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Posted: 2/18/2012 9:47:25 AM EDT

[#1]

Dude, this is an awesome build. Hopefully one day I get the time to restore my dad's Vincent.

Posted: 3/18/2012 9:40:40 PM EDT

[#2]

Sunday, March 18, 2012: Haven't posted pics in awhile. Sorry. Been wresting with a few issues like the paint color. I was all ready to go with the great pic of Seafoam Blue; only to find out its not Seafoam Blue but is Kashan Green. Its correct on a 1940, but not a stock color in 1948. So I go hunting up Seafoam Blue and there apparently is a big debate over the correct color for Seafoam Blue. I'm still undecided again on the sheet metal color, and will update. Here's what else I've done.

I told you I farmed out the engine, and Todd at Jerry Greer's Engineering in Watertown SD sent me some pics of the engine coming back together.

I can't wait to hear her run.

Posted: 3/18/2012 10:08:47 PM EDT

[#3]

I am going to stay with the 6v generator setup as original. No electronic ignition. No 12v. I'm going to put it back all original. When I took the headlight apart, I just squirted some Windex on the original bulb. Looks so good, I just had to take a couple of pics. I know its not that exciting to many people, but just having one new looking original part gets me worked up.

Original front fender Light-up Indian. I bought a new grinder and two buffing pads and metal polish just to redo the original metal on these and a few other parts.

Stack of parts to be stripped and painted in house. I have decided to learn to paint. I will do the frame, front fork and all of the brackets etc., which need to be black in my own shop. I will send out the sheet metal because the rear fender requires body work. I don't want it to look like it would probably look if I did it. But learning to paint on frame and brackets is a good way to wade into painting.

More Below.

Posted: 3/18/2012 10:18:53 PM EDT

[#4]

Prepping the insides of the gas tanks was more of a chore than I thought. First I tried to get out the rust with electrolysis. I won't post pics. Just google it if you're interested. I got out quite a bit of rust, but a lot still remained, so I went the traditional chemical way. Here are the tanks being heated to evaporate the moisture out from rinsing out the acid. I also cleaned out and retapped the tank side emblem screw holes. The second pic is the finished inside after new sealer applied. Ready to go off to body shop for paint.

Here's a couple of pictures of the Chum-me seat. Harley equivalent is the Buddy seat. It is cheesy looking. Although hard to find - I'm going with the solo seat option instead.

More below

Posted: 3/18/2012 10:23:43 PM EDT

[#5]

Here is the stuff going out to the body shop for paint. Box of stuff to be rechromed and all the color sheet metal (fenders, tanks, chain guard, generator belt guard). Note the Indian red body color under the black on the rear fender. Also note the silver-looking gas tank sealer on the necks of the tanks. The whole insides looks like that.

More below

Posted: 3/18/2012 10:34:36 PM EDT

[#6]

And here is what I've been doing for the last three weekends. Stripping the frame and front fork to prime and paint. I have chemical stripped, bought a cheap media blaster, and finally ended up wire-brushing by electric drill to get that tough red oxide primer off. That is some tough stuff. Then I made a redneck frame hanger out of two old political sign frames and put the etching primer on so the frame wouldn't rust. The work was a lot more frustrating and tedious than these pics show. It was one of those projects that everything that could go wrong - did. Just kept at it and ended up with a primed frame that I liked. It was my first paint job.

That's it for today. Next on the agenda is to do the same to the front fork and small parts like brackets, etc. Then everything gets a coat of buildup primer. Sand to smoothness. Then gloss black.

I'm sure it is much easier than it sounds.

I won't get next Saturday free to work on it.

Posted: 3/18/2012 10:37:12 PM EDT

[#7]

Looking forward to the video of the first time it fires up.

Posted: 3/18/2012 10:41:43 PM EDT

[#8]

Awesome work so far. Really interesting watching this come together.

Posted: 3/19/2012 1:58:49 AM EDT

[#9]

awesome!

Posted: 3/19/2012 10:42:37 AM EDT

[#10]

Coming along nicely.

Sometimes these projects seem like you're trying to push a rope at times.

Keep pushing.

Posted: 3/25/2012 5:01:14 PM EDT

[#11]

I'm glad to see more progress! Keep it up!

Posted: 3/28/2012 9:27:55 PM EDT

[#12]

Wednesday, March 28, 2012: Just posting pics of some work I did over the weekend. The box-o-parts-to-paint is slowly turning into the parts which are primered and hanging. Slow but steady. The license plate is what was on the bike when I found it. I took a pic to send to a guy, hopefully as trading material for a Georgia '48 tag, which I can display on the bike. We are allowed to run YOM (Year of Manufacture) tags in Georgia for vehicles 1970 or older. But finding a 1948 Georgia MC tag is a needle in a haystack.

