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  1. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Looked at pipe clearances before bolting things up properly and header is touching the bash plate bar... Surprisingly a 4lb club adjuster didn't fix it, so trimmed a little off the end, angling it for better clearance of side cover. Got a few mm clearance now... And I was trying not to paint anything, but the donor battery box was a bit scody so decided to clean the rust off and chuck some epoxy on it. And since I was doing that thought I'd try painting the spare red plastics, mainly cos 70's orange & grey looks sweet. Just reshaped the melted airbox with a heat gun and scuffed them up... Really rough colour match as just mixed grey and black durepox to an approximate shade. Hopefully the pox will stick to the different plastics ok... and... probably the worst paint job in the world. I'm a shit painter anyway, but (excuses) the gun blocked, a gasket blew on compressor half way thru, I ran out of reducer, was pressed for time and it was raining. I'm telling myself it won't matter as this is a cheap shitta, but I'm thinking of rubbing it down and redoing it properly, cos embarrassing... Hope the first coat sticks.
  2. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Progress, not far off kicking it over... Looks like a shitta but has good bits like new bearings, tyres, brakes, cables, stainless bolts... And cheap zorst looks like it'll work, have to check clearances of plastic bits... And seat cover finished, plus new grips, levers, blinkers etc, pretty much hard work is done... Sort electrics, set carb, clutch etc and fill with fluids should be good for a ride...
  3. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Pretty brave parking an ironhead on carpet. Blokes at work unkindly refer to mine as the Exxon Valdez...
  4. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Since I paid $400 for the bike I didn't want to spend $200 on an exhaust system, so considered a thumpstar header pipe from tardme worth a punt ($27 delivered)... It had a different flange mounting system so I scribed around it 10mm from the welded end... Cut around it with a teeny dremel cutoff disc, and levered it off... And (after redrilling the wonky flange clamp holes) it fits. Fitted some stainless studs with brass nuts while I was at it... And spun a couple of brass plumbing fittings into an adapter to the 38mm Aliexpress muffler ($36 delivered). Left some thread grooves on just for effect... And looks like it'll work. Just need to mount muffler clamp on a standoff... Less than $70 all up, great success...
  5. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Swoopy frame, Yammy V-twin and sculpted tank. Much to like...
  6. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Been away but got 30 mins in the shed yesterday. Wasn't going to take covers off but what looked like gobs of bathroom sealant changed my mind, so I pulled cyl head and rocker arm covers and cleaned up gasket surfaces... Also wire brushed and spray bombed cylinder with engine paint, came out looking ok considering I masked it with a piece of cardboard... Gotta grab a 23mm socket to get stuck inspection caps off, seems someone has gorilla torqued them on. Looking at Aliexpress exhaust options too, pretty sure I can rig up a cheap system...
  7. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Something arrived to sort out the sky-high front end. Looked at a few options but went with Lovells cos had best ride reviews (plus cos blue)... Shocks coming too, no idea when I'll get them in tho...
  8. Lord Gruntfuttock
    You want to add some filters to the action photos to get max faded 70s colour vibe...
  9. Lord Gruntfuttock
    That is tremendous. It's like a low budget, sticky version of the Rolls in a swimming pool rock legend...
  10. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Seems I have 3 (orange roughy, donor bike and a pattern new one). All slightly different and you're welcome to one. Only prob is I'm not sure which one I'll be using till it's running and can see what works best...
  11. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Wow. Can't believe I haven't seen that place when I've been randomly wandering round Ranfurly to escape family gatherings (organ club recitals anyone?). Used to take the dog for umpteen walks [edit] just looked on Google maps, I've driven past that place dozens of times without old car radar going off. Wonder what's inside the big shed? Wife will text her dad to see what he knows tomorrow...
  12. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Asked wifey. She knows the street but doesn't know the place offhand, and her folks are in Aus at the moment. Sorry bout that...
  13. Lord Gruntfuttock
    My in-laws live in Ranfurly. They know everyone. Just wondering if talking to mother-in-law worth $100 I'll ask wife tonight if I remember...
