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« Reply #8235 on: July 05, 2015, 07:48:01 PM » |
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Still rubbing down.
Tom's part built XS650 Yam, being built by him & Loon.
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« Reply #8236 on: July 06, 2015, 08:02:07 PM » |
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Nice to see my brother, Mr Brock, this afternoon. 3 weekends in a row without breaking his drag race car. Looks like he's got the hang of it now  He called in at the workshop to find me covered from head to toe in filler dust again. Seats & steering wheel out to make it easier to mask up & paint. Once I've finally finished filling, I'll spray all the tubular framework inside the cab, the dashboard/bulkhead area & the door shuts green. Not too far from that now. I hope. |
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« Reply #8237 on: July 06, 2015, 10:36:31 PM » |
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Know how yer feel Mr.M! its the constant takin' orf and putting back that gets to you  . but the progress is very visible, and looking like its well up to your known standard, half tidy Sir!...Morrag |
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« Reply #8238 on: July 07, 2015, 08:30:26 AM » |
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Half built!
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« Reply #8239 on: July 07, 2015, 03:03:12 PM » |
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3 weekends in a row without breaking his drag race car. Looks like he's got the hang of it now
I hope you had your fingers crossed when you said that or Brock won't be pleased with you! |
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« Reply #8240 on: July 07, 2015, 07:02:49 PM » |
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« Reply #8241 on: July 07, 2015, 07:09:09 PM » |
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Especially if something breaks. |
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« Reply #8242 on: July 07, 2015, 07:57:21 PM » |
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He's racing again this weekend at Dragstalgia, (Santa Pod).
Steve's race licence only takes him up to a certain level. Above that it all gets a lot more regulated &, to Steve, less fun. So he & his good lady, Lesley, hand over the wheel, (yes, it does quick release), to their mate Sarah, who has the necessary licence for the higher spec races. She ran her personal best in the car last weekend. 152mph, (standing start to a quarter of a mile), in 8.8 seconds. Steve's managed 148 so far, but is confident he can beat her cos she raced in 2nd gear all the way -she says the new engine's too brutal to launch it in 1st.
Think I'll stick to hotrodding!
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« Reply #8243 on: July 12, 2015, 08:41:40 PM » |
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Steve, out on the track at Santa Pod this weekend. Don't know how they got on, but hopefullly I didn't jinx them.  |
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« Reply #8244 on: July 12, 2015, 08:50:36 PM » |
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Hope they did well.
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« Reply #8245 on: July 12, 2015, 08:53:27 PM » |
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I'll ask Lesley for you. Still rubbing down.  Raining here this morning, so I treated myself to a huge fried breakfast at a local supermarket café, then wandered down to the workshop later. I'm really just knocking the high spots off any welds, then joining the dots between the remaining high points with filler. It won't be perfect, but hopefullly good enough that it won't annoy me whenever I drive it. Probably won't get stripped down fully now till next Winter, so as long as it's reasonable I'll be happy. For a bit of a change, I spent some time this evening in Blue Peter mode, making paper templates for some of the upholstery panels. Easier to do while the seats are out. I'll farm them out to a mate at work who's hobby is carpentry. He cut the plywood door panels for me, so I'll get him to do these the same. The rest of the panels are curved, so I'll make them from steel sheet. These will eventually be covered in plain black vinyl & bolted between the green painted "roll cage" tubes. |
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« Reply #8246 on: July 12, 2015, 09:19:07 PM » |
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Steve's now joined the 150 club, with a personal best speed of 152.07mph for the quarter mile.
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« Reply #8247 on: July 12, 2015, 10:44:13 PM » |
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« Reply #8248 on: July 14, 2015, 05:46:42 PM » |
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Going backwards? Certainly feels like it, but it was easier to whip the door off to fill & smooth the front pillar than try & work around it.
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« Reply #8249 on: July 14, 2015, 07:33:40 PM » |
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It's certainly looking smoother (and dustier). At least the doors come off quickly.
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