I worked on my Dayton Badged Firestone Fleetwood by swapping seats ( was an original small coil spring Mesinger), put a patina original (Mesinger long spring) pan/top and re-sprayed the bottom, blasted/painted springs, than put a cleaned up 4 battery tray ( bike came with an empty tank/seller made good/sent parts) horn unit and wired so the horn works. Tank was sealed and painted so tray was not able to be grounded ( was tacked in factory). I ran a ground from the rear terminal, replaced the Delta button, and with some trial and lots of errors, now have a working horn. I don't think I'll wire the Silver rays in, wouldn't have a clue on the schematics, although I did add a switch to tank bottom. I put a 6 rib EA NOS handlebar light on the bars ( Bicyclebones) and have another NOS coming from Bad Bob, so will be dual. It seems a shame to hide the putter stem with the Teacup housing for the Clipper speedo ( stock set up) then the Dual EA's, but the speed lines on the lights match the tank, so what the hey?
I made good use of the short spring Mesinger and put it on a 1939 CCM Motorbikes I picked up last week. That tall frame and HUGE 28 inch wheels will cover ground. Streets are ice here now, so that test drive will have to wait until Spring. I'll add some nicer Gibson pedals, detail it out a bit, service the bottom bracket and headset with new grease. These bikes ( I've owned several, one almost mint) are not fancy, but a true CCM ( Canadian Cycle and Motor Company) classic.
I also put a nice NOS EA horn ( Bicyclebones) on my '49 Mercury Super Deluxe Fleetline to match the NOS rear axle lights. I dig it. It's HUGE like a bomb.
It's been a good week for bike projects.