Had a few hours away from work today and got some good ground on this resto.
The rear brake needed to be rebuilt to get to a rolling chassis. The caliper got painted the other day and was now ready to assemble. Here is a pic of one of the pads that came out of the rear. A PO had cut slots parallel with the ground and coated the back of the pads with some kind of goop, this brake was a squeaker.
My fix, one larger line parallel to the ground and a 45 degree cut into the pad where it first contacts the disc, that is the rear of the pad, not the front. The pad also gets the obligatory anti squeak stuff but this is what does the job IMO.
And that brings us to a rolling chassis. This is always a milestone as now the bike can be worked on steady on the lift and actually starts to look like something.
Some rear wheel pics, it has new bearings, seals, rims, spokes, cush drive rubbers, sprocket, and sprocket lock washers. Sprocket nuts, among many other fasteners get a fresh Zinc replate.
I like the look of the VHT Universal Aluminum and a Glossy Clear over it. It will look really good once the motor of the same color gets installed. The motor will be VHT only and no glossy clear.