New member I think ?

[UK Pete]

Great work keith, you dont waste anytime , i hope you will keep posting up pictures as you go along, i am well interested
pete

[captaink]

Shocks replaced for new Hagons

[captaink]

The inner seat section needed modification to fit the rear section.
The seat pad is fitted to that inner section and will be in leather

[captaink]

A Sorry looking fuel tank, this has since been shot blasted, powder coated, sealed inside and tested.
New fuel taps were ordered but there not suitable, odd thread size m16 x 1.25 male,
Although powder coated now it will be 2 pack painted to protect against the spillage of fuel. Even though it won't be seen under the fibreglass over cover
Refurbed pictures to follow

[captaink]

Update on the Rickman build.
All the nickel plating should be back by mid next week !
Picture one. Some of the engine parts are back from cleaning , now you can see the condition better, all looks ok at the moment.
Picture two Tyres are now fitted and partially built.
Picture three I have altered the seat and any redundant holes filled, it will go off to be upholstered in a week or so.

[captaink]

The engine is now stripped except the rods.
The bearings and crank seem in really good condition, so Im going to take some advise on it.
Originally the engine ran but smoked this looks now like the exhaust valve guides are worn, looking at the inlet and exhaust valves they appear to have the same stem diameter yet they are loose in the exhaust and snug in the inlet, this may be the normal if worn, again ill ask advise from DM Engineering and if need be they can put new guides in especially as I'm having new valve sets
All the gears seem faultless but not sure if it best to replace any bearings whilst its apart
Once the cases are cleaned I might as well get new engine studs fitted

[Bryanj]

What size are the valve heads? The F2 had bigger valves at a different included angle and with the lumpier cam wore out the exhaust guides for a pastime, I seem to remember that the collets and top collars were different to

[captaink]

I'll have a look at the sizes but reading the manual both valve guides should be the same 6.6mm int. diameter so the exhaust valves guides are knackered. Hence the smoking when running.
I'm going to get these replaced with new valves and springs.
I believe the engine is in good shape but a real close inspection of everything is needed, I'm checking the cyl bores later, they look good but who knows,
It will be put back 100 percent though no bodging here mate.

Here's a tiger 500 GP engine I built last year, runs a treat,

[Bryanj]

Many years back I converted one of the 500's from mettalled rods to shells

[captaink]

Just measured the valve dia.
Inlet 34mm
Exhaust 31mm

[captaink]

The 1947 tiger was originally ally rods no shells
In my engine I had thunder engineering billet rods
Cylinder And head is from the generators used in lancaster bombers. Cost a bomb and still needed £ spent them, carbs are ex works  refurbed
Runs well, quick and sounds very loud

[UK Pete]

Great work Keith, you certainly leave no stone unturned, who done the nickle plating of the frame, can you tell me the cost?
I am enjoying this build
pete

[Bryanj]

Those sizes make it an F2 head and explains the guide wear, try Dynoman in the US for parts he has a good rep on the US forum. The Early 500 had alloy rods with white metalled steel caps and i never knew the Lancaster connection, you learn every day

[captaink]

Lancasters used to have electric gun turrets I'm told not hydraulic, the power was supplied by triumph, who used the standard 500 bottom end with a bigger valves head in aluminium as was the cylinder for light weight.
This set produced a few more h.p. And after the war the generators with engines were snapped up by racers for the weight and extra h.p.
There a bit rare and I had to pay 2.5k for the cyl and head and then all the refurb of them .

Honda.... Anyway by inserting a piston ring in the cylinders at three point and measuring the ring gap it was found 3 bores all equal at 12 thou and one at 13 thou.
New setup I believe is 8thou with tolerance up to 27 thou.
I'll take advise on this but it shows good cylinder to me

[captaink]

I think I should now be posting on project board section and not as a newbie section.
So captaink will post as rickman 750 build
Bye for now