flyingbrick

Inspired by your project- I started googling. Theres some sweeeeeeet imp projects out there! one using a little toyota motor was awesome.

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I'm sure i have said this before here... but. When i was at intermediate a classmates dad bought him an imp as his race car.. It was pretty much the coolest thing i had ever seen- they had stripped it down and painted it white with red and blue stripes (from memory..was a long time ago) and he was telling me that people often put porsche motors into them. Keep in mind we were both around 11 years old! I vividly remember him showing me what i think was a portion of handbrake system and it was a leather strap or belt (may have been a repair that someone had done once) ever since then i'd just thought they were the coolest things ever and owning one someday is definitely on my bucket list. Looks like you purchased a really good set of stuff!!!!!!

My work does this but in morrinsville

Hey man. I need to bring my seat in for foam and covering. Heres a vid. I covered the seat with epoxy and then pushed scrunched up tinfoil into the surface.. whenthe resin had cured i sanded back the high spots and xovered with more resin.. then sanded and repeated. Its pretty much like glass to touch- a few ripples but nothing that makes me want to do any more sanding. You can see a few spots where larger areas were taken away by sanding. Not what i intended but its all character and i do not care. The finished result is quite awesome and would have been really badass had my base color been either black or red. I have also done much sanding on the frame and wheels to get rust out... Primed with zinc and will paint properly later. I made my own handle bars out of straight tube (machined the cwnter to fit my clamps, pressed in a tube to reinforce where its been machined and knurled the ends where the grips go) No waiting on headlight, front fairing, exhaust, foot pedals and fuel line to arrive.

Wow surprised how much framework is actually in the Holden vans. Had a good lol at your writing too Whats the hz like in the rain? Wet feet from plenum?

Looks so cozy

That looks great already. I like the wheels

CHRIS. OMG OMG OMG should have just waited till after gregs wedding and purchased one od his BBQ tables. Also, put a table top on kt and seats on each side so its multi purpose

I have spent hour after hour trying different combinations over and over. The internet wasnt really a huge help either as theres so many slight variations of the same thing. Eventually pulled the stator cover off and found a loose wire where it had broken at the solder and crimp Then looked in there and found what wire colors were going to be doing what Took the huge wear out of the points using my dremel and diamond wheel (fuck that things great) and reset it to like .5mm all the way open (i have no idea what its supposed to be) Put it all together and still no joy. By now i have FOUR coils here- each one slightly different feom the next. My brand new coil was doing nothing, next newest coil doing nothing.. every test says the stator is doing what it should..then in desperation i try one of the really old coils in the box. WTF it worked? Its got a larger body than the others- the steel laminations extend out and around the body of the coil AND it says something about 6v on the side. Now we all know this is a 6v bike but i had absolutely no clue that these coils came in 6 or 12 volt!!! Then spent more time learning how important short wiring and clean earth connections are on these things- pretty sure that side of stuff is now ready to go!! Next was the starter lever. It was a funny one to diagnose and not as obvious as you'd think- however the large semi circular gear is now off and the shaft out. I need to press the gear flat again, re machine the circlip grooves, buy some thicker circlips and a few washers to use as shims and thrust washers. Hopefully in a few afternoons i can cruise around with no brakes (Officially back to where tom was when he purchased the thing, lol)

Wiss are bloody good but $$ and i never seem to see them for sale when needed. Youd lose them before ya wear them out

Haha. A selection of aviation tin snips is one of the best things ya can have in the toolbox

Its now hollow and getting some bondo. Cant decide if get greg to cover whole thing or not

I'll have to watch some youtube vids. My only attempt at shrinking with heat was a complete fail (map torch and wet rag) as the steel actually ended up longer than shorter lol

Thanks for the offer- I don't actually have any use for it (never had any really bad dents to deal with, only rust) I'm keen to see your progress pics tho

How well do those shrink discs work? Where did you get yours from? Are they as magical as they appear on youtube?

depends if it said "waterproof" on the bottle. I think some have aliphatic resins or something that make it waterproof

smooth blade on a rennovator vibrating tool

I kinda like it...unsure if its just because i see the work and skill involved, farkin inpressive.

lololol Chris you beat me to it.. I was loling when he said we "took the lead"

Trust me- this is a cool science project but the line of sight thing is the deal breaker. Buy a few bottles of vinegar and soak the bottom of the door.. Then soak in a baking soda solution afterward. Vinegar is 100000% easier and better than Electrical methods

Yep tank had a hole into oil chamber.

God damn.. wish i had $$. And also so funny that you mention acc and surgery (after your crash ths other day) Could be taken soooo wrong lol

Bahahahahhaha i had no idea that hinge was actually in use bahahah