Old Car and Bike rambling

I didn't order a Nighthawk brake stay bar to secure the drum brake panel from moving under braking and the CB750c bar was too long so I bought some flat bar stock from Home Depot and painted it.  Looks it it will work.  I'm using the adjustable brake rod from the CB750c and the length looks like it will work fine. 150 vs 130 tire comparison I thought I was done until I remembered I still need to attach my new seat, wire up the lighting and relocate the battery. Still lots of stuff to tackle before I can ride. I got carried away with my new angle grinder and after a day of chopping, smoothing and shaping, I was almost ready to create and install the battery tray I had made. I fashioned the tray from cardboard to get an idea of what the bends would look like and how much metal I needed to purchase but ended up downsizing slightly just to fit within the smaller sheet of 22gauge steel that was for sale at the local tractor store. Zero welding experience, but I cut