Today I had to make a mount for the old mudguard to fit it on the new front end. I used an offcut of thin steel plate and hammered it round a piece of wood to make it the right shape. Then I drilled holes to attach it to the forks. I decided to trim down the mudguard a bit then mounted it on the bracket id shaped. Next I masked up the sides of the guard and sprayed the centre black. Once it had dried I mounted it on the front forks. Time for a test ride!!
This afternoon I finished bolting on the front forks. To accomplish this I needed to uses various parts cannibalised from other bikes. I then installed the clip on bars. Im not totally happy with their height but I can worry about that later. I installed the disc brake lever and the old throttle cable but really I need a new one.
The bike is really coming together now. I still need to install the rear brake lever/cable, bleed the front brake, pump up the tyres and work out how im going to install the front mud guard.
Test ride coming soon!!!
This evening I broke down the old Tomos front end. I removed the front tyre and installed in on my new front wheel. The front end is now complete! I started installing it onto the frame but ran out of time tonight. As you can see the forks look too long compared to the old ones so I will need to slide the tubes up into the yokes until it sits at the right height. More to follow tomorrow.
This evening I made the caliper mount out of a piece of angle iron. I had to do a bit of grinding to make it fit properly but was pretty straight forward. I still need to add a few washers to get it lined up properly. Next I'll bleed the brake and fit the tyre.
Today I offered up the caliper to the disc rotor and was able to slip a bolt through the existing bracket. Im planning on cutting a piece of metal (shown in red) to bolt between the existing bracket and mounting holes on the fork leg. This will hold the caliper in the correct possition.
