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Part One - Preliminaries and the
case of the missing 'P'
  This
is another one of my basket cases to be completed concurrently with my
'35 Chief project. It was purchased
from Sth Africa from another 101 Association
member who is putting his talents towards pre '29 Harley projects.
He was working on a HD 1919 Model and just completed a '24 with sidecar and has
a '24 Indian Scout to busy him, so his 101 Indian had to go.. fortunately it
go-ed to ME!.
  The
motor serial is CG 610 which tells me its originally from a '28 short frame
model. (see notes in my
serial database). It also has the
lighter primary from a 1920 scout but since I already have a correct 101 primary
that will be exchanged.
It doesn't matter too much about the motor as I have a 45ci motor that I will
rebuild for this project. Since that motor is not with me yet it's
speculative what it is, but from what the prev owner knows and what's been
described since, plus the fact it supposedly has the correct for '33 DLX99
Schebler carb, so myr guess is a '33 45" Scout. It's all made more
difficult cos the cases only bear the numbers 8519, no FCC which it would have
had if '33!!.. The motor's complete, but seized, and cases damaged, and heads
and cylinders all need fin repairs. I will reuse the cylinders and heads but see
below for explanation on why I'll change the cases (apart from the fact the
magneto housing is fu*ked!) to retain wet sump & correct identity.
 Actually
I already have a 101 project that may now be my Chout bobber project (see my
inspirational picture below), as the frame needs much work anyway and I already
have a spare Chief motor and trans to dedicate. It has forks, both
fenders, 37" motor and trans, primary, and well as you can see not much else!!.
The little flathead to the left of it is a J.A.P (english - John .A. Prestwich
of racing engine fame) gp industrial unit from the fifties that still does
everything from running a generator to mincing paua (abalone)!
 The
strange and somewhat fortunate thing about this motor, not the 45", Im back to
the first one from my first 101 now, is it has excellent cases and the serial
number was originally DGP2307. Somewhere along the course of its 73 year
history, either the cases were replaced or someone fitted up 37ci internals,
barrels and heads etc and filed off the 'P' to make it DG 2307.
You can just make out the faint P. So there's room to re-stamp (oooh the crowd
roars.!) the legitimate 'P' back again, then with the rest of the parts from my
45 incher, I'll end up with a correct for '28, ('29's start at DGP4318) - 45"
DGP 2307!!. neat aye!. CG 610 will then be for sale or trade.
Enough of that one, lets get back to this one....
It has a very good frame and sound sheet
metal, though I'll likely use the tin ware off my other 101 as I know they are
excellent and they have the mounting struts etc. The tank, tank fittings, front
drum/hub, brake plate and hollow axles etc are reproductions, exact origin
unknown but I'm told very good quality and were purchased from Alan Forbes at
Motolux in Scotland.
Above: My Cousin Frank sitting on my Uncle Charlies '28 or '29 101
For the purists it does come with an original useable front wheel hub purchased
since the repro one. On the rear end I'll use a NOS 741 wheel until I can get a
correct one, at least it'll get her rolling... (I can exchange the front one,
(no brake parts) for a rear....anybody?...)
The new front hub has been laced with SS spokes onto a clincher rim, its highly
likely I'll redo that onto a drop center rim. The main reason being I will be
riding it and after taking a big spill on my 741 after
an under-inflated rear wheel (non clincher even) several years ago, I am very
nervous about them, besides clincher tires are extinct here in NZ.
Well look for many more articles over the months as things progress...
 
Goto Part 2 - The unpacking,
Inventory and Mock up
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