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« Reply #465 on: April 26, 2007, 11:24:51 PM » |
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Hmm, that's an idea Loony.
Would need to be done almost straight away cos I need to start building it up now -got my engine parts back from the powder-coaters today so with luck, Nige will find a spare hour or so to check the motor over with me & we can bung it back together.
Tazet & I finished filing the handlebars & yokes this morning, then we wizzed them over to Aston's coating business in Newbury. They should be green by Monday. On the way back we called in at A & C Shotblasting & picked up the sump, a spare rocker cover, the 2 engine mounting plates & the clutch arm. Blasted & coated in gloss black for 20 quid.
Got a big pile of bits now. All I have to do is put them all together!
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« Reply #466 on: April 26, 2007, 11:51:02 PM » |
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dont you just love meccano  |
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LIVE FAST and DIE YOUNG,, past 50 AND STILL HERE NOW. WAITING. FOR. THE. GRIM. REAPER
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« Reply #467 on: April 27, 2007, 05:28:33 AM » |
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At least Mechano comes with instructions for when you get stuck |
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« Reply #469 on: April 27, 2007, 05:58:28 AM » |
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Oooh just like trike building |
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« Reply #470 on: April 27, 2007, 07:42:56 AM » |
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Don't say that I'm riding my trike to the MOT today !!!!!!! first time on the road and I know I will get pulled as it has no REG plate!
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« Reply #471 on: April 27, 2007, 01:18:29 PM » |
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Good luck Byz.  |
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« Reply #472 on: April 27, 2007, 04:49:10 PM » |
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Despite the gods conspiring against me and the F*&%ing mot test centre letting me down I managed to get find another place that tests 3 wheelers and I am now in possesion of an MOT!!!
Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Loads of stuff to sort out for the MSVA tomorrow!
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« Reply #473 on: April 27, 2007, 06:31:36 PM » |
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I must say, the trike is looking good Andy  |
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« Reply #474 on: April 27, 2007, 07:37:44 PM » |
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Great news byz good luck with the msva mate cant wait to see you on the road mate.
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« Reply #475 on: April 27, 2007, 09:35:20 PM » |
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Can't wait to see your trike on the road!
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« Reply #476 on: April 27, 2007, 10:08:28 PM » |
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Can't wait to see your trike on the road!
Cheers People! Gotta get the thing through past the Msva chap tomorrow and then get over the mountain that is the DVLA! |
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« Reply #477 on: April 28, 2007, 06:47:29 AM » |
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Good Luck Byzmax
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« Reply #478 on: April 28, 2007, 08:39:20 PM » |
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Not a very productive day on the Mankymobile.
So far I've only fitted the back axle, but this afternoon we took it back out & took it over to Lunatic's paintshop. He's going to rub the brushmarks & runs out of it & spray it in 2 pack gloss black then lacquer it for me. Hopefully that'll be ready to bolt back in on Monday.
Flap & I then tried to remove the front wheel bearings & replace them, but eventually gave up. Couldn't shift 'em from the hub. I was only replacing them because the bike's been stood for a long time & it should've been an easy job while the front end was off. So we ended up cleaning the old ones up & leaving them in place. Flappy spruced up the ally wheel with a squirt of Autosol.
The brake disc's quite heavily scored so I'll ask SaddleBags to skim it for me while we're working on his trike on Monday night.
Then Tazet & I replaced the fork seals -except we buggered one of the new ones up tapping it into place -so now we've got to hunt around on Monday & try & find another set. Not easy for a 20 year old bike.
Looks like Monday will be more productive. SaddleBags finished the new steering stem this morning so if the yokes & bars are ready I can pick them up from the coaters & fit them, along with the back axle if Loony's done it, plus the forks if we can find some seals. I fitted the powder-coated clutch arm in the gearbox today so it's ready to go into the frame. All I need to do now is check the engine over & bung it back together before very carefully slotting it in place.
Tank, seat, lights etc can go on & at least it'll look like a trike in time for the Shepton show.
I hope.
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« Reply #479 on: April 30, 2007, 06:21:11 PM » |
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Head Monkey delivered his trike axle on saturday coated in what appeared to be a black, porridge like substance! I tried to sand it off but it just clogged anything I used as it still appeared to be soft under the surface, like me! So out came sonic, the rotary wire brush. An hour or so later the large open areas were back to metal, all I had to do was get the black out from the crevices. We tried everything but had to resort to scraping the remenants of the black off with some (very)coarse sanding paper. Then I sprayed it with a couple of coats of bar coat. Once that was dry I chucked a few coats of high build primer at it. Then it was off to the chinese take away and then to bed, to dream of all the sanding I had ahead of me!  |
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