Fork Work...
Got the forks stripped today...22 degrees outside and snowing...so the quartz heater was turned on in the garage. The forks cleaned up pretty easily, and as Delray noted, there was the yellow primer underneath the paint. Once that was done, I cleaned them with mineral spirits and hit them with a wire wheel.
The left (dummy side) handlebar was bent about 1" further back than the right side. Here's how you know you have soft metal: When a propane torch is all you need to heat the metal hot enough to bend it. Took a little while to get it red hot, but once there, channel locks brought the handle bar back into place.
After that, I dug out the front spring and cleaned it up with a wire wheel and steel wool. Not much chrome left, but clear coat will protect it.
Have some more tweaking to do to the trees, but pretty much there. I decided to leave the incorrect seat mount in place until the new correct one is welded in place.
I did locate the correct 1 5/8" tube for the jackshaft assembly from Stock Car Steel, and I hope they have it in stock. The first vendor I found did not. Price was reasonable, but for certain they make their money on shipping!