A slow day, waiting for parts, so I'll back track a little bit. This is the Max-Torque clutch I use on this bike. I have to run it with sprocket outboard. I got it four years ago for this engine and it has some hours on it. Note that a total of four fiber washers are used during installation. This is to set up spacing between the clutch inner and outer portions, as well as the total space the clutch takes on the 9/16" PTO shaft. One more fiber washer, and the PTO nut will torque the clutch. One less, and there will be slop, and the clutch will hit the engine mount bolts.
Using this type of mount required countersinking the 1/4-20 bolts. There is just no clearance here once the mount sucks it up. Yes, that bearing is where the seal used to be, and what I am waiting for now. Note top 5/16 holes are for clutch guard, because a standard PTO mounted guard will obviously not fit.
No one past, or present makes a clutch guard for this application, so I had to make my own. I made the mount section first, then dollied it around a round anvil (an old Cat brake) to get the lip. After bending the guard portion, I welded it together. It works beautifully, but it took me two tries to get it looking decent.
This is the 4 inch brake drum. I used a 3/4 to 5/8 adapter hub and oversized keyway off of ebay. The key was not staying in place, so I used Loctite 620 (the green stuff) and it stays now! This is the only way the brake will fit and work. Note how loose the band fits. This is so I don't have to use an ugly spring to keep the band spread to prevent binding. The pivot shaft opposite the lock nut contains a compression spring, which compensates for the wow and flutter. This brake easily locks up the rear wheel.
The Tilly Clone carburetor. It is machined better than the Tilly. One inch bore, way bigger than the stock 189E. Fuel feed is on the bottom. It doesn't leak much, if at all. I had to clock it this way to have access to the High and Low Speed needle jets. Gem velocity stack, copy of a V Power manifold and stuffer, as well as WB 820 V4 reed cage.
EC Carburetors' throttle mount. With the roller bearing on the handle bars, and this set up, it is the smoothest, most easily adjustable throttle I have ever had the pleasure of not messing with!
An embarrassing view of my engine mounting job. The cross piece was first welded to the frame, square, then the mounts welded on. I had to do all of this with the engine mounted to the pieces. I am lucky it came out "this" good. It is not as strong as I'd like to be, but adequate for this engine.
A view from the real pleather snake skin seat along the tank. Doing up the bungs was just scary. After both holes were drilled, the top frame consisted of about 1/8" of metal holding it together. The Gerald LSCustoms tank sits on two rubber grommets and is very stable like this.
Another view of the tank mount. The tank doesn't look "this" scratched up in real life. The tank mount bungs are as low as I could go.