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12th November 2016, 09:07 AM #631GOLD MEMBER
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Top notch Trev.
Your welding looks SUPERB. Wouldn't know it's welded. ACE work
Charlie
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13th November 2016, 02:28 PM #632
The only reason the welding looks good is because you can't see it.
All of my rubbish welds are cover with PVC and Bodyfiller.
This is the horror that lies beneath.
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All the black marks are from heating the PVC over a candle flame.
Thank goodness for bodyfiller and sandpaper!.
I've got the frame pretty much done and put a coat of primer on it.
Although it needs a lot more sanding and finishing it's looking the part.
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The motor fits very well, but there's not a lot of wiggle room left.
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After the trip to Symmons Plains next weekend I think I'll have a go a making the oil tank and then maybe the petrol tank.
Cheers
Trev.
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15th November 2016, 09:31 AM #633
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16th November 2016, 03:24 PM #634
Well have gotten as much done on the Brough as I can before the trip to Symmons Plains on the weekend.
The last thing I did was to re-join the primary drive chain cover after having found it to be a bit to short originally.
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The reason for the "OOPS" happening in the first place was that I'm making use of things I find.
In this case the two sprockets I used on the clutch assembly are from a 12 speed bike.
The diameter of the larger sprocket that connects from the clutch back to the crankcase is a little less that 2/3 scale of the real deal.
Still with a little bit of Duck Fudging I think I've worked around the problem pretty well.
Now all I need to do to get ready for the weekend is to give the Indian a good clean and we should be right to go!.
Cheers
Trev.
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16th November 2016, 03:47 PM #635
I'm sure someone will ask you Trevor;
"DOES IT OR WILL IT RUN, WHEN COMPLETED"?????
Have a top time on the weekend, sir...Cheers, Peter
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16th November 2016, 04:42 PM #636GOLD MEMBER
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Great stuff,
All the best at the weekend - you will blow them away with your work
Hope you have good weather
Charlie
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17th November 2016, 06:30 PM #637
Don't forget the camera on the weekend...
We expect heaps of exciting photos of the event and your winnings!!!!
THANK YOU TREVOR!!!
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20th November 2016, 06:08 AM #638
Symmons Plains Day One
I had great fun at the first day of the vintage motorcycle meeting at Symmons Plains yesterday.
The first thing was to setup the Indian and the Brough display.
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A lot of the day was taken up with talking to people about my work.
But I found sometime to have a look at the racing action and the bikes on display around the paddock.
Here's a few of the photos.
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You can see these boys aren't joking about racing and they race hard!.
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Running repairs during the day.
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I hadn't seen sidecars racing before "WOW".
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"CLASSIC".
Time to get myself sorted and back to the track.
With having the display setup and all I'd like to say I'm working.
But who am I kidding really?.
Cheers
Trev.
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20th November 2016, 08:14 AM #639GOLD MEMBER
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Top photos - enjoy and keep "working" hard
Charlie
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21st November 2016, 05:53 AM #640
Symmons Plains Day Two
Another great day at the vintage bike races.
Although I'm going to have my normal gripe and say when you rope something off why the heck do people think they can just step over them.
Still no damage was done!.
The vast majority of people over the two days where great, and seemed to enjoy seeing my work.
As specially when they realised what it was made of.
There was more great racing although I didn't get to see quite as much as the day before.
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I know one forum member will be pleased to see a Morgan was there.
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Brilliant little thing and goes like the powers of (feel free to add your own colourful word there).
I'm not to sure how fast he was going down the back, but we all hear it hit the rev limiter.
All up a great couple of days and I really enjoyed it.
But truth be known I'm quite happy to get back to working on the Brough.
Cheers
Trev.
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21st November 2016, 06:54 AM #641
Thank you Trevor for all the beaut photos...looks a great weekend..
BUT did the Indian bring home another prize??
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21st November 2016, 09:03 AM #642GOLD MEMBER
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Well Done
Great Photos
Charlie
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23rd November 2016, 04:50 PM #643
There wasn't prizes for those of us just displaying.
It was all about the racing!.
So no prizes but a good weekend.
My plan of spending the day with the camera came to diddly squat.
It hasn't stopped raining all day.
So I found myself back in the shed working on the Brough (not such a bad thing).
I started making the oil tank.
It's a tricky little thing with lots of angles and a couple of recess, a large one on the right to work around the exhaust and a smaller one on the left.
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It looks like it will do the job with some shaping, and there's a few bits and pieces to be added to it.
The good thing is it's the right fit.
With a wheel in place I've got the clearance I need for the mudguard.
Cheers
Trev.
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24th November 2016, 09:07 AM #644GOLD MEMBER
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WOW mate WOW
GREAT
Charlie
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25th November 2016, 03:32 PM #645
More work done on the oil tank.
I thought the tank looked a little wide to scale so I've cut about a quarter inch out of it.
I'm much happier with the way it sites under the tubes now.
It also gave me a little more clearance around the exhaust.
You can see that I needed to cut some of the bottom the gusset away to get the right fit.
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I've made the oil tank primer and put a boss in place at the bottom for the tank tap.
The primers made from a couple of washers, wooden curtain rod, MDF, a texta and bodyfiller.
The clamp is PVC that I bent into shape over a candle flame.
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The two photos above show how I made the terminal using two washers a texta and some filler.
I'll get on with making the cap and the tap for the tank before cleaning things up and giving it all a coat of primer.
Then it's on to the petrol tank.
Cheers
Trev.
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