"It was a great day in the shop" to paraphrase Craig Ferguson.
So we got started with stainless steel seat brackets. Not really needed, but they were there and cooler than stock. So i did a little horsetrading with Ted and Thomas at Classic Cycle City. Seems I've bot a fair amount of their stuff and always pleased. SS Braid Oil Lines (Crimped not clamped), chrome dip stick, and other stuff. Great people to work with.
The rolled part of the clamp was slightly too tight for the pin to slide thru, nothing a little nudge with a flat screwdriver wouldn't cure.
So we put in the battery box and tool tray. New chrome button heads and fender washers on everything under the seat.
I'm thinking I'll ditch the seat latch altogether, maybe use magnets to hold it closed. Don't want to hang the ugly latch on the side of the frame.
Came across the driver footpegs, chromed but leftover from Phaedrus I. Left side rubber shows the signs of spirited riding in my earlier days, though i can still do it on my FJR, when the rear shocks are set on soft.
Only the left side is worn though as the muffler is the limiting factor on the right side. I'll need to disassemble the pegs and clean them up, maybe rechrome. But I wanted to mock them up because...
It would give me someplace to put my feet, while mugging for the camera!
The cylinder was mistreated years ago, don't remember how but I had busted a fin.
A little JB Weld, my first experience. I cleaned the edges of the wound to get it to mate up as well as possible. Sets up in 4 minutes, clamp applied only a slight pressure, cylinder padded with a thin piece of wood shim, seems to be a good repair.
Went ahead and took the opportunity to glue the acorn nuts to the threaded rod used on all the handlebar clamps, top triple tree clamps, etc.
Got out my head gasket, bot many years ago. Wondering if any engine builders out there are familiar with this brand "Klingerit 1000". Its been stored between two pieces of cardboard for many years, doesn't seem to have any issues. Going to use it to make a template to mask off the top of the crankcases for painting.
Finally (3 weeks) received a 48T sprocket from Motogrid.com, though it was in a Parts Unlimited pckg. Needed it to complete the box of stuff going to Cryogenics. Including the tranny and cam, mounts, etc.
Lot of things interrelated with other things, holding up progress, though i always have something to do.
Poured a concoction of pea gravel and steel nuts into my gas tank and shook it up to dislodge the rust. Very effective. Ready for a treatment. Then I'll be glassbeading it along with the oil tank. The gas tank needs repainting, long story. But I've forgotten about the oil tank as well. So should it be black or send back to popwder coating for gold treatment? I'm leaning towards gold.
First time removinmg a gas cap. Drove out the pin for the cap. Ground off the head of the screw on the lock as it was beyond function.
But once ground off, it came out easily.
More later...
