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Restoration Projects / Re: Chromoholic
« Last post by kartjockey on January 20, 2025, 02:07:59 PM »
Planning on filling it.  Not quite as wide of a gap on the other side.  The lower joint is much smaller gap. Plus, I will use filler on a couple of small dents.
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Restoration Projects / Re: Chromoholic
« Last post by Ricks on January 19, 2025, 05:09:57 PM »
Tom, are you going to weld up the groove or just use fill it?
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Restoration Projects / Re: Chromoholic
« Last post by kartjockey on January 18, 2025, 06:19:03 PM »
The welding repairs are completed.  I will need to finish a few small spots with filler now. 

Not far off from paint now.
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Restoration Projects / Re: Chromoholic
« Last post by Bob53 on January 18, 2025, 06:23:20 AM »
Gonna have to wear sunglasses to ride that one. I'm sure it will be as nice as the rest. 6 more months to Portland. Get er done.
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Brochures and other Literature / Re: Towing
« Last post by Ricks on January 17, 2025, 05:48:50 PM »
Nice. Mystery solved!
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Brochures and other Literature / Towing
« Last post by kartjockey on January 17, 2025, 04:10:40 PM »
I didn't realize that the marketing concept of towing your Servi-cycle started so early in Simplex production.  Turns out it was nearly right out of the gate! 

And with the onset of obtaining more literature I can now understand the use of the second hole in the choke plate. And why it was threaded.

Last pic shows good image of attachment to tow vehicle.

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Restoration Projects / Re: Chromoholic
« Last post by kartjockey on January 17, 2025, 03:44:46 PM »
I finished the replacement clutch bail and have everything ready to ship to the chrome platers.  Other photos are of what are already done.  I will have both styles clutch bails chromed.

Rectangular piece going along for the ride.  Window frame for an Eco-meter.

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Restoration Projects / Re: Chromoholic
« Last post by kartjockey on January 12, 2025, 04:06:38 PM »
Appreciate it!  I will finish it up and then send my last pile of chrome work out.
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Restoration Projects / Re: Chromoholic
« Last post by Ricks on January 12, 2025, 11:11:54 AM »
Tom, the early ones were made straight, and the later ones were made with the offset like you have. I don't know why or when the change was made.
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Restoration Projects / Re: Chromoholic
« Last post by kartjockey on January 12, 2025, 08:23:13 AM »
I have made a new clutch bail because the one I have is quite pitted and thought the chrome on a new one would turn out so much better.

I have matched the bends and will cut the ends accordingly.  However, I am unsure where to drill the holes.  Logic might tell me directly across from one another.  So, either the original is bent in such a way that it shortened one of the legs or the holes were never across from one another.   I put the original in the frame with a clutch and it looked fine.

I looked at Ricks excellent post of clutches.  My original seems to match his.

Just want some input.
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