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« Reply #7650 on: August 21, 2014, 06:59:58 PM » |
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Sorry about that Andy.But thanks for the welding.
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« Reply #7651 on: August 21, 2014, 07:24:16 PM » |
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Finally got a dry afternoon today to get stuck into the welding on the bulkhead -then had workshop visits from BayChimp & Ska Man, (Bob/Baychimp bought my last trike & Nigel/Ska Man bought the previous one). Great to see you guys, but it's your fault I got nothing achieved at all today.  What you didn't even give them job to do.  |
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« Reply #7652 on: August 21, 2014, 07:27:10 PM » |
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I did offer to help but he told me to bu**er off.
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« Reply #7653 on: August 21, 2014, 07:42:58 PM » |
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he was polite then!!!!!! lol
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« Reply #7654 on: August 21, 2014, 07:53:33 PM » |
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« Reply #7655 on: August 21, 2014, 07:54:42 PM » |
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« Reply #7656 on: August 28, 2014, 09:45:07 PM » |
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Not much to report at the moment, but it's slowly progressing.
We've had some lousy weather lately -seems to be dry in the mornings while I'm at work, then raining all afternoon, when I want to work on the Pop. My working day's gradually getting longer too, meaning I now only get an hour or maybe 2 each day to do anything. If I need to do any other errands or it's raining, then it's not worth taking the cover off.
So today's job was to make paper templates for the panels either side of the bulkhead, then cut them from steel sheet & weld 'em in. The inner wheel arches used to attach to these & when we first built the Pop we just left them as ragged, unfinished panels. Now the engine's out though I can tidy them up a bit, (spurred on by snagging my trousers on one last week & ripping a big hole in them).
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« Reply #7657 on: August 28, 2014, 09:47:32 PM » |
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New piece fitted. Yes, the welding's 'orrible. I'll run a skim of P40 body filler over it when I'm done, partly to hide the lumpy welds, but mainly to seal the bulkhead to stop rainwater finding it's way into the cab.
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« Reply #7658 on: August 28, 2014, 09:48:33 PM » |
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Plywood windscreen template recycled as a welding/grinding spark guard.
I'll rub the bulkhead back to clean metal when I'm done, then treat it with Kurust followed by grey primer & clear lacquer, (primer's not waterproof). Eventually the whole cab will be pale green.
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« Reply #7659 on: August 28, 2014, 09:56:28 PM » |
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The outside face of the panels has a curved recess for the rear bonnet catches, meaning there's an inch gap between them & the new inner panel. So now I'm adding filler strips around the edges to form a closed structure.
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« Reply #7660 on: August 28, 2014, 10:01:02 PM » |
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Damn. Missed you again. The only one there when I popped by, was a somewhat miffed workshop cat trying to get in.
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« Reply #7661 on: August 28, 2014, 10:07:40 PM » |
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Yeah, she'd made herself comfy & didn't want to leave when I went home about 8 this evening Dave, (had the place to myself today cos Loon & Chris were at the Dorset steam fair).
By the time I finish work, go home, get changed & drive out there. it's about 4pm before I get there now. Feel free to pull the cover off & work on it when you want to mate.
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« Reply #7662 on: August 28, 2014, 10:12:31 PM » |
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No electricity or connectors or more importantly coffee.  |
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« Reply #7664 on: August 29, 2014, 06:27:02 AM » |
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Andy. is that tube coming up from the gearbox the oil filler and dip stick for it, if so I would put it back or tape the hole up. to stop any grinding dust or water getting in to the gearbox, don't want to bugger it up do we |
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