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Posted: Fri Feb 15th, 2008 05:56 pm |
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Bike studio - ultimate Triton? Maybe this will get you thinking.......
Manx Norton frame Triton to fit Hinckley Triumph engine
Rick, how do you fancy building one of these for Emap's new rich owners to give away? 
(But see also the very pretty T160 Triton that North Wales Classic delivered on that thread.)
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Posted: Fri Feb 15th, 2008 07:54 pm |
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Whats wrong wi Jubilee frames??? !!!!!
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Posted: Sat Feb 16th, 2008 01:20 am |
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Yes that's another issue. I have to speak to Frost restorations next week about a flexible tank sealer and go from there.
I should qualify my previous posting, the budget is tight but that is partly by design because I think there are too many 'cheque book restorations' in magazines. The ones I do in CB are based on DIY and spending as little as possible, which maybe doesn't result in a show winner but I hope is more relevant to the average bloke trying to achieve something with limited funds. That's why we aren't going for things like rev counters or brand new alloy tanks, I hope it makes a refreshing change.
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Posted: Sat Feb 16th, 2008 04:32 am |
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Rick Parkington wrote: Yes that's another issue. I have to speak to Frost restorations next week about a flexible tank sealer and go from there.
I should qualify my previous posting, the budget is tight but that is partly by design because I think there are too many 'cheque book restorations' in magazines. The ones I do in CB are based on DIY and spending as little as possible, which maybe doesn't result in a show winner but I hope is more relevant to the average bloke trying to achieve something with limited funds. That's why we aren't going for things like rev counters or brand new alloy tanks, I hope it makes a refreshing change.
R
I prefer seeing budget restorations, as they better illustrate what is possible on a limited budget.
The German "specialist" for Kawa W650 Brit-a-like is currently building a KawTon , he is shaming a Featherbed Frame by dropping a W650 engine into it. OK the engine will do better in there as the original frames are total sh!te, but then he also stuck one in a Rickmann frame.
Last edited on Sat Feb 16th, 2008 05:30 am by Frankfurt-Beesa
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Posted: Sat Feb 16th, 2008 09:10 am |
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Rick Parkington wrote: Yes that's another issue. I have to speak to Frost restorations next week about a flexible tank sealer and go from there.
I should qualify my previous posting, the budget is tight but that is partly by design because I think there are too many 'cheque book restorations' in magazines. The ones I do in CB are based on DIY and spending as little as possible, which maybe doesn't result in a show winner but I hope is more relevant to the average bloke trying to achieve something with limited funds. That's why we aren't going for things like rev counters or brand new alloy tanks, I hope it makes a refreshing change.
R
I've used Petseal before and it's nasty stuff - triggers my asthma. It can also crack if the tank gets dented so a flexible sealant is better. One of my mates in the Morini club was telling me about a flexible sealant but I couldn't find it, which was why I had to use Petseal.
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Posted: Sat Feb 16th, 2008 01:08 pm |
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Petrol sealant seems to have come a long way. I'm suspicious of it - hence the bother I went to trying to weld up my home made Rex tank, I could easily have sealed it but I'd rather make it fuel tight without. The POR15 stuff Frost's do seems pretty good. Its a three-part thing, acid rust remover, alkali etching primer and sealing gloop. Apparently it doesn't work on fi-glass so the flexi stuff is the one to use. Either way it has to be better than the old stuff, which was originally nothing more than fibre glass resin with knobs on. When I got my A10, the tank appeared to be full of potato crisps. It turned out to be old sealer, applied in the seventies, that had curled up and dropped off. The tank leaked and it took a lot of carb strips to get the flakes out of the system...
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Posted: Sat Feb 16th, 2008 10:23 pm |
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| When I lived in Nigeria I was pretty limited in what I could get my hands on to fix the rust spot in the tank of my Honda. in the end I used araldite, which worked pretty well. I had to scrape away the rust of course to get a good bond but it lasted about six months before I had to do it again. The guy I sold the bike to got a new(er) tank.
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Posted: Sun Feb 17th, 2008 07:26 pm |
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I bought the alloy manx tank for my Triton for £10 from a Peterborough Autojumble. The top was dented to f**k and the bottom was repaired with a castrol R tin and araldite. I know a man who can weld just about anything.
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Posted: Mon Feb 18th, 2008 08:16 pm |
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I'm glad somebody else mentioned the fibreglass petrol tank. That was nagging away at me too !
A 40 or 50 year old fibreglass tank doesn't really bear too much thinking about - especially one that's been shaken to bits sitting on top of a Triumph motor !
What's up Rick ?
Don't you fancy taking a mould from the old one and making a brand new replacement ?
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Posted: Mon Feb 18th, 2008 09:59 pm |
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| In a word, no.
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Posted: Tue Feb 19th, 2008 08:41 am |
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Rick Parkington wrote: In a word, no. Dang !
There goes another possible tale of woe and endless amusement for the readership !
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Posted: Wed Feb 20th, 2008 03:09 pm |
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Well, we'll see how much of a saga this one delivers...truth to tell I have taken it to a mate who is suposed to be a dab hand with fibre glass. He's going to have a look at it for me.
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Posted: Wed Feb 20th, 2008 09:41 pm |
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Funny but the tank would,nt be that much of a concern to me. It looks like a good make, so is likely to be quite thick and provided that the resin isn,t falling apart, a slosh of good sealant should do the trick. I,d be more worried with a tin tank or a thin alloy tank of simular age, the cost of repair for those is much more expensive.
What colour scheme are you opting for Rick, classic manx or psychdelic 70s .
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Posted: Wed Feb 20th, 2008 11:18 pm |
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Thanks for the reassurance. You're right it is pretty solid but a lot of pug on the underside so I'm getting a mate to check it out - he's good with glass-fibre. I'm also investigating sealant - POR15 from Frost looks favourite at the moment. The guy there says the manufacturers don;t reccommend it for glass but it seems to work ok anyway.
I wanted to go classic Manx colours but those wacky boys at Peterborough siad seventies. We are compromising. It will be dove grey frame with bright red cycle parts, sort of like a late A65 or a Continntal GT. I think it will look quite nice and a bit different.
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Posted: Wed Feb 20th, 2008 11:44 pm |
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| A mate of mine sealed his by just pouring in basic fibre glass resin
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Posted: Thu Feb 21st, 2008 12:52 am |
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"I think it will look quite nice and a bit different."
Well, different anyway!
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Posted: Thu Feb 21st, 2008 08:01 am |
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Rick Parkington wrote: I wanted to go classic Manx colours but those wacky boys at Peterborough siad seventies. We are compromising. It will be dove grey frame with bright red cycle parts, sort of like a late A65 or a Continntal GT. I think it will look quite nice and a bit different.
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What with them being down in Peat Bog o' Horror and you up there in Scotchland surely you can do what you want as by the time they find out it'll be too late ?
You could put the 'mistake' down to language/translation problems ?
Or you could try and replicate one of those classic '70s Kawasaki Triples paintjobs - that'd look good.
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Posted: Thu Feb 21st, 2008 04:41 pm |
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Their spies are everywhere. Pictures of my workshop, my home - even my dog keep appearing in a magazine. I can't keep any secrets...
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Posted: Thu Feb 21st, 2008 04:56 pm |
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Rick Parkington wrote: Their spies are everywhere. Pictures of my workshop, my home - even my dog keep appearing in a magazine. I can't keep any secrets...
Set the Rezillos on 'em !
Nobody'd mess wi Fay Fife !
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| Well I believe the Editor's wife does do good sculptures...
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