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« Reply #480 on: April 30, 2007, 06:28:40 PM » |
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Sunday dawned later than expected and while you were all off riding in the sunshine, I was sanding Mankeys diff! Once that was done and the ends of my fingers really hurt, I put 4 (ish) coats of BMW black on it, Waited for it to flash off ( become tacky) then I went round it with some 2 pack lacquer until she was lovely and shiney! Now DONT CHIP IT!  |
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« Reply #481 on: April 30, 2007, 10:50:02 PM » |
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Erm, "thank you" hardly covers it really does it -but Thank You Loony. I owe you several very large favours. |
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« Reply #482 on: April 30, 2007, 11:12:17 PM » |
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nice finish mate, I laid some gloss black on my ramps tonight, I was quite pleased with it, now I'm going back tomorrow to kick them round the yard !
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« Reply #483 on: April 30, 2007, 11:31:38 PM » |
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« Reply #484 on: May 01, 2007, 11:03:21 AM » |
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Fitting such a masterpiece back into the trike frame was a nightmare -I'm terrified to even breathe on it now. Managed to get away with one tiny pinch mark in the paint from the axle clamps. Looks great against the green tubing.
I'm off to the coaters in a minute to collect the yokes & bars, (both in green), so hopefully I can get the front end in & be able to roll it about on 3 wheels today -though Saddlebags is machining new stainless steering stops at the moment so I'll be paranoid about dropping the forks onto full lock & dinging the frame until they're fitted.
I've got to relocate my Pop to Lunatic's rural paintshop so the trike can go in my lock up next week -so I'll owe Loony even more favours. Wonder if he'll strengthen & 'flake the chassis for me if I leave it there long enough?!
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« Reply #485 on: May 01, 2007, 05:35:52 PM » |
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You done a great job on the axle lunatic  . Looks better in the flesh  |
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« Reply #486 on: May 01, 2007, 11:07:08 PM » |
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Another day lost, just running about, collecting parts, today.
Picked up the handlebars, yokes & pedals from the powder-coaters.
Got home to find an answerphone message from the other coaters to say my forkbrace is ready in gloss black, so I'll go back for that tomorrow.
Having managed to find a replacement fork seal for the one I buggered up the other day, I fitted it this afternoon. I've now got most of the parts to bolt the rolling chassis together but only two afternoons to do it in before the Shepton Mallet show.
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« Reply #488 on: May 02, 2007, 12:56:34 PM » |
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Doesn't matter how much you plan ahead, it's always a last minute panic!
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« Reply #489 on: May 02, 2007, 10:32:36 PM » |
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Just got home from the garage. Jeez, what a night. Flap & I have spent the entire evening just fitting the front end on my trike. Now it's all powder-coated, nothing fits! Gently tapping the fork tubes into the yokes soon became whacking 'em with all our might with a rubber mallet -sod the coating, they're gonna fit one way or another! Suprisingly, nothing actually got damaged. The headlight bracket fouls the steering stops, so will have to be re-made & when we unwrapped the handlebars we discovered there's a huge chunk out of the coating. It's right on the front edge of the speedo housing. We thought I must've done it bringing them home in the van, but looking at the last photo I posted, it's where they hung them up to coat them. Can't do much about it before the Shepton show but will have to take them back for re-coating next week. Bugger.
We bolted on the rear lights & saddle before calling it a night. I'll just keep adding more bits now until I run out of time. Piccies tomorrow.
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« Reply #490 on: May 03, 2007, 02:22:36 AM » |
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well looking at youre's i best call the scrap man to pick mine up where did i go wrong?  ?? |
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« Reply #491 on: May 03, 2007, 06:28:32 AM » |
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well looking at youre's i best call the scrap man to pick mine up where did i go wrong? ?? Just get on with it Mike, it's your first trike so we don't all expect you to produce a show winner right away. Get it done mate and get out and start enjoying yourself again. Mine is a bit poor in parts but some of the other bits on it make it look cool. It's a scream to ride too. Laters Gary |
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« Reply #492 on: May 03, 2007, 03:22:10 PM » |
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well looking at youre's i best call the scrap man to pick mine up where did i go wrong? ?? Just get on with it Mike, it's your first trike so we don't all expect you to produce a show winner right away. Get it done mate and get out and start enjoying yourself again. Mine is a bit poor in parts but some of the other bits on it make it look cool. It's a scream to ride too. Spoanners - I make novelty cakes. Now what the dickems has that to do with anyhting, I hear you say! Just this - when I'm still in the middle of doing it, I often think, this cakes turning out to be a disaster! But by the time I finish putting it all together, it looks great! And the same will be true of your trike, and what's more, you'll have done it yourself! |
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« Reply #493 on: May 03, 2007, 03:30:04 PM » |
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Lunatic excellent work on that axle mate,your gonna wish i didn't know where your workshop was ;Dand spanners i dosen't matter what your trike turns out like just wait til you ride it and any parts you dont like change on your next build,no one is completly happy with what they build first time,its what keeps us building more. |
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« Reply #494 on: May 03, 2007, 04:02:28 PM » |
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Well thank you for your compliments! Ill paint whatever you have saddlebags, but no more campers for a while!!  |
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