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Monday 28 October 2013

Pressure

Tank done ready for pressure test. Not my best job but a 1974 tank has got mighty thin!

Thursday 24 October 2013

Details detailing

Finished the last unrequited exhaust mount. No one will see it, it's possibly not required but I know it's there! 

Yesterday's progress

It's now at the stage where the little things take time, 11 hours work for this little gem.

Wednesday 9 October 2013

Motor is assembled

Normally the engines built by me do not last! Let us see if this one is any different. I hope so it's been blessed by the XS engine guru.
Modded the lower filter... See if that helps!
DA Sander service on the plates, new clutch and springs, may get gears and if we are luck a neural😄

Saturday 5 October 2013

I don't build Engine's 😡

All day on the Xs rebuild! Clean, check re check, doubt your work, take it apart put it back exactly as before to get a the birth of the smelly noisy bit!
Had a lot of trouble to fid the exact shade and tone of the special paint colour to use on the bottom end, but you guessed Black! 


Friday 4 October 2013

Fridays progress

Cases split and repaired
And got the ok for the internals as the engine builder dropped on for Tea, painted them black,