Ready for powder coating 250 D Restoration Project

[butchers]

Rd 250 D project
guys having looked thru the forum for a local powder coating place i've decided to go to C J Edwards in Burton tbh i normally use Potteries powder Coaters but there opening hrs are difficult for me to take and collect so having a bit of time atm i got nearly all the parts ready. Thanks sheeney,trubrit and Norbo for recommendations

i'll let ya know how i go one

[Norbo]

They are very good mate you will be happy with the job.

[marsbar350]

im sure they will do an excellent job paul
looking forward to this build

[Trubrit]

Top Blokes Tim & Chris Ward , You Wont Go Wrong ....

Dave

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Good to see your cracking on with it.

[Denzil]

Nice¥¥¥

[butchers]

Jul 31, 2013 14:12:56 GMT 1 Trubrit said:

Top Blokes Tim & Chris Ward , You Wont Go Wrong ....

Dave

mate i'm well happy they are very helpful guys tbh i've a problem with the frame as its already powder coated (Red) how ever they gave great advice as to what to do and who to do it so atm i've the back frame at home.

as i'm away this wk. i'll take the frame to a chemical company they recommended. Tbh they said they could probably do it but it would cause harm to the frame and tbh i respect there honesty. ;)so it looks like i'll take the frame for chemical strip on Monday 12th and collect the parts from C J wards they are working on at the same time. i'll collect the frame friday 16th Aug from the chemical strippers and drop it off at Cj Wards on the way back easy ain't it

can't wait guys

[Trubrit]

If You Want The Frame Picking Up From The Strippers & Taking Back To Wardys & Can sort That For You , We Are Always Round That Neck Of The Woods , Wouldnt Be A Problem At All ,

Dave.....

[butchers]

Aug 1, 2013 5:57:57 GMT 1 Trubrit said:

If You Want The Frame Picking Up From The Strippers & Taking Back To Wardys & Can sort That For You , We Are Always Round That Neck Of The Woods , Wouldnt Be A Problem At All ,

Dave.....

thats great Dave mate i might take ya up on that offer i'll be in ;)touch

[butchers]

just an update guys sorry its been slow but i've loads goin on atm with work,house sale etc So this is it apart from some small issues i'll solve by next w/end. hope you can see it another 2stroke on the road.


i'm planning to sort out the front wheel 2morrow so hopefully by next w/end it'll be rolling

[Roofmonster]

Starting to come together nicely!
Keep up the good work mate.

[steve h]

House sale? After building a new man cave

[butchers]

Nov 10, 2013 16:51:16 GMT 1 steve h said:

House sale? After building a new man cave

its a property i rent out mate i'm sick of it atm and today its Sold so happy days hopefully assuming it all goes thru


The man shed is all tax deductible

[butchers]

some progress made today guys i feel hope ya like it its not concours but it's moving forward. for the air cooled fanatics they are "D" wheels with the edges polished unlike the rough cast finish as per original. and the front fork cover came with the bike and i quiet like the touch
OH the bars are temporary

[marsbar350]

lookin good butch

[butchers]

look what was delivered yesterday



and a before pic

i've been saving £2 coins for the last 15 months and ended with a pot of gold this was to pay for the chrome work


I have to say guys Sean @ A G Briggs was really helpful in giving advise on prepwork and what have ya. I sent them last Saturday thinking 6-8 wks and he turned them around in 6 days

How ever i ain't ready for them yet i'm still buggering around the rear light but its all sorted now and it does look a lot better me thinks

this was what it was like before when i had the bike

and the rear mudguard

[Denzil]

Superb work as always Butchers.

[butchers]

some more progress peeps All Thanks to Wards Burton Powder coaters


then with some help by myself etc Don't tell Sue she was out at the time

and after doing the business in the garage i've finished with this

[Roofmonster]

Vapour blasted cases always look really good! - makes them look new.
Good work butchers - It's coming together nicely.

[marsbar350]

real nice finish butch
will pop round for me xmas wine

[butchers]

Dec 22, 2013 20:07:13 GMT 1 marsbar350 said:

real nice finish butch
will pop round for me xmas wine

bring ya empties and i'll sort a out with a red and white

[marsbar350]

painting those fins must have been a pain
if i had done them guaranteed somewhere would have been paint free

[butchers]

Dec 22, 2013 21:06:24 GMT 1 marsbar350 said:

painting those fins must have been a pain
if i had done them guaranteed somewhere would have been paint free

they were a pain mate

[marsbar350]

must have been a rubik cube checking everywhere

[spaceman1972]

Looking forward to seeing the finished bike

[butchers]

Dec 22, 2013 21:52:01 GMT 1 spaceman1972 said:

Looking forward to seeing the finished bike

Me too

[1966baz]

Tats going to be absolutely mint. Keep up the good work mate.

[butchers]

been busy doing other bits guys but while i've been waiting for a few engine bits etc i did some work on the brake calipers this is where i am today hope my tip will helps some one.
Removing the piston from the brake caliper,
Guys i've recently started to work on my front/rear Caliper for my 250 D project. i know folk may have there own ideas but i hope you can find something useful with my recent experience.
i bought the Calipers from Andy Rdbreaker last yr and while they were stored i placed them in a bag and let them soak in oil/diesel and occasionally turned them around so it could get into the nooks and crannies etc and so i finished up with a clean pair of calipers.
the first thing i did was to first crack off the two allen bolts and fixing bolts on the caliper


i also thought it made some difference in removing the fixing bolts etc.
Using and old banjo bolt i welded an small tube so i could fit a grease nipple at the end of it


Ok after fitting the banjo adaptor in the caliper banjo hole i could now using a grease gun to apply pressure to the inner side of the piston forcing it outwards. you have to do this carefully as in my case 1 piston moved and the other didn't.
to overcome this problem i inserted a 10mm allen key in the caliper opening and continued to apply pressure using the grease gun

this allowed the calipers to move forward and have a clamping effect on the key, at this stage the two pistons are now clamping the key with quite considerable force so the remove the key you need to remove the pressure the only way i could do this was to remove the grease nipple but be careful thou don't be surprised if you have a squirt of grease down the front of your shirt
Having done that you will be able to remove the key, refit the grease nipple and reapply the pressure.
now by using control you will be able to hold either one of the pistons using a clamp or large screw driver until the two pistons are out in equal portions from there housings

When you get to this tage you can now part the caliper into two halves this then allows you to clamp the piston in the vice note protecting it from damage and by rocking left to right with an upward motion will result in the caliper body being removed from the piston.
so if all goes well you will have removed the piston without damage
This next pics show the caliper stripped and 1 of the pistons polished showing no damage to the seal area.
Good luck i hope its been of use to some one.

[gringo]

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Looking good mate,keep the pics and info coming

[spaceman1972]

Coming along lovely