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Post by Johansson on Jan 10, 2014 15:16:03 GMT -5
Hi John, I had a day off work so I decided to spend it in the shed, I made a fancy tank mount for the Triumph as well.   Cheers! /Anders |
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Post by ernie wrenn on Jan 10, 2014 17:42:05 GMT -5
Nice and simple mount... Great idea.
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Post by racket on Jan 10, 2014 18:41:01 GMT -5
Hi Anders
Beautiful workmanship as always :-)
LOL, ............. I hope theres going to be some "rubber" in there somewhere , we know how Triumphs vibrate , anything not rubber mounted ends up with fatigue cracks :-(
Cheers
John
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Post by Johansson on Jan 12, 2014 1:53:33 GMT -5
Thanks! Yup, I´ll fit a sheet of rubber between the tank and frame to get rid of some vibrations. I´ve had enough of cracked gas tanks for a while, the old one broke over the Norwegian boarder mountains late this summer when I was going home from a tractorpulling event in Levanger.  |
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Post by racket on Jan 12, 2014 17:38:57 GMT -5
Hi Anders
Heh heh ......Fuel dripping on a hot air cooled engine can make for an uncomfortable ride ;-)
Cheers
John
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Post by Johansson on Jan 13, 2014 13:31:07 GMT -5
Hi John,
Nah, nothing to strive for. I was soaking wet from gasoline when I got home and on top of that I was late to a BBQ party at my neighbors place, perhaps that´s why they seated me furthest away from the grill... *LOL*
Cheers!
/Anders
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Post by Johansson on Jan 25, 2014 15:54:51 GMT -5
Finally some time over for assembling the engine! I know you have seen these assembly pics 100 times before but bear with me.  The new thrust bearing in place.  To be able to torque the compressor housing bolts in an easy way I made a jig plate for the shaft tunnel, earlier I have had to hold the engine with one hand and torque it with the other. Not very practical...  That´s more like it, why didn´t I make this jig earlier?  Now was the time to wire lock some bolt heads!  To torque the turbine housing bolts I used the rotary table to hold the engine, under each bolt head I use a Nordlock washer to make sure the bolts won´t come lose.  This is as far as I made it before I ran out of batteries in the portable Baby Watch, much more space on the working table now.  Cheers! /Anders |
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Post by racket on Jan 25, 2014 16:27:25 GMT -5
Hi Anders
Always nice to see an engine going back together ...........heh heh , they do take up so much space when apart.
Cheers
John
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Post by Johansson on Jan 25, 2014 17:17:08 GMT -5
It has been scattered around the workshop for way too long now so it feels great to soon have the engine assembled again, besides I need the workbench for the dry sump conversion of the gearbox later this spring.
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Post by Johansson on Jan 27, 2014 17:28:07 GMT -5
Tonight I continued assembling the engine, here I am about to torque the compressor nut. Notice the dust-free environment which is of uttermost importance when working with these kind of thrust producing contraptions...  With the engine back together I will continue with the gearbox, it will be converted to dry sump with oil jets directed at every bearing and gear mesh. Figured it is better to get it done right away rather than wait until later when the roads are clear. Just for fun I stacked the engine together on top of the work bench, quite a pile it has become...  Looking at the engine assembled it is hard to understand that four years ago I made the first cut with the mill in an aluminum chunk later to become the compressor diffusor, lots of water has passed under the workshop bridge since then.  Cheers! /Anders |
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Post by gidge348 on Jan 27, 2014 19:09:21 GMT -5
Looks good Anders, like some type of Arty trophy ...... LOL Your desk reminds me of a quote by Einstein.... “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?”............ keep up the great work Ian... |
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Post by Johansson on Mar 11, 2014 14:34:18 GMT -5
With the counter reset to "X hours to Speed Weekend" I need to get busy with the bike build, the bobber and the twin turbo jet kick have taken up all spare time up until now but from now on it is 100% turbine bike for me!  Last night I removed all wiring and fitted the engine in the frame to figure out where the frame can be strengthened without putting the tubes and steel plates where they are in the way when removing the engine.  Ahh, I do have ONE project that has higher priority than the bike build. My feancee wants a new floor in the house so I am in the process of doing just that. Only three bedrooms left before I have the workshop for myself again!  Cheers! /Anders |
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Post by Johansson on Mar 11, 2014 16:17:55 GMT -5
Looks good Anders, like some type of Arty trophy ...... LOL Your desk reminds me of a quote by Einstein.... “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?”............ keep up the great work Ian... A bit late, but thank you Ian! |
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Post by aki on Mar 14, 2014 11:00:44 GMT -5
Registered just to give you props, really awesome project! All the best!!
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Post by miuge on Mar 14, 2014 14:01:56 GMT -5
Very nice work with the bike! Waiting to see it run |
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