Stuff I bought to help finish the build.

Assembly Aids and Supplies

These are items I bought to help me put my touch on the build process. STW does give you "everything" you need, but I found that I wanted to take things a bit farther.

Washers - STW provides very few washers. I was raised to think; "If it is going to flex, expand, contract, or shift - think about putting a washer on it." They also act to protect the surface from scratches and having the head/nut embed in the powder coating. So - I bought a selection of both Stainless 304 and Black Oxide Washers, Nuts, and also assorted Bolts.

Thread Locker - STW provides bearing adhesive and another bottle, both are clear and unfamiliar to me. Most of us know Loctite - 242 as a medium strength, I discovered that there is now a 243 that works well with remnants of grease or oil on the parts. So a bottle of that is on my bench. 262 is the RED stuff and may also be used. Finally a little "Ultra-Slick" for when I assemble the engine, it provides extra-slippery protection during the period that I am working with the engine prior to steaming.

UHMW Polymer Tape - Since I had the Leaf Springs powder coated, I felt that there was a good chance that the leafs would scratch each other during motion and sliding. So I got a roll of this to aid in protection and hopefully also keep things sliding.

U-Bolts - I read that the Leaf Springs had a tendency to spread sideways so adding u-bolts should keep things aligned.

Form-A-Gasket - A tube of this is always handy when assembling things that might leak fluids.

Brass - Metal Polish - Cause you need to keep stuff shiny.

Accessories - Cool Stuff I might add to the car.

Speedometer - I see in other blogs where the builder has modified the brake disc by adding gear teeth along with mechanical cabling and an antique Speedo. I chose a different route - I bought a GPS Speedo for a scooter (top speed 35MPH).

Electrical Distribution - Since I am adding some number of features to the build, I thought a distribution and fuse box might be in order.

Lights - I picked up (privately from Dean at STW) a pair of Lucas - King of the Road Lamps. These will be mounted on the sides - once I get the mounts from somewhere. They are oil lamps, I have changed them to LED but kept the oil burners to convert back if I want to.

Horn - and or Whistle - One of each, or both, I will figure it out later when things get farther along. The whistle appears to be a "home brew" model, but sounds really nice when you blow thru it. The horn is from Rubes, and is well loved and complete. So either way, people will know I am coming.