Lots of Fabrication Remaining

 

The battery box needs completion. I need to finish this with the lower fender mount so there is no interference. Chain tension wheel need to be completed and mounted. Headlight mount needs completion. I figured out the pipe mounts under the motor and have one side done. The front pipe mounts need to be fabricated. Seat mounting is required. Brake rod and pedal need to be fabricated. That's all I can think of for the moment.

Fender Mount

 

Here is a close-up of the fender mount bracket. You can see the piece welded into the frame and supporting the fender in the electrical pictures. I elected to install this above the frame cross bar so it wouldn't interfere with the electrical pan. I will be doing a tech. on fender mounting for the website. This is the first fender mount followed by the rear supports then the bottom mount.

Wiring Layout

 

Here is the wiring tucked away under the seat on a removable aluminum pan. Wiring is by circuit protected by a 30 amp amp breaker and a 15 amp lights breaker. The signal lights flasher is also mounted on this pan. Signal lights are necessary to get the bike registered and make up the bulk of the wiring. The boyer will be mounted above the coils under that gas tank. 

Progress - Send Money

Progress: Rear wheel and chain alignment, brake stop fab, oil filter mounted, battery mount designed and some brackets made, chain guard fab, oil tank mounting fab, pipe ends fab, chain roller fab, checking for fit on all parts - just a few missing parts to find. (the blue you see on brackets is machinist's dye for markup and the speed holes will gain you at least a mile or two on the speedo ). Still not sure on the seat - mounting and the look.

Motor is in the frame to line up the rear wheel. Then the ribbed fender will be mounted and cut down. The rear fender braces will be hooped over the rear fender - you get the idea from the mock up. The plate a tail light mount is tacked in.

Plate Mount Fab

Tail light and plate mount fitted to right side of the bike. I will weld some bungs to the frame rail and bolt the plate mount to these bungs.

Tailight Selection

Here are three tailights of similar design. The two on the outside are Ford reproductions - one with a stop lens the other with a fluted lens. The light in the middle is a Vincent reproduction. Pick the one that works and Time Cycles will fabricate a side mount for the light and plate.

Rear Fender Fitting

Here is a pre unit front fender that will give you an idea of the fit.

The width is just about right on the tire. Simple round bar fender braces will look good on a fender like this.

Space under the Seat for Electrics

Using a cardboard template to fit all the electrics under the seat and between the seat rails. I will fab a battery box later and locate it between the lower rails. I will weld some bungs to the frame and fab an aluminum plate  that will bolt to the frame rails and  hold the components.

Cross Bar fitted

Here is the frame cross bar coped and fitted. The oil tank is a very loose clamped fit so I will weld a bracket to the frame to get some stability. The two brackets off the frame will be removed.

Seat Mount Cut from Frame

The cross bar on the top of the hard tail was cut out today and a new cross bar will be fitted and tacked in. Whoever put the first cross in forgot to leave enough space for the wheel and fender then fully welded it home. Lots of grinding and finishing to get rails cleaned up. This makes a good case for tacking things together until everything is fitted and working together.

The Triumph

Dustins Build

This blog was created to allow Time Cycles to post progress pictures of Dustin's Build.
Our man Dustin (and others) can view our progress as we cut and weld on his Triumph transforming it from a roller to a fine motorcycle fit for disturbing the peace throughout the Dominion.