Blood, sweat, tears & beers . . .

Old style Gospel, Delta Blues, folk & a few standards thrown in for variety. All of the music I play now is old - stuff people don't hear much of anymore.

Yeah, the grounded pig. I still have the flying pig painted on my gas tank, but it appears it's wings are clipped! Waiting on some parts which should arrive this week. Maybe be riding next week . . . Here's a pic of the bike as it sits in my shop . . . waiting . . .

Pigs will fly soon...keep the faith

yep ... keep the faith, you said riding in October, still got time to make it. So no still pix of your festival this year?

Sorry, none this year. Mac usually takes the pictures and she had to work that day. There were only 2 bikers from out of town - everybody else came in their cages or walked. The sound man has a recording studio over in the next town and wants to record me. But I would have to come up with the $600 to make a CD. I've had those offers many times before but I always refuse to pay for it. I've already paid my dues . . .

So what is the progress JoshBob on your scooter? Still waiting for parts? I am just waiting for some jets to come in so I can get my bike tuned.

Hope your jets arrive soon! Yesterday, I got the crankcase oil seal, pulled out the old one and got the new one in. Hooked up all the componants on the left side of the motor: rotor, stator, front pulley & belt.

Just need an inner drive gear for my new oil pump. Problem is that a new one from Harley is over $50. I can't believe they are that much. The old pump was traded in for the new one they sent me. But the new pump didn't have the gear. I been trying to get my old gear back, but it looks like I'll never see it again.

Just found the gear I'm looking for with J&P for under $30. Going to order it and a new cam cover gasket today. Should be here next week . . . after that, I'll hook up the lines, put some oil in the bag, retime it, attach the pipes and start it up. The weather here has been mild for October so far. The farmers are out picking their cotton on the dry days.

October was the month I started the build - 2 years ago. I promise a video of bike & rider tooling down the street!

Can't wait to see the video, been waiting to hear your are riding. Gonna be a cool bike.

Thanks, MC. Here are some pics of the old crankshaft oil seal (had to put screws in it to pull it out) & the "tool" I made from a section of log (to drive the new seal in - worked perfectly). Also the wooden blocks I made to keep the belt from turning when I torque the crankshaft nut down. There are also pics of the new oil pump waiting for the drive gear and the side of the motor opened up.

:roflmao:You sure like your wood joshbob

Oh yeah! Sometime back on this thread I was going to turn a knob on the lathe for the jockey shifter. Later I may still go with the jockey shift, but have decided it would be much easier if I first had a front brake. I located an authentic Harley 19" front wheel with a star hub and a '69 drum brake that goes with it, but at $625 it will have to wait. Maybe over winter. Then I would convert to jockey shift. For now, I'm going the way of least resistance, money wise.

I have an attachment to my wood... Don't You?????:roflmao:

Hey, wood is good and steel is real . . .

Get yer mind outta the gutter JB...I think it's cool how he uses wood to make specialty tools like the seal driver and the hamster stairs (AKA primary locking tool) and the wood battery tray...

:roflmao::roflmao: I agree, I think that it is pretty cool too. My dad is cabinetmaker and he makes pretty much everything out of wood as well. JoshBob even kind of looks like my dad....

Today I have to do some work to our lawn mower. Grass won't wait . . .

I hate the way the master cylinder clutters up the handlebars. Big ugly-ass thing. I am very minimalist in my approach to building this bike. If it's not absolutely necessary, I don't want it.
I had drum brakes on my '72 Sporty and they always worked fine. Maybe you had a lot more weight to deal with and that's why the front brake didn't work well. My shovelhead weighs less than 500 lbs.