1956 Model 99

Here is process for dent removal in fuel tank . A template of aluminum was made by scribing a piece of aluminum on the undamaged ( left ) side of tank . The radius was transferred to the wood block and sawn . Carriage bolts of three diameters were chucked in the lathe and ground to match tank radius with a flapper wheel .



Tank saddle cut open and dent driven out with hammer and carriage bolts into wooden buck .

Some tinware arrived from Norvil - air filter box , pre 57 chainguard
and open style rear number plate. 1956 should have the enclosed type but RGM is out of stock and have not responded to my e mails as to when they may get more . Norvil also out of them and do not expect more till the end of summer so I opted for the late type . In all honesty I like the later version better as it looks less bulky
and as I will be doing the fuel tank in the later style with side panel I think it will be ok . The mounting holes are different however and so I will have to have some holes welded up . The fuel tank is with the welder now having the piece I cut out for dent repair put back together and then pressure test for leaks.

I had to make up some coupling nuts / threaded rod for the air
box .

A pleasant little lathe project and a nice change from stripping crud and paint and fixing dents and bent things .



The next challenge is going to be finding an element for the air filter box. Fram CA 4294 according to what I could glean from the internet. Seems to be a European item so 12 bucks for the element and 30 bucks to get it here.
Lastly I’ve begun to prepare the curb find dresser to hold the Dommie as I will soon need the lift for de winterizing the 3 other bikes.

Cheers !
RT

! made a good filter from an Austin Mini one cutting to width and length . this leaves the filter with only one side with rubber edge, grease filter box . lay a wide bead of setting mastic on the grease and assemble . When dry filter can be removed if required . It was necessary to fit some spray baffles to stop spray from rear wheel getting into filter.