flyingbrick

Wow you guys are all really smart. My contribution:

I love it. had no idea there were so many of these around!

I JUST HATE CHANGE AND I DONT WANT THEM F'ING WITH MY SHIT. (hahahahah) I was hopeful that someone would come in and go " well technically thats a huge fail"

have just had new vehicle tracking installed on our vehicles. They have demanded that unit (which is like an old GPS style device) is mounted in the middle of the vehicle where it blocks visibility- there is a perfect spot for it on the RHS where this is completely alleviated. Management has said that its not been a WOF issue in the past and the centre location is fine- I have argued that it may be fine, but it could also be better- I have told the installer to move it and I'll cop any flak that comes my way - just stupid people making stupid decisions. So, I know you can get a ticket for having dangly shit hanging off your rear vision mirror- but could there possibly be wof concerns with having it in the middle as they want? I'm willing to go to war over this, cant stand rules that aren't logical. (the second image is what i want. The first image is what we are being told is our managements standard that must be adhered to)

Looks like you are sorted but years ago I build a guy a bead roller (fyi it was fuckin badass, huge laser cut side plates spaced apart with heavy steel spacers) He had me adapt it to work with a motor and gear reduction unit he found new on ebay which was for positioning either telescopes or satellite dishes (something that looks at the sky lol). Thought it was a cool solution.

nice clean new zinc coated sheet is soooo nice to work with and not that expensive

Wow man, looks great!

lol, thats quite funny. I had to have a smash on google maps to confirm

OK, broken housing ideas time. My vote is as follows. bolt housing into place with single remaining fastener. Take a pair of good vicegrips, use these over the housing flange and that tab of unbroken steel to clamp things together. Weld up the jaws of the vicegrips so that they cannot come lose. optional: if you'd like the repair to be more professional, once the jaws are welded solid you may use an angle grinder or gas axe to cut the rest of the vicegrips away so that only the clamped and welded jaws remain. Or, yeah i guess if you couldn't be bothered brazing up the thread and you don't have a welder then you could drill right down through a bit larger and use a longer bolt with a nut?

yeah have been looking at one very similar on trademe, comes with bottle etc. both orange anyway... if that matters.

You'd think so?!!!!!! I have just been searching on trademe, not much worth buying (comparatively huge money for steaming piles of shit, although i do have my eye on a few there that could be worthwhile depending on how bidding pans out. take a look at what is available, maybe I'm just a cabbage at searching trademe (as well as everything else)

yeap!!! I cannot believe the pricing. I think im going to end up buying from australia as even with shipping I'll be saving 30%

Hi all. Right so its been 6 years now since I actually worked professionally with welders. I am now wanting to buy myself an AC/DC Tig but cant believe the prices now being asked - unless my memory is way way out, it seems to be that prices have doubled?! or perhaps the cheaper options are just no longer available. What budget options exist? I have to prioritize spending pretty heavily so I'm definitely not looking for trade quality. edit. seems fucked. I can EASILY find an ACDC tig welder in australia for 700NZD and they dont look like the worst things you could own. Here in NZ you are looking at double that?!

why dont you try raise compression?

I would like to see the centre of the bonnet cut out. Six trumpets poking out would be awesome!

Could you turn each row of throttles 180 so that the servo hangs off the other side- then stand them up more vertical so that the air doesn't have to do such a sharp turn after the throttle? Or, could you do a one piece lower manifold that manages the cross over, then mount the throttles basically flat as soon as they have finished crossing over? edit: You appear to be moving too quickly on this, so i'd like to add more complexity. Thanks.

I watch a lot of boat building videos on youtube. no idea why. Anyway, they often drill through fibreglass and foam to mount things to the deck- and they need to protect the raw edge within this hole from water. To do this, they drill the hole oversize, fill with epoxy resin, then drill their final hole down the centre. Basically, there is a "crush tube" of resin formed. As resin has a relatively high compressive strength- maybe this could work and be easier than a crush tube

Sad that I have been beaten to it, but yeah. The bolts provide a clamping force regardless of if slotted. The spigot in the center needs to remain a circle though (lol) and yes, no to welding as the HAZ could be more detrimental to structure than any slotting.

yeah but you are a sicko

Finally got the bike totally buttoned up and out for a test ride. HUGE difference to how willing it is to change direction- really impressive how a tiny alteration (I thought 7mm down up front was strangely specific) can change so much. Also gave it a wash, clay bar (It pays not to get confused) and wax.

Hi Zach. Cool Bike. The bike is a pretty well sorted package right now- reliable, on its way to being legal and its brakes and suspension will match the engines performance. Keep enjoying it and get something faster when you are ready - a GSXR250 doesn't cost that much in the scheme of things and comes complete with better components in a well sorted package that the GN will never match (even after tons of mods)

Also. Thankyou for including the area of the valve stem in your calculations @Roman, your attention to detail is much appreciated.

this is exactly what I do. That or a photo with a ruler. I also utilize works printer for getting scaling etc right. Most printers seem to be extremely accurate when printing things 1:1 scale, and they can do it in a few seconds, so with this sump flange I'd just have printed it out and put on top of the sump to check. @Roman since we are going to be neighbors soon- more than happy to use works printer and bring you home stuff if needed, we even have a3 paper.

Hi David. RIP blueballs. I'm excited to see what happens with the carina now! Please get that X member cast. Lets build our own little foundry!!!