"Project Bantam" - First Ride

Its been a long year.  Patience and skills have been tested along the way.  Gumption levels both plummeted and rose to new heights in the past few weeks.  Quality was balanced between practicality and schedule.  Stewardship overall was the name of the overhaul.  My hope was to have the Bantam 5000 available for my son to enjoy the same way I enjoyed it, and will continue to enjoy it.

The last new part to be installed was a new plug.  The original was the culprit responsible for hard starting.  A quick trip to the hardware store provided sweet and immediate rectification.

The float bowl still leaks, I'm told this is an inherent issue.  I haven't given up trying to make it correct just yet.  The fuel shutoff is a necessity.

Here we have a slideshow of the entire process as it arrived to our workshop, and finally completed to a level where it moves under its own power.  Sit back and relax, it takes a while to go through all 50 photos.

And finally the triumphant First Drive together.

There will be more reports on further detail work and fiddling...