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what did you wrench on today??

kerrfunk said:
I made me an overhead light for my workbench in the garage.
Couple of 10W halogen lamps strapped to an extra wheel. :dancing:
The on/off switch hangs down to the left

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That calls for a string of lights around the perimeter and outlining the spoikes!
 
NICE! Maybe hang it from the center axle hole and more lights around the edge... like a chandelier. ;)
 
I got a little more of my electrics tidied up... man I hate doing that, so tedious and annoying!
 
Hi to all, last night was clean and polish time for the wheels on my wire wheel Kat. Can't say I really enjoy the job while doing it however, looking at her now it all seems worth the effort! Cheers.

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Shin-Ken 1074 said:
Hi to all, last night was clean and polish time for the wheels on my wire wheel Kat. Can't say I really enjoy the job while doing it however, looking at her now it all seems worth the effort! Cheers.

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Be careful, it looks like it is TOO NICE to ride now. ;)

Daniel
 
Got up the nerve to pull my carbs apart and start the rebuild. Playing it safe, doing one at a time and making sure to go slow. I even took pictures of where all the brackets and linkages go...
 
Shin-Ken 1074 said:
Hi to all, last night was clean and polish time for the wheels on my wire wheel Kat. Can't say I really enjoy the job while doing it however, looking at her now it all seems worth the effort! Cheers.
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You got that straight! Definitely worth the effort :D

And all I did tonight was fill my supposedly maintenance free battery with acid, put the Dynatek back in, and get the exhaust back on its bracket properly...
 
I removed the swing arm assembly on my GS550ES and have the engine ready to remove from the bike with some help. Then will bead blast the frame and primer it. Lot of work ahead in this total restoration project.

Gizmo
 
Installed a new front MC assembly. Much better match to my clutch lever and less rattle than the old one.

Finally got my other tank spread enough to fit the frame, but the paint got mangled along the way. So I stripped it for a re-paint.
 
MisterCinders said:
Installed a new front MC assembly. Much better match to my clutch lever and less rattle than the old one.

Finally got my other tank spread enough to fit the frame, but the paint got mangled along the way. So I stripped it for a re-paint.
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Sucks that the paint got mangled! It was looking so good too...

I started on my paint polishing by hand, gave up and went to an old wool buff pad but didn't get much done because I wasted too much time...
 
Bought a new wire wheel yesterday and did some more old paint stripping on the wheels. I'll post up some pics tomorrow after I do some more work.
 
I like the colour on those carbs!

As for me, just got done hooking my new battery up and getting all my grounds and things sorted.

Turns out I have 0.01v loss between the battery and the coil plugs... but to be fair the Dyna coils aren't plugged in yet... still a damn good result I reckon considering there's no relay mod involved and it's straight stock harness cleaned up with some minor mods by me... :D
 
I started dismantling a wrecked '07 GSXR 1000 for my brother-in-law. It needs a swing arm, wheel, bodywork, and a few other things. The thing starts up and runs just fine, so it's roadworthiness should be OK.
 
pete said:
Sucks that the paint got mangled! It was looking so good too...

I started on my paint polishing by hand, gave up and went to an old wool buff pad but didn't get much done because I wasted too much time...
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The tank in my sig pic is still good. The mangled paint is on another tank, so it's all good.
 
I wrench on this, when I'm not operating it....

11,250hp centrifugal compressor, GEC, circa late 1950's.


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Roger P. said:
I wrench on this, when I'm not operating it....

11,250hp centrifugal compressor, GEC, circa late 1950's.


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Compressor!? Guess you'd have no troubles spray painting with that one... :eek:

As for me, I *nearly* have my seat foam ready to glue together for final shaping...
 
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