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after de-rusting the tank I decided to give it one last leak-test over a few days. Man what a pain in the butt!!! Took the decsion to grind back all the seams I'd not been near so I could rest knowing it was not going to leak....................
also made a balance pipe to fit between the tank halves as the tunnel is so deep on it, this should allow the petrol to balance out as it gets gobbled up by the 1000cc V-twin
also made a balance pipe to fit between the tank halves as the tunnel is so deep on it, this should allow the petrol to balance out as it gets gobbled up by the 1000cc V-twin
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unfortunately during the filling, checking, emptying, filling process I managed to drop the tank off the bench full of water. luckily it hit my shin on the way to the ground, but still made a that dull thud of denting metal noise when it eventually impacted the concrete !!!
After i'd stopped hopping around i turned the tank over and surveyed the damage !!!
Decided to go in through the back (OOO-err missus) and knock as much out with a piece of wood. Its looking a bit battle scared but managed to get most of it knocked back out.
After i'd stopped hopping around i turned the tank over and surveyed the damage !!!
Decided to go in through the back (OOO-err missus) and knock as much out with a piece of wood. Its looking a bit battle scared but managed to get most of it knocked back out.
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had enough of metal bashing, which is all I've been doing for the last few weekends so got on with some of the mechanicals....
turned my attention to the rear sprocket alignment and fixing. Its a triumph rear wheel which does not quite line up with the front sprocket. The sprocket bolts were a bit too close to the swing arm, so I had to remove them from the hub by welding the old nuts on as they were loctited in place.
I decided to make up some new studs from some 12.9 bolts I had, this would give me the clearance i needed. I used some flanged A4 nuts which I castellated as the standard nuts would not pass. Drilled the studs ready to lock-wire in place on assembly.
turned my attention to the rear sprocket alignment and fixing. Its a triumph rear wheel which does not quite line up with the front sprocket. The sprocket bolts were a bit too close to the swing arm, so I had to remove them from the hub by welding the old nuts on as they were loctited in place.
I decided to make up some new studs from some 12.9 bolts I had, this would give me the clearance i needed. I used some flanged A4 nuts which I castellated as the standard nuts would not pass. Drilled the studs ready to lock-wire in place on assembly.
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front brake calipers next...........
machined my over-sized spacer brackets for the pad alignment, then turned my attention to the left side caliper. The VFR800 Honda which they came off has an antilock braking system fitted as standard. This I discovered means the middle piston is controlled by the rear brake. I read all sorts of wonderful extra brake pipe solutions to link all 3 pistons together, but decided to take a simpler approach. Just took it apart and drilled it internally to link all three. just need to make a blanking plug for the extra central brake pipe hole and job done....
machined my over-sized spacer brackets for the pad alignment, then turned my attention to the left side caliper. The VFR800 Honda which they came off has an antilock braking system fitted as standard. This I discovered means the middle piston is controlled by the rear brake. I read all sorts of wonderful extra brake pipe solutions to link all 3 pistons together, but decided to take a simpler approach. Just took it apart and drilled it internally to link all three. just need to make a blanking plug for the extra central brake pipe hole and job done....
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Interesting stuff! Thanks. I'm gearing up my own workshop to be able to fabricate motorcycle specials but there's so much to learn and this thread really helps both ambitions.
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SIP - enough with the mods!!!!
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First time I have seen this thread - excellent work - a lass I knew used to have a TR1 when they were new - some nice design elements on the std ones but I think yours is going to look very nice.
Another vote here for red white and speed block like my old RD400F
Another vote here for red white and speed block like my old RD400F
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Instead of the solid balance tube you could have linked the carburetor inlets. DellOrto certainly have twin inlet unions, but whether a similar item is available for your machine, I know not.
Still nice stuff though, and a biatch dropping the tank.
The tank has 2 x outlets and a real deep tunnel. As I'm not running any sort of fuel level lamp etc , it'll just be one tap for main and the other for reserve. They'll both be linked into the both carbs, but It means I should get some sort of warning before it runs dry....??? The tank holds just under 10l so that wont last long with a 1000cc V-twin !!!
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The tank has 2 x outlets and a real deep tunnel. As I'm not running any sort of fuel level lamp etc , it'll just be one tap for main and the other for reserve. They'll both be linked into the both carbs, but It means I should get some sort of warning before it runs dry....??? The tank holds just under 10l so that wont last long with a 1000cc V-twin !!!
I think, all Tonti Guzzis had twin taps and a crossover fuel pipe, to single carburetor inlets. Both taps were main and reserve, so it only got funny when there was not enough fuel to fill from both sides and the leaning was excessive.
Put your reserve tap on the left side, much easier to reach it when moving.....
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had some nice bits turn up in the post over the last few weeks so decided to get them on.
some nicely machined clip-ons from our friends in the far east.............
and a nice speedo/rev counter from Germany.
threw some of the other bits on just for a bit of a morale boost...................sometimes I think you need to get some bits on there to get a vision of the end goal.....working with boxes of parts and fabricating bits and brackets sometimes gets a bit tedious
some nicely machined clip-ons from our friends in the far east.............
and a nice speedo/rev counter from Germany.
threw some of the other bits on just for a bit of a morale boost...................sometimes I think you need to get some bits on there to get a vision of the end goal.....working with boxes of parts and fabricating bits and brackets sometimes gets a bit tedious
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Always helps to clear the build blues. Like the 59 on the tank, are you going for Yamaha tuning forks or something of your own as a badge?
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Tail light is already there......nice LED jobby fits nicely with the shape of the seat??
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Good spot.......bit of doodling with the marker pen
Might use the 59 logo as a homage to the famous club of that era..........
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been messing around this weekend with the switch gear. decided to go all stealth like and keep it simple. will be using some small push-buttons for the horn and main beam, then a small toggle switch for the lights. They'll be wired through some relays, so hopefully they'll be man enough to do the job.....
Can feel them quite nicely through a gloved hand, and easily reachable..
Can feel them quite nicely through a gloved hand, and easily reachable..
