post number 26

My intake towers were really pitted up, so I spent some time sanding them down before I send them off to get nickle plated. They turned out pretty good, there are some little nooks and crannies that I still have to get in, but the Pat can handle that.


HEre is my float bowl, it had three holes rotted in it. I brazed it up and metal finished it back down. It still has to be plated.

post number 25

UH OH! my front cylinder has issues. I do not want to ride across the country wondering when this cylinder is going to let loose. Does anybody have a spare 1914 front spacke cylinder laying around? HELP!


Here is the cam set up on my sears. It is really neat. I will have to shoot a video of it in action.

post number 24

This is Tim Petereson, he pinstriped the wheels for my sears and the rims for a 45 bobber that I am working on this weekend. I have known tim since I was 5 years old. I am very happy to have him be a part of this project.


Here is a close up of his work. It is perfect!


This is the rim for the 45

post number 23

I got my motor from fed ex today. It turns over and is in pretty good shape. I think that it is pretty worn out.


HEre it is with the frame, fork, handlebars, and motor installed.



This will be my view for two weeks next september as I race across the continent.

post number 22

Here is the material for the toolbox. I ran into a little snag with a little later on. The pieces that I sheared out were to short.


Here are the strips laid out for folding over. I had to pie cut the corners for clearance.



This is how I got set up for bending the lip over. It took a long time.

In this pic both sides are folded over. The long sections took a while to do, I had to do three or four set ups for some. I am sure there is an easier way to do this, but it worked pretty well for my first time.

post number 21

I rolled the toolbox over this chunk of big aluminum to get the radius.


Here is the radius on top of the out line.



Roger and I made a miscalculation when we were shearing out the material for the toolbox this morning. I had to make a piece and weld it in. It turned out pretty good, and will be undetectable once the piece is painted. I learned a lot with this project and had fun at the same time.




Here is the finished product. I have to stop by the welding shop tomorrow to pick up some material for the left side. I am not sure how I am going to do the right side yet, but we will figure something out.

post number 20

I got the rest of my front end pieces in the mail today. They are for an indian, which is a lot like an excelsior, which is a lot like a sears. Hopefully I can modify them to work on my project with out a lot of work. It will take some "doing" but it is easier than making them from scratch or trying to find old rusty originals.