Friday 31 January 2014

oil tank fab

Had my first proper time up the barn in weeks today, I've had the 45's oil tank on my brain.

First up was the bottom of the tank. Now I didnt want a basic boring straight sided tank, so I made the top and bottom different shapes. To get the bottom to take the shape I had to do some temporary supports to pull it all together. these bits often dont get spoken about - remember its easy to just cut the tacks and smooth off...

Second up - fitting the mount for the kill switch. simple cut out and weld in place. looks really good!





With the tank looking good I then took the grinder to it and cut a huge hole in it, which i then filled up with cut down curtain rail..... WHAT? yup, either the best or worst thing I've ever done!


Looks like a pile of crap? stick with me!

once tacked in place and ground back its looking pretty good.Still loads of filling and welding, but my hair brained scheme appears to be paying off for now...









Wednesday 22 January 2014

Pan faults

I may have got the pan into the country relatively cheaply, but with sumo running his beady eye over it - the number of "little bits" to do mounts up.

It's to be expected, and I can't recommend Sumo over at VintageChop enough. Very sensible in his approach, and prioritising what needs to be done on the bike.

It's down on compression, but runs on the mikuni, parts are being ordered for the linkert to get it running. Looks like I'll run it on lower compression for now, and do a top end next winter. The bike does seem to have been somewhat thrown together; wood screws holding the headlight cowl (naicelle?) together, clutch a mishmash of old crappy parts, and a horrendous wiring job!

Just goes to show that owning such a bike is a big commitment!

Wednesday 15 January 2014

Pan

Time is tight at the moment, so I've asked sumo over at vintagechop to get the pan ready for MOT. He called over last night and picked the bike up. Today I get a video of the engine running already.

Well happy!

YouTube video of pan motor

Wednesday 1 January 2014

New year parts sale

Happy new year to all of blog land!

Time for a parts sale to thing down the amount of stuff I'm holding and to get some funds to finish some bikes!

First up a really nice shovelhead swingarm frame. No numbers or v5 £650

Harley wla seat pan £95

AJS drop yokes £45

BSA m20 rigid gearbox, all free moving, will need a cleanup and a few bolts for the case £220

Wla dizzy / points setup as pictured, £70