Hey all, long time lurker, first time poster. I got a Savage last summer for next to nothing,it had been wrecked, but was all there. I tore it apart this last winter. Now the sun has appeared the last couple days and the riding bug has bit me hard.

Been scrubbing on it, planning on building a bobber.I wanted to stretch the frame a bit, at 6'4" I feel a bit cramped, but I'm broke, so I'm just going with a stock build.

Long story short,I painted the frame a couple days ago, just got done painting the sheet metal, and have been polishing the shiny stuff in the evenings. On top of that, I got a 1954 international pickup restoration I'm up to my elbows in, not to mention several other various projects.What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger I guess.

I wanted to thank you all here for the fantastic web site! What a valuable and seeming endless amount of information and knowledge to be found here. For that I am deeply indebted to everyone here,Thanks!

See you on the road soon, Greg

Thanks for the heads up. I am aware of the cam chain tensioner,the leaky plug in the head, and the petcock problems, are there any other things that need addressed while the engine is out?