The Ginger Stepchild....

[LateAgain]

Wi two kids under 5 I only get an hour at a time Duncan! Place looks like a bomb site generally cos of it. Should really get a fire extinguisher in there for that reason.

[duncan1958]

Wi two kids under 5 I only get an hour at a time Duncan! Place looks like a bomb site generally cos of it. Should really get a fire extinguisher in there for that reason.

A good fire extinguisher for non electrical fires is a good old squeezy bottle ( a la Blue Peter ) with water in it ,had one to hand when welding up old rusty cars years ago and setting light to sound deadning material was power for the course.
I assume you mention a fire extinguisher for any possible, fires not your youngsters
Although the squeezy bottle works just fine on youngsters on the one hot day of the year

[LateAgain]

Bit of GSC progress, bodywork prep mainly.

The old sign writing had to eventually go







Mammoth filling session starts to tidy toolbox door area and top of loop



30+ hrs later filling and sanding

















Plenty more prep work to go. Doing a couple of crash hats too.
My 1st lid... TMX2000!!!!


... and a piss pot. Probably only for leaning the bike on!









Leggies nearly finished, final coats of spray putty, nearly ready for final floor runner drilling. Leggies have been a bit of a nightmare to get straight. Should probably have used some new ones to save the endless filling and shaping.



GSC TBC...

[LateAgain]

More dry building, August Bank Hols deadline fast approaching for road trip with Brazillian LA.



Headset build up.
Knackered bar end


Went posh with MB brass bits for gearchange side


Stripped QA and noticed master cylinder mirror housing directly in cable route

Dremel out. Sorted.


Back to gearchange side for Yam clutch lever fitting to match brake




Fitted MB stainless rod and QA gear wheel, don't know how effective it will be mind. Had to Dremel bout 20mm out of gear housing slot to get brass bush to sit in correct position to allow gear wheel to line up with cable slots. See above.


Headset top rim threads were knacked so got a blob of ally done and retapped.




It's an early Indian headset so still Italian styled. Bought a new Scootopia GP headlight unit from Corrado but the rim was a mile out, headset fault, not rim. Files out for more fettling.




Bingo. Bit more tweaking req'd, not perfect on the bottom edge but getting there

[Adam_Winstone]

Coming on nicely

[peter357bikes]

very enjoyable so far.

[LateAgain]

More dry building....

Horncase mounting as top lugs been cut off for shortened steering column. Welds to tidy.



Floor runner Mock ups and drilling using Vep runners, not an exact fit on the leggy curves.




Rear brake pin had previously been removed for racer styling, got given one off a mate but was a bit mullered

Needed some dimensions, which I got off BLA Nobbly




Brake pedal mounted



Rear brake cable support bracket




Prepping continues ...


Some 80s-Tastic add-ons. Kwaka dampers rubbed down and an 80s headlight grille.


GSC TBC...

[Vmakgp]

Cheers Russ... where to find a block of copper?

If you cannot get copper fella alloy will do

[gaz_powell]

Coming on well Paul, hope we get to see it with BLA in IOW.

What yamaha is the clutch from?

[LateAgain]

What yamaha is the clutch from?

No idea Gaz, it's an MB jobby, but they've since changed suppliers and don't come with the 'knuckles' anymore.

eBay but big postage.
401091537141

[LateAgain]

Bit more dry building... all welds to be tidied later!!!

Hydraulic hose guides


QA throttle cable


Sorting out the loom





When I offered up the outer cables to check for routings, I wasn't happy with the way they entered and exited the frame,
the angles were too tight on the slots I had created. Out with a torch and some round bar...













Bingo.


GSC TBC...

[LateAgain]

Not a lot to report lately.

Wiring all in place but not sleeved yet to make a loom. Not quite sure how to go about that yet.






Rigged up front hydraulic


Old skool


Bump stop sorted for 400/10




Getting ready for paint

[gaz_powell]

Keep it coming!!!! I'm liking the paint idea!!!.

Some lovely little subtle touches.

Gaz

[LateAgain]

Seem to have lost a load of Photobucket pics, so some build stages gone missing. Doh.
Anyway progress...

Had a stand made to aid spraying, no contact points on frame


Wiring loom made




Frame tube stripped


Sussing out and mixing 4 base candy colours


Trimming cowlings for (the b*stard) exhaust nut and Reed valve









Stuff ready for chroming


Building a spray booth in the garage






Getting ready for spraying and it's -4'C outside.
GSC TBC...

[Knowledge]

Nice picture story. Keep it coming - it won't be -4degrees every night!

[Toddy]

Great work mate , loving the story and spray booth

[gaz_powell]

Come on Paul.......suspense is killing me!!!!

[bike grim]

Really impressed, keep it coming.

[Adam_Winstone]

No wonder I've not seen you for a while... you've been busy!

[P D: SC Chester]

This is better than sex. Mind you, if you could see my Mrs lying next to me, you would probably think a plastic rev n go was better.

Top work