LP2a SAR restoration

[Dale Jordan]

Got to love that heat ! your new best friend .. Can we have some photos before and after hull is sandblasted are you taking your hull to them ? or are you getting a mobile guy out to you . Dale

[eddy8men]

a gas axe can give you a "nice edge" in a resto

[Phillip]

Snuck down to the shed this morning and tapped out the last few threads, phew, what tiresome job this has been, just when you think you've finished, you find another hole to re-tap, especially all those 0BA holes over the steering cam.

I am certainly a convert to welding nuts onto broken bolts to remove them. I've even found when they are flush you can weld on a washer and then weld on a nut to get them out. It's like magic.

Hopefully get the sandblaster to pick the hull this week.

[Dale Jordan]

That's a really tidy looking hull Phillip nice floor , Because your hot off the taps whats the thread size for the two horn button holes I can't find the correct thread and tap .

[Phillip]

Hi Dale,

Horn button screws - RH (round head) - 2BA x 1/2".

My horn has gremlins, it used to work, then it stopped, then I got it going again and now I just cannot get the thing to work .

[Phillip]

I've been on a course for a few weeks and whilst away, the sandblaster completed the hull and gave it an undercoat. Here it is being returned with Duke the wonder-dog supervising.

I need to make the heat shields behind the mufflers and can then get a top coat on before starting the re-assembly.

Still in denial over the bulk pile of suspension parts sitting on the floor and pondering what to do about the graphite cups.

[Phillip]

This week, dropped the cross tube, guards and air scoop into my new best friend, the local sandblaster and waiting for those to return.

Sanded back the primer this weekend and started applying the second primer coat. I've stuck to the grey primer as this was what was below the few areas of paint left on this hull. Despite some good initial progress it got too cold so only got half the job done with the aid of a heater.

Floor has come up well so looking forward to some warm weather and time to get the first coat of green on.

I also measured up a NOS leather cross tube seal and started making up the templates before I give these to the local saddle maker.