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Post by Boots on Mar 17, 2024 0:33:59 GMT
Thanks Jeffers.............i`ll pick some up soon as  |
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Post by Boots on Mar 21, 2024 16:37:17 GMT
Ok fellas............nothing exciting just more cleaning.
The front forks were a right mess, i stripped out all the inner springs/components etc and set about using more bloody elbow grease.......
Before...elbow grease
 
After....now back to bare metal
And treated with a rust treatment which turns it Black..
Got to weld some small damper brackets on and then ready for our favourite Grey stuff.
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Post by redzebra on Mar 21, 2024 16:59:57 GMT
Looking good mate
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Post by Robbo on Mar 21, 2024 17:59:42 GMT
Nice work Boots, this'll keep you active for quite a while
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Post by Boots on Mar 21, 2024 20:15:24 GMT
Thanks chaps  Robbo.............yeah not going to be a quick build, just ordered my welder |
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Post by JEFF on Mar 21, 2024 21:45:22 GMT
That turned out right nice,fella. Nicely done.  |
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Post by Boots on Mar 21, 2024 22:37:59 GMT
Thanks Jeff.............i`m gonna end up with arms like `Arnie`at this rate  |
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Post by Paul B on Mar 22, 2024 8:44:09 GMT
Now I must say, you have done a grand job there Boots  |
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Post by Boots on Mar 22, 2024 9:35:03 GMT
Why thankee mucker ..............plenty more to do yet |
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Post by The Kernel on Mar 22, 2024 15:57:58 GMT
I upgraded my forks to SX 200 type by adding brackets and dampers.this required welding and the result was dreadful. Plenty of filing and grinding with a touch of body filler and it looked great😀. That welding lark is harder than it looks.
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Post by Boots on Mar 22, 2024 20:49:29 GMT
Yea i gotta say the welding part will be a novelty for me Bill..........thankfully i have some spare metal to practice on and it`s not a large area so fingers crossed  |
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Post by Ian H. on Mar 24, 2024 16:04:22 GMT
Now, Boots, what chipping technique did you use? Just kidding-----awesome work on your 1/1 scale rebuild! |
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Post by Boots on Mar 24, 2024 18:30:51 GMT
LOL.........cheers Ian |
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Post by Boots on Mar 29, 2024 16:36:09 GMT
Well i gave it a go...
Never welded before so it ain`t perfect but it certainly ain`t gonna fall off!!..................hopefully
Welded bothe sides and underneath then treated with a rust preventetive until i can get to the next stage  |
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Post by Paul B on Mar 29, 2024 16:40:54 GMT
That looks pretty good Boots I have only 3 times till now, believe me the first attempt looked worse than that, but none of them ever fell apart |
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Post by The Kernel on Mar 29, 2024 17:00:56 GMT
better job than i did mate, i kept getting the welding rod stuck to the job  |
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Post by JEFF on Mar 29, 2024 19:37:05 GMT
Those beads do look pretty good,Bub.  I'm assuming M.I.G. yeah? |
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Post by Boots on Mar 29, 2024 19:38:25 GMT
Cheers Paul and Bill To be honest Bill...........i just went for it , i looked at the factory welds and thought....can`t do any worse , i didn`t have any clean practice metal to hand so i used this as a test piece, took me a little while to get the hang of it but it`s not somat thats gonna be seen ........as long as it don`t fall off by the morning i`ll be happy with that |
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Post by Boots on Mar 29, 2024 19:39:14 GMT
Ooooh........under the radar comes stealth Jeff Yus mate  |
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Post by JEFF on Mar 29, 2024 19:44:18 GMT
Flux core or solid wire?
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