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Rupp roadster 2

Rescued Murray Track 2 from the scrap pile. Before and after PICs.

Gettin' there! TC-1 Driven side installed

Gettin' there! TC-1 Driven side installed

Wheel and sprocket in place. Front wheel goes on later this week.

Rear wheel goes on! The rim could not be re-plated in time, so it was powder coated in chrome. You'd have to be looking really close to notice.

The purple paint photographs darker than the actual mix, but came out nice.

Paint came out well, but shock top and bottom spring caps won't make it back from the chrome plater until mid-June. As a result, painted caps are used as an interim fix.

re-plated, new hardware, ready to install

Restored engine for 1971 Rupp Roadster 2.

Restored engine for 1971 Rupp Roadster 2.

1971 Rupp Roadster going together after a near total restoration.

Rupp Roadster 2 restoration. Tank fully restored.

Rupp Roadster 2 restoration. The swing arm bushing is pinned/staked, making it difficult to remove the outer bushings. By drilling out the pin stake notch the bushings can be easily removed.

Rupp Roadster 2 restoration. The shocks were in bad shape, but are better now.

Rupp Roadster 2 restoration. Blasted, smoothed, primed and ready for paint.

Rupp Roadster 2 restoration. The color looks much darker in the photo than it actually is. It's lighter and pretty close to original and that was the intent.

Rupp Roadster 2 restoration. This HS40 is close to a Rupp Roadster 2, but lacks the longer PTO shaft. All indications are that it will still work on the Rupp even though it has a shorter shaft. It's hard to find a decent HS40 with a working lighting coil!