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    Pre 55 Triumph Thunderbird project

    All i need here is special reverse thread nut for the gear on the crank.
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    Pre 55 Triumph Thunderbird project

    Lined them up and fitted the idler gear and oil pump
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    Pre 55 Triumph Thunderbird project

    Gears for the cam shafts
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    Pre 55 Triumph Thunderbird project

    Heated up the gears in the oven and started assembly
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    Pre 55 Triumph Thunderbird project

    made a set of wood-ruff keys out of 4x4 keysteel, and sourced one of these special washers from Peter Moody.
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    Pre 55 Triumph Thunderbird project

    cleaned the two gears up by leaving it in deoxidine over night.
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    Pre 55 Triumph Thunderbird project

    Moving on with the motor.. I was lucky enough to find the missing timing gears at the CMC. On the second picture you will see that I had to buy a whole crank just to get the one gear.
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    Pre 55 Triumph Thunderbird project

    striiped the frame and sent it in to get sandblasted
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    Pre 55 Triumph Thunderbird project

    detabbed the frame and cleaned up all all the other spots
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    Pre 55 Triumph Thunderbird project

    Cleaned them up with a file
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    Pre 55 Triumph Thunderbird project

    I had the joins welded up by a professional
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    Pre 55 Triumph Thunderbird project

    Frame stretched, welds must get finished up and then it's time to for the Girder front end.
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    Pre 55 Triumph Thunderbird project

    Top section cut off, and 22mm extensions machined
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    Pre 55 Triumph Thunderbird project

    Top Section heated up and bent down
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    Pre 55 Triumph Thunderbird project

    Assemled and tacked into place
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