Friday, October 15, 2010

getting very close

So very close I can taste it. Carbs out in Washington geting bored and sleeved. Sadly it is covered in dust too, which will take many hours of polishing to get clean.


I love me some Dunstall silencers!





My brother has a 1957 Dominator 99. It is not nearly as cool as this bike. Not even close.







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  1. Tyler FSat Oct 16, 01:08:00 PM 2010

    Looking good. I'm in the process of putting together my '66. Was very close the other day, then I stripped some plug threads. They're fixed now, but I do have a question: do you have any advise on how to tackle that one head nut at the back between the cylinders? It's neigh impossible to install/remove.

    Keep it up,
    T

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  2. AnonymousMon Oct 18, 12:00:00 AM 2010

    Tyler,

    That bloody nut was the bane of my existence until I figured it out. As you are no doubt aware, it is a 1/4 Whitworth. You need to buy a 1/4 spanner with a ring/box end. Then put the ring end on a grind stone to make the ring itself as thin as possible. Do not under any circumstances try using a 14mm spanner. It will not work and you will just end up damaging things. Ask me how I know. I would suggest buying a set if Whitworth spanners on ebay. I found a decent set for $50 (U.S.)
    I wish I had a shorter, easier, nicer answer for you. I ordered the "recommended" tool from a company specialising in Norton parts and it didn't work either.

    Furthermore, do NOT overtighten that nut. We both have the aluminum heads and it strips very easily. Ask me how I know.

    I am by no means an expert on anything, but if you have any questions, please do ask.

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  3. Tyler FWed Oct 20, 10:40:00 PM 2010

    I actually have an old set of WW spanners left by my grandfather-in-law, but none of them fit. What did fit was a 13mm, but, as you said, I ground it down to almost nothing. If I have time, I'll post a pic on my blog. No doubt about over tightening. My dad did it up in the first place, but couldn't remember how he did it. Won't be making that mistake again.

    Cheers.

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