Knuckle Buster 1939

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Trophy Save...

Got this box of MC trophies Monday night....

Sorted them out...

Check this one out...Best Engine...I love it!

94 WYSP was the old Rock Radio station in Philly

I guess they had a Bike Show in 1984...Best Engine!

The trophy in the above pic is from 1963

Rod and Custom Show in Philly

The picture next to it has been in my attic for many years...

International Championship Auto Shows

Sleepers Showcase

4th Annual

Rod and Custom Show

Philadelphia

1963

I've had this picture for many years...Concept Car

1963 Car Craft "Dream Rod"

It was in an envelope dated Sept 11 1963...

From Car Craft Magazine Hollywood CA

It had this letter with it...

1963 Program with the "Dream Rod" Concept car...

I scored this box of older trophies and plaques last Monday. They came from a member of the club who is no longer with us...RIP Karl...They range from 1963 up to the later 2000's. It was the last of a large pile that had been picked through and used as Trophies for club events.

There are two that I really like..

The first is the 1984 WYSP Bike Show "Best Engine" Trophy (I've never seen a Best Engine Trophy). A little history... 94 WYSP in Philadelphia was a Big Band station until 1973 when it became a Rock station and then in 1981 it became the first "Classic Rock" station in the United States. Then one day in Sept of 2011 it turned into a Sports Talk Station... I remember turning it on and thinking WTF??? Ok that's enough of that.

The other is the 1963 (my birth year) Rod and Custom Trophy. The 1963 Trophy has a funny twist...

When I saw the trophy I remembered a photo I had in a frame laying around the attic for many years, not sure why I connected the two, but I did. I went hunting for the photo and found it. It is the 1963 Car Craft "Dream Rod". Behind the photo was an envelope dated Sept 11 1963 and a short letter from Car Craft Magazine (above). I did a Google search and sure enough that car was part of that show...weird...

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Progression...Clutch Hub Install

Gutted the Clutch Hub nut of the old style "seal"...

two washers, a spring, a snap ring

and cork type seal that was missing

Two modern seals ready for installation...

Get one started and use a socket to press it in...

Hand press...

Two seals stacked, fills the void nicely...

Now... to clean, grease and reassemble a clutch hub...

After everything is cleaned ...I put a layer of grease on the bearing retainer to hold the bearings prior to assembly

Tucked into the grease so they don't pop out...

All in...

Slide it on...

Replace the retainer ring and spring clips...

Proper tooling...makes installing the clutch hub a snap...

Reverse thread and don't forget the nut lock tab...

Install complete...

There you have it...disassembled, cleaned and greased.

New seals in the nut. Ready for a clutch pack and chain!

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Progress Continues...Tranny Time! (Not that kind)

Plate and hardware installed

Popped right in...

Finger extension tool...to place the nut...

Primary cleaned of dirt and sand...

but it had a few too many cracks to put back on...

Found an (already) repaired, suitable replacement...but it was blasted years ago and did not blend well compared to the original off the '46 (Top) here is a ...BEFORE pic of the replacement (bottom)