Think I’m done till about January , time to throw the big blue tarp over the old girl. Got a bit of rain last night , more later in the week. It time to start collecting parts for the frenzy to get her back on the road. Spring ain’t till March but I’m startin in January , nothing but busy with projects.
Spring Fever will start early next year and rage till it rains again. Back on the Half Pint till she becomes a rolling project. Six days a week I am doing a project. Go go go !

If I don’t stay busy I’ll just drown in human quicksand and fade away. For me it’s to occupy my time and mind in a good productive way. By the way last weeks guitar project turned out great , on point ! She sounds like a Gibson should , absolutely sounds like a million bucks , Done.

Now I know why the driveway has cracks , I thought it was to stop my screwdriver from rolling away. Doing a quick rejet on the tracker , bowl off pilot swap and I fumbled it went thru everything hit the ground , rolled into a gap. Fumbled it again , it went way in the crack , I could still see it but no way to get at it. Bugs , all kinds of fun stuff in there , now that neighbors are watching me stare into the crack I got to do something. A sliver of alien tape on a splinter of wood from a 2x4 , last chance , failure not an option. Little ba$tard keeps sliding further into oblivion , finally it sticks , crisis avoided ! Yes my world is still spinning !

Happy Thanksgiving people !

Next spring or summer I’m gonna clear coat Double Ugly to preserve what’s left of paint & treat & seal the rusty spots. I found a kit with everything needed , Poppy’s Patina. A wipe on treatment, 2 part , guess like epoxy. Now I just have to investigate how to prep/pretreat the rusty areas. I like that. Now I’m thinking that a wipe on will have to be done in cooler weather maybe next October leaving me time to treat the rusty areas. Just to hot here in summer for a wipe on. No tape job needed when using a wipe on and no overspray. It seems to be best option for diy that don’t have access to a spray booth or 2 k to have someone else do it ! I might even try it on my original paint Half Pint project.

Bought the Boulevard ,new, in 05. Found this place. I had to work on a 4 wheel drive Raptor, years ago. Found a forum, nobody wanted to help me. The Kawasaki Eliminator forum is just weird. This place? So well designed. And the people are great. People who I disagree with on the Tall Table get my full support with any problem I can help with, and it works the other way, when I'm in a bind.
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I’m so close to finishing the frame for powder coat , all the smaller parts are ready.  A bit of welding , grinding & smoothing rough areas , removing welding goobers from factory welds. When it all comes back it’s all about assembly , some polishing to do too. I have triple clamps but an associate has a very nicely polished set and we were negotiating on , but he wants to sell me an entire front end minus fender & headlight. Email him and restart negotiations. Many boxes of ready to go parts , many bags of hardware ready to go , but shock bolts will need shortened. When frame is out I’ll start on resealing and polishing the engine , it was rebuilt 40 years ago and never run so if there it no moisture damage it’s all about cleaning and replacing gaskets & seals. Intake and exhaust is done , forks & wheels done.  Have new stator & rotor on the way. Once I get it assembled wiring will take some time , I’ll send seat out before wiring. No speedo , it fell victim to weight reduction and dislike of clutter on bars like the tracker. It’s got gps speedo & antenna , voltmeter , button , mirrors. If I need a speedo for some reason I got a cheap gps speedo ( read out only ) no odo , it’s about 2 x 3 x 2 and a small Velcro patch to mount it. Things are beginning to finally coming together !