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I am not saying you don't , can't or insist on not using the flats. all I am saying is it gets more fiddly to make sure you have the clearance so for the average Joe you can just turn the spindle. more one way to skin this cat 8)

swooshdave said:
I've proven that you can use the flats to lock the bolts against. It's illogical to try to flip the flats around that push the bolts against the round area. I don't know why Bill keeps insisting on not using the flats.

All it takes is using the right size bolts.
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mattthomas4444 said:
I was under the impression that you were supposed to use the flats all the time. It seems like using the flats would make everything much tighter and just a better option in general. Maybe not though. I do intend to use the flats though, you havent had any problems with yours eh Swoosh?

Matt
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Of course not.
 
Well thanks guys. I probably made that topic way harder than it needed to be, but I know now what I'm doing. I'll update on Monday after the collars get in.

Matt
 
Today I did a lot of polishing and less exciting stuff. The z plates, horn, and battery box are now installed. Just waiting for the swing arm and cradle - hopefully tomorrow.

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Hey guys,
I've got some good work done this week so far. Nipped the swing arm up, installed the shocks (whose bores were way to big for the mounting bolts so I had to shim up the inside diameters). Got the rear fender mounted which was quite a task. The new horns bolt was in the way so I had to cut a chunk off the fender (I'll cover it up with inner tube rubber to protect it from the road grime being flung at it. It still didn't fit well so I had to drill some new holes and such, but it is all hidden so it won't be seen in the end. Also put the engine in today!!!!

Some crappy iPad pictures for you:

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Keep it coming. Nice.

As far as the horn bolt, I have a 71 fender on my 69 and the hole from the central horn bolt is still in the same place as the 69 fender. I just didn't use it. On mine, the bolt came through from the central hole at the bottom of the battery tray, towards the rear, through the horn bracket, through a spacer or a couple of nuts, through the fender, and then another washer and a nut to end it. It probably doesn't matter anyhow, there are plenty of other bolts holding the fender on.

Dave
69S
 
DogT said:
Keep it coming. Nice.

As far as the horn bolt, I have a 71 fender on my 69 and the hole from the central horn bolt is still in the same place as the 69 fender. I just didn't use it. On mine, the bolt came through from the central hole at the bottom of the battery tray, towards the rear, through the horn bracket, through a spacer or a couple of nuts, through the fender, and then another washer and a nut to end it. It probably doesn't matter anyhow, there are plenty of other bolts holding the fender on.

Dave
69S
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Thanks. I think I have got it figured out finally. It definitely was hard to get lined up right, the thing was actually not straight to begin with so I had to bend it back slightly. Hopefully it is correct, and the tire looks centered when I put it on.

I also want to get a different camera to take some better pictures. As you all see, the iPad camera sucks.

Matt
 
Also a quick question. I want to assemble the front brake tomorrow. What kind of brake fluid do you guys use, I'd guess DOT 4 but I have no idea.

Matt
 
Matt,
Your project looks real nice.How did you make out on the clamps for the swing-arm?
YING
 
Diablouph said:
http://www.advancepetro.com/differentbrakefluid.htm


Good Luck.
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DOT 5.1 a good decision?

YING said:
Matt,
Your project looks real nice.How did you make out on the clamps for the swing-arm?
YING
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I hate to tell you guys this, but in the end the clamps never went on. We were having some trouble with the loosness of the swing arm. It was so tight that it took a very considerable force to make it move. In the end, we took it by a mechanic/machinist who bored our engine for us. He has numerous british bikes (three tridents, a bonneville and many more) and makes a living working on Brit bikes. He helped loosen the swing arm up for us a bit, and in the end had it fitting so perfectly we didnt even want to take it apart to drill holes and screw around with it, if you will. Anyways, the swing arm is now moving under it's own weight, but is still very tight and there is no side to side play whatsoever, it does not seem to be even close to a problem right now. He didnt think the clamps were needed either. We will continue to check the swing arm for this down the road and we are ready to install the clamps if the play becomes worrisome, however bushings and spindle replacement will be done as well, when it is needed.

Matt
 
swooshdave said:
mattthomas4444 said:
As you all see, the iPad camera sucks.

Matt
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Must be an iPad 1. The iPad 3 camera is suppose to be the same one in the iPhone 4. The camera on the 4S is amazing.
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Yup, it's the iPad 2. I don't think the first iPad had a camera. But the new one is supposed to have a great camera.

Matt
 
Matt, what I have found was that when the bike is in the stage your is in it is wise to do the mods to it that need to be done now cuz stripping it back down is a real biotch.
Do the Keigler mod while you still have room and get rid of that dumb stock useless horn and install a Fiamm horn with the low tone. They are smaller and sooooo much louder. I just did that on mine yesterday. Just make sure the horn isn't touching any part of the frame or fender as that will make the horn sound like it has a chest cold. The horn need to vibrate freely from it's hanger.
I'm going to post pic of my rebuild of my bike and you'll see what I mean.
 
Guido said:
Matt, what I have found was that when the bike is in the stage your is in it is wise to do the mods to it that need to be done now cuz stripping it back down is a real biotch.
Do the Keigler mod while you still have room and get rid of that dumb stock useless horn and install a Fiamm horn with the low tone. They are smaller and sooooo much louder. I just did that on mine yesterday. Just make sure the horn isn't touching any part of the frame or fender as that will make the horn sound like it has a chest cold. The horn need to vibrate freely from it's hanger.
I'm going to post pic of my rebuild of my bike and you'll see what I mean.
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Guido,
Well the S/A mod is pretty much behind me now. But that doesn't mean I don't intend to do it. I guess we took the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" approach to this. Plus, what are we going to spend our time doing next winter when we are bored?
We actually have a new horn, it is considerably louder than the old one, as we found out using a battery charger. But it is mounted in the stock location.

Still waiting on wheels, that were supposed to be done by the end of this week...maybe they will be done this weekend. I installed the points seal a couple of days ago and everything in the outer timing cover. I pulled the cover off today to find that the spring in the points seal was broken already and needs to be replaced. I fought with it to get it in, so maybe it wasn't seated correctly. I know there is a tool for it, but you guys must have other ways of doing it. What's your method of installing the points seal? A socket?

Matt
 
Well, the wheels still arent done :x but should be soon. The tank has got a pinstripe on it now and I will line up the decals for the painter to put in place then clear over. The pinstripe is a sticker/decal that is thin enough to clear over done by a professional. Also got some small things in this past week so I can make some good progress when I get a chance. Tomorrow hopefully, and monday as well.

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Norton used hand painter for this. Where'd ya get the stripe and how'd ya get it on so nice?
 
hobot said:
Norton used hand painter for this. Where'd ya get the stripe and how'd ya get it on so nice?
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The painter who is doing the work for us suggested that we go to a lady he knows who does pin striping. She has all of her materials in the back of her van and travels from car to car to do striping. We found the closest color match to the decals and then found the right width tape and she took the tank and layed the tape/decal thing down. It looks pretty good to me. The line is perfectly even and straight.

Matt
 
Wheels were picked up last week after I had someone true and mount the tires. I snapped some pictures today. I'll get the wheels on soon so i can line up the decals and finish up with paint.

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