Author Topic: Sorcerer and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe to be restored (Read 493412 times)

sorcerer · « **Reply #2800 on:** May 17, 2016, 07:29:05 PM »

Triple is only 850...hmmm, my Busa was 650 and I guess some Harley baggers weigh Sorcerer #s?..lol

kmb69 · « **Reply #2801 on:** May 21, 2016, 02:34:46 PM »

OK. It always takes a little longer than I think. Next week.
IMG_819sm.jpg - Axle parts pre-weld.
IMG_820sm.jpg - Axle Nut (bolt head) hammered home.
IMG_822sm.jpg - Axle Nut welded on (left handed welder!).
IMG_829sm.jpg - Axle assembled and Caliper Spacer. Heat took the gold right off the welded nut.

kmb69 · « **Reply #2802 on:** May 21, 2016, 02:42:39 PM »

IMG_826sm.jpg - Disc studs fitted.
IMG_825sm.jpg - The Disc fits! It's a shame the disc has to be ground. I love that milled pattern.

Took a lot of work to get the disc flat and parallel without a proper disc machine. Did it in the mill.

Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er · « **Reply #2803 on:** May 21, 2016, 02:56:15 PM »

Nice work Leroy!

kmb69 · « **Reply #2804 on:** May 21, 2016, 03:09:19 PM »

Quote from: Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er on May 21, 2016, 02:56:15 PM

Nice work Leroy!

Bill/BentON Racing · « **Reply #2805 on:** May 21, 2016, 06:23:27 PM »

Yep, what he said! K.

gschuld · « **Reply #2806 on:** May 21, 2016, 06:33:23 PM »

Beautiful work Keith....

George

Medyo Bastos · « **Reply #2807 on:** May 21, 2016, 07:08:08 PM »

good work young padawan! now get back to work!

MRieck · « **Reply #2808 on:** May 22, 2016, 06:48:18 AM »

Not bad for using a drill press and sanding discs.

gschuld · « **Reply #2809 on:** May 22, 2016, 07:30:31 AM »

Quote from: MRieck on May 22, 2016, 06:48:18 AM

Not bad for using a drill press and sanding discs.

.......

George

kmb69 · « **Reply #2810 on:** May 25, 2016, 07:22:46 AM »

REAL close to done! Now the hub is off to Mimi's dishwasher to remove all oils, then bearing installation and collar/spacer fitment.
IMG_0832sm.jpg - Sprocket studs fitted.
IMG_0834sm.jpg - Ditto. Sitting in Sam's wheel.
IMG_0836sm.jpg - Wheel studs fitted.
IMG_0840sm.jpg - Sam's wheel modified to take lug nuts from the back side.

Bill/BentON Racing · « **Reply #2811 on:** May 25, 2016, 07:40:08 AM »

Real nice Willis!

duc750ss · « **Reply #2812 on:** June 18, 2016, 06:01:57 PM »

did you finish the bike yet?

kmb69 · « **Reply #2813 on:** June 18, 2016, 07:51:00 PM »

Quote from: duc750ss on June 18, 2016, 06:01:57 PM

did you finish the bike yet?

Not yet, but very, very close.

Engines are in Boston being prepared by the Master - Mike Rieck.

Bearings and distance collar are installed in the rear hub. They assembled within .002" of the design.

Uh-oh, wheel may be off center .001-.002" depending on the slick's symetry!

Need to trim the axel spacers - .013" off the left and .010" off the right to get the 14.000" frame spacing.
Brake disk needs to be ground and the rear wheel assembly will be finished. Yeh!

gschuld · « **Reply #2814 on:** June 19, 2016, 04:24:57 AM »

Nice progress Kieth.

It's a HUGE project. And we'll along and in good hands.

George

Jim F · « **Reply #2815 on:** June 19, 2016, 10:58:29 AM »

Titanium axle ?

kmb69 · « **Reply #2816 on:** June 19, 2016, 01:21:46 PM »

No, it's just HH1150.

Don R · « **Reply #2817 on:** June 27, 2016, 09:01:48 PM »

I marvel at the complexity and wonder how many guys / hours did it take to built from an idea? Amazing.

DFR · « **Reply #2818 on:** July 11, 2016, 10:06:35 AM »

Any time line yet

don in ohio

754 · « **Reply #2819 on:** July 23, 2016, 06:22:41 PM »

Check out my 70,s Assassin. Shirt..high miles..

Old Scrambler · « **Reply #2820 on:** July 23, 2016, 06:38:30 PM »

Keith............regarding the sprocket studs.........is the sprocket riding on any part of the threaded area of the studs? If so, that is a weak point and could be VERY dangerous. A.J.Foyte was leading Indy in 1969 but had to park it because of a $0.25 bolt with threads carrying the load. Its akin to having a bad nick on a rod

If no threads in the load area, carry on with GREAT looking work.

MRieck · « **Reply #2821 on:** July 24, 2016, 05:51:51 AM »

Quote from: DFR on July 11, 2016, 10:06:35 AM

Any time line yet

don in ohio

I have the engines disassembled and bead blasted the cases. 4 hours of bead blasting and days of removing RTV. Have to re engineer some things like the plates sealing the rear of the engines. Personally I believe the bike will be better than it ever was in the 70's.

MRieck · « **Reply #2822 on:** July 24, 2016, 05:52:56 AM »

Quote from: 754 on July 23, 2016, 06:22:41 PM

Check out my 70,s Assassin. Shirt..high miles..

More miles than the actual bike ever went Frank.

Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er · « **Reply #2823 on:** July 24, 2016, 09:49:13 AM »

Quote from: MRieck on July 24, 2016, 05:51:51 AM

Quote from: DFR on July 11, 2016, 10:06:35 AM
Any time line yet

don in ohio
I have the engines disassembled and bead blasted the cases. 4 hours of bead blasting and days of removing RTV. Have to re engineer some things like the plates sealing the rear of the engines. Personally I believe the bike will be better than it ever was in the 70's.

Michael, I'll second that assessment miestro

kmb69 · « **Reply #2824 on:** July 24, 2016, 11:08:26 AM »

Quote from: Old Scrambler on July 23, 2016, 06:38:30 PM

Keith............regarding the sprocket studs.........is the sprocket riding on any part of the threaded area of the studs? If so, that is a weak point and could be VERY dangerous. A.J.Foyte was leading Indy in 1969 but had to park it because of a $0.25 bolt with threads carrying the load. Its akin to having a bad nick on a rod If no threads in the load area, carry on with GREAT looking work.

No side load on any of the threads either in the hub or the sprocket or the disk.
The wheel studs do load in the hub on the threads, but the lug nuts load on the wheel.
I think this will be OK since there is so much loaded surface contact between the hub and wheel.
Damn, I should be done with this project but I have had some ultra hot, paying work in the shop.
All I lack completing this project is reaming some holes in the brake caliper and grinding the disk.

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Author Topic: Sorcerer and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe to be restored (Read 493412 times)