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While at it I had to take off the shifter and took some pictures while assembling it again. I thought some of you might be interested...

Cut off the old cable in the gyro, drill a new hole, then dropped in an old shifter cable. Not ideal, but will get me going until I get...

Stripped off all the old decals. I was a bit worried about the chrome on the fork, seems to be clear coated, and got roughed up by the...

Started with a silver fluted post. Cleaned and scuffed the 'inner' of the flutes, then sprayed on some purple 'ano'. Once dried, I used...

I lucked out and found the same wheel at the shop, in the old stuff in the back. It's in good shape, so it probably will last. It's the...

The fork for the F4U finally showed up. It's the heaviest I could find and it looks to be good quality.

The wheels are relaced and ready to go for truing at the shop. These both use the same 258mm spokes, even though the 27.5 rim is larger...

So here is the wheelset, I just need to swap the hubs. I enjoy lacing up wheels the same as little old ladies like knitting. I'll sit in...

I pressed in the headset cups and learned a couple things. Do one cup at a time and don't apply any pressure to the bearings. This set...

Dracula

Sealed headset with spacers installed.

A while back a friend at the LBS contacted me about a vintage Raleigh that was in for refurbishing. He didn’t want to deal with the...

Burnt ends, cream cheese corn and smoked/baked beans for dinner tonight. Working on sizing down the front sprocket to figure the best...

Making a new wiring harness for my hot rod, in the back ground. Giving it a full rewire.