The tinwork.
The gas tank looks pretty good, other than the paint of course. Someone repainted the whole thing at some point, probably with good old lead barn paint. There are glimpses of what appears to be original paint in a few places, but I think it's mostly gone. In this first shot you can see that one of the threaded mounting holes is pulled out, and the seam just to the right of that hole is split and will need to be re-soldered.
Here is the other side. The priming injector and shut off valve are there. I'll need mounting straps and I only have one mounting screw, not sure if it's original.
Here's a close-up of the split seam:
The front fender does not have the skirts on the sides of it. The 1916 Indian Parts Catalog shows the front fender as skirted, all one item. I'm not sure if it they were originally stamped out of one piece of steel, or made from three pieces. Any insights on this would be appreciated. My fender looks very much like the fender on the 1913 Indian Twin in the Anamosa, IA Museum. I'm not sure if my fender has been modified, or replaced with an earlier fender, or if they installed an earlier fender right out of the factory due to a special request or something. I may never know. Here's a pic:
Here's what a 98 year old leather mudflap looks like. I think I can save it.
The rear fender appears serviceable.
Kevin
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The gas tank looks pretty good, other than the paint of course. Someone repainted the whole thing at some point, probably with good old lead barn paint. There are glimpses of what appears to be original paint in a few places, but I think it's mostly gone. In this first shot you can see that one of the threaded mounting holes is pulled out, and the seam just to the right of that hole is split and will need to be re-soldered.
Here is the other side. The priming injector and shut off valve are there. I'll need mounting straps and I only have one mounting screw, not sure if it's original.
Here's a close-up of the split seam:
The front fender does not have the skirts on the sides of it. The 1916 Indian Parts Catalog shows the front fender as skirted, all one item. I'm not sure if it they were originally stamped out of one piece of steel, or made from three pieces. Any insights on this would be appreciated. My fender looks very much like the fender on the 1913 Indian Twin in the Anamosa, IA Museum. I'm not sure if my fender has been modified, or replaced with an earlier fender, or if they installed an earlier fender right out of the factory due to a special request or something. I may never know. Here's a pic:
Here's what a 98 year old leather mudflap looks like. I think I can save it.
The rear fender appears serviceable.
Kevin
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