Showing posts with label 1939 knucklehead. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1939 knucklehead. Show all posts

fremont bound

5:59 PM Add Comment
My dad, Brittney and I spent the day getting ready for the first AMCA National Meet in Fremont Nebraska this weekend. We are taking Jim's 39 and John's 48 and a few parts orders!!!!. I am so excited to see all of my friends. AMCA people are the best. Hope to see you guys there!

HEre is the detailed out 48, man this bike is spot on. Miss Brittney did an amazing job detailing it out. My dad signed up to help the AMCA out and be the chief judge for a one year trial basis. He will be doing a judging seminar with Assistant Chief Judge Don D on friday. They are going to use this bike. It is the perfect bike, if you would like to learn more about old bikes and are attending fremont, come and hang out, it is going to be a blast.




our work area looks like a pack of life savers



Here is a fuzzy picture of the 39 and the 38, these bikes look so good together.

pressure testing pictures

11:42 AM Add Comment
My Dad made a pressure testing cap a long time ago out of a cheap car cap, it finally gave up, so it was time to make a new one. this is a nos army oil cap, it is important to use a non vented cap. The first step is to drill a hole through the cap.



Then weld a Milton fitting onto the end of the cap











Here is a picture of the tank with air in it. I like to have fifteen or twenty psi going into the tank, then I spray it with soapy water. If there are any leaks, they will bubble, and you will know where to weld. I tested four tanks and only had two leaks to fix.





Here is Wayne's 46 with the freshly tested tanks on it.







I dropped these tanks along with John's 48 tanks off at Mikes to get in Primer. Once they are primed, I will fit the dash on both bikes!!!!







We picked up our batch of exhaust paint this morning. Here is a cool picture of everything on Jim's 39.


39 el pictures

8:35 PM Add Comment
My dad has been picking away at Eric's 39 motor. It is almost finished. Jim's is up next and should be done pretty quickly. This motor is so sweet.

I got the back end of the bike all sorted out and finished up, except for the dang washers under the center stand mounting bolts. It always seems like there is one little part that you have to order.



NOS horn button and dimmer switch. I love the feeling of stock Harley switches. They are so nice, no one has been able to come up with a good usable reproduction of either of them.


Check out the original battery flags and black painted fender straps.



I sorted out all of the front brake stuff too. I still have to run the inner cable, but that is relatively easy.



check out the 38 to 41 lug nuts. They have a little groove cut in them an eighth of an inch from where the taper starts.