Posted: 3/28/2012 11:31:41 PM EDT

[#13]

Very cool, thanks for posting it all up I love following a resto. Kudos keeping it original too.

Posted: 3/28/2012 11:37:15 PM EDT

[#14]

Very cool, I love the old Indians. Looks like you have some other cool toys too!

Posted: 3/28/2012 11:47:16 PM EDT

[#15]

Looking great!

Posted: 4/6/2012 8:56:44 PM EDT

[#16]

Friday, April 6, 2012. Just a few quick pics. We always shut down our office for Good Friday. It was a beautiful day (mid-70's), so I painted the frame, fork, and first batch of small parts. My first paint job. I orange peeled part of the frame. Live and learn. The pics are not much to look at, but I'm starting to get excited because it is progress.

Posted: 4/6/2012 8:59:15 PM EDT

[#17]

Looks great.

. This project is so awesome.

Posted: 4/6/2012 9:22:22 PM EDT

[#18]

damn cool

Posted: 4/6/2012 9:30:27 PM EDT

[#19]

Getting closer!

Posted: 4/6/2012 10:17:56 PM EDT

[#20]

WOW! I hadn't seen this thread until this evening. Congrats on the fantastic find and looks like she's coming along great!

Posted: 4/6/2012 10:45:27 PM EDT

[#21]

Very nice!

You are going to have one sweet bike to ride this summer!

Posted: 4/12/2012 12:16:16 AM EDT

[#22]

Sweet!

Posted: 4/17/2012 3:49:46 PM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:

Looks great.

. This project is so awesome.

Agreed!

Posted: 5/3/2012 3:26:51 PM EDT

[#24]

Injun Running
The guy doing my engine and tranny sent me this.

eta: Problems with Photobucket. Changed to Youtube.

Posted: 5/3/2012 3:38:36 PM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:

Injun Running

The guy doing my engine and tranny sent me this.

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll40/gymbrown/th_EngineRun.jpg

Very nice.

Posted: 5/4/2012 2:05:18 PM EDT

[#26]

Photobucket sucks for video.

Here it is again in Youtube form.

Posted: 5/4/2012 6:11:40 PM EDT

[#27]

This is a fantastic project!! Thanks for sharing it with us.

Posted: 5/5/2012 7:11:28 AM EDT

[#28]

I hope you wore a mask when stripping the paint. I believe that red oxide used to be nick named "red-lead" primer.

Cool pics.

Posted: 5/5/2012 11:07:49 AM EDT

[#29]

awesome looking project OP, majorly jealous, I love old motorcycles.

Posted: 5/5/2012 1:04:21 PM EDT

[#30]

Awesome work! Cannot wait to see it finished.

Posted: 5/5/2012 3:34:11 PM EDT

[#31]

Ok, is that just a similar motor or is that yours?

Cool beans at any rate

If you ever get up to New England there is a mostly Indian museam in Newberg New York that you of all people need to see.

It would only be right if you rode up on your bike (at least into the parking lot)

Not sure what this project is costing (none of my buisness) but you will end up with something very special!

Posted: 5/5/2012 4:54:21 PM EDT

[#32]

Quoted:
Ok, is that just a similar motor or is that yours?
Cool beans at any rate

If you ever get up to New England there is a mostly Indian museam in Newberg New York that you of all people need to see.

It would only be right if you rode up on your bike (at least into the parking lot)

Not sure what this project is costing (none of my buisness) but you will end up with something very special!

It's mine. I sent the motor, tranny and primary out to be redone and shipped back. Jerry Greer's Engineering in Watertown, SD. They sent me the video as a progress report. They are shipping it back to me in a couple of weeks.

Take a look at their Bikes for Sale as examples of the work they do.

Posted: 5/9/2012 1:17:57 AM EDT

[#33]

Quoted:
Damn nice find.. I'm jealous. Damn jealous

Posted: 5/10/2012 2:19:09 PM EDT

[#34]

Friends are awesome. An old friend of mine that I have not seen in about 12 years needed some help. I helped him. It was not much really. Just some advice on how to handle his situation and an offer to help him if he needed it. I told him about my bike project. He said he had some old bike tags and brought me these. He was apologetic that he didn't have a 1948 Georgia MC tag. I told him I really appreciated it and that I could use these for trading material. He wouldn't let me give him any money for them. No friends like old friends.

