Still got a day job, well nite job, 2 weeks 3 12hr shifts then a 4 day. I'm not a welder by trade, but was alot better with the stick in my teens on the drilling crew welding drive tube in the mud than this 110v. Thin crap is fine, but this is not working for me. in a week or so I will play with dad's better suff and clean up this frame. I'm more worries out the shape and set of than strenth at this stage. Been the plan from the start to take the the frame to a better shop before I clean and paint it. It may be a little 400, but would still suck it it broke in half on me.

 

Waiting on a few parts and such I started to figure out what I could as it comes to routing the wireing. Frame is at a stand still till I get my trippple tree back from being bored out.

Since I had little to do I cracked open my free can of paint and shot a few parts i could.




With that much done I killed some more time messing around with a DOT Fulmer Trooper lid I had around.

 

I hope to take a half hour wendsday and shoot a second coat on the parts and hope the tripple tree gets done to fit the new stem. This weekend I'm hoping to get alot done and maybe some art on the top of the tank while I'm waiting on parts.

 

Did some tank art...

 

Torn down, pulled motor...

Triple tree's back and bored out for the new stem...

Frame ready to be taken to Dad's shop for a date with bigger welders.

$210.51 in the build now with the steering bearings paid for and ordered.
Front 19" tire and a set of turn indicators yet to buy.

 

Update. Getting closer.

 

^ Reminds me of gunkote. ;-) Lookin' good.

 

Today wired most all of it up, with a barrowed battery fron one of the other bikes. The one i used for mock up ended up being dead, will grab a new one this weekend. Down side is rear tire fender had to come off to get the dead one out. That being done, I cleaned the carbs and installed them. Some gas line and a beer can of fuel I went to fire it up. 15 minutes later it RAN! Ran well too. Sounds cool for a 'lil 400. All the parts I messed with day should be all painted by the weekend and if I can pick up a few things, maybe a running bike by this time next week

 

Some details done today...

 

SO CLOSE!
The battery I had for this bike/battery box took a crap. I used this "barrowed" battery to test all the wiring and start the motor. Rear wheel & fender cant be replaced untill the new battery is installed. I plan to get the replacement tomorrow and get this bike ready to ptut in gear and see what happens.


From tank forward I finished up with some detail work I wanted to knock out.