Dry Lakes Racers Australia

cases all cleaned up , gearbox sorted again , 3 rd time lucky

Now for the top end.

http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/w511/mjohno3/DSC01796_zps0bf0725a.jpg Had a nice xmas yesty , ate too much drank too much :D :D :D Found the problem today , had to split the cases again, found the rumbling noise was from the modified damper I put in , one of the roller bearings had a nick in th...

Reassembled the bottom end after a good clean out of molten alloy, not sure why but it is making a rumbling noise, will have to split the cases again
bummer

So case cleaned and blown off, the drive hub is changed over , time for some assembly.

Wish it was back together like yours Finny

http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/w511/mjohno3/DSC01780_zpsd07ae9c4.jpg Was going to just give the bottom end a petrol flush and put the top end back on but I thought after all the hard work I better do a nice job. So pulled the bottom end apart for a check and a good clean of any aluminium crap ...

good one Genny, your right though, I must have some reptile blood in me.
going to spend some time today in the shed cos tomoz may be a bit warm for an old softy like me , around 40 deg it gets hard , the big choice xmas ham and beer or heat sweat and cursin,

http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/w511/mjohno3/DSC01777_zps62ddd405.jpg Well big day ! all the machining is now done, , pistons, rebore, wrist pins, gapped the rings, .011 top, .012 second, oil .023 These rings a big mommas after the 2 ringers hey, BUT i'm happy, :D right now I just need to get a...

http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/w511/mjohno3/DSC01775_zpsf29b0b89.jpg The new old pistons came without wrist pins, I was going to use stock pins at 53mm long and 15mm diam but they cost over $100 for a set of stockys, I tried JE pistons on two seperate occaisions to make some for me and they ju...

http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/w511/mjohno3/DSC01770_zps0e097579.jpg Took about four dry assemblies before I got the pistons right, I am using the old barrels for the piston dummy up, now to get a new set of barrels bored to suit the new pistons , still 1mm oversize same as the others but I de...

The new old pistons a bit different higher domes etc but work out the same comp ratio at 12.1 to 1 , due to more clearancing machining.

http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/w511/mjohno3/DSC01767_zps6a431bbf.jpg Well Finny, a la captain suzuki, its time for the rebirth of my honda, its time for me to shake a leg,2 months to go, I reckon Ive judged it just nice so my valve springs wont sag and my rings wont rust :D I finshed machining...

Chris, did you say stuffed back, stuffed fingers, eyes getting shaged, short fuse, hate working on modern shit. Struth I thought it was just me.
cheers johno

http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/w511/mjohno3/DSC01061_zpsdcd9664c.jpg BMW had the land speed record , dont worry folks I measured up the fairing ? I checked my texts today and my arch rival Finny ar la captain suzuki has got his bike going and taunting me. Dont worry finny I am holding back unt...