Yesterday was my 35th birthday. I think I had a bit of a pre-midlife crisis. 35... there's no going back. The days of being mistaken for being a college student are probably over. My balding head and grey beard probably assures that. 35 is almost 40, 40 is almost 50, and 50 is almost, well... The "Price is Right" loser sound just went off. I guess I should get used to having a doctor's finger up my butt once a year soon.
Anyway, I can't get my Triumph's barrels bored until I get new pistons, shells, and rings ($?), so I'm on hold on that. I can't get my crank ground until I get my barrels bored, so again, on hold. Both of those will be $300 combined. I spent a great deal of time this weekend going through every part and seeing what needs replaced. I saw a lot dollar signs in front of me. There's a couple big ticket items that need replaced, like the quadrant in my gearbox... that's a $75 part new. I may just try to pick up a spare gearbox and scavenge it for parts. I can't believe how trashed my cases were, so hopefully Pops can fix those.
1962 Triumph Bonneville Pre-unit
With Unit head and unit clutch
GASKETS:
COMPLETE GASKET SET!!!
TIMING COVER, PRIMARY COVER (PIZZA BOX?), INNER GEARBOX, GEARBOX COVER, MAGNETO TO CASE, + MISC
CRANKSHAFT:
Keyways: #34 E1558 (QTY 2), #28 E1580 (SAME AS UNIT), #23 E3974
Pistons, rings, circlips (do I need new gudgeon pins?)
Multiple sizes of rod bearing shells - return what don't use
#25 E3975 Tab Washer
#30 E398 Timing Pinion Nut - I need the one for the unit (UNIT: #34 E4565? NUT FOR PINION (UNIT CRANK))
CRANKCASE:
#13 E1534A CRANKCASE JOINT HOLLOW DOWEL
#21 (QTY 2) E1534A CYLINDER BASE DOWEL
#22 (QTY 2) E1647 CRANKCASE JOINT SCREW
#26 (QTY 2) E487 FILTER JOINT WASHER (COMES WITH GASKET SET?)
#27 E529 Crankcase Oil Filter
#29 (QTY 4) E1612 Serrated Washers
#37 E1335 COPPER WASHER
OIL PUMP:
#9 E1537 JOINT WASHER (COMES WITH GASKET SET?)
RELEASE VALVE ASSEMBLY:
#17 GS254 FIBRE WASHER (COMES WITH GASKET SET?)
#23 E1670 FIBRE WASHER (COMES WITH GASKET SET?)
CYLINDER BLOCK & HEAD T120
#1 E2894 CYLINDER BASE WASHER (COMES WITH GASKET SET?)
#27 (QTY 2) E3552 JOINT WASHER (COMES WITH GASKET SET?)
#36 (QTY 4) E1577 JOINT WASHER (COMES WITH GASKET SET?)
#49 (QTY 4) E1496 BOTTOM JOINT WASHER - as many as needed (COMES WITH GASKET SET?)
#50 (QTY 4) E3547 TOP JOINT WASHER - as many as needed (COMES WITH GASKET SET?)
GEARBOX & CASING (CONSIDERING BUYING A SPARE GEARBOX TO USE FOR PARTS IF TOO $$$)
#31 (QTY 3) S1-51 NUT
#32 (QTY 3) S25-3 PLAIN WASHER
HEAD:
TROOP REBUILDING
GEARBOX SHAFTS & GEARS:
#19 E489 CIRCLIP
#22 T440 GEARBOX SPROCKET NUT
#24 T280 CIRCLIP
#27 T730 KICKSTARTER PINION
#16 T933 SPEEDOMETER DRIVE BUSH - DO I NEED TO RUN A SPEEDOMETER GEAR? IS THERE A GOOD WAY TO PLUG THE HOLE?
GEARBOX SELECTOR MECHANISM:
#11 (QTY 2) 5/64" X 1-3/8" SPLIT PIN
#12 T408/1540 GEARCHANGE QUADRANT
#13 E3309 RUBBER O-RING (COMES WITH GASKET SET?)
#14 (QTY 2) T404 QUADRANT RETURN SPRING
#19 (QTY 4) E1612 SERRATED WASHER
#32 T1167 PEDAL LOCATION SPRING
#33 S70-3 PEDAL LOCATING SPRING
#36 T1222 COTTER PIN W/ NUT & WASHER
#38 1/16" X 1/2" SPLIT PIN
#39 T495 RUBBER CAP
#40 T1536 T120 CLUTCH OPERATING ARM
#43 T1554 SCREW PEG
#44 E1612 SERRATED WASHER
#45 T413 CLUTCH ROD ADJUSTER PIN
#46 T453 ADJUSTER PIN NUT
CLUTCH (3 BOLT UNIT)
#3 T1735 THRUST WASHER
#21 (QTY 3) T2526 PRESSURE NUT
#22 S66-1 KEYWAY
#23 T2279 CUPPED WASHER
PRIMARY COVER:
#1 T1477 JOIN WASHER (COMES WITH GASKET SET?)
#13 T1059 CABLE GROMMET
#18 T497 SPRING - DO I NEED?
#19 NT316 FOOTREST DOWEL - DO I NEED?
ENGINE & GEARBOX FITTINGS:
#14 (QTY 2) F862 DISTANCE TUBE
MAGNETO:
INSPECT
CARBS:
INSPECT
3 comments:
Happy Birthday!!
Being 35 means that now you have some justification for having too many motorcycles.
Buck up son. I got nearly 10 years on you and I'm still kicking. Once you become a Dad lots of things that used to weigh you down become totally insignificant... in a good way. I'll dig through the parts cache and see if I have anything to contribute. Happy Birthday.
Yeah... I had a bit of a crisis turning 35. I'll be 36 in a week. I'm happily married, so it's not like I'm looking, but there's just something sad about going from, "Ooh... he's older," to, "Ew, he's older."
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