Nearly finished my second AJS 37A-T, it was an abandoned project, miles away from standard but had some nice bits and the engine had been overhauled with receipts for parts and a gearbox o/haul to prove. (from 2009, but it was obvious it had never been run) I stripped it anyway, (Villiers 37A), just as well, the crankcases had been poorly repaired and would never have been gas tight, and the thread on the crankshaft was stripped! it had been rebuilt with old used oil seals too! 
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On the plus side the gearbox really had been overhauled, clutch plates were new, as was the piston and bore, nicely oiled. The wheels had been rebuilt, Stormer rear hub and BHC lightweight, I think, (with gold rims, eek!) and I've fitted IRC tyres.
Simon at Nametab sorted the crank and supplied replacement crankcases. its running standard points ignition at the moment as it came with a VS rewound coil, condenser is mounted externally. It started readily and runs ok, though other than around the garden I can't ride it, obviously.
Luckily Bultaco Pursang fork springs work well in MP forks, (for my considerable weight anyway) as the originals were shot and are relatively cheap.
I had to fabricate a few bits, brake pedal, footrests, exhaust system plus loads of small bits and pieces, all part of the fun, only about 100 of these bikes were built in 1967-8 so spare cycle parts are non existent, but I'm not worried about originality, my other one is almost original, but they'll both be ridden in trials.
The pic of both bikes together was when I first got it rolling, few bits modded since then it'll be a process of continuous improvement once I can ride it in earnest.
Jeff
.On the plus side the gearbox really had been overhauled, clutch plates were new, as was the piston and bore, nicely oiled. The wheels had been rebuilt, Stormer rear hub and BHC lightweight, I think, (with gold rims, eek!) and I've fitted IRC tyres.
Simon at Nametab sorted the crank and supplied replacement crankcases. its running standard points ignition at the moment as it came with a VS rewound coil, condenser is mounted externally. It started readily and runs ok, though other than around the garden I can't ride it, obviously.
Luckily Bultaco Pursang fork springs work well in MP forks, (for my considerable weight anyway) as the originals were shot and are relatively cheap.
I had to fabricate a few bits, brake pedal, footrests, exhaust system plus loads of small bits and pieces, all part of the fun, only about 100 of these bikes were built in 1967-8 so spare cycle parts are non existent, but I'm not worried about originality, my other one is almost original, but they'll both be ridden in trials.
The pic of both bikes together was when I first got it rolling, few bits modded since then it'll be a process of continuous improvement once I can ride it in earnest.
Jeff
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