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SumpMagnet:
Some more bits and pieces :)

Money is a bit on the short side in the current climate...but small steps. Ordered Thursday...arrived today. Pretty rapid service from Dave Silvers.



Rubber mounts for the fuel tank, a fresh sealing washer for the fuel cap ( mine is a bit cracked....and probably won;t seal well ) and 4 fresh clips for the tank badges. Having seen the sort of money they fetch when they are for sale...I don;t want mine falling off when I finally find some.

The things are not threaded inserts or anything fancy...just clips that locate in the tank and grip a plain pastic shaft. I would suspect the badges on mine wer enot carefully removed before the recesses were filled in, and these sort of fastening tend to be single use only.

SumpMagnet:
Now...for some....a great occasion is that first startup, or getting the engione in the frame without loosing fingers, paint, temper or all of hte above.

Today, though, was a great occasion for me.

After far too many weeks of trying, or sweating, swearing, and blood sacrifices in the dark of the moon..... I GOT THE REAR BRAKE PISTON OUT!

so what, I hear you cry......but you weren't there man, you weren't there during the dark times.





Some interesting crud came out too, and the piston was not usable before I chewed it with molegrips .... but I was expecting a rebuild to be required.

How did we do this. We went primitive.



Fire. It kept us safe from wild beasts at the dawn of time, it made our food easier to digest, and it gave us warmth against the cold of winter. It also does a number on the seals, sweating them to the point where the rebuilt front MC I had hooked up could budge it. Until it cooled...whereupon it locked rigid again. FIRE! and it was out.
Bit of a mess to clean out, and I managed to ruin the paint on the MC spilling brake fluid on it, but a small price to pay.

Lumps of what I assume are fine grit or sand, mixed with solidified brake fluid were lurking in the back, along with a congealed spider nest. I suspect this caliper spent some time sitting with the hoses off.....or else the guy lived in a dusty place and took no care at all when topping up the fluid. But spiders?

woody928:
I've just taken the long read of this epic journey, what an adventure you're on!

I do admire your enthusiasm and sense of humour through the difficult times and battles with stubborn parts. It looks like you're making some amazing progress. It's giving me some great and no so great ideas of what to expect along the way!

Keep it up, I'm glad to see that fire is still las relevant today as it was a couple of thousand years ago!  ;)

Spitfire:
It's a great sense of achievement when something like that happens, mixed with relief

Cheers

Dennis

SumpMagnet:
I am really enjoying putting this thing together, and this thread is kind of like a rebuild journal for me....as well as ( I hope ) an entertaining read.

I set myself the goal of doing this on minimal money, but also saving and reusing as much of the original as I possibly could. I could buy loads of parts and do it far quicker....but...then I would miss half the fun, would have to spend a load of money I don;t have...and...well....when I was done....I would probably have to go buy another wreck and start all over!

Maybe when I get a garage ;)

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