1967/1969 Bonnie Rebuild Desert Sled Project - Any Advice

very nice - thank you!

 

I’m putting my forks together. I have my original sliders, but most everything else is new - new stanchions, seals, nuts, etc. So when I put the nuts on and work to tighten them, even when very tight I still have some threads showing on the sliders. Is this normal? I’d like to get them fully covered but am not able to at this point. So I’m wondering with the various tolerances with the seals, washers, bushings, etc, if I should give up on this. Perhaps there is enough difference in the new parts that this makes it impossible to get the nut to cover all the threads. I appreciate any advice!

 

By Nuts I meant dust excluder nuts - so there may have been some confusion due to my part when describing my issue. So I ended up measuring the inside of the threaded portion of the dust excluder nut to where the slider abuts, and this measurement, along with the thickness of the top bushing and its accompanying washer makes it impossible to not have a few thread showing.

 

I’d appreciate some advice on reassembling the frame. Is it better to assemble the front and rear sections and then the swingarm - or should the swingarm be attached before the rear section? Thanks for any advice!

 

Thanks! Wow, great photo. Gorgeous!

 

I’m replacing my rear tire. Any advice on how to manage the tire security bolts? Replacing the front tire was already a challenge and I’m thinking this will be more challenging.

 

Thank you for the frame assembly and tire mounting advice. I will have to decide about whether or not to include the security bolts. I’m not planning on doing any racing these days!

 

I was able to get the rim locks installed - but it wasn't so easy.

 

I decided to take some time to get my chassis rolling so I could install the engine (as soon as I get the transmission indexed and sealed up) and continue the engine assembly in the frame. Here are a before and after for any interested folks.

 

Help with Cam Followers - I was going to put on my barrel and pistons and head this weekend but ran into some difficulty. I purchased new Kibblewhite tappet blocks from fagengine (Part # 010154) and new inlet cam followers (PN# 70-3059 R) and exhaust cam followers (PN# 70-8801) from The Bonneville Shop. So I installed the blocks and when I got to fitting the cam followers I found they will not fit into the tappet blocks. If I try the fit from the other side they slide in an inch or so, but from the side they need to be installed they go in a 1/4 inch or so and no further. Have any of you had this sort of experience? Thanks.