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I love seeing this work but it also makes me feel guilty about the lack of progress on my own '37 Special. So many projects, so little time....
A smattering: '53 Gold Flash '67 Royal Star '71 Rickman Metisse '40 Silver Star '37 Rudge Special sixtyseventy Lightboltrocket road racer...and many more.
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I love seeing this work but it also makes me feel guilty about the lack of progress on my own '37 Special. So many projects, so little time.... Hey, Alex, long time no see. You still racing at all?
GrandPaul (does not use emoticons) Author of the book "Old Bikes" Too many bikes to list, mostly Triumph & Norton, a BSA, & some Japanese "The Iron in your blood should be Vintage"
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Hey, Alex, long time no see.
You still racing at all? Nope. Other priorities right now but I hope to be back playing in the dirt at least next year.
A smattering: '53 Gold Flash '67 Royal Star '71 Rickman Metisse '40 Silver Star '37 Rudge Special sixtyseventy Lightboltrocket road racer...and many more.
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1937 Rudge Ulster (project) 1946 Velocette MSS 1955 Triton 1959 Velocette Venom 1966 Triumph T120
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Did you make the dies for punching out the discs?
The newer masks are a blessing. So are cheater lenses. Thinks go a little better when one can actually see what’s going on.
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Did you make the dies for punching out the discs? No, it was purchased. Sold as a jewellers disc cutter for use with a hammer, but works well on 1mm ms sheet in a hydraulic press.
1937 Rudge Ulster (project) 1946 Velocette MSS 1955 Triton 1959 Velocette Venom 1966 Triumph T120
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...some progress on assembling the rear mudguard, but the fit between the fixed and removable sections needs to be better. I will try a bit more bending and hammering but I may need to make a wooden buck to reform the edge of the fixed section. I finally received the stainless steel hex bar stock that I order before xmas, so was able to get some more Fasteners made. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/sDL9mbqF/IMG-6535.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/tJtwWp2H/IMG-6532.jpg)
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I had a look at those disc cutters. By the time shipping costs are added, I’m probably better off to just make one and can probably get away with just 1 or 2 sizes. Definitely makes sense to have something that can punch them out. Fasteners look good. Wish I could get the British stuff. Needed to make a couple....the drawing calls for .710 and can only get .750 ..... although I likely shouldn’t be admitting that is a problem for me.
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I had a look at those disc cutters. Take a sheet of your patch metal to your local metalworker who has a Rotex punch. Ask him to punch some holes in it but to please collect up and save the discs for you. Our local guy looked at me funny until I explained they were to make synchro spring shims for a Jag Moss box. I had 4 different thicknesses that he punched and carefully collected up for me.
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Ever heard of a "knockout" punch? Electricians use them.
Yes, your disc will have a hole in the middle, but you can weld that up, too.
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...fitted the new tool box that was among the parts that came with the bike. It is very well made and fitted well. I did need to make some minor adjustments to the front bracket and make a new rear bracket - which was missing - out of mild steel flat bar. The tool box seems to be in the correct location based on dimensions for the mounting holes that I found and period catalogue images, but it does rest on the pillion foot rest boss when open, it's not really a problem and I suppose it's supposed to be like this? ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/x1krkvvn/IMG-6536.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/MKpJw2Xc/IMG-6539.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/KvpSvqg0/IMG-6540.jpg)
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but it does rest on the pillion foot rest boss when open, it's not really a problem and I suppose it's supposed to be like this? I am not familiar with Rudge but my pre-war Triumph tool box does exactly the same thing so my gut feeling is that yes, that's how it is. John
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...there were two oil tanks that came with the bike, one has a hole where the threaded fixing boss for the spacer bolt connecting to the battery carrier has broken out. The other one has had the same boss and threaded hole soldered up, presumably because it had also been damaged and was leaking. As the tanks are fabricated using soft soldering, after removing the paint, I decided to desolder (using MAP gas and an airline), clean and re-solder the best of the two tanks I took the opportunity to knock out some small dents in the tank while it was apart. When reassembling I made a larger doubler plate to reinforce the threaded boss that was leaking. Upon inspection of the connection fittings - the filler neck, oil outlet connection and drain plug fitting all looked sound, but the oil inlet connection had a crack in the solder on the inside. So this was removed and cleaned also and refitted with a reinforcement collar. After tinning, I re-soldered using 40/60 tinmans stick solder and a butane torch. Seems to have sealed up well but I will leave it sitting for a few days full of white spirit as a leak test, I'll then low pressure air test it and inspect using snoop liquid. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/T1q8g0p7/IMG-6544.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/7Y98LBvb/IMG-6542-2.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/qBcWmmvQ/IMG-6565.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/PJH9XD2m/IMG-6568.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/sX7bCm9j/IMG-6579.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/nhL89vZ2/IMG-6584.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/j2r0Dmdn/IMG-6586.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/g0QPWrCD/IMG-6587.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/sDsCykNt/IMG-6588.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/9M9HFCVj/IMG-6599.jpg)
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.. Seems to have sealed up well but I will leave it sitting for a few days full of white spirit as a leak test, I'll then low pressure air test it and inspect using snoop liquid. Very nice solder work. I googled Snoop Liquid and got a surprise. It's an actual product by Swagelok who also does high pressure aerospace hydraulic plumbing. I have installed their plumbing in DC10's. So anyway, it's a high tech type of soapy water bubble test and I have to say, serious overkill for an old British bike oil tank.. Impressive...
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...I finally got my other bikes serviced, some minor repairs done and ready to ride when the snow stops; so, I can now focus again on the Rudge project. The resoldered oil tank has been sitting full of white spirt for the last 2 months with no sign of leakage so I got it fitted. After reading up on the battery carrier assembly - it seems that I have everything that should be there except for the cover screw, so I made one as I have the original factory drawing for this. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/5tyykM02/IMG-6672.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/02GzzfFP/IMG-6673.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/ncfsV5d3/IMG-6682.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/HWycgHtJ/IMG-6686.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/Gmq9Qpbf/IMG-6687.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/52x6LzWv/IMG-6691.jpg)
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My first thought was who in their right mind makes a cover screw ? ... and now I want to make one .
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.. I have everything that should be there except for the cover screw, so I made one ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/5tyykM02/IMG-6672.jpg) Very nice. Only one teeny tiny comment, I think I would have done the knurl right at this point, before completely parting off the cover screw. One less setup, well supported, quick.
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That was certainly an option, but I needed to make the set up in the collet chuck anyway after parting to turn the domed end, this operation is not shown in the photographs.
I decided the smaller area to be knurled (always a benefit when knurling stainless on a hobby lathe!) was preferable to the wider knurled area and greater rigidity before parting and doming.
1937 Rudge Ulster (project) 1946 Velocette MSS 1955 Triton 1959 Velocette Venom 1966 Triumph T120
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