Truenotch
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1 hour ago, mjrstar said:
Oh hey are these windscreen banners an actual thing?
They're not, but I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard to make it a reality.
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I've decided that knobbly life is not for me, so the holeshot has been retired and there's now an SR241 GOLDENBOY gracing the rear of the MX. @Mitch.W and I went for a test hoon yesterday and the bike felt fine. The rear feels WAY better on the road and at least as good on the hard-ish gravel we were hooning yesterday.
Aliexpress fuel can arrived today too. Good timing!
Revised paneer for the other side:
The rear wheel bearings were pretty loose in the wheel, so I grabbed a new set and @BLIZZO kindly punched my hib and goo'd the bearings into place with retaining compound. Should feel a bit more solid after that treatment!
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I've been waiting patiently for Jack Ma to deliver my fuel can. It arrived today and it seems I chose the right one as the bracket seems solid!
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That's sad news about drag day! Here's hoping your boss buys a new work car in the next couple of weeks?
It's a shame, cause I won't be able to install your new windscreen banner now:
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2 hours ago, chris r said:
Heh, who hasn't seen this package.
I lolled at all the dicks on the box
. Thanks for the free horsepower boost too! I'll stick them onto my racing people mover if/when it comes to fruition.
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Oh churr! I'm looking forward to seeing that package now (and for my item to arrive
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Do you work at Speedscience?
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1 hour ago, WankBankA100 said:
Yeeeeeah boi! @Truenotch, this what you were on about?
Sure is!
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The car is running now. It struggled a bit at first and I was wondering why it wouldn't start and idle. Then I remembered the coolant temp sensor wasn't plugged in, so it had no cold start enrichment. Plugged that in and it fired straight up!
The next job on the list was to fill it with coolant. My radiator doesn't have a filler neck and sits well below the highest point, so I had a friend chop and weld the top water fixture. This gives me the required offset to easily hook up the radiator and has a wee filler neck so I can actually fill it with coolant. I've also added a stainless coolant overflow tank. It's all working out to be tidy, so I'm happy.
Both radiator hoses were very simple. The top one is just a 350mm straight piece and the lower is a trimmed factory Altezza hose.
Got it out in the open air for the first time in a long time. It feels great to be able to drive it out of the shed instead of pushing it! The exterior will eventually get a tidy up to match the engine bay. It's fairly ripply and in need of a respray.
Parked up next to @Mitch.W's AE while he prepared for a drift day:
I took the car for a cheeky hoon up the road and it felt good. The engine sounded happy and pulled through the revs well. I'll get it onto a dyno for a safety check and then the engine's basically good to go.
It's not far from "completion" now.I'm waiting on a few suspension and brake parts to arrive, then it can get reassembled, aligned and hit the track!
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@rumrum - you should ask @WankBankA100 kindly if he has a spare bike....
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Wow, this is a big occasion! It'll be sad to see the old Alfa go. This car was such a trooper that attended so many OS nationals events and trackdays.
You left a 0 iff the starting price though... It's not a $100 supercar...
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Cheers! I can't wait to get back into it. Here's hoping this spare motor goes OK!
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It's all coming together now. Just a few jobs to do before this wrecker motor can run.
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9 hours ago, johnnyfive said:
dromeaggedon 2, on water
Velo boats have been a long time coming.... I reckon @sentra needs to get in on this tiny jet boat action.
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Oh yeah, free stuff!
@Mitch.W better remember to buy a big pickle this time. -
I bought my smaller one from Bunnings. I think it’s a bit under 4L.
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I'm sure it's possible if @Chunky_t can spit out a sweet digital image. A hundy 50mm stickers will be pretty reasonably priced.
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that's much wider than expected!
Sounds like you've got a good plan. Might be on track to creating an actual good looking Chevron! Lots of them look a bit meh.
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The cage and steelies look good. How far off is the rear offset? Could just whack a 25mm spacer in there to get more poke?
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55 minutes ago, RUNAMUCK said:
Pretty sure I'm rooming with @Truenotch in Gizzy?
That reminds me, I need to figure out who's called dibs on the Gizzy and Waikaremoana beds....
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A few things going back into place now. Crossmember, steering column, swaybar and mounts, lower arms, brake lines and struts are all installed.
I also picked up a new brake light switch, so spent an hour or so making a bracket this afternoon. I won’t bore you with a picture, but it’s funny how many dodgy additions there’s were to my brake switch wiring! Two sets of spade crimps and a twist’n’tape for good measure... no wonder the circuit was unreliable...
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^^ That's worth buying for the engine and jack shaft alone.
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Softening off once it warms up could also mean it’s too rich. Too rich often means it’ll run mean as when cold, but will be a bit flaccid once it warms up.
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It's like induction for exhausts!
Molesworth Moped Melee, 5th, 6th. 7th march 2021
in South Island Region
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@japawagons needs to get amongst this.