So, I got the dash pretty much squared away. An expert source informed me I have to put insulators between the bakelite plates and the base plate. I'll have to tear it down and do that again. It looks great I think!
Day by day account of my exploits in restoring a 1932 Harley Davidson VL with basically little to no experience. Will he screw it up? Probably.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Dash
So, I got the dash pretty much squared away. An expert source informed me I have to put insulators between the bakelite plates and the base plate. I'll have to tear it down and do that again. It looks great I think!
Friday, August 19, 2011
Big dry patch...
So, I haven't been up to much these days. I did accomplish a few things and I was set back on a few others. I decided to powder coat a few items that might need some extra durability: Inner primary covers, wheel hubs and rims, and a few other small parts.
I finally got my spokes media blasted to simulate the original finish. The powder coating and stainless steel spokes are AMCA approved as far as I know. I laced the wheels, but I am going to have some one else true the spokes and then mount the tires and tubes.
I found a painter to re-paint my frame. Hopefully that will be done soon. After that, I can get to work on the bike.
I finally got my spokes media blasted to simulate the original finish. The powder coating and stainless steel spokes are AMCA approved as far as I know. I laced the wheels, but I am going to have some one else true the spokes and then mount the tires and tubes.
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Wheel laced and ready to be trued |
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Here's the bike during a mock up. About as far as I've gotten... |
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