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Sadly, I am colour deficient, and useless at making decisions upon colour choices. What colour should the BSA be in your opinion? (I withold the right for my wife to veto any of your choices) :-)

Black with red upholstry
1 (12.5%)
Cream sides, green bonnet and boot with black upholstry
2 (25%)
Dogsc0#k red (sorry, apparently it is a thing so my decorator colleague says) and black
0 (0%)
British Racing Green + black upholstry
3 (37.5%)
Cream and navy upholstry
2 (25%)

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Jimr1999

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« Reply #105 on: 30 Jul 22, 06:29 pm »
Did I mention about not liking paint???

Two coats of aluminium primer flatted back, knifing putty, flatted back, two coats of dark grey undercoat, flatted back and another two coats of dark grey undercoat by brush and roller and it is getting about somewhere near.
It still could go horribly wrong.
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« Reply #106 on: 06 Aug 22, 07:12 am »
This is certainly not the most exciting bit of the build... It's like, er, watching paint dry...
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« Reply #107 on: 11 Aug 22, 10:06 am »
Mid Brunswick green barge paint BS 381 -C-226
The photo has come out more yellow than it looks in the garage. As good as I could achieve with brush and roller. A bleedin fly to polish out of the bonnet  :-[

Wheels ground out on the brake disc side to fit over the front uprights
Things hard mounted in the engine bay ready for petrol pipe connection via a filter and a petcock - then to test run before chain.

Things still to do before first movement.
Paint boot lid
Assemble all painted parts and fit ironmongery
Finish attaching handbrake and shorten the cable
Check all nuts and bolts
When running right, add chain.
 :)
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« Reply #108 on: 11 Aug 22, 06:12 pm »
Like that shade of green , Jim  .........Getting close now
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« Reply #109 on: 12 Aug 22, 01:56 pm »
Cheers Chris
Been doing a spot of whipping (a boring task best accompanied by thoughts of the pirates of the Caribbean, salty sea dogs and shanties - and the Amazon prime folk channel)
I think the paint fumes must be getting to me! I even remembered a certain photo I took on the eastern sea board of Costa Rica a few years back... Can't think why? (exhibit B - answers on a postcard  ;D )

Anyhow... 3mm grey paracord. I had lots but I totally underestimated how much I needed for the job so Ebay and a wait to finish it off. Got sore hands now. Obviously a landlubber!
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« Reply #110 on: 13 Aug 22, 04:55 pm »
Quote from: Jimr1999 on 21 Jun 22, 06:17 am
Morning Pete,

Loaded with my weight sat, i sink to just below the surface of the frame with a bit of bounce left to travel above the two center rails of the chassis - so as low as I can go.
As for suspension, well it is just a soft seat to take the sting out of pot holes and ruts.
How it rides in practice is any ones guess but I can always alter it if it is not a winner.

Hi Jim
Well I just did my springing along similar lines, though with a lesser span, I think, because with the same sorts of measurements, I had well over 1/2" above the seat. Like you, it compresses for me when I sit (of course). I do wonder what it will do in action. I suppose I hoped the springs might be a bit stronger/livelier.
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« Reply #111 on: 13 Aug 22, 04:59 pm »
Yours is a really wonderful looking job, Jim!
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« Reply #112 on: 13 Aug 22, 05:46 pm »
Cheers Pete, too hot for the garage this afternoon so I had to go to the pub 😊 .,. Until it runs, all our thoughts on how it should work are just that.
The proof of the pudding, in our case will be in the driving. I fully expect some reworking to follow.😊
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« Reply #113 on: 13 Aug 22, 05:50 pm »
By the way, if anyone was wondering about my paint fuelled musings around the photograph "exhibit B" above. It was taken on the Carribbean coast and it shows clearly "the pie rates of the Carribbean" groan.
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« Reply #114 on: 13 Aug 22, 06:30 pm »
Quote from: Jimr1999 on 13 Aug 22, 05:50 pm
By the way, if anyone was wondering about my paint fuelled musings around the photograph "exhibit B" above. It was taken on the Carribbean coast and it shows clearly "the pie rates of the Carribbean" groan.

 ::) Groan!! Classic dad joke 🤣
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« Reply #115 on: 18 Aug 22, 10:29 am »
Quote from: Jimr1999 on 13 Aug 22, 05:50 pm
By the way, if anyone was wondering about my paint fuelled musings around the photograph "exhibit B" above. It was taken on the Carribbean coast and it shows clearly "the pie rates of the Carribbean" groan.

groan. Good one
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« Reply #116 on: 18 Aug 22, 11:17 am »
Well, I am getting to the point of starting the engine. A nut and bolt check, add fuel and pull the rip cord.
But first I need to excavate a way out of the garage for it, a big job with a tip run or two ahead. I don't want to risk fire inside the garage so the hard standing it must be.
I scored a flyscreen off Facebook marketplace which took some freeing up and has the top of the glass " with a nice patina" de-laminating a bit. It was cheap enough.
I have to consider mirrors, Some trim around the cockpit to finalise and, when the engine and TAV are running right, attach and tension the chain.
Not figured out a testing facility yet but something will turn up.
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« Reply #117 on: 18 Aug 22, 01:21 pm »
Big Moment !!   Well Done  ;D
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« Reply #118 on: 18 Aug 22, 05:16 pm »
That is looking very cool Jim. I bet you're looking forward to the test drive.
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« Reply #119 on: 18 Aug 22, 05:20 pm »
Thanks both, and yes, in a way Jim a test drive is exciting, but probably the start of the fettling. Also I want somewhere with a long enough run to not be an issue if things don't quite go to plan. Fingers crossed  ;)
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