Evan Wilcox - Ducati 750SS '74, Aluminium fairing building process

This video is not mine, I've only put it together and uploaded it because he doesn't have a youtube channel and I would like to share it with people who doesn't have instagram.
Check out his instagram for more videos on his builds / evan.wilcoxmetal
www.wilcoxmetal.com/

[@edholman5516]

I met Evan last week at the Barber MC event. He was demonstrating making a Norton tank and answering questions from his viewers. This guy has incredible talent. Thanks for sharing the video.

[@georgeharrod7805]

A thing of beauty.

[@SkinPeeleR]

What a craftsmanship... 😮 My respect. To come close i'd have to sell my soul..

[@desmoandrew1763]

and thx, Henrik, for the assist in getting this on YT

[@jamesfarrell8346]

The slick finished product belies the thought, skill and craftsmanship that went into it. Truly impressive. Thank you.

[@nigel900]

Very nice. 👍🏻

[@philhawley1219]

Beautiful workmanship. Almost the same as the fairing on my 1976 Ducati. I have no idea who made it but I suspect it is of either Italian or British manufacture. I hope you have an apprentice to keep these skills alive. Good work, thank you.

[@iancooper5615]

Lovely work 👍🏼

[@carlesmgomez]

Skills!! Just amazing....

[@desmoandrew1763]

an amazing video, very impressive skills and craftsmanship ... thx to Evan for sharing

[@dieterschmitt1414]

Superb !

[@onppa_]

crazy respect!!!!

[@spiritofkintsugi]

I have become a big fan of your sir. Wish we could work on something for my royal enfield continental gt 650

[@balboa8694]

Eres un artista amigo 👍 me suscribo, saludos desde España 🇪🇦

[@LouwoidaoOusmane]

Bonjour mon patron

[@bricomecanique5724]

waaaaaaw!

[@ann_smile]

😊соооl

[@geoffgarland5684]

How thick is the aluminium

[@tedmarakas2626]

I have one of his bikes. It is a MotoGuzzi V7 sport made into cafe racer by Evan Wilcox. it is a 1973 and I believe that he made the body about 10 years ago. The bike is fully restored but I don't know if he did the restoration or just the aluminum body work only. I should probably give him a call and find out more about it.

[@desmoandrew1763]

what type of welding rod and flux were used?

[@Henrik.Yngvesson]

I'm not sure what he uses. I only do TIG welding myself but I guess he uses normal none alloyed aluminium TIG rods and then a flux deigned for aluminium. I looked a bit on ebay and found some flux but haven't bought anything but if you search you might find it.

[@legendarydave333]

I always use 1100 pure aluminum 1/16 inch rod with Fluoride salt flux purchased from Tinman Tech in California.

[@edholman5516]

Evan told me last week that he uses 1/8" 1100 aluminum with 1100 rods and normally uses helium. Flux was from TM Technology their super premium aluminum flux for gas welding. The process allows for really nice welds that blend in perfectly with the aluminum sheet and allows the joints to be virtually invisible.

[@SR-cs6gv]

Bro,i want to buy your fairing

[@Henrik.Yngvesson]

Not my video, read the description.

[@SR-cs6gv]

@@Henrik.Yngvesson ok..thanks

[@3rakshitiyengar154]

Can you sell this to me

[@csedan510]

Why oxy acet. and not TIG?

[@Henrik.Yngvesson]

He uses hydrogen instead of acetylene. But it's pretty much the same. It gives a little softer weld as it has a different heat input, and it also gives better penetration both due to the way the heat input works and the use of flux. When oxy welding steel for example you can weld like 6mm thick without a bevel and still get full penetration. With TIG it has to be absolutely clean, and still you may get problems on the back side with oxidation. This oxidation can make the two pieces not come together properly and only form a full weld bead on the welding side. On the back side you may get two bulges with a ditch in the middle because the sides melt but because of oxides they don't flow together completely. This will cause cracks eventually and especially if you grind the outside flat. So with TIG it's a good idea to go over the back side too of all the welds you grind flat. When it comes to small parts and pointy corners TIG can be a nightmare as the arc jumps back and forth and obliterates tiny pieces. With an oxy flame you can point the heat input with much more control. TIG is superior in many ways but for this, oxy welding might be better. But you have to make sure to wash all the flux away because it is corrosive so that's a win for the TIG.

[@csedan510]

@@Henrik.Yngvesson Thanks for that description, I do a lot of TIG aluminium and on light gauge sheet it does need to be clean clean and can be prone to cracks if not done just so.

[@Sehajsalina719]

Andless work