Going quite a ways back, there have been a couple of posts where the metal structure for the seat was rebuilt and there was another where the seat bases and the hinge brackets were chromed. I decided to try to plug weld the chrome brackets onto the metal structure of the seat backs. I was worried about the chrome burning off where it would be exposed on the hinge brackets. Well, it worked great. Nothing even blued on the exposed chrome. So the first couple of shots are of the completely reassembled seat backs and the last two are of the seat backs positioned with the seat bases. I need a couple of springs, some chrome Whitworth nuts and washers for the hinge bolts, and these will be ready for upholstery. A bright floral pattern I think.
Other news: A party was recently held where the two original horns were rebuilt. Amazingly, I don't think that these had been worked on before so they they weren't messed up. Party was again poorly attended but at the end of the celebration the noise makers actually made noise. They were mostly dirty and the points were fried. I filed them a little and adjusted them according to the shop manual and hooked them up to the battery of the John Deere and they worked. Now to finish cleaning and painting.
Continuing our previous conversation - too much chrome?
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http://farm1.static.flickr.com/147/344364406_54578c56a7.jpg
Rechromed:
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6084/6124735692_2287e55e30.jpg
And of course, when I say original, I don't mean 'OEM' original, just as purchased.
ReplyDeleteThat's interesting. The grill is beautiful. Was there a reason that the original bars were removed? From the looks of the front fender, it looks like it has never been hit. By the way, I found another xk120 restoration blog called Bob's XK120 Restoration. Pretty cool.
ReplyDeleteI assume that some vanes went missing at some point, as you see, or would see from time to time. The fenders have not been crunched, but beneath the air vent on one side got friendly with something some time before we purchased. The backs of each fender, ahead of the wheel wells have small sections that will need to be patched, the shut faces on the doors will be replaced, new birch for the floors, probably reskin the boot and get a new gas tank... Just a bit to do.
ReplyDeleteDifficult to discern in the mess of the garage, but you can see the small amount of panel beating that will be necessary behind the rear wheel of the bike. http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5206/5322569637_bf38e81439_b.jpg
ReplyDeleteThat is nearly perfect. I wish mine only required that little front fender repair. I think you will see in a couple of future posts that the whole front section below the headlights will be cut away and rebuilt. I don't know yet but I don't think Joe will want to keep what there is there. It's just too messed up.
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