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<blockquote data-quote="KennyNUT" data-source="post: 61663" data-attributes="member: 3057"><p><strong><u></u></strong></p><p><strong><u><strong><u>The final steps to completion!! Part 2</u></strong></u></strong></p><p></p><p>Next up was repacking of the bearings with grease, the shimming of the wheels which proved to be less easy than I thought as those damn felt pads (why don’t they compress down easily) made it difficult to determine any wheel wobble. I bought some extra shims and ended up not using them. Anyway, once-shimmed, the complete wheels and tyres made the chassis a rolling one, once again.</p><p></p><p>The clutch cover that was blasted and polished went back on with a new gasket. </p><p></p><p>The downpipe (rechromed and internally ceramic coated at CamCoat to stop the chrome “blueing, hopefully) and silencer were reconnected and fitted with a new gasket at the exhaust port and sealant at the join of downpipe and silencer.</p><p></p><p>The front and rear brakes were connected up to the cables and rods and adjusted for play. The horn was refitted together with the battery, tested and then battery cover was fitted. Brake lights were checked (all good).</p><p></p><p>I then cleaned and polished the entire bike before fitting the crowning glory, the tank (after rinsing out with petrol to check for any loose debris), new fuel cocks/filters, washers and freshly re-chromed oil and petrol caps with new cork gaskets.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]12696[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>Interestingly, that tank held a story all of its own and cost me another one of my kidneys! I noticed the paint finish was a little too smooth on the top part of the tank and felt different to the sides, but did little to investigate further. I soon learned from the tank painter that after blasting it the top was full of fibreglass filler!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]12697[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>He removed all the filler by bead blasting and the steel was all good underneath, it just had a carelessly sustained bash across the top! Check it out! Well, I have gone this far , so then it went off to yet another specialist who made what a believe to be a very modest charge to completely repair it.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]12698[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>Here is what he did; the tank was opened from the bottom, all the internal tank coatings removed, the bashes were panel beaten out to the tank’s original shape, from the inside with the tank then welded up again, the whole lot acid etched, pressure tested and returned to the painter for finishing.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]12699[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The welding is magnificent and no-one would ever know! The paint job is fine and the shape of the tank is symmetrical once again.</p><p></p><p>Then the finished tank was refitted to the bike in all its crowning glory. I had towels duck taped all over the critical parts of the tank that came into contact with the bike, eg around the oil filler pipe, up front at the fork bolts, each was also covered in duck tape to soften any accidental contact on fitting and the tank rubbers fitted and everything went on very nicely, indeed. Anyway, it’s the final piece of the jigsaw and what a picture it is. I then swung the seat into position towards the tank and bolted that to finish things off.</p><p></p><p>Ok, so this may not be a rare Lightning or a beautiful Black Shadow but my modest 1950 Series C Vincent Comet now has had my attentions (and cash) lavished on it and taught me a few things along the way and given me huge confidence in the bike.</p><p></p><p>I should add that it made me shed some sweat and sometimes blood, it made me smile, laugh out loud, and on the odd occasion shout at it in frustration.</p><p></p><p>Will it still be smoking?</p><p></p><p>Well I hope not, but whatever happens, I hope you will excuse me if I show a little pride in this little piece of history that at one time, 65 years ago, was wheeled out of the Vincent Works in Stevenage to meet its first owner. Now that the weather has improved and I am back from an Easter break walking in the Yorkshire Dales, I will be wheeling it out of my little garage, for its first ride of 2015.</p><p></p><p>In the meantime, and before the rain that was forecast this morning, my 12 year old daughter carrying all my photography gear accompanied me without complaint down to the end of the street for some photographs very early this morning, Sunday 15th April 2015.</p><p></p><p>Enjoy these images that are selected from the many that I took today.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]12700[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]12701[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]12702[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]12703[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]12704[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]12705[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>The final steps to completion!! The 3rd and final part to follow....</strong></p><p></p><p>BR, Kenny.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KennyNUT, post: 61663, member: 3057"] [B][U] [B][U]The final steps to completion!! Part 2[/U][/B][/U][/B] Next up was repacking of the bearings with grease, the shimming of the wheels which proved to be less easy than I thought as those damn felt pads (why don’t they compress down easily) made it difficult to determine any wheel wobble. I bought some extra shims and ended up not using them. Anyway, once-shimmed, the complete wheels and tyres made the chassis a rolling one, once again. The clutch cover that was blasted and polished went back on with a new gasket. The downpipe (rechromed and internally ceramic coated at CamCoat to stop the chrome “blueing, hopefully) and silencer were reconnected and fitted with a new gasket at the exhaust port and sealant at the join of downpipe and silencer. The front and rear brakes were connected up to the cables and rods and adjusted for play. The horn was refitted together with the battery, tested and then battery cover was fitted. Brake lights were checked (all good). I then cleaned and polished the entire bike before fitting the crowning glory, the tank (after rinsing out with petrol to check for any loose debris), new fuel cocks/filters, washers and freshly re-chromed oil and petrol caps with new cork gaskets. [ATTACH=full]12696[/ATTACH] Interestingly, that tank held a story all of its own and cost me another one of my kidneys! I noticed the paint finish was a little too smooth on the top part of the tank and felt different to the sides, but did little to investigate further. I soon learned from the tank painter that after blasting it the top was full of fibreglass filler! [ATTACH=full]12697[/ATTACH] He removed all the filler by bead blasting and the steel was all good underneath, it just had a carelessly sustained bash across the top! Check it out! Well, I have gone this far , so then it went off to yet another specialist who made what a believe to be a very modest charge to completely repair it. [ATTACH=full]12698[/ATTACH] Here is what he did; the tank was opened from the bottom, all the internal tank coatings removed, the bashes were panel beaten out to the tank’s original shape, from the inside with the tank then welded up again, the whole lot acid etched, pressure tested and returned to the painter for finishing. [ATTACH=full]12699[/ATTACH] The welding is magnificent and no-one would ever know! The paint job is fine and the shape of the tank is symmetrical once again. Then the finished tank was refitted to the bike in all its crowning glory. I had towels duck taped all over the critical parts of the tank that came into contact with the bike, eg around the oil filler pipe, up front at the fork bolts, each was also covered in duck tape to soften any accidental contact on fitting and the tank rubbers fitted and everything went on very nicely, indeed. Anyway, it’s the final piece of the jigsaw and what a picture it is. I then swung the seat into position towards the tank and bolted that to finish things off. Ok, so this may not be a rare Lightning or a beautiful Black Shadow but my modest 1950 Series C Vincent Comet now has had my attentions (and cash) lavished on it and taught me a few things along the way and given me huge confidence in the bike. I should add that it made me shed some sweat and sometimes blood, it made me smile, laugh out loud, and on the odd occasion shout at it in frustration. Will it still be smoking? Well I hope not, but whatever happens, I hope you will excuse me if I show a little pride in this little piece of history that at one time, 65 years ago, was wheeled out of the Vincent Works in Stevenage to meet its first owner. Now that the weather has improved and I am back from an Easter break walking in the Yorkshire Dales, I will be wheeling it out of my little garage, for its first ride of 2015. In the meantime, and before the rain that was forecast this morning, my 12 year old daughter carrying all my photography gear accompanied me without complaint down to the end of the street for some photographs very early this morning, Sunday 15th April 2015. Enjoy these images that are selected from the many that I took today. [ATTACH=full]12700[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]12701[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]12702[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]12703[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]12704[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]12705[/ATTACH] [B]The final steps to completion!! The 3rd and final part to follow....[/B] BR, Kenny. [/QUOTE]
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