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Post by donkeychomp on Dec 11, 2023 22:16:41 GMT 1
Okey dokey. It goes in the WTF pile of bike parts then! Keep on finding them...
Alex
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Post by donkeychomp on Dec 15, 2023 21:49:27 GMT 1
Dusty popped over the other day as he suggested I really needed a sturdy work bench in the garage. He did some measuring and this morning on his way here he stopped off to pick up some rather long bits of Pine. And then we set to it. I say 'we', it was pretty much Dusty doing everything whilst I occasionally held something! I did put it a few screws so I sorta helped build it... It's as solid as a rock, he was even doing push ups on it. I've been told what to get for a worktop and I will go and get that next week, and cut to the correct size. I can fit loads under that and fingers crossed Lora will come out of the rain. Finally! I can't thank Dusty enough for this. Cheers mate, wish I could return the favour somehow. What took him about 3 hours would have taken me 2 days... Alex
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Post by dusty350 on Dec 15, 2023 22:29:16 GMT 1
My pleasure mate, happy to help If it can take my weight, it should last forever !!
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Post by bezzer on Dec 15, 2023 22:51:36 GMT 1
Congratulations Alex, A good sturdy bench is the cornerstone of every good workshop!, wish I had mates like Dusty!! 😊
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Post by JonW on Dec 15, 2023 23:16:03 GMT 1
Great work Dusty!
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Dec 15, 2023 23:16:46 GMT 1
Good lad 👍
Steve
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Post by donkeychomp on Dec 19, 2023 22:15:13 GMT 1
Workbench part 2. Off I went to the builders merchants to get the work top and get them to cut it. I assured Dusty they'd fit in my Yaris no problems. Famous last words. It was cold, raining, and I thought I might have to leave the wood there and pick it up at a later date with something more van-like. But I gave Dusty a bell just in case he was in (he lives about 2 minutes drive away) and he was...and he drove over, carted the lot back to my place...and this is the best moment...he had even bought his drill etc along to fit the worktop down. Mate, that went above and beyond the call of duty. I can't thankyou enough! So it's all done, really really strong and I'm a very happy bunny! Alex
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Post by JonW on Dec 19, 2023 23:58:16 GMT 1
Nice! In the summer you need to paint that floor... and giving it a sweep up now will make it feel like a new space for a bit.
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Post by donkeychomp on Dec 20, 2023 0:39:06 GMT 1
True Jon. It needs a lick of paint. But later on this week Lora gets to hibernate for a while in a nice dry space. Of course as soon as it stops raining she'll come out to play.
Alex
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Post by JonW on Dec 21, 2023 0:36:47 GMT 1
Superb Alex, She'll thank you for that... probably by dripping some oil on the floor... lol
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Post by donkeychomp on Dec 21, 2023 22:14:36 GMT 1
On top of that. She's leaking from the rocker box...so perfectly normal for a Spit. Cork gaskets are £2 but seeing my cover is the fancy alloy one the gasket was £36. And then a fiver for the correct sealant. Marvellous.
Alex
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Post by JonW on Dec 21, 2023 23:17:43 GMT 1
haha, #OldCarLife! I had the same cover on my one. Didnt leak luckily, but would have eventually
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Post by donkeychomp on Dec 30, 2023 22:21:01 GMT 1
Dah dah! Finally. Room for a Lora. Note front carpets hanging on the wall 'drip drying'. Alex
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Post by dusty350 on Dec 30, 2023 22:29:57 GMT 1
Awesome mate That's a garage to be proud of
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Post by donkeychomp on Dec 30, 2023 23:07:09 GMT 1
You helped! Not only with some man power but also your contacts. Without you it's still be a sodding antique shop!
Tomorrow Lora is going for a drive, and I better pump up her tyres too. I'll bail out the water in the footwells and she's going into her new home.
Alex
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Post by JonW on Dec 30, 2023 23:28:39 GMT 1
Wahoo! Looks great.
Lora's lair!
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Post by tout on Dec 31, 2023 1:38:37 GMT 1
looks well organised, hours of fun to be had tinkering on that new bench.
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Post by Tobyjugs on Dec 31, 2023 6:10:09 GMT 1
The Purple Popsicle, another favourite build.
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Post by donkeychomp on Jan 1, 2024 0:00:44 GMT 1
I know you like her! And she's not forgotten. Come spring the bike will be stripped, various parts of the frame ground off and some bits welded on...like a side stand mount and footrest hangers to fit LC ones. Then a powder coat and build her up again. Still looking for a 'plug and play' engine. YB100 would be ideal.
