Big delivery day today. Most significant is the fork kit from Ryca. Left to right are the stiffer springs, the damper rod tool (which I don't need because I already made my own) with the spacers, the aluminum bars for the clip-ons and the clips for the clip-ons.
I decided to go with an 18" front wheel -- because I like the look of the front and rear rims being the same diameter, and to drop the front another half inch. So the tire, tube, spoke tape, rim savers and tire irons arrived.
Then for next year's project bike, a fantastic '60s vintage Cushman seat arrived. All steel, delightfully scabby paint, as wide as my butt, and, as luck would have it, the nose of the bracket lines up perfectly with the seat/tank cross piece on the frame. There are some springs that I won't be using, since I believe in shock absorbers. I don't know how the rubber block worked originally, but I won't be needing that either.
Imagine, if you will...