101 Scout... going to take a while

[tfburke3]

Very nice work
Did you pinstripe on top of bc/cc?
Did you use tape or free hand ?spray stripe or brush?
What paint for stripe?Pinstripers gold paint or ?
I have been using ppg concept ss but its apparently no longer available so next job I want to stripe and may try bc/cc for first time.
Any advice appreciated.
THanks
Tom

[PaulCDF]

BEAUTIFUL Harry. Nice Work

[pisten-bully]

...been a while! Paint is on, I used a pro for that job! But I've done my best imitation of a pinstriper and decal installer....tedious but the first side of the tank is done. I'll follow some advice here and varnish the decals in a few weeks.

I went through a process of elimination on finding the right decal. I didn't want vinyl stickers, and I didn't want really chubby letters...neither would look good to me. After purchasing three different sets from three different vendors I found a very nice water slide. Rick Simpson, Rick's decals, sent me to John Berry in Davenport and John had the decal with the right combination of waterslide and proper lettering....so big thanks to Rick and John!

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[TH47Indy]

Nice, looking forward to seeing the next steps.

[PaulCDF]

Harry!
Looking Good!!!

[pisten-bully]

...still going! My engine is getting closer, the flywheels are in process of being balanced, the cylinders are sleeved to match the new pistons, new valves and guides are finished, all races and bushings are sized and in place, rods are bushed and honed top and bottom...and I'm forgetting some stuff! I dropped off everything that needs painting with a fellow who has a great reputation for restoring Bugattis....he's working on my 101 when he has time between projects.

Here's my motor on Miles' bench last week:

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[BigLakeBob]

Glad you got them fixed. Mistakes happen,T&O should have offered to fix them. It's not like you could have altered the original hole yourself and was trying to pull a fast one on them. Did you buy them direct from T&O?

[pisten-bully]

Thanks you guys!

Flywheels re-drilled and tapped and you can see how the original holes for the lock washers are halfway covered...they'd have never worked.

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[Skirted]

Enjoying the very nice detailed updates Harry. The master of perseverance! All the challenges and details you highlight really shines the light how important it is when one is buying a rebuilt/restored early motorcycle to know who did the work and if there is any documentation. We can see there are so many opportunities for short cuts due to inexperience, frustration, and cost, many of which cannot be seen once assembly is complete.

It was strange as I spent no time this year in SW PA plowing or even shoveling snow, so I feel for ya! Supposed to be 83 here today!

[exeric]

I'll bet you get tired of hearing; "But it sure is beautiful !" In Florida it's; "But at least the sun is shining !"

[PaulCDF]

Harry;
But, you HAVE the Chief tucked away and waiting next season. And you have made tremendous progress on your Scout
Those with a sugar bush were mapling last week here in Central NY. So we are closer to riding every day.

[pisten-bully]

Paul, it is what it is! I'd say many, many businesses are short handed now, and the workforce is full of new people, if you can find them, that need training. Nobody's to blame (except maybe that raccoon dog in Wuhan ) and restoring a motorcycle is not a life or death situation...so we move on...but it IS annoying!

...and it keeps snowing here, my Chief is tucked away in my cellar behind a four foot snow bank...and it's snowing right now! Here's a shot from last week:

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...But it's maple sugaring time and I had a nice ski this morning...so there's that!

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[PaulCDF]

Thanks for the update and pictures.
Very disappointing to hear that about Truett and Osborn.
I've read good things about Nikasil as well but I guess there is a difference between glowing testimonials and real world applications,

But HEY after your crankcase challenges it's starting to be a "down hill drag"

[exeric]

I have never been a motor guy so it's like waking the dead to me. Sorry to hear you are having to re-group on your cylinders. Cylinders are the weakest part of early motors unless you get lucky and get a motor that was taken care of. I may be going through this on my '16 motor so I'll be most interested in your updates. Thanks for taking the time, and effort to post good pictures, and descriptions, Harry.

[pisten-bully]

..slowly but surely things are coming together on my motor, in spite of two set backs!

Setback #1: there was a wrist pin gouge in one cylinder wall

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I had heard and read good things about Nikasil so I contacted Millenium Technologies. We had a good conversation and determined that their process, with a boring and then a coating of Nikasil and then a final hone would be the way to go, and I would wind up needing new pistons at .06 over and a coating of .011 of Nikasil. So I packaged up the cylinders (with lots of insurance) and sent them off to Millenium, meanwhile I ordered new pistons. A few weeks passed and I had not heard from Millenium so I gave them a call. Over the phone I was advised that they wouldn't be able to do their process, they told me that because there was is a small, thin lip extending below the cylinder base that any boring would remove or thin that lip too much, and they therefore wouldn't take the job. This was all second hand from a fellow on the phone who had not even seen the cylinders, he was only reading from the inspection sheet. The person who actually handled the cylinders and measured them was away for a few weeks. I had them send the cylinders back. I was pretty disappointed but Miles talked me into sleeving, so we'll go with that.

Setback #2: the new flywheels from T&O had a problem. The drilled and tapped holes for the four lockwashers that go to the crank pin, drive pin, and pinion shaft were drilled in the wrong place, too close to the pin centers and a standard lock washer won't work on any of the pins. Here's what I mean:

lockwasher on the new flywheel:

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lockwasher on the original flywheel:

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MIles will drill and tap new holes but It's just annoying! T&O said they didn't know how that happened and they didn't offer to fix them.

So the beat goes on, MIles is working on flywheels getting them ready to assemble, align, and balance. More when it happens!