TWO WEEKS IN A ROW

HELLO TO ALL,

WELL I'VE BEEN STRIPPING PAINT AND GRINDING OFF PATCHES SINCE LAST TUESDAY. UNFORTUNATELY I'VE FOUND THREE PLACES WHERE THE FRAME IS CRACKED. HOPEFULLY THEY CAN BE REPAIRED EASILY.

WHERE I NEED TO LEAN THE SEAT POST BACK SEEMS TO BE THE LEAST OF THE PROBLEMS. I WAS LOOKING AT IT TONIGHT AND I/4 OF AN INCH SEEMS TO BE PERFECT.

I ENDED UP WORKING ON MY OLDEST SON'S CAR AND DID NOT GET HOME IN TIME TO GO TO OPEN SHOP, SO I'LL KEEP GRINDING UNTIL NEXT WEEK AND THEN SEE WHAT WE CAN COME UP WITH TO MAKE THE REPAIRS.

I'LL TRY TO POST SOME PICTURES OF BEFORE AND AFTER THE REPAIRS. WELL THAT'S IT FOR TONIGHT.



TALK TO YOU ALL SOON,

TVI

WOO HOO

HELLO TO ALL,

WELL I DID IT. IT WASN'T THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER, BUT IT WAS THE SECOND. WENT TO OPEN SHOP AT THE HIGH SCHOOL WHERE "SHOP TEACHER BOB" TEACHES WELDING AND TOOK THE FRAME AND A COUPLE OF OTHER SMALL PROJECTS AND GOT STARTED.

WE SCOPED OUT THE SEAT POST AND CAME UP WITH A PLAN TO MOVE IT. I TOOK THE FRAME HOME AND THE NEXT NIGHT I STARTED CLEANING ALL THE PAINT OFF. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF UGLY PATCHES ON THE FRAME SO I GROUND OFF ONE OF THEM AND WHAT DID I FIND? THE FRAME BOTTOM TUBE IS CRACKED. THE OTHER PATCH IS IN APPROXIMATELY THE SAME PLACE ON THE OTHER TUBE SO I EXPECT TO FIND THE SAME THING THERE. HOPEFULLY THEY CAN BE REPAIRED REASONABLY EASILY.

WHEN I FINISH CLEANING THINGS UP I'LL POST A COUPLE OF PICTURES AND TRY TO KEEP YOU ALL INFORMED OF THE PROGRESS. IF I CAN I'LL TRY TO TAKE A LOT OF PICTURES ALONG THE WAY.

WELL I THINK I'M ON MY WAY, WISH ME LUCK!

TALK TO YOU SOON,


TVI