Scott's '82 Magna restoration project - start to finish

[grandpaul]

Nice TeaKettle, by the way...

[TLRam1]

Thanks.

[grandpaul]

Fork seals & u-joint bootie (e-bay score) arrived yesterday.



So, a little paint on the gear drive plastic rim and the rolling chassis will be complete.

[grandpaul]

Upholsterer finished the seat today - fantastic work.

[grandpaul]

Back-tracking and posting up progress...

Engine stripped, washed & masked for painting-





Painted-

[grandpaul]

Significant milestone: Rolling chassis!





Next, the marriage...

[grandpaul]

Clutch plates replaced, springs checked, etc.-





Detailed sections of engine-

[grandpaul]

Spiffy clean detailed engine, right side-



Left side-



Even the bottom is detailed-



I'll touch up the four bottom case fins after the engine is done being moved around and installed...

[grandpaul]

Do you, frame, take this engine...?



"I DO"





Another milestone: engine/frame marriage complete.

[grandpaul]

A few detail before/after comparisons (before on left, after on right)

Engine bay-



Lower gas tank & regulator/rectifier-



Clutch slave cylinder / water pump area-

[grandpaul]

A few more detail comparisons-

Battery tray / coolant overflow tank area-



Underseat angle view of same area-



Rear fender underside (stripped and coated with Rust-O-Leum cold galvanizing spray)-

[grandpaul]

I like these engine comparisons, quite a difference...

[roboto65]

  Man awesome job that is going to be the cleanest Magna on the face of the earth when you are done.

[grandpaul]

Maybe not THE cleanest, but "it'll do till something else comes along"!

[guywheatley]

That is fantastic. You'd never shut me up if I had those kind of skills.