What about all the shims for the Simplex crank to have the proper amount of play?

 
  Bob, when I disassembled the motor, the only shim is between the motor pulley and the stator bearing.  This is the only shim shown in the parts and assembly manual for a Model M. Maybe the earlier motors used shims because they used a tapered bearing?  I have a 1950 shop manual coming, so I'll check that when I get it.

Bob, did you notice the color of the fenders?  These were originally chromed fenders that someone had painted years ago. I sandblasted and cleaned them up with a flap disc, and you can still see the base copper.  I welded the couple of tears in them, and fabbed a piece to repair the botton of the rear fender.  Came out pretty decent.  A little polyester primer and block sanding and no one will ever know they were rusty and mangled at one time!

And the 1949 model K parts bike:

Hi, name is Rick.  I have been restoring and drag racing aircooled VW's for the past 25 years.   I decided it was time for a change and have sold most of my VW stuff and bought 2 servi-cycle projects.

1st up: a mostly complete 1953 automatic that will be restored to original.
2nd:  A parts 1949 model K that I'm thinking of doing a 3 wheel conversion on.

I'll post pics when I figure out how.  Bob, how about a tutorial on posting pictures?

Thanks for the forum!!