Bonanza build
- Thread starter Triley41395
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I got the button heads for less than. 50 cents each. I know that the fillister screws don't seem expensive but I just spent 300.00 for parts just yesterday and I'm still looking for a couple more parts. I'm not cheap or broke but sometimes I have to try to keep the wife happy. If she rode them she might feel different but she doesn't.
Well just a quick update. Right or wrong I sanded the frame top to bottom with 400 sandpaper prep the bike for a few coats of high-gloss clear. sanded,washed, wiped down with methanol and cleared it. Installed the lights even though it probably won't have a lighted motor they still give it the right look. The tires, which I think are original came out great. There still a little hard and have some cracks but they are older than me so that's to be expected. As for the kickstand it came off a 60-65 Columbia bicycle, not sure if it will be a problem when I mount a motor, that's TBD. Never seem to get too much time to work on it but will my son's help it's coming along.
I was fortunate that it had fenders when I got it. Back fender needs adjusted but I will get that later. I do have an engine but I'm not sure it's going on it. I'm not going for speed but 3.5hp just doesn't seem big enough to me. This is the engine that came with the bike when I got it (not factory original) ,it does run but I haven't put the carb and linkage back on just yet. After I took it apart to clean and paint I almost couldn't get it back together. As simple as these engines are I can't believe how much trouble I had putting it back together, the recoil assembly was a nightmare.
