Finished putting the cylinder head, camshafts, chain, and cover back on yesterday & am now putting the carbs back together.  Bowls floats and needles have been cleaned and reinstalled so now I just need to finish the top end.  Working on the missing flaps on the slides & am wondering if I should even bother installing the slides.  It’s not like they’re really needed in the first place when they have holes in them.  But, just to give it a shot, I took a couple of picture frame holders and snapped them down to the right size and put them in the slides & have them held in place by the existing springs.  See picture.  Now how to keep them there?  J&B weld.  Covered over them on both sides & am waiting for it to dry so I can sand any rough edges down.  In the meantime what to do?  Go to autozone & buy some motorcycle oil … tomorrow.  Reinstall everything on Wednesday after the J&B weld has had the proper drying time and is checked for fit …

Note in the picture the middle two slides have the replacement flaps.  Outside two are the originals.  Pre-J&B weld.  Pics of the J&B weld fit tomorrow ….