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This is such a good buildI really want to make one lol.
cheers...................what you waiting for !!!!
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I've just started watching my cafe racer series DVDs.Most of the bikes seem to be built by blokes with super workshops and no budget, very backyard built(but I keep falling asleep so might have missed some
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Anyway, from wot I see on there, and my own efforts building bike, you are going great guns and the end result should be a belter.
).Anyway, from wot I see on there, and my own efforts building bike, you are going great guns and the end result should be a belter.
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Finances lol
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Never any trouble with my three, but could have been an ETZ, new fangled things.
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Just the one Mrs Wembley
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managed to get a few hours on the bike over the Xmas break, not enough though !!!
De-tabbed the main frame, and cut off some of the bits I didn't need. Blanked off the air intakes into the frame and used the space to mount the coils which normally sit out front above the cylinder head.
Made a little platform to locate the new spark generator box of tricks, plus mounted the new rectifier. Positioned it so it should get plenty of airflow through the forks just under the front of the tank.
Knocked up a couple of lock-stops and tacked them in place to line up with the GSXR fork clamp.
De-tabbed the main frame, and cut off some of the bits I didn't need. Blanked off the air intakes into the frame and used the space to mount the coils which normally sit out front above the cylinder head.
Made a little platform to locate the new spark generator box of tricks, plus mounted the new rectifier. Positioned it so it should get plenty of airflow through the forks just under the front of the tank.
Knocked up a couple of lock-stops and tacked them in place to line up with the GSXR fork clamp.
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turned my attention to the tank..........
I knew before I bought it that they could be a bit rough !!! This one didn't let me down.................
Much as i admire the skills of the Indians to put one together............better than I could achieve anyhow, it still needs a fair bit of work. Perhaps I can get MAC53 to build me one as he's doing a cracking job on the BSA tank in another thread on the forum.....
First job was to get some brackets on it to secure it to the front of the frame. Its sitting on the original rubber mounts but i wanted a bit of extra security to stop it coming loose??
Then onto the "missing" bits............its not very symetrical when you look at it from certain angles, so i set about filling in some of the errors with the mig. Bit more work required with grinding back but should come out ok?
The tanks have a reputation for leaking, and I can already see some pinholes in this................ before I get near any fuel I'll be pressure testing and repairing as needed.
The filler I was never happy with as it looks like its been made from an old exhaust pipe, with some weird pitch thread and it was brazed in, off center???? so that came off ready for my 1/4 turn neck to go in.
Still lots to do on it.....
I knew before I bought it that they could be a bit rough !!! This one didn't let me down.................
Much as i admire the skills of the Indians to put one together............better than I could achieve anyhow, it still needs a fair bit of work. Perhaps I can get MAC53 to build me one as he's doing a cracking job on the BSA tank in another thread on the forum.....
First job was to get some brackets on it to secure it to the front of the frame. Its sitting on the original rubber mounts but i wanted a bit of extra security to stop it coming loose??
Then onto the "missing" bits
............its not very symetrical when you look at it from certain angles, so i set about filling in some of the errors with the mig. Bit more work required with grinding back but should come out ok?The tanks have a reputation for leaking, and I can already see some pinholes in this................ before I get near any fuel I'll be pressure testing and repairing as needed.
The filler I was never happy with as it looks like its been made from an old exhaust pipe, with some weird pitch thread and it was brazed in, off center???? so that came off ready for my 1/4 turn neck to go in.
Still lots to do on it.....
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Placing the tags underneath would give you a cleaner look to the front of the tank.
?A stud welded to the base of the tank and a bracket to receive it on the frame?
Getting more done than me that is for sure.
yeah might be a good call on the bracket..............sometimes I like it sometimes I don't ???? that's the fun on these type of projects I can chop and change.................within reason
thanks for the heads up Pete. I'll not be giving the government / vosa any more of my hard earned or valuable time than I need to in 2015. Been through SVA's etc when I was building cars........... I'll hopefully get it registered on its original ID then get some agreed value specialist insurance for it............if not I'll wrap it up in red tape plus put some on the 15mm projections and take down the DVLA office during their coffee break
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tags on the tank now in the recycling bin..............
decided to use a couple of rubber bungs I had lying around, then make up some brackets to weld onto the tank/frame. Much happier with the look and the tank is more secure.
Also cut out the brazed in filler neck base, ready for the new 1/4 turn spigot to go in......................talking about the tank........as I had it on the bench i decided to pressure test it....
I had read before I bought one that they can be a bit suspect. This one did not disappoint............The seams needed a lot of tidying so i decided to see how much meat was on them with the die grinder, soon found my answer...........NOT A LOT !!!
Started off filling in the blanks with the tig, but was going through filler at alarming rate of knots, swapped over to the mig to fill in the rest missing bits. Still a lot of work to do on it...
decided to use a couple of rubber bungs I had lying around, then make up some brackets to weld onto the tank/frame. Much happier with the look and the tank is more secure.
Also cut out the brazed in filler neck base, ready for the new 1/4 turn spigot to go in......................talking about the tank........as I had it on the bench i decided to pressure test it....
I had read before I bought one that they can be a bit suspect. This one did not disappoint............The seams needed a lot of tidying so i decided to see how much meat was on them with the die grinder, soon found my answer...........NOT A LOT !!!
Started off filling in the blanks with the tig, but was going through filler at alarming rate of knots, swapped over to the mig to fill in the rest missing bits. Still a lot of work to do on it...
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have been making some progress on the tank...............glad I bought a "new" one now
found a few more leaks in it after filling with water so ended up grinding yet more of the original seams back and re-welding them, grinding back, re shaping etc, etc.
also added in a few extra bits and pieces to make the seat mating area a bit neater, plus added in a filler around the tunnel, welded in the new 1/4 turn neck.
even though its taken hours and hours, just to get to this, it still beats making one from scratch??? Few more little bits to do and its finished ready for some filler....
found a few more leaks in it after filling with water so ended up grinding yet more of the original seams back and re-welding them, grinding back, re shaping etc, etc.
also added in a few extra bits and pieces to make the seat mating area a bit neater, plus added in a filler around the tunnel, welded in the new 1/4 turn neck.
even though its taken hours and hours, just to get to this, it still beats making one from scratch??? Few more little bits to do and its finished ready for some filler....