  14. Lord Gruntfuttock
    oooh tapers... oooh other new bits... And a new front sprocket to match. CT90 front sprocket = $$$$$ ATC 90/110 front sprocket = $ (zact same thing)... clean... Appears the old oil screen needed a clean too ...
  15. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Ha, only sitting there. Will only be fitted for epic trips (crossing the Nullarbor/chuffing to mate's place for beer). Should have lever on donor bike, I'll have a look later...
  16. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Pulled forks to inspect. They felt good so I was unpleasantly surprised when what looked like water poured out of the drain plug, then thick, grey poo glooped out... And the tubes were a bastard to remove, definitely wouldn't slide out, and only when I dropped the tree did I see the rust holding them in. (The bolts are in backwards here pressing against washers to try to spread the clamp). When I got the tubes out they were rusty over the seal area too, so pulled donor bike forks to see if they were useable. Sliders are in much better shape (top tube)... I've got a set of taper roller steering head bearings, so will see what bits looks best/what fits and try to make a hybrid fork set from the best of both bikes... Also cleaned up brake hubs, they were pretty much seized, and the speedo drive tabs were flattened on the front wheel so bent them back into position and greased speedo drive/fitted new seal... New sealed bearings in too, and wire brushed and etch primed rims before fitting new tubes and tyres... Waiting on some seals and new cush rubbers to arrive before I can continue. In two minds now about painting it while it's in bits. Can't really be arsed so think I'll use that as an excuse to keep the patina (rust) and just have it mechanically sorted. Gonna be a bit of a Frankenbike anyway....
  17. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Time to get semi-rural bitches... We usually get some orphan lambs this time of year as pets for my girls, plus they keep the grass down and provide chops for the freezer when the next ones turn up. Normally not a problem feeding them but this year one is particularly retarded and feeding it is a bitch. To make it easier I knocked this up this afternoon out of bits of angle, a big washer and cut up inner tube... And voila. Echo (the good one) feeds itself easy as pie, leaving me free to wrestle with Pudding (the retard)... and here's a couple I prepared earlier...
  18. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Get a bit of smoke on acceleration, and it seemed to take a lot to top up this morning. I'll keep an eye on it...
  19. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Ha, yeah taking it to work trying to burn some fuel so's can fix sender. Fitted new lamps and wiper blades yesterday. Going ok apart from oil consumption...
  20. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Ah cheers. Wasn't really sure it was a problem. Good excuse to pimp my carb tho...
  21. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Yeah I'd consider central locking as it's invisible, plus could tie in with a security system. Also intermittent wipers and suspension mods for drivability. Not worried about power windows or air con, that's part of the old car experience, and it did have power steering originally, but it was the yuck 70s version so that was removed... Bit like my old ironhead, now that's cheap to rego I'll use it more, so looking at brake and controls upgrades on that just to make it easier to use.
  22. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Double double post post... Replaced flasher relay today, old electromechanical one was a bit random, and lost a headlight so looking at semi-sealed H4's as an option, think most sealed beams available now are a bit shit...
  23. Lord Gruntfuttock
    WOF'ed and Rego'ed. Driving ok, apart from faulty fuel gauge and bits of smoke. Still plan to pull it and address bottom end, but useable as is. Just getting used to driving an old car again - visibility and engine noise are great, no central locking, wind noise and steering not so much...
  24. Lord Gruntfuttock
    Cool. Like the colour, looks similar to Grabber Blue, a colour I'm going to paint something, someday...
  25. Lord Gruntfuttock
    And while waiting for bits decided to strip the donor bike rusting away in the back yard. The body's more rooted than I hoped, nothing holding the rear suspension points on apart from the carrier, so she's a parts bike... I'll use the fuel tank on the orange roughy as it's easier than cleaning up a rusty one, but as I was chucking bits on the trailer to go to the tip I had an Aha moment... My $20 QA50 frame I got at the recycling centre and $26 CT110 should let me make a cheap minibike death machine. Win...
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