Did a little work on the bike here, today. Started with finishing up the head swap. This bolt here caused one problem.
On the top is the original bolt from the old head, which was too short to work with the new head. Bottom is the bolt from a late- model, which is too long to work with the swap. So I made a trip to the hardware store and got one in between.
Next issue were these studs on the side by the cam tunnel. Yet again, too long, as the original stud to the left shows. Since I was at the hardware store, anyway, I picked up some regular hex nuts that would torque all the way down.
I also decided to finalize my mount for the turn-key ignition switch. It's a piece from the cleaning kit from the same 1939 Mosin-Nagant rifle the side pouches came from.
Aaaaaand then the big stuff. Can you tell I'm smiling? This was for exhaust mockup, but then I realized I needed to install the rearsets to nail it down.
So here it is. Rearsets installed, exhaust placement finalized. Digging it! The front wheel spacers are still in limbo, and the rear wheel needs to move about a quarter inch to the left, which was a surprise, but all in all, it's looking fabulous!