Progress report

It was pretty nice this weekend, so I thought was time to take the Triumph off it's stand and get a picture or two of it in the day light and on its wheels. As you can see most of the frame is put back together. I have my buddy Paul working on a front tire for me, but I am still up in the air for a seat and oil tank.

On the motor, I have the timing side and transmission rebuild. I have ordered valves from Kibblewhite Precision Machining Inc, and sometime soon I am going to order some pistons.

Cheers,

Seat mock up

I have been working on the seat and think I have found the way I would like the bike to look. You have to use a little imagination but I think this is right there.

The cases are now one

Cad Model

I have decided to start modeling my triumph in Solidworks. I think that this will give me a road map on how to put the bike back together and, aid me in designing custom parts.

Sludge Trap Extraction

Last Friday My good friend Brett O'Rear came by to hang out for the evening. It was a very eventful evening, but the best thing that happened was we removed the sludge trap.

This is a huge mile stone if you are not aware. The sludge trap is located in your crankshaft and does just what it says it collects sludge, a delicious mud like substance made up of metallic particles, oil, and other good stuff. If your trap is clogged with sludge, oil is not able to do its job. The sludge trap is also the last thing I have to remove from the motor before I start the rebuild.

Anyone have a good source for bearings?