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post number 75

Check out this neat setup for machining out the muffler castings that I just got. This seems to work well, I can get them dialed in within fifty thousandths which is pretty good for a rough sand casting lol.


These two castings were the samples from the run that I made. The foundry was a little excessive when they ground the flash off of the end. I had to cut this one up a little to turn it into a use able piece. Luckily they hadn't ground any of the other ones. I like doing that work myself, then if it gets messed up I can only be mad at myself.

post number 68

I received my sears carb back from Liberty in the mail yesterday. It is so perfect. Tom Cotten is a true craftsman.


I also mounted the tire on my front wheel. This is the gaudiest wheel I have ever had and I love it!

In work out news, I have dropped down to 192 pretty fast. Circuit training is brutal. It has been very effective at getting my body to tighten up and shed pounds. I have lost 15 pounds for the race already. I want to get down to 185 for the race, which is totally feasible. Wish me luck

post number 15

I got a package in the mail yesterday from Steve huntzinger. Steve sent me a ton of parts to use as patterns and he also sold me a set of handlebars. They are really straight! They are a little beat up on the bottom where somebody tried to beat them out of the rear fork leg. He practically gave them to me, which is really neat.


Here are the handlebars in my rear fork. They were made by a real craftsman almost a 100 years ago! The top clamp is finished in this pic, I had to make a cap to cover the fork stem.