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    Driving the wife mad by buying projects and tinkering in the shed at 5am...

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  1. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Ha, sorry, genuinely no offence intended. LIke I said I was all keen to do my R20, but when I saw it the proportions didn't look like I imagined, plus I had the sweet old BSA just hanging in the shed looking for some wheels... Oh and I got an Ali BMS, whether better or worse quaility we'll have to see.
  2. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Spokes arrived, sizes are spot on, so any fuckup will be my doing. Second lot of spokes I've bought from same seller, and they all seem good quality. These are 13g... And laced it up, wondering now if I should have gone for longer spokes and a 2-cross pattern. I went for single cross as it seemed to give the best spoke angle against the rim due to the large hub. Will see how this goes though, if I start snapping spokes I'll order some longer ones and re-lace... And looks pretty cool with new whitewall tyres that have also arrived... I actually re-laced the spokes after these pics as the valve was in a cross-piece, and could be awkward to get to (can see valve at roughly 2 o'clock position above). Shifting the spokes along put the valve in a more accessible area. Still only loosely put together as I'm waiting on some washers before lacing the rear hub, then I'll true them up at the same time...
  3. Lord Gruntfuttock
    The second one...
  4. Lord Gruntfuttock
    My Vruzend kit arrived so had a play with it. I bought used batteries so had to clean up the old spot welds on the terminal ends with a dremel grinder. Then just systematically assembled the kit. I just used body weight and bits of wood to seat them in the holders... And when all clicked together and locking screws installed you add the parallel strips... Then a figure 8 pattern to series them up... And the other side similarly, but offset. Had to take care not to short anything out cos there's a bit of potential there when series'd up... And still got the BMS to hook up... Looks straight forward enough but still have some connectors to arrive before I start soldering things up. Also pretty keen to cover exposed bus, but not bad effort for the day after crate day...
  5. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Yay replacement arrived today...
  6. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Worked over the weekend, but did some foraging for bits amongst the junk at home (after seeing the stupid prices on trademe for vintage bits). Pulled this ratty seat off an old Raleigh in the shed... And looked like it would suit the 70s? vinyl Brooks cover I scored for $10 on the tard some time ago... Sweet... And on the spare Ali seat post I bought for my Raleigh Twenty, was too short for that but perfect for this... After I cleaned up the hub I found some other bits I had squirreled away for just such a project, thought I had a shift lever somewhere, glad I didn't buy another one... Still need some pedals and a carrier, but things coming together... [Edit] Found a couple of carriers on donor bikes I could use, and have ordered these... MKS for $19US. Far better than the junk ones I've seen elsewhere, and should look great in white with that seat...
  7. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Get it's big brother... 1966 Austin Princess HL Vanden Plas 4l R https://www.trademe.co.nz/2396193685
  8. Lord Gruntfuttock
    looks like it...
  9. Lord Gruntfuttock
    So looks like a win...
  10. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Did an inventory of bits in the shed yesterday. Got a new set of Sun Ringle CR18 26 x 1 3/4" alloy rims looking for a home... And a 1972 Sturmey Archer AW 3-spd hub that looks ok... And some packages arrived today, batteries from Dunedin... Think these are pretty good spec, Panasonic 3200mAh...? And most exciting, hub motor has arrived, 11 days from order, pretty sweet... Except, it's bloody 48V. Checked and def ordered 36V. Wouldn't be a major but I've ordered BMS, batteries, battery holder system and charger all for 36V configuration. Have notified Mr Ali, will see how we get on (could be a win, could be a PIA)... It came with this fitting from motor (3 power and 6 Hall effect connectors?) guessing there's a socket to suit, don't think the cable included fits, only had a quick look. [edit, yep has appropriate connector, was looking at wrong end)... Good thing is I can measure up hub for spokes, looks like 5mm wide flanges, 42.5mm apart, 119mm flange diameter (haven't looked at any offset yet). The Sturmey AW is 65mm flange diameter and 27mm from centre to each side. So until I hear back from Ali I guess I can order spokes and look at controllers...
  11. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Good info, cheers. I'm flying blind here, just bunging things together to see how it goes...
  12. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Aaand just bought 30 x Panasonic 3000mAh batts on tardme for $100. Apparently in new condition, tested etc. Will see how they go...
  13. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Don't see why not, as long as correct voltage motor. I even looked at using my DeWalt tool batteries... There's a few calculators out there, this is a screenshot of electricbikesimulator.com.
  14. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Hard to say. Depends on the 18650 cells. The 10S gives me 36V, but only have 3 in parallel so if I have 2600mAh cells that'll give me 7.8Ah. 3400mAh cells would give 10.2Ah. I don't know what the 350W rating actually means (constant, peak?) but assuming face value figures, it will draw around 10A at full noise, so should run for around an hr at that. Real world figures will be far different I expect... Of course more batteries is better, but there are huge cost, size and weight considerations. 48V may have been a better option too, I just went for something not too bulky I can hopefully conceal in a saddlebag or similar. And the no-solder battery pack kit came in that 10S 3P configuration. (I'm fine with soldering but apparently it can damage the cells and spot welding is better)... If I had access to unlimited cells and a spot welder I would look at different methods...
  15. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Yeah compatability was an issue I was concerned about. Will look into supplier, cheers...