'68 BSA Victor Build..... Bloody 'el mate... You 'effin daft or sommat?!?

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Doin' a little cleaning and polishing whilst waiting on a slow boat from the UK....
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Mailman said:
Wow! That’s a lot of hardware to spruce up! 😲
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The pisser is that's only about 2/3 of it. The good news is I'm saving 2-4 hundred in new whitworth hardware. And y'all correct me if I'm wrong, but going back together with the original hardware adds to the value of the bike, no?
 
Jim said:
The pisser is that's only about 2/3 of it. The good news is I'm saving 2-4 hundred in new whitworth hardware. And y'all correct me if I'm wrong, but going back together with the original hardware adds to the value of the bike, no?
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I use various sized drywall screws. Quicker that way...
 
Jim said:
The pisser is that's only about 2/3 of it. The good news is I'm saving 2-4 hundred in new whitworth hardware. And y'all correct me if I'm wrong, but going back together with the original hardware adds to the value of the bike, no?
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Be very interested to see your plating setup and process; care to share? I did some a while back and got sorta OK results, but it did not prove to be durable. My conclusion was the plating was far too thin.
 
Jim said:
The pisser is that's only about 2/3 of it. The good news is I'm saving 2-4 hundred in new whitworth hardware. And y'all correct me if I'm wrong, but going back together with the original hardware adds to the value of the bike, no?
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Ah dunno if it's about the value of the bike. Well it is about the value of the bike, but not in US$. I believe you've adopted a set of rules and you aim to restore the bike with your own resources. Take an old basket case and restore it into a fully functioning motorbike using the bits you got plus lucky finds at autojumbles plus your own knowledge and skill plus tools & equipment you already own or can cobble together.

'Course you've got to order up some parts. But just relying on a credit card, buying loads of new stuff by default and simply assembling them don't seem right - the finished product would fall short on your value scale. We get that. It's the playbook I try to use though I don't get near as far in the work I'm able to undertake.
 
Raymond said:
Ah dunno if it's about the value of the bike. Well it is about the value of the bike, but not in US$. I believe you've adopted a set of rules and you aim to restore the bike with your own resources. Take an old basket case and restore it into a fully functioning motorbike using the bits you got plus lucky finds at autojumbles plus your own knowledge and skill plus tools & equipment you already own or can cobble together.

'Course you've got to order up some parts. But just relying on a credit card, buying loads of new stuff by default and simply assembling them don't seem right - the finished product would fall short on your value scale. We get that. It's the playbook I try to use though I don't get near as far in the work I'm able to undertake.
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Yeah, it appears you see right through me, Raymond. Yes, it's about the value of the bike, but it's also about the goals I've set for myself. The main one being me doing as much as possible in house. I've had Sue's sewing machine out a few times now to see if making my own seat cover is in the realm of the possible. If I can pull that off, I'll have farmed out none of the resto. From frame repairs and re-spoking wheels, to paint and top end machining... all done in house.

More puzzle pieces just arrived. :whistle:


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This is from our sister site.... CB750.com. It's a recipe for zinc plating. I've done nickel plating that's come out acceptable, never tried zinc though. soliciting thoughts and opinions about this mashup. Specifically the syrup. Is that really the magic ingredient? :cautious:
https://www.cb750.com/threads/home-zinc-electroplating.724/


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