De-stinking Penelope

[Nessism]

Yea, looks great.

[Calliway]

I would think factory would be powder coating on the frames.

[Nessism]

I would think factory would be powder coating on the frames.

Powder coating in 1978?

[rustybronco]

Battery box rehab

Saturdays @ work are good for something!















I still need to drill the two holes for the battery pad.

[pete]

That's pretty cool Dale and neat bends there too. I'm having trouble getting my fork brace bent up at the moment, care to pop on over and lend me a hand?

[rustybronco]

Pete, don't tempt me! I'd love to stop and lend a hand. plus there's an added bonus if I did; I've some friends In your neck of the woods I need to visit.

[pete]

Aaah I see! 'Tis the lure of the wide brown land... haha

I think I've got it covered but if you do indeed pop over one day you must let me know!

[rustybronco]

Pete, don't you worry none, I will pop on over one day. just need to visit the "Dark Continent" first.

[pete]

Cool, I'm sure both Andre and Flyboy will enjoy that trip

[rustybronco]

Not half as much as I will!

I checked on the price of tickets yesterday. it's about $1250 USD round trip...

[pete]

Sounds like a holiday on the not too distant horizon there Dale

[Flyboy]

Well Dale, at least you know that your accomodation and a wwekend into the bush to go see the big 5 is sorted when you get to JHB, and I have no doubt it will be in the Cape as well, looks like you may be able to pull off the holiday of a lifetime for the price of a round trip ticket.

Oh, awesome work on the battery box, one thing I miss about the workshop is not having access to the toys to do stuff you can't get done at home.

[chuck hahn]

Sorry i found you such a rotted hulk to torment your days.

[rustybronco]

Chuck, I'm loving the whole process. it's a good way to re-hone seldom used skills! very glad You found it for me and I'm having a blast redoing this one.

really...

[rustybronco]

Sand blasted a few pieces after work the past few days. after work tomorrow, I'll finish sanding a few spots and prime them so they can be blocked and hit with colour this Saturday.

rust ate away a bit of the metal at the end of the side stand, so I had to do some welding up and filing to get it back into shape.