Anything Goes! Powell on a budget
- Thread starter Itype2slo
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I have a welder looking to see if he could do some magic on the bearing housing. I will know tomorrow. I did find a plan B wheel from George3 the sprocket has a few chipped teeth but will work if the aluminum welder can't. I'm still in it. My wife threw out the clown wig and red nose, So I gotta finish.
I have a buddy that is getting a bunch of Nissan bolts re-zinced. He said he pays one lot as opposed to each piece. Said I could throw in a few bolts if it doesn't jack up the price. I have a few wing nuts left. In sad shape but better than nothing, also the swingarm bolts. If this doesn't pan out I will clean and paint them.
Small setback took the aluminum wheel halves to the polisher, bad communication on my part went to pick them up. They were sitting on the bench looked beautiful like chrome. When he flipped them the faces were still fugly. I cheaped out and said just one side, it was early and I guess I wasn’t clear. Anyways if the faces look as good as the back. I might have to plate the forks. He said hopefully Friday. This is what they looked like.
I was fortunate enough to score a parts bike from a member yesterday, same as mine a C model with no shifter or pad, but this one has the tilt plate intact. I mainly bought it for the longer forks the ones on the right are my original they are like 3” shorter from the early models the ones on the left are from parts bike they are tweaked but if I can get them straightened it’s off to the platers, Also CarPlay Erik is making my motor fancy big huge thanks to him. The part I really wanted from this bike besides the groovy rear fender is the driven. Which has been monkey humped in a way I have never seen before. I may use it or keep searching.
