Becoming a swan.

iain250 · Post by **iain250** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 7:22 pm

Just a cpl of pics of my ugly duckling growing up
Im now at the nice stage where everything is clean (even me).

cheers
iain.
http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu19 ... C01963.jpg
http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu19 ... C02012.jpg
http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu19 ... C02037.jpg
http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu19 ... C02049.jpg
http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu19 ... C02053.jpg

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 9:59 pm

very good Iain,coming together nicely =D> I think you take tidyest workshop on the forum too

KR-1R · Post by **KR-1R** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 11:54 pm

good work... I wish I had that much space at the moment

how about a closeup of the calendar tho

Howie · Post by **Howie** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:44 pm

That really is the most tidiest garage I've ever seen! Nice work on the bikes too.

Howie

iain250 · Post by **iain250** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:27 pm

Thanks lads you caught my garage at a tidy moment - 3 weeks ago it was a different story as my wife has an unhealthy obsession with the number 4 - this number 4 to be exact

http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu19 ... tagain.jpg

kwackman12 · Post by **kwackman12** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:43 pm

Bloody hell that takes me back! I remember a girl from my subaqua club bringing one of those to my garage with a broken timing chain, made a few enquiries & there was two ways of doing it, the first was to remove the engine & gearbox, remove the timing chain then refit, the second (a lot cheaper) was to remove a plastic cover on the inside of the car on the bulkhead, remove (cut) a 12inch square in the cars bulkhead (you could then change the timing chain without removing the engine) then weld the plate back in place! She took the cheap option, mind you she did return home to Australia about six months later

iain250 · Post by **iain250** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:04 pm

crazy machines - her last one i had to put nearly 2m2 of steel into - i kid you not - bright yellow i might add

32bhp as well (well in 1982 ) prob about 25 now - what a weapon

smithyrc30 · Post by **smithyrc30** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:20 am

iain250 wrote:crazy machines - her last one i had to put nearly 2m2 of steel into - i kid you not - bright yellow i might add

32bhp as well (well in 1982 ) prob about 25 now - what a weapon

Wouldn't you have been better just pushing it of the top of a mountain... You have a few to chose from up there...

KR-1R · Post by **KR-1R** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 3:09 am

4...... ummm..... YUCK!!!

the closest Ive gone to that dark side is a...

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... pe_001.JPG
just like ...but in blue

glorious Two Stroker - the doors used to pop open when you went around a corner hard enuf !
539cc of screaming triple at 100kph (@6000rpm? revvd to ?9000?)
I had to drive home on a couple of occassions in peak traffic with no clutch! (broken cable) luckily it was so feather weight you could start the motor in gear and bang through the box

CLASSIC, GOOD TIMES

iain250 · Post by **iain250** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 9:30 pm

now that is smart -bet thats a very rare beast