11T11:35:00.000-05:00

longest front end
congrats Josh

fabrication, sectioning, welding.

2010-05-11T11:29:00.001-05:00

1/2 to 1/4 air manifold all constructed and built by Cody.
sectioning crossmember,
air tank and guage panel by Cody as well...
good stuff...

JM's sweet 63

2010-04-21T18:30:00.000-05:00

If the parts show up by friday this truck will bagged and draggin before the end of the weekend!!

Life sucks!!

2010-04-07T22:29:00.000-05:00

I've been super busy lately so there hasn't been much action over here. Vehicles being totaled, hitting the track on the dirtbike's, bones getting broken, some of the constant fab work and a paint job on my little s-10 all mixed in with being super sick recently make for some crazy times. Many thanks to JM for keeping this place alive for the most part. Here's something cool to look at since it's been pretty slow over here.

KFC c-10

2010-04-07T09:38:00.000-05:00

texas chainsaw massacre style.

2010-03-02T12:20:00.000-06:00

these old abandoned junk yard vans remind me of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the original one was the only good one!

Shock mounts on Joey's car

2010-02-15T23:18:00.000-06:00

Had to do some handmade shit for the shock situation on the '50

Spotted in San Antonio

2010-02-08T21:18:00.000-06:00

nice 1962 rampside corvair 95

54 chevy

2010-02-07T22:47:00.000-06:00

bye bye '67

2010-02-03T21:31:00.000-06:00

Josh sold his truck last sunday sad sad day for him a better one will take its place I hope

saving this stuff for the '65

2010-02-03T21:26:00.000-06:00

Josh picked up a decent 61 GMC grille for me and I got this recovered super nice seat for christmas can't wait to put it all together

New toy

2010-01-30T22:20:00.000-06:00

Mullet style josh dropped the rear today of course i forgot to take a complete before picture but the back was super high and had the same ugly rims as the fronts in this pic JM hooked me up with this truck many many thanks!!

SLAMVAN

2010-01-30T11:31:00.000-06:00

maybe our van can be this nice someday

I used to work with this guy, great dude great truck

2010-01-28T11:37:00.000-06:00

IH Dragster

2010-01-08T17:03:00.000-06:00

this move has always been on the back of my mind this set up looks like fun pic stolen from jj as usual

Like the paint

2010-01-07T18:53:00.000-06:00

pics stolen from jockey journal

nice wood

2010-01-05T12:58:00.000-06:00

The real one pice at a time...

2009-12-30T10:06:00.000-06:00

Just like the Johnny cash song...
55 chevy bel air.
cadillac grill, tail, fins, skirts,
chopped all here in san antonio

VAN TASY!!!!!

2009-12-29T10:28:00.000-06:00

Too bad chrome is so expensive now

2009-12-27T15:19:00.000-06:00

stolen from the show&go blog

Guard Dog

2009-12-27T15:11:00.000-06:00

This is my guard puppy Bad Bad Leroy Brown!!! He's a slobber machine and loves to eat all of the left handed gloves he can find! He has a super scary bark when he's pissed off.

Joeys car

2009-12-21T23:06:00.000-06:00

Been workin on this car for about 2 years and im really happy to say that we've made some solid progress on it in the last few weeks for more info check the Slabside boys out at: www.hatedoftheworld.com

Nice shovel

2009-12-21T23:02:00.000-06:00

i think this may be similar to the direction i want to

take my shovel but a little more of the shiny stuff in place of the all black look this one has going on not sure where i nabbed this pic from

JM is the man!!!

2009-12-21T17:08:00.000-06:00

check out his blog www.blooddeathandglory.blogspot.com

these things too

2009-12-15T11:43:00.001-06:00

besides the old faggot in the window driving all else is cool

The shop is officially packed to the limits!!!!

2009-12-11T23:25:00.000-06:00

I have:
My '60,My Shovel, My Ironhead, 1/2 of Chris's BSA, Justin's '64, Josh's 67 and his honda, Joey's '50, and I will be adding this beauty to the pile tomorrow.

one more, more fuel to the fire

2009-12-10T22:44:00.000-06:00

gotta lite your fire cody

2009-12-09T00:41:00.000-06:00

go hurry up and get that camo van....do it..!!!

longing for yesterday

2009-12-01T23:42:00.001-06:00

64 c-10 frame notch

2009-11-16T23:16:00.001-06:00

been a while since i posted so heres one of the things i've done in the last few weeks

Justins truck frame with the notch welded in on one side before the cut

after the cut NO TURNIN BACK NOW JM!!!!

New Baby

2009-10-18T21:16:00.000-05:00

Got a new project today 1960 c-10 with the semi rare big back window looks like shit but im tossing just about everything except the cab and starting over has the original 6 cyl in it that is complete from air filter to oil pan

Highway 90 west in the light east in the dark

2009-10-17T22:23:00.000-05:00

I rode the ironhead out to Gilbert and Kristins wedding party met joey halfway out there and came back by myself we were covered in butterfly guts when we got there and later when we were standing around talking i found a dead one deep in my beard!!

Oddball Radiator Cap

2009-10-15T18:04:00.000-05:00

I picked this thing up at a recent swap meet I have no idea what it fits but damn its cool

Good lookin GMC project

2009-10-15T17:58:00.000-05:00

If you can't tell I have an early 60's GM truck affliction i love these damn things!!

COMING SOON!!

2009-10-14T22:55:00.000-05:00

Not this exact one but one like it.

Sweet Ass '61

2009-10-09T00:09:00.001-05:00

GOLDEN!!

2009-10-06T21:07:00.001-05:00

mama's out of commission

2009-10-02T21:28:00.000-05:00

My wife had her ankle repaired last week and we have been havin fun with the cast

(yes I drew an awesome ocean scene with a crab and sea weed at her request)

my ongoing ironhead project

2009-10-02T21:14:00.000-05:00

59 xlh

2009-09-19T14:36:00.000-05:00

Lookin good Gilbert!!

Dinner and a Vise Grip!!!

2009-09-19T01:33:00.000-05:00

Gilbo was needing some new Vise Grips and where did he find them...

at one of the local chinese food spots!!

Where can you get a good meal and purchase a good set of pliers?

FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS PETROL POWERED!!!

2009-09-17T22:44:00.000-05:00

I love em all 2 wheels, 4 wheels, propeller powered, air, and water craft. Mostly old but a few new this blog will show my personal 2 and 4 wheel vices and some of my friends as well.