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« Reply #2025 on: July 19, 2017, 04:35:33 PM »

Does this make any sense Andy?
Yes, I know it's completely out of scale! Smiley
Yep. Makes sense. I will see if I have that or near dimension stainless in stock and get back to you.
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« Reply #2026 on: July 19, 2017, 04:54:20 PM »

Much appreciated Smiley
Old seat mounts tidied up & blown over in grey primer. A few scrapes in the powder coat to fill, then some black &, hopefully, it'll look like it was always meant to be this way.
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« Reply #2027 on: July 21, 2017, 09:18:48 PM »

Took the tank over to my mate Bernie the fabricator today. He's going to drill out the old fuel tap mounts & TIG weld in the threaded inserts for the new taps, (the old ones didn't have a very high flow rate & didn't shut off properly, resulting in the carbs flooding when the bike's parked up).
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« Reply #2028 on: July 23, 2017, 06:48:59 PM »

Has a hunt for the stainless. Got much bigger and a tad smaller so have ordered some.
If it arrives in a timely manner I'll get them turned in a couple of days.
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« Reply #2029 on: July 23, 2017, 07:35:48 PM »

O.K Andy, thanks.
I don't do anything else in a timely manner so don't let my stuff stop you doing your stuff, but I'll come over & collect them when you're ready Smiley
I swear my projects go backwards -they seem to come apart more often than they go together. Yes, that's the seats for my truck.
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« Reply #2030 on: July 23, 2017, 09:20:53 PM »

My personal projects always seem to go wrong too ?
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« Reply #2031 on: July 23, 2017, 11:04:17 PM »

Mine too mate  Wink
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« Reply #2032 on: July 24, 2017, 12:55:09 PM »

I've finally got a mobile auto electrician to come out Wednesday morning to look at the trikes wiring Cheesy
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« Reply #2033 on: July 24, 2017, 02:00:13 PM »

Let me know if he's any good please mate.
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« Reply #2034 on: July 24, 2017, 04:23:38 PM »

O.K Andy, thanks.
I don't do anything else in a timely manner so don't let my stuff stop you doing your stuff, but I'll come over & collect them when you're ready Smiley
I swear my projects go backwards -they seem to come apart more often than they go together. Yes, that's the seats for my truck.
Thought for a moment those seats were destined for the Yam. His n hers for n aft Wink
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« Reply #2035 on: July 24, 2017, 06:08:14 PM »

Let me know if he's any good please mate.
he did a load of work for Martin on his trikes,but said he wouldn't come out as far as Christchurch ? ( he lives in Blandford ?) 25 miles?
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« Reply #2036 on: July 24, 2017, 07:30:41 PM »

Unlikely to travel to Basingstoke then!
Maybe I could turn the seats into rocking chairs & just sit in the garage looking at the bike.
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« Reply #2037 on: July 27, 2017, 07:26:53 PM »

A smear of filler over the lumpy seat mount welds & a coat of black. Needs flatting back & another couple of coats, but not too bad for an aerosol job -I'm the aerosol doing the job Smiley
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« Reply #2038 on: July 27, 2017, 08:04:31 PM »

he did a load of work for Martin on his trikes,but said he wouldn't come out as far as Christchurch ? ( he lives in Blandford ?) 25 miles?

That'll be Martin from Humpsohn Electrics - he's so much in demand he can pick and choose - and he doesn't like to go far cos people don't want to pay his mileage.  But he REALLY knows his stuff, bikes as well as cars.
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« Reply #2039 on: July 27, 2017, 10:05:20 PM »

Strange day yesterday ( yes your correct BG ) my buddy Martin originally told me the sparky ( Martin) wouldn't come to me a few years ago ? And he didn't do bikes ? So I've never used him..in desperation I rang and spoke to his wife.."no problem" she said..he turned up later than she said ,but it was pouring down..traffic..
"So what engine you using in your trike ?"   "Reliant "  I said..I opened the shed doors.."WOW!,that's nice "
I think he thought it was going to be a typical chequer plate,angle iron job ?
Turns out he does do bikes/chops/hotrods/cars..but only the ones he wants ? So after some fault finding and a MASSIVE shock from my alternator. ( price went up then  Shocked) he left me with some homework to do and to call him back once it's ready ? Grin..and Andy,he's worked on your same engine in the past ?
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