Kettle Clinic

Alan H wrote:Buying cards, presents and eating a turkey.

You have too much time on your hands. Get on with the Yeti

canaletto5 wrote:What's left to do ?

To get it to the rolling chassis stage I need a set of tyres, then the exhausts and a few more bits need chroming. Next is the motor, strip and vapour blast the top & bottom cases, barrels and cylinder heads then mirror polish the outer cases then re-assemble with new pistons, rings, seals and gaskets which fortunately I’ve already bought. I’ve got all the bits to make up a new wiring harness too. I recon around £800 should finish it

Get a crowd funding page going

It will be worth it in the end Paul! There is no doubt about it we have an expensive hobby.....

Another one of those fiddly little jobs done today. The fuel and oil tanks have a tapped strip of metal spot welded in to take the M3 screws which secure the badges but my plastic side panel just has holes. I turned up a couple of M3 top hat fittings out of some alloy bar and a touch of Gorilla glue holds them in place. Onwards and upwards.

Gorilla glue eh? Just monkeying around as usual.....

Just sorted what is hopefully the last batch of chroming apart from the exhaust system to send to Sean. I’ve just taken delivery of a chain and sprocket set and the next item is a shiny new pair of Bridgestones. I’ve found someone local who’s offered to help true my wheels up which means I’m getting close to having a rolling chassis.

Looking forward to it getting on it's hooves

i sent my gt500 pipes off to Aarron Walkenshaw (they need dents taking out ) sadly due to technical probs with the chroming machinery it will be four months before they are done !

quark77 wrote:i sent my gt500 pipes off to Aarron Walkenshaw (they need dents taking out ) sadly due to technical probs with the chroming machinery it will be four months before they are done !

I've also got all my bits there awaiting chroming and heard of the same delay this week