UK Board Tracker Build Thread

Beautiful, Paul. Great sideview. So, I took liberties, what-if with your fender.
For your perusal:

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Hi 2M. Thank you so much for taking the time to do that. Very kind. Now I'm thrown back into contemplation on how to address that rear mudguard :)
 
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its another great build Paul.:thumbsup:
That looks a helluva rake on the front forks , how will it handle do you think
 
Thanks guys! It is a canny rake - I'll see what I think when it's finished as the headstock is still tacked, in case I want to change the angle. I think it should handle ok :)

I'm not sure if it'll be ready. I reckon at least another month yet then paint, chrome etc
 
Yep, at the moment, I see no real reason to alter it. Using this Bank Holiday to get some time on the build. Going to get the petcock fitted, the access cover for the electronics compartment fitted and the tank lined too - hopefully :)
 
So, today I got the tank lined with Caswell GT1750, which is fairly straight forward - just keep rotating the tank :)
I fitted the petcock, just drilled the holes for the on and reserve tubes and another two drilled and tapped to M6 for the two securing bolts.
I also machined a 6mm polypropylene sheet for the electronics compartment cover and machined a section out to provide a little extra clearance for the coil.

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Nice!

For your petcock's securing bolts, did you weld in any retaining nuts on the inside? Or is your tank's lining thick enough to hold those in do you think? Just wondering really...
 
Gotcha...and now that you mention it, I recall seeing the pics of your tank, and noticed the bases being pretty thick. :)
 
A little more achieved today. After lining the tank, I cleaned out all the ports and rinsed the tank. I fitted the gps speedo into the aperture on the tank and a nice new temperature dipstick from Dogbunny.

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I also received the new see through tapper covers today from Evan at Speakeasy. Very funky :)

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I managed to also get the ignition switch, three way headlight switch and horn button fitted to the underside of the tank, along with the fuel pipe connections to the carb

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No problem seeing if your getting oil to the valves. Like the placement of speedometer and switches top shelf. Any thoughts of paint colors.
 
I keep loving the direction you're going in. Very cool. I'm surprised you didn't use brass fittings for the fuel line though...seems more appropriate vs. plastic...but what do I know? :)

Keep it up!
 

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