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I finished things off last night. The restoration, which started ten months ago, came to an end. I added gas and oil, tickled the carbys, and it started on the third kick! I have a Snortin Norton again, not a pile of parts - woohoo!
As is traditional in our family, the fire-up occured at night, well after sunset. It just always seems to work that way. So the photo below had to be shot in the shop, not out in the sunshine:
There are a few issues: the carbs are leaking (new gaskets aren't doing their job), there's a big oil leak from somewhere on the head, and that custom front brake isn't working very well. Could be the shiny chrome-plated Harley rotor or maybe the used brake pads are all glazed. And there's a few other little things that need rework.
But overall, I'm very pleased! 8)
Debby

As is traditional in our family, the fire-up occured at night, well after sunset. It just always seems to work that way. So the photo below had to be shot in the shop, not out in the sunshine:

There are a few issues: the carbs are leaking (new gaskets aren't doing their job), there's a big oil leak from somewhere on the head, and that custom front brake isn't working very well. Could be the shiny chrome-plated Harley rotor or maybe the used brake pads are all glazed. And there's a few other little things that need rework.
But overall, I'm very pleased! 8)

Debby