1972 Norton 750 Commando Rebuild Page 5
The last of my powder coated parts have arrived. My wheels are still being laced as the guy that does this went to Daytona for bike week. I guess I can forgive him.
Hopefully this weekend will see the installation of the engine and transmission in the frame.
Found a little more time and got a little more done. It's some slow going with holidays and family stuff going on. That and work seems to interfere a lot in my fun time.
I started on the frame by attaching the "Z" plates. Large slabs of aluminum that hold the rear pegs, the mufflers, and act as a heat sink for the primitive electric system.
Next was the rear rubber, isolastic, mount and the transmission ccradle/ rear engine mount.
The transmission gets installed.
Next we get the engine into the beast. It's good to see it back.
off the milk crate and suspended safely and easy to get to.
Bronze bushings have to be pressed into the swingarm.
The rear, old time shoe brakes are installed to the backing plate.
My powder coater got a few shades off from black but since he didn't charge me as it was their mistake I decided to try it and see how it looks.
I should get my wheels back this weekend. It's starting to look like a bike again.
I got ready to install my rear swingarm and some custom parts I had made in Arizona. The axle that holds the swingarmn on this model is bad about egging out the tube the holds it on both ends and then letting the swswingarm swing sideways. Not a good feeling. The rings I had made locate and lock the axle so this is no longer a problem.
This is what the custom rings look like.
Holes had to be drilled in the transmission cradle that hold the swingarm axle, unfortunately my machinist got them a little too high and now the swingarm cannot go past the bolts.