Posted: 5/22/2012 12:15:40 PM EDT

[#35]

Monday, May 22, 2012: Yesterday on Monday, the engine arrived by semi instead of a drop-gate truck as promised. Fortunately my tractor has a front end loader. I uncrated it and couldn't stand not turning a wrench or two, so instead of waiting for help, I installed the Injun engine onto the frame last night.

Over the Weekend, I sanded and hit the front brake plate with Mother's Aluminum polish. Salvaged an original piece.

Solo Seat.

Posted: 5/22/2012 12:25:02 PM EDT

[#36]

Looks fantastic so far. I'm so jealous.

Posted: 5/22/2012 12:26:10 PM EDT

[#37]

Quoted:

Monday, May 22, 2012: Yesterday on Monday, the engine arrived by semi instead of a drop-gate truck as promised. Fortunately my tractor has a front end loader. I uncrated it and couldn't stand not turning a wrench or two, so instead of waiting for help, I installed the Injun engine onto the frame last night.

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll40/gymbrown/100_0691Medium.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll40/gymbrown/100_0692Medium.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll40/gymbrown/100_0693Medium.jpg

Over the Weekend, I sanded and hit the front brake plate with Mother's Aluminum polish. Salvaged an original piece.

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll40/gymbrown/100_0694Medium.jpg

Solo Seat.

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll40/gymbrown/100_0696Medium.jpg

Beautiful

Posted: 5/22/2012 12:44:44 PM EDT

[#38]

Wow. Looks great!
Cant wait to see it all together and a video of it going down the road.

Posted: 5/22/2012 12:46:44 PM EDT

[#39]

Awesome progress!

Posted: 5/22/2012 1:09:13 PM EDT

[#40]

WOW!

Posted: 5/22/2012 1:26:24 PM EDT

[#41]

Quoted:

Awesome progress!

Posted: 5/23/2012 12:41:42 AM EDT

[#42]

Can't wait to see this injun on the road!

Posted: 5/25/2012 9:40:22 PM EDT

[#43]

Neat. Thanks for the updates.

Posted: 5/28/2012 4:51:00 PM EDT

[#44]

Monday, May 28th, 2012: I was able to spend a little time over the Memorial day weekend on the rear shocks. I knew this was going to be a mini-project in itself. It took awhile to get enough grease off, so I could locate the snap rings. They were a bear to get out. Then unscrewing the upper bushing carriers necessitated a tool that I didn't have. A search on the internet netted me no leads. So I fabricated something out of scrap, that did the trick.

This is what it looked like when it finally came apart.

Good thing I took the rear shocks apart, the upper springs which carry the rear weight of the bike were both broken. One spring was broken into two pieces and the other one was three pieces. I guess 64 year-old spring metal gets brittle. The lower springs which are rebound springs, are heavier duty and still looked like brand new. They're getting replaced anyways. Every spring on the bike is going to be replaced.

The store-bought spring compressor and the home-made unscrewer thingy, which I used as a upper bushing carrier removal tool.

After a bath in the parts washer. Other than the broken upper springs, the rest of it looked great. Now I can inspect what I've got and R&R as needed.

Posted: 5/28/2012 7:25:40 PM EDT

[#45]

Thanks for the update

Posted: 5/28/2012 7:56:35 PM EDT

[#46]

great progress keep up the good work

Posted: 5/28/2012 10:25:04 PM EDT

[#47]

Fap Fap Fap Fap!

Keep the pictures and updates coming!

Posted: 6/1/2012 5:21:53 PM EDT

[#48]

Friday, June 1, 2012: Polished the gear shift knob. Solid brass. It's worn and has 65 years worth of tarnish, but I can't get these now at any price. To make a long story short. I soaked it in Texas Pete to get the tarnish off. It got it all off. I couldn't believe it. Then polished it with Mother's Mag polish. Here's the pics, I've got to go.

Before.

In the Pete

After Pete

After Mothers

Posted: 6/1/2012 5:23:35 PM EDT

[#49]

Quoted:
Friday, June 1, 2012: Polished the gear shift knob. Solid brass. It's worn and has 65 years worth of tarnish, but I can't get these now at any price. To make a long story short. I soaked it in Texas Pete to get the tarnish off. It got it all off. I couldn't believe it. Then polished it with Mother's Mag polish. Here's the pics, I've got to go.

Before.

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll40/gymbrown/100_0702Medium.jpg

In the Pete

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll40/gymbrown/100_0703Medium.jpg

After Pete

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll40/gymbrown/100_0704Medium.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll40/gymbrown/100_0705Medium.jpg

After Mothers

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll40/gymbrown/100_0709Medium.jpg

WOW! This thing is going to be incredible!

ETA: I'm also slightly concerned about consuming Texas Pete's hot sauce now