38 Indian Chief

[exeric]

These are ABC generator parts I did for my Henderson, using the Caswell kit. Sorry for the detour, Bill.

[Shaky Jake]

Electroless nickel plating? Why did I not know about this? I'm interested in learning more!




Kevin


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[exeric]

Your parts came out beautifully, Bill. I've used the Caswell electroless kit a number of times and have been quite happy with it. There is no doubt that a professional plater will do a professional job, but I like the convenience of keeping my parts at home, and having control over the amount of plating, and texture.

[Bills37]

[Bills37]

I was pleasantly surprised when I pulled the parts out of the pot.

[Bills37]

They're in the soup now. This is part art & science trying to estimate the square inches and the mix of chemicals.

[Bills37]

Next they get boiled in an alkaline solution and wire brushed to remove and oil or other contamination.

[Bills37]

Did a little electroless nickel plating. Tried this before with less than perfect results. Parts after they ere glass beaded.

[Bills37]

What happened to the rear trans mount?
Tom

It got trimmed off at some point, I have no idea why. I'm going to fab a piece to replace it.

[tfburke3]

Nice fix.I am now wondering if the set I recently ordered,also 38,will have the same issues.
I thought I could use a set of 52-53 orig. brazed tanks that are on the self with some small tabs to fill the gap for the smaller dash but apparently the seat post bolt sits about 1/4" higher above the frame tube in a plunger frame and the tank mount tabs would have to raised to lower the tank to clear the seat mount.
What happened to the rear trans mount?
Tom

[exeric]

Fantastic pictures, Bill. I love seeing set-up, and machining pics. Obviously, you have everything you need to fix any problems that come up Thanks for posting the pictures.

[Shaky Jake]

Shazam!


Kevin

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[Bills37]

Aaah, perfect fit.







Fill in a little of the welding undercut and I'm all set.

[Bills37]

[Bills37]

The speedo cable issue was easy enough to deal with. I just took a ballpean hammer and pounded a little more relief on the inside of the tank.

The mounting hole took a little more work. After talking it up with people who have been doing this a lot longer than I have. It was agreed that cutting the tab off and relocating it was the best solution.