Took me awhile to recover from the Hetchins build but I managed to get two more done this year. One was a '54 Holdsworth Monsoon - never did a thread on that one but posted a pic or two here and there.

But this one, the Raceweight, I've been looking forward to for a couple of reasons: 1, being of 1947 vintage it'll be my oldest completion to date; And 2, I decided to equip it with a 4-speed SA FW IGH, which I have zero prior experience with. As received:




It was resprayed not too long ago judging by the paint condition and I love the frame. The only issue I saw was a bent rear pump peg, so being the smart guy I grabbed a set of pliers and tried to straighten it - and of course it broke off. Oops. Much wailing and gnashing of teeth...

I did some measuring and decided on a simple and cheap solution. First, drill a hole on the old peg base and thread it, then bend up a new peg stem and braze on the docking cone I cut from the broken one (with mapp gas - woked like a charm). Finally, thread it to mate and lock position with red threadloc once I was happy. Some touch up paint and, while not perfect, more than good enough for me.