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I’ve done some welding, grinding and cleaning over the past few weeks. Today I fit the oil system bungs.

Thanks Wingedwheel. Today I finished making the smoke oil pump bracket.

Today I redesigned and fabricated the switch housing mount.

Today I used my new Tig welder to tack in the TC Bros chain tensioner. I wish I could have gotten a Tig welder years ago, I never could afford one. They make welding much easier.

I made some progress on the right upper engine mount. The terminal block was scavenged from a Dallas jail telephone system. It was new in 1963.

Some how I bent the front engine mounts at the right angle

Some how I managed to get the tail light mount fit and tacked on. I’m no good yet at using my new MIG welder. I’ll fix it when I get some gas.

So the radius I cut off the 5/16” plate ended up being an exact fit for the brake stay. Just one cut and a little shaping. It took me forever to smooth off the top of the brake cylinder cover.

Since I ran out of welding gas I decided to make some new axle adjusters. I’m using 5/16” metal punched out of semi truck fifth wheel slider plates. I used to work at the factory.

Got lucky and found a 1/8” sheet of 4130. Cut and bent a new right side engine mount. Came out beautiful then drilled the bolt holes oversize and screwed it up. Also ran out of acetylene bending the left side. This 1/8” 4130 ain’t no joke! Takes a lot of heat and hammer.

I found the spacer!

Checking fit of brake linkage and shortened some studs so I could use acorn nuts on my foot peg mounts. Some how I lost the brake bell crank bushing, I’ll have to make another one.

Today I finish welded the brake pedal and linkage. Then painted them. The upper engine mount parts look great after vinegar treatment. The parts made from angle iron look like they’re going to crack just sitting there. I guess I’ll use them for patterns for some better ones. I welded the...

Today I test fit the new bracket and started making a bellcrank for the brake cylinder.

Finally got a Monday through Friday daytime job after twelve years of rotating shifts. I redesigned my regulator bracket. This bracket holds the regulator, coil and capacitor. Soaking engine mount parts in viniger.

Thanks much for the compliment chew, I really appreciate it. The handlebars are far from perfect, but they will do for now. The metal I'm using for the front engine mounts came from some plates that I removed from a large dust collector I installed at the chemical plant I used to work at. They...

Even though they look simple, I knew these front engine mounts were not going to be the easiest parts to make. It took me a few tries to get the bends right. I was using a two by four and a dead blow hammer to make the first attempts. Then I figured out that clamping hard in the vise and using...

I had a good time today. Played Little Richard and James Brown on the blue tooth and had the space launch going on the TV. I prepped and painted my handlebars, then made some progress on my front engine mounts. I used some thin metal to mock up the front engine mounts. Then cut some 1/8" steel...

Thanks for your input chewblanca. I've had hell with these bars the last few days. Now I see why risers and bars are built the way they are. After welding the horizontal piece in to connect the two bars, the stainless steel riser bolts seized up on the way out. I immediately stopped turning...

Today went much better than yesterday, even though I didn't get as far as I wanted too. I welded up the cuts in the right bar, smoothed with flapper disk and brazed the riser section. I bolted both bars to the front end and fit the horizontal joiner. I'm slowly welding the horizontal joiner...