With less than a month till the Born-Free Show, it is crunch time around the shop. Chrome is finally back, the frame is back together, and engine, primary, and tranny are installed. Still making a bunch of small parts to finish off the build.
The tranny was waiting on the kick-start and shifter arms as well as the clutch arm before final assembly could be done.
Just prior to the engine install, a lot of cleaning threads and removing chrome from holes to get the parts back together. The fork springs were cadmium plated to contrast all the chrome and to match all the other round-rod cadmium plated pieces.
A brass collar for the internal cable throttle assembly being made.
There is something exciting about a table covered with fresh chrome. The brass collar in the previous picture can be seen on the handlebars.
Most of the chrome was very good, but the brake arm on the right was nickel colored and had to be re-chromed.
The rear wheel dust cover was missing off the spacer so a brass one was made that covers the spacer and is held in place by a small recess on the edge of the spacer that allows the wheel nut to clamp it down.
Time will tell if this is a good design, but the factory one uses a cover pressed-on to the spacer that had come loose and started spinning, gouging out the edge of the spacer.
After polishing the rear spokes and nipples, it was obvious the front wheel was going to need to be disassembled and polished again. Sigh.
After the polish job, a brass dust cover was made to match the rear wheel.
More details. Brass screen was placed in the front brake panel grills.
Engine and tranny are in, wheels built, but the small details will delay getting it on the ground.
The first of the leather work has come back and is amazing!