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« Reply #165 on: July 15, 2013, 06:47:19 AM » |
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Right its been twelve months now (this isn't a long time in the grand scheme of things Mrs. wayne has been waiting for a new back gate for 3 years now) the Guzzi trike is as finished as it's going to get until the winter,so its time to have a look at Wotsit again.
She is stripped (again) and her frame is away for blasting so that all the dodgy welding can be rectified
After my mighty cg 125 being nicked for the second time and Wotsit's yammy engine refusing to produce a spark I have decided to fit the honda engine with its direct lighting and not needing indicators I recon I'll get away with a small burglar alarm battery just to make sure the horn works properly
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« Reply #166 on: July 20, 2013, 06:13:31 PM » |
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so here's the frame back from shot blasting without and then with it's new heart
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« Reply #167 on: July 20, 2013, 06:19:47 PM » |
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here we have the chief mechanic showing us wannabe's how it's done
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« Reply #168 on: July 20, 2013, 06:22:35 PM » |
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and finally for today some engine mounting bracket thingamejigs
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« Reply #169 on: July 20, 2013, 08:45:30 PM » |
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Lookin' good. Those mini mechanics are great aren't they. They almost fit in the toolbox.  |
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« Reply #170 on: July 20, 2013, 09:12:08 PM » |
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Bless her.
She is genuinely really enthusiastic and does try hard,it took her 20 minutes to undo a single exhaust nut but she is only 5 and she managed to make her old dad really proud
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« Reply #171 on: July 20, 2013, 09:16:25 PM » |
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 Wish I'd learnt at that age. My Dad was a fantastic carpenter & general builder, but not interested in mechanical stuff at all. I've picked up what little I know from various mates & from making lots of mistakes! Catch 'em while they're young & still got their curiosity.
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« Reply #172 on: July 20, 2013, 09:38:27 PM » |
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I find it odd,we have given my boy(14) every opportunity ,dragged him to the lock up bought him tools tried to get him interested but to no avail.
Then my eldest girl(7) came along,not a prayer if its not pink or fluffy she doesn't want to know
The youngest(5) really tries,
I honestly think a lot is nature over nurture.
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« Reply #173 on: July 20, 2013, 09:50:43 PM » |
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Yeah, my big brother Steve, (Brock), is just as interested in things mechanical as me, (though, annoyingly, much better than me). His interest probably encouraged mine. I think it's a shared urge to be creative. We just happen to have chosen metal as our canvas.
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« Reply #174 on: July 21, 2013, 06:43:20 PM » |
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Being a frame of questionable ancestry I don't feel too guilty about this but I chopped the back end off
being mono shock the rear of the frame is only there so we have somewhere to put the seat
This will be replaced with a new piece set at a jaunty angle so that the arse end is up in the air a little
Ordering a cafe racer style seat next week so that the rear end can be started on
Pics to follow
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« Reply #175 on: July 22, 2013, 06:22:19 AM » |
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This is what she looked like before work was halted to concentrate on the trike
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« Reply #176 on: July 22, 2013, 06:15:31 PM » |
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piccies from yesterday
first one's another engine to frame holding fingy being made from two bits into one
then the torso before she was attacked and abused by an angle grinder
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« Reply #177 on: July 22, 2013, 06:19:54 PM » |
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10 minutes and five cutting discs later the poor old thing with her ass cut off
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« Reply #178 on: July 22, 2013, 06:24:02 PM » |
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and now with the tank on
the top rail line is to follow the line of the base of the petrol tank (not my idea)
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« Reply #179 on: July 22, 2013, 06:49:38 PM » |
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It's a dinky little thing in't it!
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