Well ,after another ten hours of machining,the splines in the inputshaft have been extended
Thatโs back to the customer. Off to Grumpy towers to deliver the trackrods today. After the couple of weeks we both have had,I think a bottle of gin and two pieces of 1/2โ hosepipe as straws might be a good idea ๐๐
And now, shock horror, a wee update on the Ape. No, I am not taking the pi$$ ๐๐
Have had a bit of a tidy up in the garage and moved some stuff on. The heat treatment kiln has gone to a good home. I have had the broaches for the splines hardened in a batch of other parts I needed hardening so I can cut those splines. The bandsaw refurb has kinda stalled as itโs filthy . Truck wash does work but it needs all the crud blasting off. So the pressure washer is now the hot potato. Getting there slowly, just the usual story of mixing and matching hydraulic fitting,but I think everything I need has now been ordered.
In the meantime ,I had a bit of an epifanny, ipifinny. Sod it. Good idea. Brainwave. Stroke of genius, regarding the driver not actually fitting in the cab. More on that later,but what was needed was a starting point. A seat. So, a seat was duly ordered and paid for on the internet. Not mentioning any names,but the shrewd will be able to figure out the company in question. Uk based company,not in Outer Mongolia...
Ordered on Saturday or Sunday,I cannot remember and paid for. Confirmation email received. As of Tuesday no word. Pinged over an email stating an update on this order wouldnโt be amiss... Snotty email received,stating itโs only been two days,no update required ๐ณ๐ณ. Good customer service that,made my pi$$ boil in that it was sent from a non reply type email address....๐ก๐ก
Later that day I get an update. Yay. Update whoop whoop... Your seat will be delivered in approximately SEVEN WEEKS time. Err no. I donโt think so bud. ๐คจDo you know what the distance selling regulations are? As far as I am aware,you cannot take full payment for articles you donโt have in stock...Horse exhaust excuse about it being a new website. Yarra yarra yarra. Sixpence......Full refund eventually given. So that was a waste of five days then,wasnโt it?
So,onto Facebook Marketplace. Found a brand new seat in Ipswich. About 9pm Tuesday night. I am down in East Sussex. Cunning plan sorted. Collected by a good customer and friend on my behalf pre 7am Wednesday and in my possession by 10am ๐๐๐
New,but box has been opened. No complaints there. Took this as a sign. Karma? Coincidence? Who knows. Just bizarre as this was written on the box before I got it. 50 Cam.
50. Piaggio Ape 50.
And Cam..... What I call my son Cameron....๐ณ
Next up. How to fit a seat thatโs bigger than the cab ๐๐๐
Thatโs back to the customer. Off to Grumpy towers to deliver the trackrods today. After the couple of weeks we both have had,I think a bottle of gin and two pieces of 1/2โ hosepipe as straws might be a good idea ๐๐
And now, shock horror, a wee update on the Ape. No, I am not taking the pi$$ ๐๐
Have had a bit of a tidy up in the garage and moved some stuff on. The heat treatment kiln has gone to a good home. I have had the broaches for the splines hardened in a batch of other parts I needed hardening so I can cut those splines. The bandsaw refurb has kinda stalled as itโs filthy . Truck wash does work but it needs all the crud blasting off. So the pressure washer is now the hot potato. Getting there slowly, just the usual story of mixing and matching hydraulic fitting,but I think everything I need has now been ordered.
In the meantime ,I had a bit of an epifanny, ipifinny. Sod it. Good idea. Brainwave. Stroke of genius, regarding the driver not actually fitting in the cab. More on that later,but what was needed was a starting point. A seat. So, a seat was duly ordered and paid for on the internet. Not mentioning any names,but the shrewd will be able to figure out the company in question. Uk based company,not in Outer Mongolia...
Ordered on Saturday or Sunday,I cannot remember and paid for. Confirmation email received. As of Tuesday no word. Pinged over an email stating an update on this order wouldnโt be amiss... Snotty email received,stating itโs only been two days,no update required ๐ณ๐ณ. Good customer service that,made my pi$$ boil in that it was sent from a non reply type email address....๐ก๐ก
Later that day I get an update. Yay. Update whoop whoop... Your seat will be delivered in approximately SEVEN WEEKS time. Err no. I donโt think so bud. ๐คจDo you know what the distance selling regulations are? As far as I am aware,you cannot take full payment for articles you donโt have in stock...Horse exhaust excuse about it being a new website. Yarra yarra yarra. Sixpence......Full refund eventually given. So that was a waste of five days then,wasnโt it?
So,onto Facebook Marketplace. Found a brand new seat in Ipswich. About 9pm Tuesday night. I am down in East Sussex. Cunning plan sorted. Collected by a good customer and friend on my behalf pre 7am Wednesday and in my possession by 10am ๐๐๐
New,but box has been opened. No complaints there. Took this as a sign. Karma? Coincidence? Who knows. Just bizarre as this was written on the box before I got it. 50 Cam.
50. Piaggio Ape 50.
And Cam..... What I call my son Cameron....๐ณ
Next up. How to fit a seat thatโs bigger than the cab ๐๐๐