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Porsche 911 Reimagined By Singer

took a few hours the other day to get back to working on the bike! so nice to finally take a break from desk work and do something hands-on. had to grind the threads of the filler cap (thank you, Dremel) and use a tap and die set to get the petcocks to thread onto the tank, because the handmade nature of custom parts means nothing fits easily

the tank also took some massaging with a rubber mallet to fit the frame and seat properly. oh, and I was able to finally massage the seat brackets (with that mallet) so the tilt pegs allow it to open and lock correctly

now it all fits!

so far I've rebuilt the carbs, added new lines and filters, installed a hand-crafted aluminum tank (from India via eBay!), fitted an aluminum flip-up filler cap and new petcocks to the tank, replaced the ancient tires with modern rubber, added a new lithium battery (to reduce weight and add reliability), test-fitted the OEM fairing (needs repaint though), and other things here and there

coming soon: I have a set of little streamlined café-racer style blinkers that'll go on the stock stalks after some modification, and need to decide what goes into the fairing's open portholes where an oil gauge and clock were originally installed

@bugs-are-buddies is going to pinstripe the fairing and tank (and side covers, if I replace the stock ones with aluminum panels) using colors that coordinate with the vintage paint, tying everything together style-wise. we'll also do something fun with the tank indentations where the BMW logo usually goes (I'm partial to vintage rockets). oh, and I need to fabricate mount struts for the fairing

should be ready for the road about when we start getting snow! 🤣 but on the plus side, it'll also be ready for the vintage motorcycle show that takes place every February here in LFK - it'll be my first bike at a show!

C7 Perfection