New project for pidjones - a Triumph this time

Coming along nicely, with a lot of work, but looking nice! Thank you for the photo!!
 
Showed the RD400c at a local church show amid blowing snow, sleet, rain, and bright sunshine. Happily temperatures remained above freezing so there was no accumulation on the streets. I would hate to have those high-dollar, high horsepower, wide-tired cars on snow! Happily, the storms passed and sun came out for the final hour of the show.

Shock absorber bushings for the T150 arrived and were quickly pressed in with the aid of a dab of silicone grease. Installed the shocks and side stand. So, she is now a roller. Next to determine the pieces necessary to go back on before mounting the engine. I plan to lay both engine and frame on their side on carpet scraps, bolt them together, then pick up the assembly.
 
Got a wild hair this morning and wrestled the engine back into the frame. I only outweigh the engine by 8 pounds, but finally outlasted it!
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What is the weight of the engine? Around 68 kilograms?
 
Put the tank and seat in place just for a bit of encouragement. Then, put the header on for trial fit and to see how to run SS oil pressure line. The header is a mess, with bubble gum welds and a ~1/4x1/8" hole. Taking the header to a friend today to see if he can TIG it up.
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I've always been a rider. For 55 years anyway. Back about 1967-'68 I bought a '59 Norton 650. After a year plus of rebuilding and modifying I had my flat tracker.
 
Waiting for more parts (they sent 1/4" instead of the 1/8" that I ordered). Started a wiring diagram. This will tick off the British, but the bike will be re-wired with negative ground and Honda standard wire colors. I have a bunch of left-over GL1000 harness and wire. Using a Sparc reg/rect unit, too. It will still have the Zener mounted up front as a hood ornament, though.

Oil line from tank to engine is installed. That took wrestling the guard spring off of the old line, cleaning the spring of the nasty that builds up, and the 1.5 hours of working it onto the new hose. Installation was easy.

Also found that the rear fender needs some "adjustment" with hammer and wood block to extend the oil tank relief back about a half inch.
 
Oil lines installed. Waiting for clamps. Other parts came in today, though. Slow progress. Discovered when I put the chain on it that there is no master link. Wired together to let me rotate the engine for timing.
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jonesn7 said:
Oil lines installed. Waiting for clamps. Other parts came in today, though. Slow progress. Discovered when I put the chain on it that there is no master link. Wired together to let me rotate the engine for timing.
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No master link? What brand and who supplied/manufactured the chain?
 
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