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Road Rocket Restoration
« on: 16.08. 2023 09:01 »
I've made a start on building a 1957 Road Rocket. I've sorted all the heavy parts and taken them to the local powder coaters. Today, I'm hoping to find some hubs in the shed. I'll be cleaning those up whilst the frame is away being powder coated. I like to get the rolling chassis done first. I'm going to transfer the engine out of my RGS copy which has the correct engine numbers. This engine rattles a bit so I'm going to rebuild it before it goes into the RR and I'll build a new engine for the RGS copy. I'll post photos and updates as I go along. I've set myself a target of 12 months to do both engines and get the RR up and running. The RR is a bitsa, based on a frame I bought about twenty years ago, and bits dragged out of the shed. It'll be the twin-clock type, probably with red guards and tank because the chrome guards I bought from India are dreadful!

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Re: Road Rocket Restoration
« Reply #1 on: 16.08. 2023 09:03 »
Other way around to me then.
I like to do a complete dry build before doing any painting, plating etc.

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Re: Road Rocket Restoration
« Reply #2 on: 16.08. 2023 10:30 »
Other way around to me then.
I like to do a complete dry build before doing any painting, plating etc.
All the cycle parts are original BSA and i've checked for fit before sending to the powder coaters. I'll dry fit the mudguards and oil tank and tool box when the frame is back and it's up on its wheels. The tinware is getting two-packed.