The '68 Rebuild Begins - Slowly
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I love the seat. Very nice.
Not too shabby on the stuff you posted, either, cat!
-Jordan
Not too shabby on the stuff you posted, either, cat!
-Jordan
The re-assembly continues:
The old carbs were not the correct units for the bike - so I had to source new 930's from AMAL. I wanted the updated tickler and float bowl drain anyway.
Electrical work begins
Condenser pack in battery tray (the early commandos condenser packs were located in the battery tray). I am planning on running a Boyer, but I want the bike to look stock so I am faking the condensers in and the coil wiring to look completely stock without altering the wiring harness.
Zener diode, heat sink, Boyer and ignition switch in place
Headlamp shell
Battery installed and harness routed (will tie it down when all electrics are done)
Faked coil wiring (the grounds and the connections will be hidden under tank)
The old carbs were not the correct units for the bike - so I had to source new 930's from AMAL. I wanted the updated tickler and float bowl drain anyway.
Electrical work begins
Condenser pack in battery tray (the early commandos condenser packs were located in the battery tray). I am planning on running a Boyer, but I want the bike to look stock so I am faking the condensers in and the coil wiring to look completely stock without altering the wiring harness.
Zener diode, heat sink, Boyer and ignition switch in place
Headlamp shell
Battery installed and harness routed (will tie it down when all electrics are done)
Faked coil wiring (the grounds and the connections will be hidden under tank)
Some more progress:
Oil tank in place
Oil level sight tube
PITA oil lines installed and air filter on
Inner primary case on
Clutch basket and plates in
Stator & rotor installed
Pressure plate in
Primary buttoned up
Front Fender re-riveted
Font fender attached loosely
The current state
Oil tank in place
Oil level sight tube
PITA oil lines installed and air filter on
Inner primary case on
Clutch basket and plates in
Stator & rotor installed
Pressure plate in
Primary buttoned up
Front Fender re-riveted
Font fender attached loosely
The current state
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Not surprisingly, that is coming along very nicely. It looks absolutely stunning. I'm hoping to make some similar progress this weekend.
-Jordan
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Where was the re-riveting on your fender done, or did you do it yourself? Mine lost a few before I finally got the isos sorted.
I bought the rivets from British Only or Norvil. It is not hard to install the rivets but it is a two person job. I used a brass drift to get the initial hit or two and then used a ball peen hammer to peen them down. They actually peen down pretty easily. You back up the top side - i used a piece of hardwood. A couple of my original rivets were a little flat on top so I gave mine a wee hammer tap on the finish side when all were peened down so they looked like the originals.
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pvisseriii said:
+1
maximini said:
Check ebay or aircraft surplus stores for -5 or -6 rivet sets. They fit in a air chisel, use a regulator. Couple of taps on the head, use a BFH as a bucking bar, will look just like factory.
Or be like me and use a recoiless rivet gun and a bucking bar.
I have not posted any pictures of the rebuild in the last few weeks as I became convinced that I would never find NOS or someone to make me tank badges with the hard domed plastic (as opposed to the peel-n-stick flexible ones that are now available) and decided to come up with a way to make my own. After a fair amount of research I came up with a method and made a prototype disc. It was a lot of work and it feels like I could have gone back to school and gotten a medical degree faster, but if the finished discs look as good or better than the prototype I will be happy! If anyone is interested I can post some pics and a description of the process.
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