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Project Board / 75 CB400 "Dad's old bike" project
« on: January 24, 2016, 08:18:30 PM »
Started today on tearing down my Dad's old bike. (Introduction here : http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,9471.0.html)
I knew it was a basket case, but in the cold light of day... Holy crap, this is in a bad way.
First step, pull everything to bits, bag everything up and label the leccy on the way, see what is salvageable or saleable. Bugger all budget to do it, so a lot of elbow grease and pulling favours from various people I know will be going on.
Today, took the Girl with me, as she is excited as hell about it. She loved the tea breaks, anyway.
A quick overview of all the issues...
The beginning [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
All that remains attached of the seat base... [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
To be fair, a few blobs of weld might sort it... on second thoughts, off to the tip with the original seat. Nothing is saving that. [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
Casings are all in a shocking mix of brush paint, pitting and grime. [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
I knew it was a basket case, but in the cold light of day... Holy crap, this is in a bad way.
First step, pull everything to bits, bag everything up and label the leccy on the way, see what is salvageable or saleable. Bugger all budget to do it, so a lot of elbow grease and pulling favours from various people I know will be going on.
Today, took the Girl with me, as she is excited as hell about it. She loved the tea breaks, anyway.
A quick overview of all the issues...
The beginning [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
All that remains attached of the seat base... [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
To be fair, a few blobs of weld might sort it... on second thoughts, off to the tip with the original seat. Nothing is saving that. [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
Casings are all in a shocking mix of brush paint, pitting and grime. [ Guests cannot view attachments ]