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Jim's 1980 SG Miss September
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A Little Tweakin'.....
The headlight stays were all splayed out like they all are. So, a little tweak here and there....
And here we are....
The headlight stays were all splayed out like they all are. So, a little tweak here and there....
And here we are....
Your usual awsome work there Jim! When I had my headlight bucket apart I noticed that the rubber grommets that the wiring bundles go through we're all dried out and distorted. I found brand new ones that were the perfect size right at Lowes home improvement center, really inexpensive too.
Carry on Captain!
Carry on Captain!
Thanks Bob. Unbelievably, all the grommets are soft and flexible. I already had new ones ready to order on Boats.net and decided to look at the old ones before I clicked the checkout button. Glad I did. Decided to go with the originals...
....and for your sake Jim, I hope she stays at work till the stink dies down from that paint curing in her kitchen!
It's currently baking in the oven at 175 deg. (wife is at work)
Well Cap'n. I picked up a second hand store cheapy toaster oven for curing small painted parts, so no worries.
Yeah, I need to get me one....'fore the wife catches me...
Meddy
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Not yet Jim, last time I checked the tracking it had been to Chicago, Dubai and Sydney, getting here slowly.
Yes it does.
Problems like that are why when we got a new electric stove for the kitchen I installed the old one in the garage. Was easy as when I had wired the garage I had run wiring for a 220 volt welder that I never did buy so just had to make a little room and plug it in.
Now I only get in trouble if I forget to move her car out while baking something!
Still have to be careful if I want to run some motorcycle parts through the dishwasher!
OH! I do like the black bed liner paint, might do that when I get going on the 1978!
Yeah, shoulda' done that when I remodeled the kitchen. Careful about the dishwasher....
This is straight out of the Lycoming aircraft engines overhaul manual. They've been building aluminum case, air cooled engines for about a gazillion years. I (and the FAA) tend to take their cautions seriously. Oil is an excellent lubricant. Oil/soap foam..... not so much.
The dishwasher's fine for some stuff. Not for engine parts though...
Gettin' Closer....
Some bead blasting and truck bed paint inside the speedo and tach housings...
Mounted with stainless acorn nuts...
Some bead blasting and truck bed paint inside the speedo and tach housings...
Mounted with stainless acorn nuts...
Wow Jim. I clean up and paint the outsides, but the insides! Guess I'd better step up my game. My hat's off to you Cap'n!
Oh, and nice.....acorns.
Oh, and nice.....acorns.
Hey Jim, been meaning to ask. What's the story on that engine staring at us in the background back at your door? Is that from a XS1B?
That's how this game is played, isn't it? We all feed off each other and up our game....
It was sold to me as an XS1 but it might be a "B." I havn't got into it yet. It's for my next project... the tribute speed twin.
Glad I spent a little extra time straightening the headlight bucket. The new ring from MikeXS just showed up and it fits perfectly!
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