Got my parts from Wayne yesterday, faster than I expected and I'm no where near ready for them  Still stripping the old paint off of everything. Got my Coker tires and tubes yesterday as well but still stripping the rims...going to be a week or so before I can paint and start assembling...

 Spoke with Wayne today, great guy, has everything I need so I fired a check to him this morning...now the long wait for the parts to show up so I can get started! In the mean time I will be media blasting and painting the frame and other parts.

 I did dig the frame out today and found the frame number 13097 ...not sure if that correlates to anything accept it has to be after 1951? Didn't they start numbering the frames in 1952?

 Does not match the engine number M22148 in any way but chances are it is not the original engine.

 My transmission is wrong too, the one that came with the bike is a manual clutch which I do like, however the frame is setup for an automatic clutch. Wayne said I could just weld a gusset to the frame and mount a clutch pedal, or buy an automatic clutch...personally I like the manual clutch idea but hate the idea of molesting the frame....probably will purchase an  automatic clutch. Might need to call Wayne back on that...

 There is probably 8 inches there that is usable for a jackshaft, it is hard to see in the pics because the engine is sitting at a bad angle due to the drain plug on the bottom of the engine. A jackshaft would have to be mounted to the rear uprights as there will be zero engine plate real estate available,  I am considering a jack shaft but am very partial to using a burman 4 speed gearbox if I can find enough real estate to mount it and still be in alignment. With the Burman I can have a kick start with no additional work.  Worst case I can go with a bolt on torque-a-verter setup that mounts only on the output side of the engine. The engine looks pretty ugly at the moment with the flywheel and backing plate removed, I have to machine the backing plate to remove the excess overhangs and machine the fins off the flywheel as well as work out the kick start if I cannot mount the Burman.  Hopefully next week I can put some serious effort into it and get the engine fully mounted so I can start determining the drive train design. I plan to fit everything at 100% before I media blast and paint everything.

 I really like the military builds I have seen and am very seriously considering a military build for my simplex, I am thinking to go a bit further and use a 3hp 16 cu inch Continental 2 cylinder military engine. I have one and stripped it down just to see if it will fit and it is really tight but it will fit. I will have to be very creative with the drive train though as there is nearly no room left after the engine is in....

And here's the pics....

 My rod bearing is shot...rolls very rough and had a ton of rust in it, I need to find a new rod bearing. I have not pulled the crank yet but I can only assume the main bearing is shot as well.

 My points look to be fried..I am looking for points as well.....

So where does one find parts like seals, bearings and points?

 exactly the info I needed !

My name is Dan and I'm in Shelby Township (near Utica)

Thanks Rick!

 I have a ton of stuff going on right now, but 2 of my motorcycles are sold and will be gone in a week or so, this will make plenty of room in the shop to get started on this project and I should be able to provide more pics and maybe more identifying characteristics.

 I did not see a number on the neck but will look again.....