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What is the best approach for restoring a Vincent?
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<blockquote data-quote="Magnetoman" data-source="post: 36705" data-attributes="member: 2806"><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> Actually, I am most looking forward to doing the engine, so I am hoping to do it <em>last</em>, to provide a carrot to keep the rest moving along. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> This suggests the engine should come first. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> I agree with this. My one-module-at-a-time is an idealized path for me to strive for, although reality always adds complexities. As you say, if one rigidly sticks to a single path it will mean waiting months at various times until backordered $5 parts are delivered. Still, modularizing a build allows one to give up on a given module, set it entirely aside, and switch to another module. Working on two simultaneously always has the danger of bits from one section of a bike confusingly appearing in a pile of parts for another section.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> My Vincent rebuild hasn't been months or years in the planning, but actual decades. During that time I've fabricated all the jigs and special tools mentioned in MPH and other sources in the years up to ~2000. One of the jigs I made, that I didn't see in MPH, converts an engine stand (750 lb. capacity) into a Vincent stand. The UFM attaches to it and, in principle, allows it and the engine to be rotated through 360-deg. (not enough swing to do this with the wheels attached). </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> Yes it is, so yes I will have to be. Much good advice is interspersed in your post, and I will take it all to heart. As for an overall procedure I extracted the following:</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">--Consider doing both wheels first.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">-- The rear frame triangle or the wheels comes to mind as parts which can be worked on in isolation without ending up with bits of engine and gearbox spread around. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">-- The front forks could be your next project. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">-- should lead you nicely to the engine/gearbox assembly.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Does this procedure seem reasonable to others? Also, you suggest doing the engine last (which is what I hoped to do), but Bill Thomas and Vibrac suggest doing it first (but, for different reasons). Comments on this?</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Magnetoman, post: 36705, member: 2806"] [SIZE=2][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana] Actually, I am most looking forward to doing the engine, so I am hoping to do it [I]last[/I], to provide a carrot to keep the rest moving along. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana] This suggests the engine should come first. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana] I agree with this. My one-module-at-a-time is an idealized path for me to strive for, although reality always adds complexities. As you say, if one rigidly sticks to a single path it will mean waiting months at various times until backordered $5 parts are delivered. Still, modularizing a build allows one to give up on a given module, set it entirely aside, and switch to another module. Working on two simultaneously always has the danger of bits from one section of a bike confusingly appearing in a pile of parts for another section.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana] My Vincent rebuild hasn't been months or years in the planning, but actual decades. During that time I've fabricated all the jigs and special tools mentioned in MPH and other sources in the years up to ~2000. One of the jigs I made, that I didn't see in MPH, converts an engine stand (750 lb. capacity) into a Vincent stand. The UFM attaches to it and, in principle, allows it and the engine to be rotated through 360-deg. (not enough swing to do this with the wheels attached). [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana] Yes it is, so yes I will have to be. Much good advice is interspersed in your post, and I will take it all to heart. As for an overall procedure I extracted the following:[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana]--Consider doing both wheels first.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana]-- The rear frame triangle or the wheels comes to mind as parts which can be worked on in isolation without ending up with bits of engine and gearbox spread around. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana]-- The front forks could be your next project. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana]-- should lead you nicely to the engine/gearbox assembly.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana]Does this procedure seem reasonable to others? Also, you suggest doing the engine last (which is what I hoped to do), but Bill Thomas and Vibrac suggest doing it first (but, for different reasons). Comments on this?[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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