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Mot fail time, took the little zontes for its mot test, failed for no front sidelight, loose chain and cush drive, quick flurry of spanner twirling saw the sprocket tightened and the chain adjusted, just waiting for eBay to deliver a correct headlight Still need to finish scrubbing the household gloss off the tank. Ttfn Glenn
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Pulled out the rear shock today, started stripping it, this was the condition of the oil in it Turns out to be fubar, with seized adjusters and a crusty damper rod Now waiting for the bay to supply a replacement. So carried on and stripped out the swinging arm, will be giving that a few gallons of looking at Ttfn Glenn
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Did some cad today. Transferred to aluminium Plasma cutter struggled with the alloy, so went old school with an angle grinder Just need to finish clearancing, bolt up and repeat for the other side Ttfn Glenn
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Bit more shed time today, got on with removing the steelworks that had been bolted to the alloy frame Dissimilar metal corrosion anyone? Quick attack of the hacksaw led to the removal of the remains of the subframe Just for giggles balanced some bits on it Ttfn Glenn
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Last Edit: Apr 4, 2021 17:10:23 GMT by 93fxdl
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The corrosion had wrecked the fuse box, circuits getting no power or reduced voltage, so the bay of e provided a replacement, plugged in, cleaned the fuse contacts and all the electrics sprang into life, well the few bits that were left. Checked for sparks, all good, connected up some fuel and tried starting. FAIL. Gave squirt of carb cleaner, success it roared into life, then promptly stopped, carbs needed to be stripped and fired through the ultrasound bath. Today screwed the carbs back on, fueled it up, and success, it fired and ran, will need to sort out some downpipes, then it should run better. The little 125 Cheap zontes needed checking over for mot, While testing the back brake, noticed the swingarm was flapping about!! Probably like this from new, bit of tightening of the spindle cured that, just the wiring problems to sort, Open the headlight to find a collection of twist and tape, repairs? A few disconnected wires and general bodgyness. Sorted the faults so now have electrics that work. Just a number plate and rear reflector to fit Thee wires, three joins each 12 inches long??? Ttfn Glenn
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Mar 28, 2021 21:34:58 GMT
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Some pictures showing the level of corrosion in the electrics Ttfn Glenn
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Mar 28, 2021 21:30:16 GMT
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What the disaster looks like in one lump Son giving his cafe racer build some grinder love Ttfn Glenn
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Mar 27, 2021 20:47:49 GMT
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Ajs is now running and pretty much together, just waiting for some parts, so I can finish the electrics, once the v5 arrives can get a number plate made and get it through an mot. The zontes is still waiting for me to chase down a problem with the ignition switch, and also waiting for v5, number plate and mot test. Having zero self restraint, and a marketplace spot led to yet another toy joining the collection, A Kawasaki zx9r, suffered from some dodgy street fighter modifications, corroded wiring and excess satin black Butchered frame Tractor style exhaust A bit grubby? Hose pipe used for a carburetor breather Son sanding the tank back from black Future plans include this nose fairing Ttfn Glenn
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This is what drained from the ajs carburetor, And things took a step back with sons Kawasaki Must have pinhole corrosion in bottom of tank, both sides will need to be stripped back, repaired and repainted Ttfn Glenn
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Mar 21, 2021 16:39:19 GMT
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Things have been progressing with the two 125s, pulled the top off of the zontes to find I had trapped a piece of rubber between the barrel and crankcase, put back together and runs beautifully, still have the minor wiring hiccup to sort, then it's off to mot. The ajs has been getting most of the attention Needed to make a new gasket for the stator cover to keep the oil in, then changed the filter and filled it with fresh oil. Would have strapped the tank on and had a spin, but during it's time in the wild, the bottom of the fuel tap had been mangled. So play stops until more parts arrive, well not completely stop as will be helping son with his bike projects This Is his cbr1000 cafe project Ttfn Glenn
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Mar 21, 2021 16:15:24 GMT
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A friend is also into riveting land rovers back together, and is also a convert to a pneumatic rivet puller, slight difference with rivet choice though, countersunk cherry rivets, yes every single rivet in this tub is countersunk. Advantage of working in aviation is access to precision countersink cutters and other things for assembling aluminium structures Ttfn Glenn
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Mar 14, 2021 21:39:30 GMT
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Got some shed time in and progressed with the motorbikes, first was the ajs, with the dodgy wiring getting a good dose of looking at, now have all the lights working, just waiting for some more bits to arrive so I can hopefully get the ignition working. The zontes parts had arrived, so started bolting the engine back together, much twirling of spinners and the moment of truth arrived, connect up the battery some fuel down its throat and it burped into life, ran fine then the problems started, it wouldn't switch off, so this one has some electrical gremlins also, next I looked at the other side and found oil running out, so will need to open it up again Ttfn Glenn
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Mar 10, 2021 15:38:21 GMT
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A caravan body? ?? Ttfn Glenn
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Yet again getting distracted by motorcycles. First was a zontes tiger 125, bought as a non runner, a session of fault finding showed it was down on compression, pulled the head and barrel to find rings stuck in the piston, a few spins around the ultrasonic cleaner and careful prying freed the rings, just waiting for some gaskets to arrive and it can be reassembled and hopefully fired up Another moment of weakness saw myself and son dragging home another motorbike, not Chinese this time, Korean no less, this one was a hyosung rx125, but imported and badged as an AJS. Also a non runner, lots of electrical problems this time, wires cut, budged and disconnected. Will need to get a new cdi and a starter relay, also a selection of 5mm bolts to reattach various parts, Turns out it's a bit of a rarity, only about 80 ever registered and less than 200 of the hyosung variant, trouble is rare doesn't mean valuable, just a pain to find parts for Ttfn Glenn
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Fit grease nipple and keep the void filled with grease, if you wish to reduce the amount of play further, give the steel tube some love from a hammer to give it a triangular cross section Ttfn Glenn
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Feb 28, 2021 22:10:54 GMT
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Not really an update as such, still not heard back from dvla, so have e-mailed them again requesting an update on my application for a v5. Ttfn Glenn doubt you will hear back any time soon ! They are advising g it’s taking around ten months to process driving license renewels Ten months!!!! Ffs peoples licences will expire before they are able to renew them, mind you my son's motorcycle cbt will expire next month and it's looking like end of the year before he can renew his licence Ttfn Glenn
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Feb 28, 2021 20:11:58 GMT
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Not really an update as such, still not heard back from dvla, so have e-mailed them again requesting an update on my application for a v5. Ttfn Glenn
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Feb 17, 2021 19:42:37 GMT
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Another option could be a Kia sedona, copy of the Ford winstar so large enough, can be brutal for car tax and autos can be really thirsty Ttfn Glenn
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Feb 13, 2021 22:22:12 GMT
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x 1 for starchem, like nitromors used to be Ttfn Glenn
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Feb 11, 2021 19:23:52 GMT
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i bought a cheapy ebay chinese one, i use it a fair bit its pretty handy, don't think id buy an expensive one though. now have two cheapies, lost one, bought replacement, found first one. Never thought would use it enough to justify the cost of even a cheapy Total convert now, Ttfn Glenn
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