Recent content by duckhuntjunkie

Not painting it, but going to take the striping off, clean it really good, then go with 89nolder's thread on cleaning with CLR and BLO to top coat it

Thanks for the input. I'm definitely documenting everything very closely before I remove any of it. I've got a friend in town that can probably custom print the stripes and make them new again. I'm torn on re-doing the straight lines over again or adding a little retro design with the same color...

I'm looking for some direction on a replica stripe kit for my 40. I've found a ton of custom kits and kits for later model cruisers, but the 40's seem to be lacking. My plan is to remove the original stripes, clean up the paint and get it into good outer condition, then redo the striping with an...

eventually I’ll make the conversion to a power steering box. Right now, though, I’m just trying to make it road-worthy and replace all of the steering components. So swapping out a shot 525 for a new 525 is fine with me.The steering is so loose right now that I have a full 1/3 turn on the wheel...

I’ve been trying to ID the box on mine and came across this thread. This one is shot so I’m trying to find a replacement of the same build. Would you agree that this one is also a 525 manual?