The swing arm had started to rust up so it was time to put a coat of primer on it. Figured I'd throw a coat on the center stand while I was at it, too.
Then took a fresh look at the bearing races and realized the bottom upper race and the top lower race were already installed into the frame (press mounted). But used the new races to cap them off because the old ones seemed to be a tight fit (ironically). Also didn't add the bearings since it would mean I'd have to worry about losing them every time I took the steering stem off.
Stole the fork stem lower nut (the adjusting nut) from Viola, which fortunately was only on finger-tight. Also stole the washer for the steering stem nut, which completes the hardware.
Also attached the rear fender, and realized that it had actually been modified to fit this model frame. Lucky, I guess. The mod is an ugly job, though the rest of the chrome is so clean it almost makes up for it.
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