Timing cover polished up

I sanded all the dings and gouges out of the timing cover and took it from a dull pewter grey to a shiny aluminum finish. I'll probably buff it with polish one more time but not before I replace the kickstart spring. Still waiting on that to arrive.

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Timing cover clean up

The timing cover is pretty scratched and gouged up. However it's no worse off than the primary cover was, and that cleaned up nicely. Looks like I have my work cut out for me with the filing and sanding.

Kick start won't return

The mystery of the kickstart has been solved. The spring broke in half. New one is on it's way from steadfast cycle. Might as well do some cleaning while the timing cover is off...

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I'm slowly piecing the T-Bolt back together. I reconnected the tail light (after stripping and painting it). I cleaned the carb , connected the petcocks and fuel line. I replaced the exhaust headers, though they are pretty banged up and will be replaced eventually. Since the gas tank is connected, I decided to start it up and see if it would idle. YUP! (though I still need some carb adjustment)



It's hard to see in this picture, but I polished the edges of the aluminum tank shield. The center is sort of a brushed aluminum finish, while the edges are now close to mirror finish. It's subtle, but it looks like a million bucks in person.



Brake light on? Check.

Side Panels Primed

Just need to sand and paint!

Side panels stripped and ready for primer

I bead blasted the blue side panels and I'm ready for priming. I'm going to paint them burgandy to match the tank. I'll probably repaint the next year when I redo the whole bike but for now they'll at least match.

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Now where in the world did these come from?????

They weren't there when I finalized putting the top end back together. This doesn't look good.....