Swiss build - FINISHED PHOTO OF THE 'TWINS'
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Day off from the build today
Couple of NOS parts arrived in the post though, 52t chainring and a high flange front hub...
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Are you building the wheels?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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Only Rebuilding the front one with this new hub my isetta is a 300cc bike0
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Day off I know but between beer o'clock and just now I put the brakes on and test fitted the outer cables for size.
my isetta is a 300cc bike0 -
The cable route to the rear looks wrong.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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...yeah and the top tube is in a funny place too
It's a beautiful sweeping curve based on the golden section and when it has a steel cable inside it the magnificence will no doubt overwhelm you, until then FRO my isetta is a 300cc bike0 -
Waiting for the decal man to return from his cycling trip before carrying on with the build as I need to fit decals then clear coat the frame before fitting components.
Still waiting for the wheels to arrive, they have been touring Poland for the last fortnight, so no progress or polishing done.
So this is now a competition for whether this build will take longer than Matthew or the PPP project my isetta is a 300cc bike0 -
If I were a gambling man I know where I'd put my cash. Besides, it sounds like MF is being distracted by more projects. Piña hasn't even got as far as posting pictures.team47b wrote:So this is now a competition for whether this build will take longer than Matthew or the PPP project0 -
Veronese68 wrote:
If I were a gambling man I know where I'd put my cash. Besides, it sounds like MF is being distracted by more projects. Piña hasn't even got as far as posting pictures.team47b wrote:So this is now a competition for whether this build will take longer than Matthew or the PPP project
Just because we have failed to get Chris Bass to post pictures of his sisters Norks does not mean to say my pics will be some sort of substitute. Speaking of which, whilst we may have a few pics of MF's epic, christ it's dull.
Back to the plot.
A week in the life of T47.
Get up 4am eat. Wait 6 hours for postman making sure he eats at 8am. No post. Eat at 12pm, 4pm, 8pm. Open bottle of vino...
Next day. Get up 4am. Eat. Wait 6 hours for postman making sure he eats at 8am. Post arrives. Polish item like a man on fire, all a blur. Eat. Put item on bike. Eat. Open bottle of vino...
Get up 4am eat. Wait 6 hours for postman making sure he eats at 8am. No post. Eat at 12pm, 4pm, 8pm. Open bottle of vino...
It's Sunday. Bollox. Open bottle of vino...
Oh, I did miss mixing paint for Mrs T47 in amongst all that.
Wouldn't it be more exciting to wait for ALL the bits to come and then embark on assembling the thing?
'Project Romandie' on a Youtube channel near you - 173 episodes, all a bit short. :roll: ...and no commentary or moving pictures either.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
...yep that just about covers it
Wanted to type more but I am eating and trying to open the vinho my isetta is a 300cc bike0 -
Pinno wrote:Veronese68 wrote:
If I were a gambling man I know where I'd put my cash. Besides, it sounds like MF is being distracted by more projects. Piña hasn't even got as far as posting pictures.team47b wrote:So this is now a competition for whether this build will take longer than Matthew or the PPP project
Just because we have failed to get Chris Bass to post pictures of his sisters Norks does not mean to say my pics will be some sort of substitute. Speaking of which, whilst we may have a few pics of MF's epic, christ it's dull.
Back to the plot.
A week in the life of T47.
Get up 4am eat. Wait 6 hours for postman making sure he eats at 8am. No post. Eat at 12pm, 4pm, 8pm. Open bottle of vino...
Next day. Get up 4am. Eat. Wait 6 hours for postman making sure he eats at 8am. Post arrives. Polish item like a man on fire, all a blur. Eat. Put item on bike. Eat. Open bottle of vino...
Get up 4am eat. Wait 6 hours for postman making sure he eats at 8am. No post. Eat at 12pm, 4pm, 8pm. Open bottle of vino...
It's Sunday. Bollox. Open bottle of vino...
Oh, I did miss mixing paint for Mrs T47 in amongst all that.
Wouldn't it be more exciting to wait for ALL the bits to come and then embark on assembling the thing?
'Project Romandie' on a Youtube channel near you - 173 episodes, all a bit short. :roll: ...and no commentary or moving pictures either.
Pish posh bollorcks: The Dirk Saga was/is a classic of its time: a sculpture in steel, the manifestation of angst and power fighting against a modern society bred and feeding on short termism. Its essentially finished save for some turning of a nutty type thing on the wiggly type up and downy gear changing thing so will post piccies if I get a chance to take some arty farty ones this weekend (ie against a bunker of graffiti covered wall somewhere).
The fact it also spread to 15 or so pages and wound up a bunch of dullards proved its worth.
I'm liking T47's bit but am in wonderment about how he has any fingers left after all this polishing. Does it ever get to the point where he has had a bottle or two of vinho tinto at lunch, goes to do some afternoon polishing then realises that he's blinded himself by having too many shiny bits in the sun at once.
And did he actually ever consult Mrs T about the new bike? Does she actually want it? Or does she want something more, well manly, powerful, strong, a machine with intent. Basically, Dirk?
