well, once again.......trying to hump everything together for a ride.
tic toc tic toc
whenever i need to get my junk going by a certain date the shop gets busy.
update.....
motor is together, new cylinder, piston, rings, crank, counterbalance and all of the appropriate bearings , seals and gaskets.
i was going to replace the floorboards under the seat w/ expanded aluminum for better drainage but because of time i opted to just slot them w/ my christmas present from the wife....plasma cutter!
i also used it to trim some fat that was in the way of maintenance from the engine cradle. i cleaned that up and gave it a fresh dousing of paint.
patched the pipe and fixed the pipe flange, the spring hooks were breaking so i made some and welded it up. still a bunch to do as well as overhaul my trailer for the trip... (not the huge one), but that is another project in itself.