model 88 deluxe bodywork and Dzus fittings

Hi Robert

I know the part numbers of the dzus screws from Norton (thanks Ashely at Andover) and all the wire clips are intact too. the retaining circlips are long gone (with the rest of the dzus screws) 

what I just do not know and cant work out (the screws i have a fairly mangled where the engage with the wire) is what lengths go where

what i know so far is

22467  - Side panel DZUS Large – DZUS part number DZUS A6-60

22468 – Side panel DZUS small – DZUS part number DZUS A6-35

Hi Robert

thats perfect, many thanks for your help, I'll get 4 x short, and 2 x long and hopefully have another task sorted out

I really appreciate you taking the time to answer

Paul

I have been chatting in email to Ashely over at Andover, who told me in his 9 years I'm the first person to ask about and try and get the fasteners from them!!!

I got my DL as a total basket case I think over 10 years ago and have been trying to get round to it ever since. too many other and interesting things and projects got in the way, but having sold half a dozen completed bikes over the last two years it finally made it to the bench.

I kept it in boxes in the warm and dry (internal garage to the house) and am assembling it to find out what is missing, and so far it is very much complete. I have all the bodywork and seat and badges. Oddly the spacers and bolts for the rear mudguard / bodywork are gone (I think it should be about a 30mm spacer) the engine turns over, brakes work, greabox appears fine, clutch lets me kick it over even!!!

I'm going to stop at the "mostly assembled" stage and do all the club and the DVLA paperwork shuffle to get a V5 for it. Then I can look at stripping and cleaning it and refurbing properly as I go. It seems inadertantly I have got something of a rarity - it is also matching numbers. But then again Polio is rare, and no one wants that, so perhaps rarity points to unpopular??

thanks for your help and advice, I may well be posting here with questions as I find all those things I don't know or have.

Paul

Hi

I have bought the 35 and 60 length Dzus from them and they fit perfectly. and way cheaper than the one person I saw on ebay who wanted £15 or so per Dzus (and the picture looked amazingly like the LAS web picture!)

I bought a tin of stainless lock wire, probably 35 years ago (or even 40) with a centre feed hole (like solder) I've used it for everything from bikes, to holding things to paint, and a myriad of house bodges and fixes. It should be a staple in every shed 

thanks for the LAS tip and confirmation

Paul

Hi Robert

for the "short" ones (front and bottom fixing) I got A6-35 - they were from 2 x batches, one zinc plated and the other batch cad plated - but I'll just get them replated along with other stuff

for the "long" ones I got AJ6-60

the J means a longer undercut - ie the slimmed down part under the head

I've attached a picture (fingers crossed) of the ones I bought

they both fitted perfectly for me

Paul

I'm currently at the assembling and checking and trying to get the whole thing complete (it seems a lot of one step forward, one giant leap backwards at the moment) so I did not get any retainers for the moment. the bike won't be out of the garage for a long time - so not much chance of losing them, and there is still paint and such to come before I get to worrying about that

I'd likely go for a circlip when the day comes - but I cant remember a single Dzus I have had in the past having a retainer (bodged fairings and the like) in the past - i just tried to not drop them down drains when removing.

I know this is not the "purist" view, but there are bigger things to worry about on this one for the moment