Perhaps we should know. TELL THE PEOPLE.Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
Warning: Off Topic (someone has to lively this thread up. We haven't had a pic for... 4 whole days.)
I am glad you're back to your very oblique self MF. What did happen on the roof? What were you doing there? Why did you let the instructor in the damn truck? Would he preferred to cruise around the grounds of a boys college or the green souls under initiation in the shower?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Ciao
The roof was a whole work avoidance mission: we just weren't in the mood to do anything so decided to hide. The roof of the shed was the perfect solution: not too high so that when we fell off we would hurt ourselves, high enough not to be spotted and our cover story if we were busted by the Feds was that as it was a new shed we were just checking the felting on the roof to make sure that it wasn't going to blow off in the sun and clear blue skies.
Instructor had to be in the lorry truck thing unfortunately. I think that neither of your scenarios would fit the bill for him: his perfect place would probably be in a room full of mirrors listening to his own voice. I personally blocked his voice out after the first seven minutes by just listening to nothing but my own awesomeness.Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
Pinno wrote:Warning: Off Topic (someone has to lively this thread up. We haven't had a pic for... 4 whole days.)
I am glad you're back to your very oblique self MF. What did happen on the roof? What were you doing there? Why did you let the instructor in the damn truck? Would he preferred to cruise around the grounds of a boys college or the green souls under initiation in the shower?
Thank you - I must admit to having been off form recently (just really tired) but through the power of Greyskull (and about to go to sleep in an empty bed for the first time ages) I AM NOW BACK TO BEING ALL POWERFUL.Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
Matthewfalle wrote:Pinno wrote:Warning: Off Topic (someone has to lively this thread up. We haven't had a pic for... 4 whole days.)
I am glad you're back to your very oblique self MF. What did happen on the roof? What were you doing there? Why did you let the instructor in the damn truck? Would he preferred to cruise around the grounds of a boys college or the green souls under initiation in the shower?
Thank you - I must admit to having been off form recently (just really tired) but through the power of Greyskull (and about to go to sleep in an empty bed for the first time ages) I AM NOW BACK TO BEING ALL POWERFUL.
There there, you'll feel better in the morning and TD? will forgive you for such ramblings. After all, it's obvious you have sun stroke from being up on the roof for too long*.
*Shirking and flagrantly wasting tax payers money - well done that man, I am slightly envious. Do you want to 'disappear' in the wilderness and knock walls down and stuff?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Ooooh I was hoping for something a little more exciting to arrive in the post today...
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Couldn't you get any coloured one's?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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Where's the fun in that you can't polish the coloured ones my isetta is a 300cc bike0
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47 of them no less. Did you order 4 dozen and you've either lost one or you've been done?
I presume that because the 'R' is the wrong font.
...and
Are you expecting to make a few mistakes?
Oh yes: C) Did they have them in the 50's?
Do you want a solid oak kitchen table instead of that cheap pine thing?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
There are 100 in total, didn't want to show all in one go, save that for another day.
I can't beleive you counted them, your day must have been slower than mine :shock:
C) Yes, I beleive they had mistakes in the 50's
That is the lid to the fridge.
We should get jobs you know my isetta is a 300cc bike0 -
Fridge? Seriously? Any piccies of passing maidens' norks?Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
Today is a public holiday, body of Christ knows, so no post!
Had to make two cable clips, I know you can buy cable clips but the cable part is always opposite the bolt, this frame the cable is to the side, so 'special' clips required with the cable 3/4 of the way around the tube with the bolt underneath the tube :roll:
These will of course be polished to within an inch of their lives my isetta is a 300cc bike0 -
Ooh - sweet. How d'ya make them?Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
Cut a strip from a sheet of aluminium with a hacksaw, fold by hand around tube, bend over a suitable straight edge, bend over an old cable with ferrule, lots of careful measurement - or guesswork as I call it, drill two holes - vintage hand drill of course, bit of filing, bit of sanding, cut some bolts to correct length and open the vinho tinto my isetta is a 300cc bike0
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You should have made the tags with the screw hole a tad shorter so the body of the clip stops the nut from turning. Then you can use your free hand to hold the vinho. :-)0
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Veronese68 wrote:You should have made the tags with the screw hole a tad shorter so the body of the clip stops the nut from turning. Then you can use your free hand to hold the vinho. :-)
He has snookered you there T47.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Pinno wrote:Veronese68 wrote:You should have made the tags with the screw hole a tad shorter so the body of the clip stops the nut from turning. Then you can use your free hand to hold the vinho. :-)
He has snookered you there T47.
I could just fit a larger nut and bolt to do that.
Or get Mrs T to do it up whilst I open the vinho
She could use a tag washer if she wants to hold the nut captive so that she has a free hand to hold my glass whilst I Open a second bottle!
But thanks for your concern V68, I've got the priorities of this build covered my isetta is a 300cc bike0 -
I thought that a man of your talents would have set up his own electrolysis vat.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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I thought it was about the appropriate level of input.team47b wrote:But thanks for your concern V68, I've got the priorities of this build covered0
