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Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2018 11:02 am
by MacV2
Oh gawd not another picture of a lump of metal & some shavings...
Is it just me or is anyone else getting bored with this ???
Only joshing...keep up the good work & how are the steps holding up ?
Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2018 5:41 pm
by fabiostar
MORE big lumps mac lol
so d-day today the final cuts.
started today with this.
sized to length and the new diameter for the kawa disc. iv also made a swarf mountain in the making of this dam thing.
but that left me with a problem, how the hell to bolt it to the wheel so heres were i hope id got the internal bores right on the other end or it would fall to bits when i put the profile into it to allow for the mounting bolts
well it didnt fall to bits so thats a result.
i actually feel chuffed how it turned it. a few days of my life il not get back but sure its winter. i now have to drill it but thats the easy bit
.
but did it fit? like a glove. for peace of mind the carrier is a press fit onto the wheel and the same with the disc so all iv to do it drill it,bolt it up and i should be good to go
pass me a beer.
Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2018 5:59 pm
by KermitLeFrog
Get that fecking belt changed!
Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2018 8:45 pm
by fabiostar
KermitLeFrog wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 5:59 pm
Get that fecking belt changed!
lmao its meant to look like that
. the bit that looks frayed is actually the join in the belt .
Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2018 8:50 pm
by sirch345
fabiostar wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 5:41 pm
MORE big lumps mac lol
so d-day today the final cuts.
started today with this.
sized to length and the new diameter for the kawa disc. iv also made a swarf mountain in the making of this dam thing.
but that left me with a problem, how the hell to bolt it to the wheel so heres were i hope id got the internal bores right on the other end or it would fall to bits when i put the profile into it to allow for the mounting bolts
well it didnt fall to bits so thats a result.
i actually feel chuffed how it turned it. a few days of my life il not get back but sure its winter. i now have to drill it but thats the easy bit
.
but did it fit? like a glove. for peace of mind the carrier is a press fit onto the wheel and the same with the disc so all iv to do it drill it,bolt it up and i should be good to go
pass me a beer.
Nice work Rob, well done
I like the way you have made the carrier a press fit for both the wheel and the disc, very clever
Thanks for posting up the pic's,
Chris.
Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2018 9:13 pm
by fabiostar
yeah chris took a bit longer but its gona be my ass sitting on it
. plus once the wheel side was right it gave me a perfect datum to work from so it didnt end up like bobo the clowns wheels lol
Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2018 1:44 am
by Varastorm
Nice job.
Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2018 9:38 pm
by sirch345
fabiostar wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 9:13 pm
yeah chris took a bit longer but its gona be my ass sitting on it
. plus once the wheel side was right it gave me a perfect datum to work from so it didnt end up like bobo the clowns wheels lol
I can see why you were thinking about fitting another wheel bearing in the new carrier now, as that would also help in keeping the carrier central from the wheel spindle,
Chris.
Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2018 9:38 pm
by freeridenick
That is a lovely piece of machining mate.
Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2018 12:01 pm
by fabiostar
@ chris. yeah im still looking at that idea, il spin it up when its on the bike first to see if i have any runout.
@ nick cheers nick, its been a head melter but. if it all works i then have a very special swingarm might be looking a new home
Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2018 4:45 pm
by sirch345
fabiostar wrote: ↑Sun Dec 30, 2018 12:01 pm
@ chris. yeah im still looking at that idea, il spin it up when its on the bike first to see if i have any runout
That sounds like a good plan,
Chris.
Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2018 5:40 pm
by AMCQ46
fabiostar wrote: ↑Sun Dec 30, 2018 12:01 pm
@ chris. yeah im still looking at that idea, il spin it up when its on the bike first to see if i have any runout.
@ nick cheers nick, its been a head melter but. if it all works i
then have a very special swingarm might be looking a new home
is it mine then?
Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2018 6:01 pm
by freeridenick
fabiostar wrote: ↑Sun Dec 30, 2018 12:01 pm
@ nick cheers nick, its been a head melter but. if it all works i then have a very special swingarm might be looking a new home
my New Year's resolution is to keep my fingers crossed.
Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2018 7:58 pm
by fabiostar
bun fight ffs lol....
naked covered in .....................ah sorry wrong site lol.
today i done nothing to it, which is good. but still eating away in the back of my mind is.........320 front discs
it wont go away. im now thinking last winter when the yellow bike got the 7R front end and the blue one got the blade front, did i really choose right? im not sure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im now stopped at the backend work until the people i ordered the alloy from to make up wheel spacers pull there fingers outa there holes
Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2019 3:56 pm
by tony.mon
Make them captive, saves faffing when wheel changing.