1st. Attex Rebuild done over.

[JoeMeg]

T-20 is repaired and re-assembled. Frame moved to garage build bay. 66 deg feels even better than 36 . Trans mounted in frame. Engine on mounts set in place. Driven clutch sat further out on the input shaft when the big brake discs where installed. I opted to put the driven all the way onto the trans which required shifting the engine aprox. 1/2" to the starboard side of the machine. That being completed,things appear to be lined up to my satisfaction. Need to re-rivet my fresh air intake in one place and this should complete the "removal" part of the old braking system. (yeah,imagine that,a lot more to the "removal" process than just removing things.lol!) As soon as I get and post some pics,I will elaborate on the "new" front axle disc system. Need (want) to make some spacers to keep the sprocket tubes held captive between the inner and outer bearings and then it's pretty much a "drop the frame in and put everything else back together" operation. June is rapidly approaching

[JoeMeg]

I'll get some pics up soon,gotta do that here at work and this work stuff just keeps interfering . All 6 axles are in and "locked" in place. To prevent outward movement I drilled and taped the axle ends Argo style to accept a 3/8-16 H.H.C.S. and a nice heavy fender washer. To prevent inward movement,after both flange sets were tightened,I tapped the end of the axle to be certain it's all the way out,then drilled little "dimples" into the axle,through the bearing race,and then put the set screw in. Did this to both screws in all 6 positions. The dimple should help retain the axle under the set screw and also facilitate easier disassembling by not leaving it's fingerprint on the OD of the axle,we'll see. All 6 sprocket tubes are bolted in place. Next is drop engine in,hook engine up,install chains,trim engine bay cover to accommodate the moved over engine (fresh air intake will need "adjusted"),etc,etc,etc,lol.

[leoman]

Joe, looks good!

Leoman

[tbone9]

Sounds like a fun project. Hope to see it at Ash some day.

[JoeMeg]

Thanks Leoman! Thanks Trevor! Yep,Ashtabula in June (of 2015,lol) is the goal and should be no problem.
Here are a few pics.

"Argo style" axle retention bolts
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6 pretty new axles



New braking system



Going together

[JoeMeg]

Frame in,bearings,axles,sprockets,chains all in,trans was already on frame when stuffed down in tub. Engine,belt,battery & exhaust system installed. Throttle,choke,new fuel line & filter,engine harness all hooked up. Winch power wires extended the required 3,yes 3,inches,doh. Nice fresh 100% gasoline into tank. Pretty sure it's down to install original seat (4 screws) and clean & paint one wheel,mount Runamuk on it. Oh,gotta buy some lug nuts. Other than that I think we're ready for a cooler..............er,I mean a ride. Gotta share a few laughs had during this build. Since I rarely pass up an opportunity to scare the living daylights outta myself,I just had to take advantage of these two. Day after all bearings,axles,sprockets and front chains were installed I decided "lets see how she rolls". So,as I begin movin' her, I start hearing this awful crunching/popping shot drivetrain noises worse than any I have heard in the past. Oh,wait,lets tighten the two lug nuts per wheel that I put on hand tight the nite before,yep,that cured it. Yesterday when I ran the engine up for the first time in almost 19 months I waited til it was warmed up nice then began giving some throttle to watch the belt. All of a sudden,at about WOT the entire elec system shuts down. There is one fuse for everything (Gizmo's kinda simple) and I notice the holder is very warm along with a blown fuse. Feed another fuse,run er up,same thing. Notice fuse holder is a little warmer yet,telling me this is not a dead short but more of an overload condition. Oh,wait,how dead was that battery,pretty darn,eh? Yep,just the stator trying to put a 15 amp charge on the battery through a 10 amp fuse. Battery placed on charger.