Jeff from VA sent me this picture of his unit motor on the dining room table. That's a hell of a pretty centerpiece if you ask me! Martha Stewart's got nothing on that! I see a few familiar parts there too. Good work man, send a picture once it's in a frame!

Jaymes over at Blue Moon Kustoms Painted these wicked decks for Tyler and myself. I think one is going in the shop and one in my living room! These are pieces of art! If you haven't checked out his work, you better go take a look!

Tyler spent some time in the shop working on his pre-unit project and we snapped a few pics showing how to remove the Triumph sludge trap tube. It is a pretty important but often overlooked part of an engine rebuild. Check it out Here.

No not the kind of streamlining you would think.....In the ongoing effort to streamline our shop and work in general we put in a taller computer table so I don't have to sit and stand every time I print a packaging label out. I asked Tyler to pick up a stool and this is what he came back with. A stainless steel stool....no padding....I guess he really doesn't want me sitting down!

Our buddy Todd came over with a bunch of parts he needed welded up so we cleared some room, and got to work. Pulled some extra bungs and tabs off the shelf and fabbed up his fuel tank, oil tank mounts, fender brackets and struts and some strapping for his cool old battery box. A few hours can make a huge difference.

Cool old Wassel banana tank.
That piece makes the bike if you ask me.

After spending the last 4 years in AZ I forgot all about the "spring fever". I was spoiled with my hot rods and bikes year round, but after being cooped up for months and injured as well, we had a sunny 40 degree day. Not exactly spring weather but dry roads and sun! And I feel the fever!
I did a rush job just getting everything ready to go for a short spin, it may not be done or pretty but it was a blast to be on a bike again! I'm excited to get wrenching this weekend and get this bike ready for some miles!

So the last couple days I decided to go ahead and remove the stock airbox, reject my carbs etc. Get some extra performance and continue with the street tracker look I am going for. I put the bike up on a block and even though I had turned the heat up in the garage, the plastic airbox was so cold and brittle it broke while removing the first bolt. Well since I didn't care about keeping the stock part anyway I just broke it into pieces and pulled it out. I have to say it was alot easier than pulling the rear wheel, chain, shocks, etc !
The airbox elimination kit from BellaCorse was simple to install, came with all the parts needed and was a great fit. Props to Mike for answering my questions and great service! It did leave a mess of wiring ( I have been removing extraneous wiring like crazy off this bike!) Ii also changed out the cheap stock carb caps for these slick aluminum LC Fabrications Hinckley Carb Caps.
But like my dad always says, nothing a bag of zip ties can't fix! I Love those things!