The Jalopy Journal
Enjoying this challenge but since I'm a cheap skate, I'll join the un-herd-able cat crowd and picked three under 20k, and all had to be drivers...
Latest true barn find, a 1965 Yamaha Big Bear Scrambler. We were out at a ranch looking at a bike for my friend's grandson and I looked over in...
Received the Timken outer bearings today and immediately measured them. They were exactly the same size as the Chinesium bearings. Say what? Just...
Preparing to heat the inner bearing adapters. The instruction said to heat them to 400 degrees in an oven. Using my wife's oven for this would be...
Test fitting spindles and king pins, so far so good, other than needing additional shims to get proper clearances; [IMG] The spindle kit came...
The king pins were super tight, would have required a BFH to get them in, so used a brake hone; [IMG] The hone worked like a charm, now still...
By now it was early June and some of the Bultaco magic was wearing off. I had no money for parts like tires or fresh piston rings and was barely...
In the effort to make the RPU a roller, temporarily installing the front cross-member with just a couple of spot welds. Have been looking at lots...
The disc brake rotors and calipers from Speedway arrived. I know some shun the Speedway stuff because its made of Chinesium (I don't disagree),...
Update on the GM starter revival. Probably not that interesting to many, but every part counts. Please also note that when I screw up, which is...
Thanks, feeling much better!
Sold some engines and one old motorcycle, then did the responsible thing and ordered more Model A parts! LOL The parts on order are the spindles,...
LOL, I share your pain, trying not to order parts until I sell some things. Argh!
The "Orphan"...I like it!
They also have a pretty fast little dirt track in Madras; [IMG]
While waiting for the starter brush kit to arrive, wanted to get the 283 off the tall and somewhat unstable engine stand and down lower onto one...
Since it's always worked fine the way it's set up, but has sat a lot, maybe something is stuck/sticking inside the valve body?
[IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Broken brush holder and tension spring completely rusted away; [IMG] Have a complete brush kit with holders and springs ordered.
I sure hope my junky old RPU looks this good when we get her going. That was a cool ride.
Initial steering column mock-up, with the swap meet ididit steering column. I wanted to see if the original '29 Model A column mount was even in...
Here is a picture I borrowed from @evintho 's build thread of his '27; [IMG] Sure looks like my bed, his is nicer though!
Duly noted. Trying to balance between cool and practical. Always a struggle. LOL
Thanks Grumpy, turns out two are broken. Sneezed at breakfast this morning and was in agony, could hardly breathe, wife took me to emergency and...
I work best off a list, decided to start one today on the RPU. This list will help keep me on track and has things that can be done without...
Warning - a bit off topic; Had a hard crash on our dual sport Friday, up on a dirt road and hit a rut that threw the wife and I off the bike. She...
At Woodland I began to make the 500 A main and rode with some very good pros (didn't beat them, just made the same race) and to be honest I'd be...
Sonny at the riders reunion at Castle Rock about ten years ago, he's posing with Jan Hoglan, widow of TL Hoglan another top NW rider that rode...
Turns out I'm not very observant, it sure looks like remnants of a battery access port in the left front of the bed panel; [IMG] So here is my...
After a couple hours of web surfing and reading, it seems like the bed could be an early 1926 Model T, as they used the stamped half moon fender...
So...do you know what it is? It's an old Ford...
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