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1977 400F2 first restore project
Sesman:
Sorry, Ted. Bloody technology. Me too, though. :(
Laverdaroo:
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
smoothoperator:
Have been refurbishing the loom. It's mostly in good condition but some poor connectors and some old repairs to fix, mainly in connector blocks that take the hit from water due to their position on the frame. I have found adhesive cloth Tesa brand tape to be really good. My soldering skills needed something of a brush up, plenty of useful videos on Youtube have helped. Positioned the loom on the bike today to see if some connectors will reach after cutting and fitting new connectors, which was the case for the connectors from the starter to the solenoid, however the two red wires to the fuse block will need new sections soldering in. This connector block had been bypassed and good old lego blocks used. The original spades have almost completely gone. Reading lots of posts on which gauge wire to use, I think this stuff looks about right. What with AWG, thin wall, std wall, cross section, it is a bit of a minefield.
https://kojaycat.co.uk/epages/950000457.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/950000457/Products/%22TW2.0mm%20Cut%20Cable%22
A few pics
https://photos.app.goo.gl/3bcv6BAYcVXDG5JY6
smoothoperator:
Slow progress at the moment due to the cold. Stanchions back from Philpotts which are as new, so the forks are going back together. Clocks back from Peter which totally live up to the praise he gets on this forum for the amazing transformation and great service he provides. Bought some bits from Wemoto for the first time and have to say they are very well priced, quick turnaround and have excellent customer service. They missed out some fuses and they responded immediately to an email and posted them the next day, no questions asked.
smoothoperator:
Working on the rear wheel today. Plan to replace the bearings as there is some noise when spinning the wheel on my truing stand, could just be the sound of grit falling in the hub but anyway I will replace them. Meanwhile removed the cush drive rubbers by first drilling out most of the rubber and then hitting with a sharp screwdriver. Final stage was to cut a slot with a hacksaw blade and then split the outer wall with a small sharp screwdriver to tear the outer alongside the cut line and then peel it out.
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