Restoration diary / 29-10-2005
29-10-2005 >> It's been long since the last update. Here it is. A lot has happened: Rebuild an engine for the yellow Mini, bought a red Mini, sold the yellow one. Did a lot of work on the red one, restarted work on the Van. Bought bike TB's, bought a TIG welder (AC/DC).
 | p1020323.jpg (800 x 600) 29-10-2005 - Pressure testing the fuel tank. |
 | p1020324.jpg (600 x 800) 29-10-2005 - The fuel tank send is leaking a bit. It's the only leak left... |
 | p1020326.jpg (800 x 600) 29-10-2005 - Pretty, isn't it? :) |
 | p1020327.jpg (600 x 800) 29-10-2005 - New cover on the left rear door, after messing up the the previous cover. |
 | p1020328.jpg (600 x 800) 29-10-2005 - Close up... |
 | p1020329.jpg (600 x 800) 29-10-2005 - Another close up... |
 | p1020332.jpg (800 x 600) 29-10-2005 - Bought throttle bodies of a Kawasaki ZX6R. I plan to use half of this setup. The four injectors are good for 128 hp (80% duty cycle), so I'll need at least three for a 90 hp engine. Or buy bigger injectors. BTW: These bike TB's are outright sexy! They make the loved SU carb look like a steam machine. |
 | p1020337.jpg (800 x 600) 29-10-2005 - Air filter, ram-air setup. |
 | p1020340.jpg (800 x 600) 29-10-2005 - On the front of the TB's are electric motor operated secondary butterflies. When you fully open the throttle at low RPM, these butterflies open up slower to keep airflow at a high speed. I'll remove them for the Mini. |
 | p1020341.jpg (800 x 600) 29-10-2005 - Secondary butterflies opened. |
 | p1020342.jpg (800 x 600) 29-10-2005 - A look from the bottom. Strangely, the middle TB's have a longer intake. |
 | p1020395.jpg (600 x 800) 29-10-2005 - I bought a really nice, second hand AC/DC TIG welder. |
 | p1020400.jpg (800 x 600) 29-10-2005 - Manual settings. |
 | p1020794.jpg (600 x 800) 29-10-2005 - New welder on top of my MIG welder. On the left my new and cool looking helmet. |
 | p1020795.jpg (800 x 600) 29-10-2005 - Finally some work on the Mini. Here I'm repairing rusted panels in the right rear side window. Spot welded in place. |
 | p1020797.jpg (800 x 600) 29-10-2005 - First TIG welding on the Mini. |
 | p1020800.jpg (600 x 800) 29-10-2005 - Panel is pretty straight. It'll need a bit of filler, but not too much. |
 | p1020801.jpg (800 x 600) 29-10-2005 - Bottom of panel welded in place. |