The frame came back from Autobahn Body Works. Vic (son of Shiv) did an awesome job spraying the BMW Jet Black, it looks like a brand new ’71 T100....

Started on some of the electrics, among other things. This and many other Triumphs use separate ignition systems for each cylinder--separate points, condensers and coils.  This obviates the need...

Ready to take this puppy home. ...

I’ve seen these guide/guards built around the rear cheater sprockets on a few old sleds. I know that back in the days these bikes were raced chain quality was pretty poor, and riders routinely carried...

Time to button up the engine for insatll into the waiting frame. Just the clutch and primary cover left to do. Installed new clutch plates and pressure plate. The clutch was really the only thing w...

I've been dabbling on the Daytona for the last few weeks.  I still work full time, and have had to travel quite a bit recently, so quality shop time is limited. I got the timing cover cleaned up...

Stripped the old paint off the Daytona frame over the last couple of nights....

Next, to the spindles. People who have bikes that leak from the spindles maybe wouldn't know, but since the spindles are steel, the exposed end will rust if there is no oil on it to protect it. Assu...

I was ready to mount the forks on the frame, and, in an uncharacteristic flash of foresight, I realized that assembling the entire bike up on the work table may not be the smartest plan.  Do...

Pretty much ready to install...

Time to dip the twin Amal 626’s and get out who knows how many years of gunk, varnish , and other deposits residing in the carb bodies. I like this Gunk brand cleaner……….the gallon comes with the part...

There is not much mechanically mysterious in the Triumph rocker boxes, but they do have a few wrinkles, and are subject to leaking in a couple of places. One potential leaking location is the gasket s...

Here are the two chain adjusters. The one on the left looked like the one on the right about an hour before. I took the opportunity to clean up the profile of the part prior to plating--squaring up...

On previous restoration projects (cars and other things--this is my first bike), I've always struggled with what to do about the hardware. In most cases, the hardware was zinc or cad plated originall...

Flat surfaces seal better, so I wanted to make sure that not only the head gasket surface, but also the rocker box seating surfaces were flat. I used a process the Brits call "linishing", and we Amer...

Head was basically intact, but dirty, and some rust on the ferrous parts. Chambers were carboned up. Seats were a bit recessed, but no signs of cracks....

I was ready to mount the forks on the frame, and, in an uncharacteristic flash of foresight, I realized that assembling the entire bike up on the work table may not be the smartest plan.  Do...

I've been working slowly on the forks for the past few weeks. A lot of distractions lately, but things are still moving. From an appearance point of view, I knew I'd be repainting parts, but the cur...

I sandblasted the frame and ther parts a few weeks ago, and can finally start putting some of them together.  Once set up, sandblasting is a quick way to get down to bare metal, especially in har...

The stuff…..all the electronics came from the guys at The Factory Metal Works. Pazon electronic ignition, twin lead 12 volt coil, and Boyer battery eliminator....