Alex
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Post by JonW on Jan 1, 2024 1:00:31 GMT 1
I was looking thru the pics above... Noticed you have one of those 'grab sets' of cheap ratchet spanners... I have 2 sets of those. Both live in vehicles as 'get you out of trouble' tools. Not good enough quality for actual spannering lol Why wait until spring for the strip n frame work? Get in the garage and get working to warm you up... better n sticking the heating on... plus you'll be busy come spring and youve time now... I say this as I always loved working on stuff in the winter in the uk. Did car engine builds and swaps and other big work in the garage and then outside on the frost lol. I always found it was the getting up and going out and doing it that was hard, motivation etc... the actual work was fun... and youve got the lovely new garage... Before Lora takes up residence, make use of her space Ive a few pics somewhere of fitting Spit and VW Golf engines (at different times lol) with snow falling on me lol. Just my 2c of course... Its always easy to say this stuff when its not you doing it lol
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Post by donkeychomp on Jan 1, 2024 22:15:11 GMT 1
Not doing the Popsicle right now as I have a load of other things to do first. Garage...paint. Make up new tool racks etc. Lora...lots to do there and of course the LC. Plus work in the home. I do have a cunning plan for getting the bike downstairs though. First, fit the engine (bear with me on this), then remove front and rear ends...and then with an extra set of hands the frame and engine can be easily carried. Trying to heft the engine up the stairs almost killed me, taking it down certainly will lol. And my ratchet spanners work really well, and get used quite a bit. Yes they are cheap!
Alex
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Post by bezzer on Jan 6, 2024 11:48:07 GMT 1
That’s the dream for me Alex, I lost my storage some time ago (I rented a small unit at a local farm, that the owner then converted to housing), and wasn’t given much notice, so everything literally got piled up in my garage at home!. I’m planning a ruthless sort out in the spring, so that I can resume working on my projects. Frustratingly I have duplicated buying items - tools etc, that I know I have in the garage somewhere, but need to use sooner than I can find them in there!. Anyway well done to both you and Dusty mate, it looks a nice, organised, useful workspace now. Enjoy 😊
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Post by donkeychomp on Jan 6, 2024 22:15:24 GMT 1
Cheers mate!
Yep, I have duplicate tools and parts!
Alex
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Post by donkeychomp on Jan 23, 2024 22:31:12 GMT 1
Mouse popped over today (great to see you mate) and amongst other things we discussed LC paintwork. Mark Cordwell is the obvious choice but £1400 for a bit of paint is insane...until he pointed out that includes all new bodywork, decals put on by Image Works and lacquer. Bit of a no brainer really, especially when I can sell my parts too offset the cost.
Alex
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Jan 24, 2024 16:28:10 GMT 1
Remember the cost of new panels is high
Just sent him a used LC tank (dearer to paint as needs stripped and a dent sorted) to get done in Mars Bar paint and it's £350
Full kit is £800ish so you are paying £600 for the panels
Not a bad price if your original tank is good and solid I'd rather use that
Steve
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Post by donkeychomp on Jan 24, 2024 17:59:17 GMT 1
Thanks Steve. You've just saved me a packet!
Alex
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Jan 24, 2024 18:26:40 GMT 1
No worries mate
I've also had one of the repro tanks with a suspected porous weld which caused a small paint blister 😭
Steve
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Post by donkeychomp on Feb 3, 2024 22:12:19 GMT 1
Mouse was round last week and he noticed I had the wrong banjo bolts in the calipers. So I got some new ones from him (cheers matey!) and they wouldn't fit. Odd. So I took the caliper off and compared it to another one I have. On closer examination the thread on my nicely restored caliper is mullered. Happily the other caliper is just dandy. So I stripped the knackered one down... And tried to Noah Veil to split the other one. Going to let it soak overnight in WD and if that don't work I'll get some heat on the bolts. Alex
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Post by donkeychomp on Feb 8, 2024 0:21:10 GMT 1
I got some butane for my flame thrower but realised I'd binned my kanackered grease gun a while ago. Need that to push the ancient pistons out of the caliper. Ordered a new one and as soon as that arrives I'll get on with it. Just wish it wasn't so bloody cold in the garage.
Alex
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Post by JonW on Feb 8, 2024 0:38:09 GMT 1
Alex, why not just connect the caliper to a master and use brake fluid to pump it out? its what i do.
I actually have an generic 90s front master clamped on short piece of a broken handlebar which is use for this, firmly held in a vice.
heat also helps a lot when doing that as the seals get softer with heat and grip the piston less.
Ive also more recently tried pliers (useless) and pistons remover tool set (excellent). but heat always helps.
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