What a concept - A Girl Bringing Back Her 1966 Super Hawk

sarals · Post by **sarals** » Wed May 08, 2013 3:56 pm

After thinking about your reply, I'm inclined to put the Duplicolor painted engine pieces in the oven for an hour at 200 degrees. It can't hurt!

I need to get to work stripping the gas tank and starting over on it. I may just start on the frame first. Stay tuned!

sarals · Post by **sarals** » Thu May 23, 2013 9:08 am

I haven't had the undivided time I need to get to the gas tank again, but I have been putting together some of the smaller subassemblies. When I was trying to install the new rubber cushion for the speedometer into the headlight bucket I managed to chip the new paint on the bucket. Crap. I really don't feel like doing that over again, and I probably won't. The screw holes on the cushion and the headlight bucket don't line up vertically, so I'm going to have to address that - a little more carefully than I did.

I moved on to trying to install the sealed beam into the headlight trim ring. Those three spring clips just don't want to stay put! Also, someone had put a (now perished) foam gasket around the front of the sealed beam, and that was just a mess. Anyway.

Could someone post a photo of how those sealed beam retainer clips are supposed to to be installed in that trim ring?

G-Man · Post by **G-Man** » Thu May 23, 2013 9:37 am

Here you go....

This is an XL250 light but you get the idea...

G

sarals · Post by **sarals** » Thu May 23, 2013 10:09 am

Graham, thank you! That's what I thought they did. The problem is that my clips are really bent, flattened all most. I thought that was the way they were SUPPOSED to be and couldn't for the life of me understand how they were supposed to hold the sealed beam in that trim ring. Tell me, do you use any sort of "gasket" between the sealed beam and the trim ring?

G-Man · Post by **G-Man** » Thu May 23, 2013 10:29 am

Sara

No - mine all go in dry. There is a similar product in the UK for Aluminum greenhouse glazing. Not sure if they are called the same where you are. They are a bit bigger but could be encouraged to do the same job, I think.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Spring-Glazing- ... zing+clips

For headlamps and greenhouse, I just hook one end of the clip in the rim then use snipe-nose pliers to engage the other end.

G

sarals · Post by **sarals** » Sun May 26, 2013 12:03 pm

G-Man wrote:Sara

No - mine all go in dry. There is a similar product in the UK for Aluminum greenhouse glazing. Not sure if they are called the same where you are. They are a bit bigger but could be encouraged to do the same job, I think.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Spring-Glazing- ... zing+clips

For headlamps and greenhouse, I just hook one end of the clip in the rim then use snipe-nose pliers to engage the other end.

G

All righty - thank you Graham, as always!

sarals · Post by **sarals** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:42 am

Finally, I have some time! The Senior Games are over (I did well, by the way), no training on tap for the day, and so! 305 time.

I'll start wire brushing the frame today. Perhaps I can get some primer on it, too. I'm going to send the tank out to get it painted. I just can't do a good enough paint job on it.