Repositionimg the kicker mount

One of the issues with fitting a chief powerplant into a 101 chassis is that the kicker stud is too close to the pinion... Today i made a start on repositioning the stud.
First off i drilled a piece of flat 1/4" stock to fit snugly over the existing 101 stud



With a length of 7/8" roundstock as a kicker pivot i offered the kicker up into position so the teeth mesh but not too tightly



Having marked the centre of the stud i drilled a 1/2" hole and turned the roundstock down on the lathe to the same size


With the new pin loosely in position i marked it with room for a washer and circlip then parted it off


All clamped together ready to weld now.

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Made to measure

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Finally got the powerplant fitted in the chassis

Engine plates and spacer tube



Change of plan... I decided that the tanks fit nicer over the backbone of the frame



And at close of business this afternoon ...



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Rollin Rollin Rollin......

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Odd Jobs

Cleaned up the old Yamaha tls hub and trued it up on the old crappy chrome 18" wheel that it came with... It will get built into a new rim once I have decided whether to run an 18",19" or 21" rim up front






All done while the paint dries



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Bars

I picked up a modified '30s chief bar centre during the gathering stages of the project, it had solid round bar stubs welded either side ( slightly squint!!!) to take risers and aftermarket bars.
Today i set it up in the lathe turned down the stubs to the same diameter as the inside of a set of old Triumph 1" western pattern bars that i got from Tony with the 101 frame.






A couple of cuts later


And they are ready for welding




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Crossbar... all welded and ground back

Thats the frame ready to come out of the jig and get a coat of primer or two


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'33 heads on '40 jugs

Make for a lot more room up top.








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Progress 3

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Progress 2

Revised steel plugs internally bored to 3/4" to cut down on excess weight, outer diameter 1.125" to match factory spec tube






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