A good start on the chassis today. I bet those nuts & bolts on the rear suspension haven't been moved since 1932! Surprisingly I managed to undo all of them with the help of the 'very hot' spanner. The rear springs had been flame cut from the axle so no point in saving them. A fair bit of welding to be done and numerous holes that have been drilled in the chassis will need to be welded in. (no doubt this was very much a special in its earlier life)

Next project starts here..... 1932 Austin 7 special. Just missing one or two bits and a few hours work I think?

New lug fitted to the Bonneville frame today. The  lug is supplied as a fork. Once tacked in place, the forks are heated and gently tapped around the frame. This leaves a small gap which is filled with weld and the ground smooth. I was fortunate in having another frame with an intact lug to take the angle from. Frame has now been blasted & primed.

New lug.

A couple of careful cuts and a bit of hot spanner work (the lug was brazed) and now ready for the new stand mount.

A little bit of elbow grease? No, these covers were very dull due to the lacquer peeling off and mild corrosion. a run through in the vapour blaster to remove the lacquer, wet & dry work with a DA sander and a bit of time on the buffing wheel and a vast improvement.

A straightforward job to blast and paint this Triumph Bonneville frame.......until finding  the side-stand lug has been ground off! A new lug has been ordered by the customer so a bit of careful work with a die grinder needed.







Rear sub frame in primer, but note the original weld spatter!