So let me catch you up, it’s not important the order that this crap happened but that it did. I ordered some parts and they arrived. I noticed that the fork bridge was incorrect and informed the supplier, they sent a replacement . Weeks later Lloyd comes over and I show him the new fork bridge .. “The new one ain’t the same size as the old one!”.
Aussie neighbor
Damn, shown up by an Aussie! Not to worry, I have a complete steering head coming from Ebay, hope it is correct.
I’m bolting up all kinds of parts to the spiffy looking frame.
First parts bolted on
I’ve aired up the tubes, and installed them and tires on the rims. I’ve cleaned up the brake side hubs and they are ready to install so by tomorrow the girl will be standing on her own feet. I have to admit that what stuff looks like before it’s cleaned is way different that the ‘after look’ as in these two photos:
Front hub before
Front hub and other stuff after
I still have tons of stuff to clean, and there is a lesson here. Next time I will clean as I remove the parts, not as I install them. You may do as you wish, but having to stop to clean crap when I want to install seems, very, very wrong. That’s just me !!
I’ve also learned that you cannot tell how well drum brakes work unless you disconnect all the cables, and levers, and devices that you use to operate them. You must disconnect all that crap and move the hub lever by hand to find out how they work. Trust me here .. after cleaning and lubing them and testing, I know what I’m talking about, and the brakes on this thing are gonna be great, as the linings seem to be new.
