Black Lightning 2011 attempt

[Stainless1]

Mike just emailed this picture, Max is fitting up the cases with a little epoxy to ensure a good flat seal surface between the two cases. He has always done this on this area, puts a skim of epoxy on one side, parting agent on the other... a little squish.... and we have a good sealing surface.

[Stainless1]

Motor is going together...
here's one of the new oil pumps and part of the old one.  The 2 pieces on the left make the new single start oil pump... for the last several years Max has been using a double start drive (right) but they wear quickly because they run at double speed.  The oil mods last year worked great, so Max switched back to single start.  If you look carefully, you can see the second start on the piece on the right.

For those that think Max just sits around and admires his work here is proof that sometimes he stands around...  OK just kidding, Max is getting the motors together

And again you see Mike working in the background... I would take a front shot but it would violate his witness protection agreement 

[octane]

Best of luck Max !

The highlight of BUB
is hearing this magnificent machine start up !

[Stainless1]

My Grandson Trey helping out.... wait a minute... we don't text around here...

Uh Oh... now I've done it... if you see Mike on the salt, stop and say hi, he has been Max's biggest helper this year.  Not to worry, WP always relocates folks that pop out  

[Stainless1]

The high temp seal is in, brown rubber instead of black

And the dimpled plate... Dimples will be face down on the basket reducing the contact patch and hopefully reducing clutch heat transfer to the basket and seal.

Sidecar getting a little touch-up as well.  It had a few stress cracks, so Max reinforced it with angle riveted in and then added a little blending.

[bak189]

All that sealing compound is a No No.....after all it is British made and needs to leak oil...Sorry...........

Best of luck Max and crew for 2011...........remember, there are again dollars waiting for the fastest
sidecar streamliner

[little max]

Mad Max has the motors together and if all goes well we should be starting them up today.We have a little body work to do but the sound of those vincent motors on song makes my eyes water,or maybe it`s the alcohal.

[nrhs sales]

I really thik you should paint it black and gold again like you hadf a few years ago.  Much more Vincent like.

[Kansas Bad Man]

Just a quick update. 

I finished putting the engines in the frame and hooking everything up this last Saturday.  The bike has undergone a complete rebuild for the 2011 Bub Meet.  All systems work very well.  During start up only found one oil leak.  That's been fixed.  Will pick up the painted body parts tomorrow.  Black Lightning is back to black this year.  She looks racy and a bit menacing.  Will be spending the day going through spares and procuring consumables.

                                       Max
   

[nrhs sales]

I must be psychic!!!

[TouringComet]

Hey Max, thanks for all of your time and energy to give it another shot this year, I know it gets harder on you each year. See you soon on the salt at BUB.

[little max]

Since Stainless Is on his way home from Speed Week and a new record under his belt,I thought I try to upload Some Photos of Dads Progress.

[little max]

Preparing to load the motor in the frame.

[little max]

Ready to Install the motor.

[little max]

We need Stainless back to help with .the dialog,Heres a view of the transmission,water lines to the heads are in the rear view.