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« on: January 31, 2016, 10:06:03 PM »
Jess was very pleased with her trophies after I loosened the shocks off. Her "By the power of grayskull" moment (for the 80's kids...) [ Guests cannot view attachments ] [ Guests cannot view attachments ] After that, we had a bit of a breather and a lesson on how brakes work. She's getting there.  [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
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« on: January 31, 2016, 10:02:29 PM »
Bit of labelling up and tidying from last week whilst the shock mounts soak in WD40. Made the mistake last week of forgetting the masking tape, so had to use gaffer tape to label up and lo and behold, the pen is rubbing off, so took the chance to re-label whilst the girl got the sockets sorted. [ Guests cannot view attachments ] Sadly, when I viewed the photos, I realised I am far closer to baldness than I realised. Hey ho... 
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« on: January 31, 2016, 09:58:09 PM »
You have no idea how long it took just to get to the point where we could get the b****y wheel out! Pretty much everything sheared, bent or took an hour to coax. Bless me girl, she was patient and calm and got the honour of rolling our prize out. [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
Thank the lord for that. Something moved. [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
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« on: January 31, 2016, 09:53:03 PM »
My good lady wife went all arty for this one.  [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
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« on: January 31, 2016, 09:49:45 PM »
I have no idea why the photos have all gone on sideways. I accept no claims for neck injuries whilst viewing this post. 
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« on: January 31, 2016, 09:48:14 PM »
A frustrating, but quite fun morning on the bike today. Julie, you will be glad to know the girl's overalls arrived during the week.  Took the girl up this morning to carry on stripping the bike down and the damn rear guard swallowed another hour of time and half a tin of WD40. Rounded and rusted, nothing on this bike wants to come apart easy, so progress is PAINFULLY slow.  Was just having a chocolate hob-nob break, when my wife turned up with coffee and hot chocolate and her camera. She likes her photography, so told us to just crack on and used the morning to get some practice whilst we set about it. I know the progress isn't exciting or quick, but thought I'd share the pics anyway, to keep the thread and motivation going. Abandoning the plan to get the mudguard off, set about getting the back end off instead and decided to use the time to teach the girl a bit. First lesson, how to split a rusty chain!  [ Guests cannot view attachments ] Then Jess was put on WD40 duty while I got to getting enough rust off to start getting the chain split. Think I may need shares in the damn stuff at this rate.  [ Guests cannot view attachments ] [ Guests cannot view attachments ] Finally split the chain and left it to Jess to knock the link out and get it free. Good girl.  [ Guests cannot view attachments ] Pretty much everything needed the use of the all purpose multi tool (big 'ommer) and copious quantities of WD40 and Bicep... [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
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« on: January 25, 2016, 10:20:36 PM »
Thanks Julie (and Mike! Sorry, I missed that one first time round.) Don't worry, Julie, she's a hardy lass. That's her racing fleece, it pretty warm. Overalls on order.
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« on: January 25, 2016, 09:14:18 PM »
Good man, thanks. Some bedtime reading there. Funnily enough a removable hoop was an idea I was toying with too, in case I had a sudden desire to go closer to stock in the future.
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« on: January 25, 2016, 09:02:10 PM »
Will do.
Yozzer, I don't suppose you have a link to any more photos of that seat build, do you?
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« on: January 25, 2016, 08:09:08 PM »
Yozzer, thanks for that. I had considered a removable hump, but internet searches didn't turn up anything I was happy with. I like that, though. Is that yours?
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« on: January 25, 2016, 07:50:56 PM »
Hello Pops (is that what we call you?) and daughter,
You can call me anything you like, as long as it's not late for me tea. Pop is fine, I've been called far worse. Just finished for the day and got chance to reply and I'm genuinely blown away by the kind words and offers. Not expected and very kind to someone you guys don't even know. Thank you. Ian / Drew, thanks particularly for the offers, any and all help gratefully received. The plan this far was to strip back to save funds and ditch what isn't necessary, so hoping I won't need too much in the way of replacement bits, but I've no doubt a lot of this bike is missing or past saving, so still formulating a final plan. I will post up what's happening as it happens and what bits I know I need and hopefully some deals will be available. Ian, will PM re the side panels, thank you. Ash and those who mentioned my helper, yes I'm lucky, she is a petrol head like her old man and loves to help me (so far). She is very much a part of the project and gets my attachment to it completely. I hope when I'm gone, she will keep this in the family. Currently, my biggest problem is looking like the front end. Forks and yokes may be beyond repair, so considering options there. I will keep the thread updated regularly. Instant problem with my cafe racer idea is that Little Miss has now made me promise it will be a two seater so she can come on the back. 
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« on: January 24, 2016, 10:17:50 PM »
It's a Plymouth Barracuda.
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« on: January 24, 2016, 08:55:24 PM »
The rest of the morning was lost to trying to get the damn bolts out of the indicator brackets to release the rear mudguard. (I say mudguard, I mean sheet of holes and rust...) Gave up in the end and will return with a grinder and a drill to finish that off.
Couple more shots showing the extent of the project. Will keep it updated if any interest the build. Just a gentle start and getting to know it for now. [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
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« on: January 24, 2016, 08:45:30 PM »
The clocks look to be off a 350LC, so are going. I have some original clocks sourced, along with a few other bits, in exchange for these, so a decent result. They will clean up fine. I have plans for the new clocks when they arrive. I want to take height out of the front end, but retain some key points of originality. [ Guests cannot view attachments ] Back at the other end, removed the one shiny bit of the whole machine! So naturally, it came off and will be sold as it doesn't fit with the plan. Looks to have been replaced since the bike left my Dad. [ Guests cannot view attachments ] [ Guests cannot view attachments ] Buoyed by something that came off easy and looked shiny, we had a tea-break. [ Guests cannot view attachments ] [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
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« on: January 24, 2016, 08:33:51 PM »
Confirming how long it's been since that day I had to go and recover it after it got nicked. Pushing it up hill all the way home with seized brakes nearly killed me. [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
Downpipes look salvageable. I will probably wrap these in black header wrap to keep costs down. Silencer hasn't faired so well and is toast. [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
Front mudguard is rusty & bent. (You can see that's a bend where it got ridden off with a u lock through the front wheel!) I have sourced a replacement, but may go for a stubby anyway. Not yet fully decided on the front end yet. [ Guests cannot view attachments ] [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
Tank needs a real going over, but nothing that can't be saved and given a new lease of life. [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
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