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Has anyone repro'd the plate for the Engine protection system on the dash? Can anyone please post a photo of an original plate? I have a photo of my old FAV dashboard with the engine protection but the words on it have faded so bad I cant even make them out. Thanks.
Worked on it for a couple hours in the last week. REMOVED THE SEATS, RADIO BASKET AND FUEL TANK TO GET ACCESS TO THE FULL FRAME. Sanded and primed some too. Even a little time is good for the soul!
A little more done this week. I removed the radio basket and fuel tank to get access to the rear frame. If anyone needs photos of anything on the frame now would be the time. Just let me know what you need.
Spent a couple hours this week sanding and primering. Working my way to the back.
I looked over the 2 front and rear shocks I have and could not find any stampings on them. The photos I see of new shocks have a part number printed on them but mine have been painted CAMO so no numbers.
A little more done this week. I only have 1 or 2 hours a week to work on my FAV but I try to make the most of it. I managed to sand and prime the front beam and get it mounted. I also mounted the steering rack . The front brakes will be next.
That is so true. When I was restoring Fav #90 I spent a lot of time preparing to do something on it for fear of doing it wrong or damaging it. There wasnt a lot of info on FAVS back then. That was 12 years ago. When I contacted the Fort Lewis Museum and got a few docs from FOIA requests then I...
A friday update. I didn't actually do anything to the FAV this week because I am seldom home. But... I bought and received the following parts. All of these were thru EBAY .
2 new IR headlights (will be converted to 12 volt regular bulbs)
2 new front turn signals from M151
2 new rear brake...
Ok. Here is what I found. My harbor freight caliper measurer battery was dead so I measured with a tape measure on the rod.
Rod: 1 inch diameter and 41 inches long bracket to bracket
Arm: 17 inches long
Heim adjustment arm from arm to control arm: 6 inches
Yes. I will need a Engine protection panel for sure. I really like your Launcher cover. Great idea. When I had my first FAV on display, everyone would "pop" the rubber covers in. It was like a game to see how quick I could pop them back out before someone else came along and popped them in. I am...
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